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PicoCELA

PCLA
13
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$4.75
-0.14 (-2.86%)
Market Cap
$4.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
13
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.

Share count rising — dilution

+4107.3% over 3y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 823K (2022) → 34.6M (2025)

PicoCELA is a Japanese technology company that makes wireless networking equipment, specifically Wi-Fi mesh systems designed for large buildings and hard-to-connect spaces. Its core product is a backhaul mesh Wi-Fi system that lets many access points work together without needing lots of cables. The main customers are businesses, hotels, hospitals, and other organizations that need reliable wireless coverage across big facilities.

The company earns money by selling its networking hardware and related software, primarily in Japan. PicoCELA is a small company with a market cap near zero, meaning it is very early-stage and not yet profitable — its operating margin is deeply negative, showing it spends far more than it earns. The company holds patents on its mesh networking technology, which provides some protection against competitors, but the main risk is that it must significantly grow sales before it runs out of money, as its current losses are substantial relative to its size.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+94.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$26M/ year

Declining (-46% vs prior year)

4.8% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

$547M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

PicoCELA has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
53.4%
Healthy — 53.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
-110.4%
Losing money on operations — -110.4%
ROCE
-79.4%
Weak — -79.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-30.3%
Shrinking sales (-30.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-105.1%
Burning cash (-105.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.60
Conservative — low debt load (0.60)
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
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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