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Volatus Aerospace

FLT.TO
23
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
C$0.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$362.9M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
23
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
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+204.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 178.8M (2021) → 543.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Volatus Aerospace is a Canadian company that provides drone services and sells drone equipment to businesses and governments. Its core offerings include aerial inspections, surveillance missions, cargo delivery trials, and the sale of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Customers include energy companies, public safety agencies, and defense clients, mainly across Canada and the United States.

The company earns money through a mix of service contracts, equipment sales, and pilot training programs. It operates primarily in North America and is a small-cap player in the fast-growing commercial drone industry. Volatus has built some competitive positioning by combining hardware distribution with hands-on flight services under one roof, but its deeply negative operating margin signals it is spending far more than it earns today. The key risk is whether the company can scale revenue fast enough to reach profitability before needing to raise additional capital, as the commercial drone market remains fragmented and competitive.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-20.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-80.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$251,848/ year

Rising (+510% vs prior year)

0.7% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

24.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

C$59M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

C$59M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Volatus Aerospace'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
-36.5%
Thin — -36.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-81.9%
Losing money on operations — -81.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-20.0%
Weak — -20.0% 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
+7.6%
Steady sales growth (+7.6% 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
-57.0%
Burning cash (-57.0%)

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
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
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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