Salon City

SALN

Publishing · Communication Services

Price

$0.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$10

Winston Score

–

No score yet — Winston is napping.

We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+7.2% over 2y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.2M (2005) → 9.8M (2007)

Salon City, Inc. is a small publishing and media company operating under the Salon.com brand. Salon.com is a news and opinion website that publishes articles on politics, culture, entertainment, and technology. It targets general online readers, particularly those interested in progressive commentary and long-form journalism.

The company earns revenue through a mix of digital advertising, sponsored content, and limited subscription offerings. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small player in a crowded online media landscape dominated by much larger outlets. The financials shown — including a negative gross margin and deeply negative return on invested capital — suggest the business is struggling to cover its costs, which is a significant risk. The main challenge facing Salon is generating enough advertising and subscription revenue to remain viable as digital ad spending continues to consolidate around a small number of large platforms like Google and Meta.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-97.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+86.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

81.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~2 months

$24,214 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Salon City 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

-294.4%

Thin — -294.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

762.8%

Excellent — 762.8% operating margin

ROCE

N/A

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Growth

Sales YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

EPS Consistency

N/A

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

FCF Margin

-70.7%

Burning cash (-70.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

—

Data not available

Interest Cover

19.86x

Comfortably covers interest (19.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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