Positron Corporation

POSC

Medical - Devices · Healthcare

Price

$1.65

+0.01 (+0.41%)

Market Cap

$23.6M

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+67.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 18.4M (2021) → 30.9M (2025)

Positron Corporation is a small medical device company that makes PET (Positron Emission Tomography) imaging systems. PET scanners are machines used in hospitals and clinics to take detailed pictures of the inside of the human body, helping doctors detect diseases like cancer. The company sells its equipment to healthcare providers and medical facilities.

Positron generates revenue primarily through the sale and servicing of its PET imaging hardware. It is a very small company, with a market cap near zero and deeply negative margins, meaning it currently spends far more money than it brings in. The company has no clear competitive moat against much larger medical imaging rivals like GE HealthCare, Siemens, and Philips, which have significantly greater resources and established customer relationships. The central risk for Positron is its financial survival — with losses this severe, the company faces serious challenges securing the capital needed to continue operating.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-18.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-402.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

22.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~6 months

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Positron Corporation 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

-1187.5%

Thin — -1187.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

-6215.3%

Losing money on operations — -6215.3%

ROCE

-213.1%

Weak — -213.1% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

-9.5%

Shrinking sales (-9.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

FCF Margin

-855.4%

Burning cash (-855.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.24

Elevated debt (1.24)

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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