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Charbone Corporation

CH.V
28
Chemicals · Basic Materials
Price
C$0.13
+0.01 (+8.33%)
Market Cap
C$32.5M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+422.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 22.6M (2021) → 118.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Charbone Corporation is a Canadian company focused on producing green hydrogen — hydrogen made using renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels. Its main goal is to build and operate small, modular hydrogen production facilities that can supply clean hydrogen to industrial users, transportation fleets, and energy companies. The company is in the early development stage and has not yet reached meaningful commercial production.

Charbone makes money by planning to sell hydrogen gas to customers under supply agreements, but it currently generates very little revenue and spends far more than it earns, as shown by its deeply negative operating margin. The company operates primarily in Canada and is a micro-cap with a very small market footprint. Green hydrogen is a crowded and capital-intensive space, and Charbone faces stiff competition from much larger energy companies. The main risk is that it must raise additional capital to build out its facilities before it can generate sustainable revenue.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+60.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$26,157/ year

Rising (+163% vs prior year)

10.4% of revenue

3.5x the sector average (3%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

11.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~7 months

C$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Charbone Corporation grew revenue 4731% 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
-46.9%
Thin — -46.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-372.4%
Losing money on operations — -372.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-30.0%
Weak — -30.0% 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
+97.3%
Fast-growing sales (+97.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-643.0%
Burning cash (-643.0%)

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
0.49
Conservative — low debt load (0.49)
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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