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BrainChip Holdings

BRCHF
25
Semiconductors · Technology
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Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

BrainChip Holdings is an Australian semiconductor company that makes a special type of computer chip designed to mimic how the human brain processes information. Its main product is the Akida chip, which is built for artificial intelligence tasks — like recognizing patterns in images or sounds — while using very little power. The company sells to customers in industries like automotive, defense, and consumer electronics who need AI processing done directly on a device rather than in the cloud.

BrainChip makes money by licensing its chip technology and selling physical chips, though it has generated very little revenue so far. It operates primarily out of Australia and the United States, and its main competitive angle is its neuromorphic computing approach, which is still a niche area within the broader AI chip market dominated by much larger players like Nvidia and Qualcomm. The company is burning through cash with deeply negative margins, so its biggest risk is whether it can secure enough commercial partnerships and revenue before needing to raise additional capital.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+503.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-65.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

13.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~11 months

$32M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

BrainChip Holdings is growing revenue at 504% 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
-168.7%
Thin — -168.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1106.5%
Losing money on operations — -1106.5%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-62.6%
Weak — -62.6% 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
+856.2%
Fast-growing sales (+856.2% 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
-809.4%
Burning cash (-809.4%)

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
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
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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