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Fortran Corporation

FRTN
19
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
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Other OTC
Winston Score
19
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Fortran Corporation is a telecommunications services company that provides communication solutions to businesses and consumers. The company operates in the broader telecom sector, offering services that likely include voice, data, or connectivity products depending on its specific market focus. Telecom is a competitive, infrastructure-heavy industry where scale and network quality matter greatly.

Fortran generates revenue by selling or subscribing customers to its communication services, keeping roughly 48 cents of gross profit on every dollar earned. However, the company is currently unprofitable at the operating level, losing money after covering its operating costs, and its negative return on invested capital suggests it is not yet generating value from the money put into the business. With a market cap near zero, Fortran is a very small player in a crowded industry dominated by much larger carriers, meaning its biggest risk is competing for customers and funding operations long enough to reach profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-8.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-420.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

4.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~2 years

$647,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$647,000 cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Fortran Corporation'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
39.7%
Modest — 39.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-8.8%
Losing money on operations — -8.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-4.4%
Weak — -4.4% 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
+9.5%
Steady sales growth (+9.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-105.3%
Earnings shrinking (-105.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-9.2%
Burning cash (-9.2%)

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
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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