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Volatus Aerospace

FLT.TO
24
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
C$0.51
-0.01 (-1.92%)
Market Cap
C$370.2M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
24
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+204.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 178.8M (2021) → 543.9M (2025)

Volatus Aerospace is a Canadian company that provides drone services and sells drone equipment to businesses and governments. Its core offerings include aerial inspections, surveillance missions, cargo delivery trials, and the sale of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Customers include energy companies, public safety agencies, and defense clients, mainly across Canada and the United States.

The company earns money through a mix of service contracts, equipment sales, and pilot training programs. It operates primarily in North America and is a small-cap player in the fast-growing commercial drone industry. Volatus has built some competitive positioning by combining hardware distribution with hands-on flight services under one roof, but its deeply negative operating margin signals it is spending far more than it earns today. The key risk is whether the company can scale revenue fast enough to reach profitability before needing to raise additional capital, as the commercial drone market remains fragmented and competitive.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+13.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$251,848/ year

Rising (+510% vs prior year)

0.7% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

24.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~13 months

$32M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Volatus Aerospace'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
-49.7%
Thin — -49.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
-100.9%
Losing money on operations — -100.9%
ROCE
-6.9%
Weak — -6.9% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+30.1%
Fast-growing sales (+30.1% 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
-51.2%
Burning cash (-51.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
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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