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Core AI Holdings

CHAI
34
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$0.25
-0.00 (-0.31%)
pre-market:$0.24-5.85%
Market Cap
$5.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
34
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 28, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+555016.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3K (2021) → 16.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Chai Research operates a mobile app and platform where users can chat with AI-powered characters and personalities. People use it for entertainment, companionship, and creative conversations. The app competes in the growing consumer AI chatbot space alongside products like Character.AI.

Chai makes money primarily through subscription plans that give users premium access, such as faster responses and more messaging capacity. The company is based in the United Kingdom and serves users globally through its iOS and Android apps. It is a small, early-stage company with negative margins, meaning it currently spends more than it earns. Growth depends on its ability to attract and retain paying subscribers in an increasingly crowded AI chatbot market, while managing the significant computing costs required to run large language models at scale.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+998.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+99.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$325,513/ year

0.6% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

75.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$12M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Core AI Holdings grew revenue 999% 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
-0.1%
Thin — -0.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-7.4%
Losing money on operations — -7.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-235.3%
Weak — -235.3% 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
+63.1%
Fast-growing sales (+63.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.9%
Modest free cash flow (6.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.07
Conservative — low debt load (0.07)
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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