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D-BOX Technologies

DBO.TO
75
Consumer Electronics · Technology
Price
C$1.13
+0.01 (+0.89%)
Market Cap
C$251.7M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
75
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+1.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 220.2M (2022) → 223.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

D-BOX Technologies is a Canadian company that makes motion systems for seats and platforms. When you watch a movie or play a video game in a D-BOX seat, the chair moves, vibrates, and tilts to match what is happening on screen. Its main customers are movie theaters, location-based entertainment venues, and home entertainment buyers.

The company earns money by selling its motion hardware and by licensing its haptic motion technology to content creators and venue operators. D-BOX operates globally, with installations in over 45 countries, though North America remains its largest market. Its proprietary motion-coding technology creates a switching cost, since theaters and partners must use D-BOX's own coded content library to deliver the full experience. The key growth driver is expanding its installed base of seats in cinemas and new venues like simulators and theme parks, while the main risk is that its market remains a small, premium niche that depends heavily on steady theatrical attendance.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+50.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

C$6M/ year

Rising (+29% vs prior year)

9.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

4.6%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$19M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

D-BOX Technologies is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
59.1%
Premium pricing power — 59.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.4%
Excellent — 21.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
32.7%
Exceptional — 32.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+23.1%
Fast-growing sales (+23.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+193.3%
Earnings growing fast (+193.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
56%
Weak — only 56% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
34.85x
Comfortably covers interest (34.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.7x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

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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