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Tucows

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Software - Infrastructure · Technology
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Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
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

Tucows is a Canadian technology company that runs three main businesses: selling internet domain names, providing mobile phone service, and building fiber internet networks. Its domain business (called Enom and OpenSRS) sells web addresses to small businesses and individuals through resellers. Its mobile service (Ting) offers phone plans to consumers in the United States, and its fiber division builds and operates high-speed internet networks in smaller American cities.

Tucows makes money through recurring fees — monthly mobile and internet subscriptions plus annual domain renewals. It operates primarily in the United States and Canada and generates roughly $250–300 million in annual revenue. The domain business is mature and stable, but the fiber buildout requires heavy upfront spending, which is why the company is currently losing money at the operating level. The key question for investors is whether the fiber network business can eventually generate enough subscribers to cover its large construction costs.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-30.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

21.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

$57M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$57M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Tucows is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
25.6%
Modest — 25.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-5.4%
Losing money on operations — -5.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-1.2%
Weak — -1.2% 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
+4.2%
Slow sales growth (+4.2% 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
-3.7%
Burning cash (-3.7%)

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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