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Z Squared

ZSQR
14
Software - Services · Technology
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
14
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Z Squared Inc. appears to be a very small software and technology services company. Given its minimal market capitalization of around $100 million and extremely limited public profile, it likely provides niche software tools or digital services to business or consumer customers, though its specific products are not widely documented.

The company generates revenue from software or service sales, but its financials tell a difficult story. A gross margin of negative 254% means it costs far more to deliver its product than it earns from customers, and an operating margin of negative 912% signals deep losses relative to revenue. With a market cap of only $100 million, this is a micro-cap company, and its return on invested capital of negative 59% suggests capital is being consumed rapidly. The primary risk facing Z Squared is straightforward: it must find a path to profitability before it exhausts its financial resources, which is the central challenge for investors watching this stock.

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

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+81.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

4.8%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~10 months

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Z Squared has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
-14.6%
Thin — -14.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
-230.6%
Losing money on operations — -230.6%
ROCE
-11.4%
Weak — -11.4% 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
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
-631.2%
Burning cash (-631.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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