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Vystar Corporation

VYST
15
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Winston Score
15
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

Vystar Corporation is a small materials company that makes a modified form of natural rubber called Vytex Natural Rubber Latex. This material has lower levels of allergy-causing proteins than regular latex, which makes it useful for products like gloves, condoms, mattresses, and medical devices. The company licenses its technology to manufacturers rather than making finished products itself.

Vystar earns money primarily through licensing fees paid by companies that use its Vytex technology in their own products. It is a very small company based in the United States, and its financials show it is not yet profitable, with deeply negative margins suggesting costs far exceed revenue. The main risk is that the company has struggled to scale its licensing business, and until more manufacturers adopt Vytex at meaningful volumes, it will likely continue to burn through cash rather than generate sustainable income.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

-33.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+61.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

6.4%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~4 months

$109,845 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Vystar 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
-1153.4%
Thin — -1153.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-2148.7%
Losing money on operations — -2148.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-47.4%
Shrinking sales (-47.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-201.0%
Earnings shrinking (-201.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
-386.3%
Burning cash (-386.3%)

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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