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Microvast Holdings

MVST
31
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
$0.80
+0.02 (+2.67%)
Market Cap
$268.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+74.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 185.9M (2021) → 324.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Microvast Holdings makes batteries and battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage. Its main products are lithium-ion battery cells, modules, and packs used in commercial vehicles like electric buses, trucks, and forklifts. The company sells to vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators, primarily in China but also in Europe and the United States.

Microvast earns revenue by selling battery systems directly to customers rather than through subscriptions or licensing. Most of its sales come from China, though it has been trying to expand in Western markets, including a manufacturing facility in Tennessee. The company is relatively small with a market cap around $300 million, and it faces intense competition from much larger battery makers like CATL. With a negative operating margin and negative return on invested capital, the key risk is whether Microvast can scale up production and win enough new contracts in competitive Western markets before it runs out of financial runway.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+90.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$34M/ year

Declining (-17% vs prior year)

8.0% of revenue

2.0x the sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

37.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~18 months

$128M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Microvast Holdings's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
29.5%
Modest — 29.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-2.0%
Losing money on operations — -2.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-4.9%
Weak — -4.9% 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
-13.0%
Shrinking sales (-13.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
11%
Weak — only 11% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-6.3%
Burning cash (-6.3%)

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
0.33
Conservative — low debt load (0.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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