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Norwood Systems Limited

NOR.AX
Software - Application · Technology
Price
A$0.01
-0.00 (-6.25%)
Market Cap
A$8.7M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+90.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 252.8M (2021) → 482.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Norwood Systems is a small Australian technology company that makes software for managing phone calls and messages. Its main product, World Phone, is a mobile app that lets people make cheaper international calls and texts by routing them through the internet. The app targets everyday consumers and business travelers who want to reduce their roaming and international calling costs.

The company earns money through subscriptions and usage-based fees when customers use the World Phone app. Norwood is based in Perth, Australia, and operates primarily in the Australian market, though it aims to expand internationally. It is a very small company with a market cap near zero and currently loses money, as shown by its negative gross and operating margins. The main risk is that it competes against large, well-funded apps like WhatsApp and Skype, which offer free or very cheap international calling, making it difficult for Norwood to attract and keep paying customers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+158.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-30.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$103,520/ year

Rising (+270% vs prior year)

5.4% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

48.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$37,951 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Norwood Systems Limited grew revenue 159% 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
-19.2%
Thin — -19.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-58.4%
Losing money on operations — -58.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+180.0%
Fast-growing sales (+180.0% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-6.0%
Burning cash (-6.0%)

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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