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Orion Energy Systems

OESX
14
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
$10.41
-0.57 (-5.19%)
Market Cap
$35.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
14
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+12.3% over 3y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.2M (2023) → 3.6M (2026)

Orion Energy Systems is a US company that designs and installs energy-efficient lighting and electrical systems for commercial and industrial buildings. Its main products are LED lighting fixtures and lighting controls, sold primarily to large businesses, warehouses, retailers, and government facilities. The company also offers energy-as-a-service programs, where customers pay for upgrades over time rather than all at once.

Orion makes money by selling lighting hardware, providing installation services, and offering maintenance contracts. It operates almost entirely in the United States and is a small company with a market cap under $100 million. Its competitive edge comes from bundling products with installation and financing, but it faces stiff competition from larger electrical equipment makers and general contractors. The main risk is that the LED lighting market is maturing, meaning fewer buildings still need upgrades, which could shrink the pool of new customers and pressure future revenue growth.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-21.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-276.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$945M/ year

Rising (+99900% vs prior year)

>1,000% of revenue

273.7x the sector average (4%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

1.1%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~2 years

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Heavy R&D investment

Orion Energy Systems is putting 1095% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 273.7x the sector average. With 2+ years of cash runway, they have time to let it pay off.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
27.5%
Modest — 27.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-12.7%
Losing money on operations — -12.7%
ROCE
-11.9%
Weak — -11.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-4.5%
Shrinking sales (-4.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-1.1%
Burning cash (-1.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.87
Moderate — manageable debt (0.87)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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