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Energy Focus

EFOI
29
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$2.85
+0.00 (+0.01%)
Market Cap
$18.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+752.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 652K (2021) → 5.6M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Energy Focus, Inc., alongside its affiliated businesses, focuses on the ideation, creation, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of energy-saving lighting systems, advanced control mechanisms, and ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light disinfection products. Their reach extends throughout the United States and across international markets. The company provides a specialized range of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions for naval applications, catering to the U.S. Navy and its international allies. This array includes resilient, military-grade items like the Intellitube retrofit TLED and the Invisitube ultra-low EMI TLED, in addition to various maritime fixtures such as LED globe lights, berth lights, high-bay fixtures, and LED conversion kits. Beyond military offerings, its product lineup encompasses RedCap emergency battery backup TLEDs and the adaptable EnFocus lighting platform, which supports dimming and color adjustment. They also supply LED replacement luminaires for linear fluorescent lamps, downlights, and retrofit kits for low-bay, high-bay, and office environments. Other notable products include LED dock lights and portable UV-C air purification units, specifically the nUVo tower and nUVo traveler. Energy Focus distributes its goods to the military maritime, industrial, and commercial sectors. Sales channels are diverse, involving direct sales teams, independent representatives, electrical and lighting contractors, distributors, and online retail platforms. The firm, which commenced operations in 1985, was initially known as Fiberstars, Inc., before officially adopting the name Energy Focus, Inc. in May 2007. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Solon, Ohio.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+228.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-226.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$375,000/ year

Declining (-28% vs prior year)

10.5% of revenue

2.6x the sector average (4%)

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

Cash Runway

~6 months

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Energy Focus grew revenue 228% 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
-6.8%
Thin — -6.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-23.2%
Losing money on operations — -23.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-35.6%
Weak — -35.6% 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
+53.5%
Fast-growing sales (+53.5% 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
-26.4%
Burning cash (-26.4%)

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
0.27
Conservative — low debt load (0.27)
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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