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Ostin Technology Group Co.

OST
18
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$1.70
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$10.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
18
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
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+4132.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 54K (2021) → 2.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ostin Technology Group is a Chinese company that makes display modules and related components used in consumer electronics. Its products include LCD and other flat-panel display assemblies, which it sells to electronics manufacturers that build smartphones, tablets, and other devices. The company operates in the competitive display components industry, primarily serving customers in China.

Ostin earns revenue by selling display modules directly to device makers, meaning its income depends on production volume and component pricing. The company is small, with a market cap near zero, and operates almost entirely within China. Its gross margin of roughly 6% and deeply negative operating margin signal that costs are eating into sales, leaving little room for error. The main risk facing Ostin is intense price competition from larger, better-resourced display manufacturers, which makes it difficult to achieve consistent profitability and raises questions about the company's long-term financial sustainability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-16.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+98.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+49% vs prior year)

6.4% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

17.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Ostin Technology Group Co.'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
8.3%
Thin — 8.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-22.4%
Losing money on operations — -22.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-25.0%
Weak — -25.0% 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
-5.2%
Shrinking sales (-5.2% 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
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
11.90
Heavy debt load (11.90)
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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