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DeFi Technologies

DEFT
38
Financial - Capital Markets · Financial Services
Price
$0.57
+0.06 (+11.65%)
Market Cap
$223.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+96.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 192.6M (2021) → 377.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

DeFi Technologies is a Canadian company that gives everyday investors and institutions a way to invest in cryptocurrencies without directly buying or storing them. Its main products are crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) — funds that track the price of assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum and trade on traditional stock exchanges in Europe and Canada. The company also runs a subsidiary called Valour, which issues and manages these crypto ETPs.

The company earns money primarily by charging management fees on the assets held inside its ETPs, similar to how a traditional fund manager gets paid. It operates mainly in European markets, where crypto ETPs are well-established, and has a smaller presence in North America. With roughly $200 million in market cap, it is a small player competing against larger issuers like 21Shares and ETC Group. Its growth depends heavily on rising crypto prices attracting more investor money into its products, but a prolonged crypto downturn could quickly shrink its assets under management and revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-88.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-892.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

9.0%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$530M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

DeFi Technologies's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
60.1%
Premium pricing power — 60.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-470.8%
Losing money on operations — -470.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.4%
Exceptional — 23.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-65.2%
Shrinking sales (-65.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-254%
Weak — only -254% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-206.1%
Burning cash (-206.1%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.81x
Adequate interest coverage (6.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's 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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