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IP Strategy Holdings

IPST
33
Beverages - Alcoholic · Consumer Defensive
Price
$9.65
-0.66 (-6.40%)
Market Cap
$5.3M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Market
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+85.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 232K (2021) → 431K (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. (ticker: IPST) appears to be a very small company operating in the alcoholic beverages industry. Based on limited public information, it likely produces or markets alcoholic drink products, selling to consumers through retail channels, bars, or distributors. The company is classified as consumer defensive, meaning its products are everyday goods people tend to buy regardless of the broader economy.

The company generates revenue through product sales, but its financials tell a difficult story — an operating margin of roughly -711% means it is spending far more than it earns, and its return on invested capital is deeply negative. It appears to be a micro-cap or near-zero market cap business, suggesting it is very early stage or struggling significantly. The 58% gross margin shows the products themselves carry decent pricing power, but overhead and operating costs are overwhelming that advantage. The primary risk is whether the company can scale revenue fast enough to survive before running out of cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+56.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+28.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

32.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~13 months

$11M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

IP Strategy Holdings grew revenue 57% 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
68.3%
Premium pricing power — 68.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-3877.6%
Losing money on operations — -3877.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-218.2%
Weak — -218.2% 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
+37.9%
Fast-growing sales (+37.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-120.2%
Earnings shrinking (-120.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/6 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-147.4%
Burning cash (-147.4%)

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
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
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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