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Advertising Agencies · Communication Services
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The full picture

Network CN Inc. is a small advertising company that operates outdoor media networks in China. It places ads on screens and displays inside transportation hubs, such as bus stations and transit centers, reaching everyday commuters and travelers. The company sells advertising space to businesses that want to reach Chinese consumers in high-traffic public locations.

Revenue comes from selling ad placements to local and national advertisers who want exposure in China's transit networks. The company operates almost entirely within China and is very small, with a market cap that rounds to essentially zero. Its extremely thin gross margin of around 2% and deeply negative operating margin signal that the business is spending far more than it earns, which is the central risk investors face. The key challenge going forward is whether the company can grow ad revenue fast enough to cover its operating costs, as continued losses at this scale raise real questions about long-term financial survival.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+129.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+29.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

66.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~1 months

$3,493 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Network CN grew revenue 130% 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
16.5%
Thin — 16.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-232.7%
Losing money on operations — -232.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+24.3%
Fast-growing sales (+24.3% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-35.7%
Burning cash (-35.7%)

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
no trend
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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