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Canoo

GOEVQ
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Winston Score
27
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2024
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Canoo is an American electric vehicle startup that designs and builds battery-powered vans and trucks. Its vehicles use an unusual "skateboard" platform — a flat base that holds the battery and motors — which is meant to make different vehicle shapes easier to build on top of it. The company has targeted commercial fleets, government agencies, and last-mile delivery customers as its main buyers.

Canoo makes money by selling electric vehicles, though it has delivered very few vehicles and generated almost no meaningful revenue. It operates primarily in the United States and has faced severe financial difficulties, including filing for bankruptcy protection in early 2025. The ticker suffix "Q" on GOEVQ signals it is in bankruptcy proceedings, and the company's deeply negative margins reflect a business that spends far more than it earns. The central risk is whether the company can restructure, find new funding, or be acquired before its remaining assets are exhausted.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+71.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+100.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

66.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~7 months

$66M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Canoo grew revenue 72% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
-340.2%
Thin — -340.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-6643.3%
Losing money on operations — -6643.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-86.5%
Weak — -86.5% 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
+259.0%
Fast-growing sales (+259.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-10792.0%
Burning cash (-10792.0%)

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
0.19
Conservative — low debt load (0.19)
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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