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WQN

WQNI
31
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$2,207
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2005
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+7.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.4M (2001) → 6.9M (2005)

Winston Score History

The full picture

WQN, Inc. is a small telecommunications company that provides communication services to businesses and consumers. The company operates in the broader telecom industry, which includes services like voice, data, and network connectivity. With a market cap near zero, WQN is a micro-cap or shell-stage company with very limited public financial disclosure.

The company appears to generate little to no meaningful revenue, as reflected by its 0% gross and operating margins. Its operations are likely limited in geographic scope, and it lacks the scale or infrastructure of established telecom competitors, which creates a significant competitive disadvantage. The primary risk for investors is the company's unclear business model and near-absent financial performance, which raises serious questions about its ability to grow or sustain operations long-term.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+466.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 months

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

WQN 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
N/A
Data not available
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.7%
Weak — 3.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+57.2%
Fast-growing sales (+57.2% 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
-1729%
Weak — only -1729% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-21.3%
Burning cash (-21.3%)

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
0.20
Conservative — low debt load (0.20)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

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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