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GSI Technology

GSIT
20
Semiconductors · Technology
Price
$5.99
+0.04 (+0.67%)
Market Cap
$229.8M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
20
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 Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+31.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 24.3M (2022) → 31.8M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

GSI Technology makes computer chips called SRAM (static random-access memory). These chips store data very quickly and are used in networking equipment, military systems, and telecommunications gear. The company has historically supplied chips to big networking companies like Cisco and has a reputation for making high-reliability, high-speed memory products.

GSI Technology earns money by selling its chips directly to equipment manufacturers. It operates mainly in the United States but sells globally, and it is a small company with a market cap around $200 million. In recent years, GSI has been trying to shift its business toward a new type of chip called the Gemini-I, which is designed for artificial intelligence and search applications using a technology called associative processing. This transition is expensive, which explains the deeply negative operating margin, and the company's main risk is burning through cash before its next-generation AI chips gain meaningful commercial traction.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+7.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-49.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$20M/ year

Rising (+25% vs prior year)

79.4% of revenue

5.3x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

13.7%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~2 years

$67M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$67M cash & investments at current burn rate

Heavy R&D investment

GSI Technology is putting 79% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 5.3x the sector average. With 2+ years of cash runway, they have time to let it pay off.

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
54.5%
Healthy — 54.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-69.6%
Losing money on operations — -69.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-21.4%
Weak — -21.4% 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
+22.4%
Fast-growing sales (+22.4% 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
-65.3%
Burning cash (-65.3%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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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