Elcom International

ELCO

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$35.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$17.6M

Winston Score

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Share count rising — dilution

+1665.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 28K (2003) → 496K (2007)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Elcom International is a software company that builds procurement and e-commerce tools for businesses and government agencies. Its main products help organizations manage purchasing, supplier catalogs, and online transactions in one place. The company has historically focused on selling its software to public sector clients and large enterprises.

Elcom earns money by licensing its software and charging fees for related services, which explains its relatively high gross margin. It operates primarily in the United States and has a small market footprint, reflecting its niche focus rather than broad scale. The deeply negative operating margin signals that the company spends significantly more than it earns from operations, which is a key financial risk — the business would need to either grow revenue meaningfully or cut costs to reach sustainable profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+44.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$766,000/ year

↓ Declining (-38% vs prior year)

14.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 years

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$2M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Elcom International'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

88.9%

Premium pricing power — 88.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-10.1%

Losing money on operations — -10.1%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

N/A

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+45.3%

Fast-growing sales (+45.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

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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

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Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-44.0%

Burning cash (-44.0%)

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

N/A

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Data not available

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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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