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GURU Organic Energy

GURU.TO
40
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive
Price
C$3.70
+0.01 (+0.27%)
Market Cap
C$111.4M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

GURU Organic Energy Corp. is a Canadian company that makes organic energy drinks. Its main product is the GURU energy drink, which is sold in cans and marketed as a cleaner alternative to conventional energy drinks because it uses natural, plant-based ingredients with no artificial additives. The company sells primarily to health-conscious consumers through grocery stores, convenience stores, and online retailers, mainly in Canada and to a smaller extent in the United States.

GURU earns money by selling its canned drinks to distributors and retailers, who then sell them to shoppers. The company is small, with a market cap around $100 million, and competes against much larger brands like Red Bull and Monster, which have far greater marketing budgets and shelf space. Its gross margins are strong at around 65%, but the company is not yet profitable at the operating level, and its biggest challenge is scaling distribution and brand awareness fast enough to compete in a crowded energy drink market dominated by well-funded giants.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+31.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+36.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

54.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~19 months

C$24M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

GURU Organic Energy grew revenue 32% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 30.2M (2021) → 30.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
63.6%
Premium pricing power — 63.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-14.0%
Losing money on operations — -14.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-2.3%
Weak — -2.3% 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
+29.5%
Fast-growing sales (+29.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-11597%
Weak — only -11597% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.7%
Burning cash (-0.7%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
Data not available
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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