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ZTEST Electronics

ZTE.CN
55
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
C$0.41
+0.01 (+3.75%)
Market Cap
C$15.3M
Exchange
Canadian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+43.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 25.9M (2021) → 37.2M (2025)

ZTEST Electronics Inc. is a small Canadian company that provides electronic testing and compliance services. It helps businesses make sure their electronic products meet safety and regulatory standards before those products can be sold in North America. Its main customers are manufacturers who need their devices certified to work properly and safely.

The company earns money by charging fees for testing, certification, and related engineering services. It operates primarily in Canada and serves clients across industries like telecommunications, industrial equipment, and consumer electronics. Its competitive position comes from specialized technical expertise and established relationships with regulatory bodies, which can be difficult for new competitors to replicate quickly. Because the company is very small, with a market cap near zero, it faces risks common to micro-cap businesses — including limited financial resources, customer concentration, and vulnerability to losing key technical staff — which could meaningfully impact its ability to grow or maintain its current margins.

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Quality

Gross Margin
41.7%
Healthy — 41.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
21.4%
Excellent — 21.4% operating margin
ROCE
7.3%
Weak — 7.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-2.0%
Shrinking sales (-2.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-2.9%
Earnings shrinking (-2.9% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
105%
Turns 105% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
15.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Interest Cover
384.09x
Comfortably covers interest (384.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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