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Phunware

PHUN
34
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$2.08
+0.01 (+0.48%)
Market Cap
$42.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
34
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
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+1237.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.5M (2021) → 20.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Phunware is a small software company that builds mobile apps and digital tools for businesses. Its main product is a platform that helps companies create and manage their own mobile applications — used by hospitals, hotels, sports stadiums, and real estate developers to engage with customers through smartphones. The company also sells digital advertising services and has experimented with blockchain-based loyalty tokens.

Phunware earns money through software licenses, platform subscriptions, and advertising fees. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small company with a market cap near zero, meaning it has limited financial resources compared to larger software competitors. The operating margin of roughly negative 820% shows the company is spending far more than it earns, which is its most pressing risk — without significant revenue growth or cost cuts, it faces ongoing challenges staying financially viable.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+75.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-62.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+40% vs prior year)

123.9% of revenue

8.3x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

3.7%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~3 years

$92M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$92M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Phunware grew revenue 76% 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
69.0%
Premium pricing power — 69.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-757.1%
Losing money on operations — -757.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-24.2%
Weak — -24.2% 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
+14.6%
Fast-growing sales (+14.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-825.4%
Burning cash (-825.4%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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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