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Towerstream Corporation

TWER
3
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$0.01
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$3,984
Winston Score
3
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+785.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 45K (2014) → 394K (2018)

Towerstream Corporation is a wireless internet service provider that delivers high-speed broadband connections to businesses in major U.S. cities. Instead of using cables, it sends internet signals through the air using fixed wireless technology. Its main customers are small and medium-sized businesses that need reliable internet without waiting for cable installation.

The company charges businesses a monthly fee for internet access, making most of its revenue from these recurring service contracts. Towerstream operates in about a dozen dense urban markets, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, where its fixed wireless network gives it an alternative to traditional cable providers. However, the company faces serious financial pressure — it has negative operating margins and a shrinking customer base, and competition from larger telecom providers with deeper resources and broader networks remains the central risk to its long-term survival.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-11.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-30.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Towerstream Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
-71.2%
Thin — -71.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
-18.4%
Losing money on operations — -18.4%
ROCE
-7.3%
Weak — -7.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-6.1%
Shrinking sales (-6.1% 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
-13.2%
Burning cash (-13.2%)

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
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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