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Forum Mobile

FRMB
46
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$8,906
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2006
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+2515.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 20K (2001) → 535K (2005)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Forum Mobile, Inc. is a small telecommunications company that provides mobile connectivity and communication services. It focuses on delivering wireless solutions, likely targeting underserved or niche customer segments that larger carriers overlook. The company operates in the broader telecom services industry, competing against both large national carriers and smaller regional providers.

Forum Mobile generates revenue primarily through service fees and usage-based charges tied to its mobile offerings. It appears to operate mainly in the United States, and with a market cap near zero, it is a very small, early-stage company. Its reported operating margin of roughly 23% and high return on invested capital suggest lean operations, but a company this small faces significant risks around customer concentration, limited scale, and the difficulty of competing for spectrum and infrastructure against much larger, better-funded rivals. The key risk is whether the company can grow its subscriber base fast enough to remain financially viable long-term.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-8.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

14.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6,553 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

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

Revenue declining

Forum Mobile'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
5.8%
Thin — 5.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
136.6%
Excellent — 136.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
186.1%
Exceptional — 186.1% 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
+98.6%
Fast-growing sales (+98.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-37.0%
Burning cash (-37.0%)

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
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
23.41x
Comfortably covers interest (23.4x)

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

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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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