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Blaize Holdings

BZAI
19
Semiconductors · Technology
Price
$0.48
-0.02 (-3.29%)
Market Cap
$68.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
19
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
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

75.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 420.6M (2021) → 104.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Blaize Holdings is a semiconductor and software company that designs specialized computer chips and AI software for edge computing. "Edge computing" means running artificial intelligence directly on devices — like cameras, robots, or industrial machines — instead of sending data to a distant cloud server. The company targets customers in industries like retail, transportation, and smart infrastructure who need fast, low-power AI processing on-site.

Blaize makes money by selling its chips and licensing its software platform to businesses building AI-powered products. The company is small, with a market cap around $100 million, and operates primarily in the United States with some international reach. Its edge AI focus is a niche that competes against much larger chipmakers like NVIDIA and Intel, which is a significant challenge. The main risk is that Blaize is burning through cash heavily — its operating margin is deeply negative — meaning it must grow revenue substantially or raise more capital to survive long-term.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+504.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$43M/ year

Rising (+69% vs prior year)

110.1% of revenue

7.3x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

51.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 months

$37M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

Blaize Holdings is growing revenue at 505% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
7.7%
Thin — 7.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-255.4%
Losing money on operations — -255.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-228.9%
Weak — -228.9% 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
>+1,000%
Fast-growing sales (>+1,000% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 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
-165.6%
Burning cash (-165.6%)

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
N/A
Data not available
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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