Quest Patent Research Corporation

QPRC

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Price

$0.20

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$1.1M

Winston Score

–

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Share count rising — dilution

+4.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 5.1M (2021) → 5.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Quest Patent Research Corporation is a small company that buys patents and then tries to earn money from them. Patents are legal rights that protect inventions, and companies that own them can charge others for using those inventions. Quest focuses on patents related to technology, and its "customers" are really the companies it licenses its patents to — or sometimes sues if those companies use the patents without paying.

The company makes money by licensing its patents to technology firms and collecting fees, sometimes through legal settlements. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small company with a market cap near zero. This type of business is often called a "patent assertion entity," and its main risk is that courts can invalidate patents or rule against the company, which would eliminate its ability to generate revenue. Future results depend heavily on the outcome of ongoing legal proceedings, making cash flow unpredictable and lumpy.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-90.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

51.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~1 months

$480,606 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Quest Patent Research Corporation 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

71.2%

Premium pricing power — 71.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-74.5%

Losing money on operations — -74.5%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

N/A

Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

N/A

Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

1/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-435.4%

Burning cash (-435.4%)

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

N/A

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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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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