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VirTra

VTSI
23
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$3.05
-0.02 (-0.65%)
Market Cap
$34.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+12.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 10.1M (2021) → 11.3M (2025)

VirTra makes training simulators for law enforcement and military personnel. Its main products are immersive, multi-screen simulation systems that put officers in realistic scenarios — like traffic stops or active shooter situations — so they can practice decision-making without real danger. The company sells primarily to police departments, sheriff's offices, and military units across the United States and in some international markets.

VirTra earns money by selling its simulator hardware and software, and also through ongoing service contracts and content subscriptions that keep customers coming back for updates and new training scenarios. The company is small, with a market cap under $100 million, and its competitive edge comes from its specialized focus on use-of-force training and its VERA (Virtual Enhanced Role-player Augmentation) technology. However, VirTra depends heavily on government budgets, which can be cut or delayed, and its negative operating margin shows the business is currently spending more than it earns — making consistent contract wins critical to its financial health.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-51.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-209.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$2M/ year

Declining (-21% vs prior year)

10.6% of revenue

2.7x the sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

3.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~7 years

$18M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$18M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

VirTra'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
61.4%
Premium pricing power — 61.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
-38.2%
Losing money on operations — -38.2%
ROCE
-2.6%
Weak — -2.6% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-26.4%
Shrinking sales (-26.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-270.9%
Earnings shrinking (-270.9% 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
1.6%
Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.17
Conservative — low debt load (0.17)
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
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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