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Borealis Foods

BRLS
16
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
16
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Borealis Foods is a packaged food company that makes affordable, protein-enriched instant noodles and ramen products. Its main brand is Chef Woo, which targets budget-conscious consumers, college students, and food assistance programs looking for a more nutritious alternative to traditional instant noodles. The company sells primarily in North America through retail grocery stores and institutional channels.

Borealis makes money by selling its packaged noodle products directly to retailers and distributors. It is a small company with a market cap near zero, meaning it has very limited financial resources compared to giant competitors like Nissin and Maruchan that dominate the instant noodle market. The company's negative operating margin shows it is currently spending more than it earns, which is a serious risk — its main challenge is scaling up sales volume fast enough to cover costs and reach profitability before it runs out of cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-26.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+20.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

74.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~0 months

$479,857 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Borealis Foods 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
16.4%
Thin — 16.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-26.4%
Losing money on operations — -26.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-87.5%
Weak — -87.5% 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
-7.5%
Shrinking sales (-7.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-366.7%
Burning cash (-366.7%)

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
no trend
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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