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ZTEST Electronics

ZTE.CN
62
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
C$0.45
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$16.6M
Exchange
Canadian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+43.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 25.9M (2021) → 37.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ZTEST Electronics Inc. is a small Canadian company that provides electronic testing and compliance services. It helps businesses make sure their electronic products meet safety and regulatory standards before those products can be sold in North America. Its main customers are manufacturers who need their devices certified to work properly and safely.

The company earns money by charging fees for testing, certification, and related engineering services. It operates primarily in Canada and serves clients across industries like telecommunications, industrial equipment, and consumer electronics. Its competitive position comes from specialized technical expertise and established relationships with regulatory bodies, which can be difficult for new competitors to replicate quickly. Because the company is very small, with a market cap near zero, it faces risks common to micro-cap businesses — including limited financial resources, customer concentration, and vulnerability to losing key technical staff — which could meaningfully impact its ability to grow or maintain its current margins.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
41.7%
Healthy — 41.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.4%
Excellent — 21.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.4%
Exceptional — 24.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-2.0%
Shrinking sales (-2.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-2.9%
Earnings shrinking (-2.9% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
105%
Turns 105% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
15.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
384.09x
Comfortably covers interest (384.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly 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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