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Intelligent Protection Management

IPM
24
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$1.88
+0.01 (+0.53%)
Market Cap
$17.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
24
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Sep 11, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+42.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.8M (2021) → 11.1M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Intelligent Protection Management Corp. is a small technology company that provides software and services focused on security and protection solutions. Its products help businesses and organizations manage safety-related tasks, including monitoring and compliance. The company operates in a niche corner of the application software industry.

IPM generates revenue through a mix of software licensing and related services. It is a micro-cap company based in the United States with very limited scale. The company currently operates at a loss, with negative operating margins, which means it spends more than it earns. The key risk for IPM is whether it can grow revenue fast enough to reach profitability before needing additional funding, a common challenge for very small software firms.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-209.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+1410% vs prior year)

13.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

38.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$7M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Intelligent Protection Management is growing revenue at 13% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
41.3%
Healthy — 41.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-23.4%
Losing money on operations — -23.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-26.2%
Weak — -26.2% 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
+235.1%
Fast-growing sales (+235.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.6%
Burning cash (-2.6%)

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
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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