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Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

ATHR
23
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$3.65
-0.05 (-1.35%)
Market Cap
$44.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

7.0% over 3y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 11.8M (2022) → 11.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Aether Holdings, Inc. is a small software company operating in the application software industry. It builds software tools and platforms sold to business customers, likely targeting niche enterprise or specialized vertical markets. With a market cap of around $100 million, it is a micro-cap player in a crowded technology sector.

The company generates revenue primarily through software licenses or subscription-based arrangements, which explains its relatively high gross margin of roughly 77%. However, its deeply negative operating margin of around -362% signals that it is spending far more than it earns, burning through cash to fund operations or growth. The key risk here is straightforward: the company must significantly reduce its losses or grow revenue fast enough to reach profitability, or it may need to raise additional capital to survive — a common challenge for small, early-stage software firms competing against much larger, well-funded rivals.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-29.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$52,500/ year

Declining (-65% vs prior year)

3.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

67.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~6 months

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 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

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
80.4%
Premium pricing power — 80.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-393.6%
Losing money on operations — -393.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-135.5%
Weak — -135.5% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-3.3%
Shrinking sales (-3.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-476.8%
Burning cash (-476.8%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
2.78
Heavy debt load (2.78)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
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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