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Founder Group Limited

FGL
8
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
$0.27
-0.02 (-7.44%)
Market Cap
$282,783
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
8
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+95.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 169K (2021) → 330K (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Founder Group Limited is a Chinese conglomerate that operates across engineering, construction, and technology-related services. The company works on infrastructure projects and provides technical solutions to government bodies, state-owned enterprises, and commercial clients in China. It has roots connected to Peking University and has historically spanned businesses from IT products to financial services alongside its construction activities.

The company generates revenue primarily through project-based contracts in construction and engineering, meaning income can be lumpy and tied to winning new bids. Operations are concentrated in China, and the business is relatively small by global standards, with a market cap near zero suggesting significant financial stress. Founder Group went through a major bankruptcy restructuring process beginning in 2020, and the key risk facing the business is restoring profitability — its negative operating and return-on-capital margins indicate it currently spends more than it earns, making financial stabilization the central challenge ahead.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+117.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+99.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

0 MYR/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

18.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~10 months

82M MYR cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Founder Group Limited grew revenue 118% 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
11.6%
Thin — 11.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.9%
Losing money on operations — -1.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-1.5%
Weak — -1.5% 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
+33.6%
Fast-growing sales (+33.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-34.7%
Burning cash (-34.7%)

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
4.20
Heavy debt load (4.20)
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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