Snail, Inc. Class A Common Stock

SNAL

Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Technology

Price

$4.94

-0.20 (-3.89%)

Market Cap

$37.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ Global Market

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.4M (2021) → 7.5M (2025)

Snail, Inc. is a video game developer and publisher based in the United States, though it was originally founded in China. The company is best known for making and selling *ARK: Survival Evolved*, a popular survival game where players tame dinosaurs and build shelters. It sells games to consumers on platforms like Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox, and its main customers are PC and console gamers worldwide.

Snail makes money primarily by selling game copies and downloadable content (DLC) for its titles. The company is small, with a market cap near zero, and it depends heavily on the ARK franchise for most of its revenue — which is a significant risk since it lacks a diverse game portfolio. Snail faces stiff competition from much larger game studios, and its negative operating margin shows it is currently spending more than it earns, making the release of new titles or expansions critical to improving its financial health.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+35.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+207.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$14,600/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

4.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$16M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Snail, Inc. Class A Common Stock is growing revenue at 36% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Gross Margin

42.7%

Healthy — 42.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

7.7%

Modest — 7.7% operating margin

ROCE

N/A

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Growth

Sales YoY

-2.3%

Shrinking sales (-2.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

-1446.7%

Earnings shrinking (-1446.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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

8.1%

Modest free cash flow (8.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

N/A

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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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