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RBC Life Sciences

RBCL
20
Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2017
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

RBC Life Sciences is a small company that makes nutritional supplements and personal care products. Its main products include vitamins, minerals, and wellness items sold under its own brands, targeting everyday consumers who want health and wellness support. The company sells primarily through direct sales channels and independent distributors, which is common in the multi-level marketing segment of the consumer health industry.

The company earns money by selling its products directly to distributors and end customers, rather than through traditional retail stores. It operates mainly in North America but has some international reach through its distributor network. With a gross margin near 53%, the underlying products carry decent profitability, but negative operating and return-on-invested-capital figures suggest the business is spending more than it earns at the operating level. The key risk is that the direct-sales model faces ongoing pressure from changing consumer habits and competition from larger supplement brands available through mainstream retail and e-commerce channels.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-33.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-420.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

8.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 years

$850,580 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$850,580 cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

RBC Life Sciences'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
51.8%
Healthy — 51.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-7.3%
Losing money on operations — -7.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-12.0%
Weak — -12.0% 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
-9.0%
Shrinking sales (-9.0% 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
-2.0%
Burning cash (-2.0%)

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
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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