Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $5M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

SOS Limited

SOS

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

Price

$0.81

+0.01 (+0.65%)

Market Cap

$4.2M

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count falling — buybacks

−41.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.8M (2021) → 1.6M (2025)

SOS Limited is a Chinese company that has shifted its business focus several times over the years. It started in marketing services, then moved into cryptocurrency mining, and has also explored healthcare data and emergency rescue services. The company sells data-driven marketing solutions and has dabbled in blockchain-related technology, primarily serving customers in China.

SOS generates revenue through a mix of services including marketing data subscriptions and, at various points, cryptocurrency mining operations. It is based in China and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as an American Depositary Receipt (ADR). The company is very small, with a market cap near zero, and its financials show serious problems — a gross margin of just 1.5% and a deeply negative operating margin suggest it spends far more than it earns. The biggest risk facing SOS is its ability to survive as a going concern, given its poor profitability and history of frequent business pivots without a clear, stable revenue base.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-62.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~1 months

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

SOS Limited 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.

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

5.5%

Thin — 5.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

-129.2%

Losing money on operations — -129.2%

ROCE

-19.8%

Weak — -19.8% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

-33.3%

Shrinking sales (-33.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-329.1%

Burning cash (-329.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.00

Conservative — low debt load (0.00)

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

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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