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Versus Systems

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28
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$1.53
-0.04 (-2.85%)
Market Cap
$7.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+8131.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 60K (2021) → 4.9M (2025)

Versus Systems is a small software company that builds a platform letting video game publishers and broadcasters add prize-based rewards into their games and live streams. Instead of just watching or playing, users can win real prizes — like gift cards or products — by completing in-game challenges. The company sells its technology to game developers, sports broadcasters, and brands looking to keep audiences engaged longer.

Versus makes money by taking a share of the prizes or transactions that flow through its platform, and it also charges licensing fees to clients who use its software. The company operates primarily in North America and is very small, with a market cap near zero and heavy operating losses, meaning it spends far more than it earns. The near-100% gross margin shows the software itself is efficient, but the core risk is whether the company can sign enough clients and grow revenue fast enough to survive before running out of cash.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-91.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+30.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$48,065/ year

Declining (-80% vs prior year)

2.2% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

64.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$422,903 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Versus Systems'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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
-4732.3%
Losing money on operations — -4732.3%
ROCE
-8.5%
Weak — -8.5% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+765.0%
Fast-growing sales (765.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
-79.9%
Burning cash (-79.9%)

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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