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

This company holds roughly $14M 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.

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Synlogic

SYBX
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$1.23
+0.03 (+2.50%)
Market Cap
$14.4M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
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No score yet — Winston is napping.
We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+233.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.7M (2021) → 12.3M (2025)

Synlogic is a biotechnology company that tries to turn bacteria into medicines. It engineers common gut bacteria — like E. coli — to perform specific tasks inside the body, such as breaking down harmful substances that build up in people with rare metabolic diseases. This approach is called "synthetic biotic medicine," and Synlogic has been one of the few companies pursuing it as a drug development platform.

The company earns little to no revenue from product sales because it is still in the clinical trial stage, meaning it spends money on research without yet selling approved drugs. Synlogic has operated primarily in the United States and has relied on grants, partnerships, and equity raises to fund its work. With a near-zero market cap and deeply negative returns, the company faces serious financial pressure — the main risk is whether it can secure enough funding or a partnership deal to keep its pipeline alive before running out of cash.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+93.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$43,000/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

45.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~6 years

$14M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$14M cash & investments at current burn rate

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Quality

Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
ROCE
-10.5%
Weak — -10.5% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
-145.5%
Earnings shrinking (-145.5% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
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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