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NanoXplore

GRA.TO
19
Chemicals · Basic Materials
Price
C$1.72
+0.05 (+2.99%)
Market Cap
C$312.2M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
19
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+15.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 148.1M (2021) → 170.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

NanoXplore is a Canadian company that makes graphene, a material formed from a single layer of carbon atoms that is extremely thin but very strong. The company sells graphene powder and mixes it into plastics and composite materials to make them tougher, lighter, and more conductive. Its main customers are manufacturers in industries like transportation, packaging, and industrial goods.

NanoXplore earns revenue by selling graphene-enhanced materials and finished plastic parts, mostly to business customers rather than individual consumers. The company operates primarily in Canada and has a small but growing presence in other markets. It holds an advantage by producing graphene at relatively large scale and low cost compared to many rivals, but it is currently unprofitable, with negative operating and returns on capital. The key risk is that graphene adoption by mainstream manufacturers has been slow, and NanoXplore must convince more industrial customers to switch to graphene-enhanced products before its cash resources run thin.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-43.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$5M/ year

Rising (+6% vs prior year)

4.0% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

24.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~10 months

C$24M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

NanoXplore has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
14.8%
Thin — 14.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-7.8%
Losing money on operations — -7.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-9.3%
Weak — -9.3% 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
-14.5%
Shrinking sales (-14.5% 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
-26.5%
Burning cash (-26.5%)

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
0.15
Conservative — low debt load (0.15)
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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