IDW Media Holdings

IDWM

Publishing · Communication Services

Price

$41.28

+8.73 (+26.82%)

Market Cap

$1.16B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Weak

Dividends

Weak

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Share count rising — dilution

+133.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 107K (2021) → 249K (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

IDW Media Holdings is a media and publishing company best known for its comic books and graphic novels. It publishes stories based on popular licensed characters — including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and Transformers — as well as original titles. IDW also has a television production arm that adapts its content for screens.

The company earns money by selling physical and digital comics, licensing its intellectual property, and producing TV content. It operates primarily in the United States and is a smaller player in the publishing industry compared to giants like Marvel and DC. IDW's main competitive edge is its library of licensed pop-culture properties, but its thin operating margins and negative returns on capital show it struggles to turn revenue into profit. The key risk is its dependence on third-party licenses — if those agreements expire or shift to competitors, a significant portion of its business could shrink quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+73.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

20.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

IDW Media Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 19%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

40.6%

Healthy — 40.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-3.7%

Losing money on operations — -3.7%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

0.4%

Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+0.2%

Nearly flat sales (+0.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

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

-10%

Weak — only -10% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-0.3%

Burning cash (-0.3%)

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

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

—

Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

32.3x

Pricey — P/E 32.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.58%

Small dividend — 1.58% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-36.6%

Dividend cut (-36.6% YoY) — warning sign

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