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Zentek

ZTEK
26
Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Healthcare
Price
$0.47
-0.01 (-2.10%)
Market Cap
$50.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+15.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 92.1M (2022) → 105.9M (2026)

Zentek Ltd. is a Canadian materials science company that develops advanced coatings and filtration technologies. Its main product is ZenGUARD, an antimicrobial graphene-based coating designed to be applied to face masks and air filters to kill or trap pathogens. The company targets healthcare, industrial, and consumer markets looking for enhanced protective equipment.

Zentek earns revenue by licensing its technology and selling coated filtration products, though it is still in an early commercial stage. The company is based in Guelph, Ontario, and operates primarily in Canada with ambitions to expand into the United States and other markets. Its negative gross and operating margins show it is spending far more than it earns right now, which is the central risk — the company must successfully commercialize its graphene coating technology and scale up customer adoption before it runs out of cash.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+26.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$2M/ year

Rising (+256% vs prior year)

995.7% of revenue

55.3x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

4.4%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~0 months

$121,481 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Zentek grew revenue 14032% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
67.1%
Premium pricing power — 67.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
-258.1%
Losing money on operations — -258.1%
ROCE
-13.9%
Weak — -13.9% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+1358.2%
Fast-growing sales (1358.2% 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
-635.7%
Burning cash (-635.7%)

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
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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