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IPST NASDAQ

IP Strategy Holdings, Inc.
1W: -18.9% 1M: -26.9% 3M: +16.2% YTD: -91.2% 1Y: -99.0%
$3.08
+0.13 (+4.41%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±18.8%
$2 $2 $3 $4 $4
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Alcoholic · Tech Score Sell · Power 40 · $1.7M mcap · 371268 float · 430.25% daily turnover · Short 47% of daily vol

Edge Score

Quantitative competitive moat analysis scoring five pillars of durable advantage — cost leadership, brand intangibles, switching costs, network effects, and efficient scale — using industry percentile rankings on a 0–100 scale.

WEAK EDGE
49.4 / 100
NoneWeakNarrowWide
Primary source: Switching Costs  ·  ROIC: -163.2%
Cost Advantage
33
Intangibles
54
Switching Cost
60
Network Effect
55
Scale
40
The Edge Score quantifies a company's competitive moat using five pillars: Cost Advantage (20%, operating margin and SG&A efficiency vs industry peers), Intangible Assets (25%, gross margin premium, R&D intensity, brand pricing power), Switching Costs (25%, revenue stability, earnings consistency, customer retention proxied by operating leverage), Network Effects (15%, revenue growth with expanding margins, market share dominance), and Efficient Scale (15%, market concentration, ROIC sustainability). Each pillar is scored 0–100 using industry percentile rankings, then weighted into a composite. Wide ≥ 70, Narrow ≥ 55, Weak ≥ 40, None < 40. IPST shows a Weak competitive edge (49.4/100) — limited structural advantages that may face competitive pressure. The primary source of advantage is Switching Costs. Negative ROIC of -163.2% indicates the company is currently destroying value, though this may reflect a growth investment phase.

Financial Rating

Composite financial health rating (A+ to F) based on discounted cash flow valuation, return on equity, return on assets, debt-to-equity leverage, and relative P/E and P/B multiples.

C
Oct 02, 2026
DCF
1
ROE
1
ROA
1
D/E
2
P/E
1
P/B
5
The Financial Rating evaluates six fundamental factors — discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt-to-equity leverage (D/E), and relative price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) multiples — each scored 1–5. IPST receives an overall rating of C. Strongest factors: P/B (5/5). Areas of concern: DCF (1/5), ROE (1/5), ROA (1/5), D/E (2/5), P/E (1/5).
Rating Change History
DateFromTo
2026-10-01 C+ C
2026-07-31 C C+
2026-06-08 C+ C
2026-05-20 C- C+
2026-04-23 C C-
2026-04-15 D+ C
2026-04-14 A D+
2026-04-01 A+ A
2026-02-18 A A+
2026-02-17 A+ A

InsiderStreet Scorecard

Proprietary multi-factor scorecard rating companies across seven fundamental dimensions — profitability, balance sheet strength, earnings quality, growth, value, momentum, and safety — each scored 0–100.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 25 Grade D
Profitability
20
Balance Sheet
0
Earnings Quality
27
Growth
52
Value
34
Momentum
50
Safety
0
Cash Flow
30
The InsiderStreet Scorecard rates companies across eight dimensions: Profitability (margins, ROA, ROE), Balance Sheet (leverage, liquidity, coverage), Earnings Quality (accruals, cash conversion), Growth (revenue and earnings trajectory), Value (P/E, P/B, earnings yield, Graham criteria), Momentum (revenue and earnings acceleration), Safety (Altman Z-Score risk adjustment), and Cash Flow (operating cash flow quality, FCF conversion, cash coverage). The overall score blends 35% quality, 35% value, and 30% momentum, with a penalty for distress-zone Altman scores. IPST scores highest in Growth (52/100) and lowest in Balance Sheet (0/100). A grade of D flags significant fundamental concerns across multiple dimensions.

Risk & Quality Signals

Academic financial models used by institutional investors to assess bankruptcy risk, earnings manipulation, financial strength, and credit quality.

Altman Z-Score
-24.31
Distress Zone
Piotroski F-Score
5/9
✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Beneish M-Score
-18.32
Unlikely Manipulator
Ohlson O-Score
8.04
Bankruptcy prob: 100.0%
High Risk
Credit Rating
CCC
Score: 17.7/100
Trend: Improving
Earnings Quality
—
OCF/NI: 0.08x
Accruals: -531.8%
The Altman Z-Score (1968) combines five ratios — working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market value of equity, and sales, all relative to total assets or liabilities — into a single bankruptcy predictor. IPST scores -24.31, placing it in the Distress Zone (safe > 2.99, distress < 1.81). Historically, companies in this range face elevated bankruptcy risk. The Piotroski F-Score (2000) is a 9-point binary checklist — four profitability tests (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, cash flow exceeding net income), three leverage tests (declining debt ratio, improving current ratio, no share dilution), and two efficiency tests (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Each pass scores 1 point. IPST scores 5/9, indicating moderate financial health — some areas of strength offset by weaknesses in others. The Beneish M-Score (1999) is an 8-variable model that detects earnings manipulation by comparing year-over-year changes in receivables, gross margins, asset quality, sales growth, depreciation, SG&A, leverage, and accruals. Scores above −1.78 statistically resemble past manipulators. IPST's score of -18.32 falls below this threshold, suggesting earnings are unlikely to be manipulated. The Ohlson O-Score (1980) is a 9-variable logistic regression that estimates bankruptcy probability using firm size, leverage, working capital, current ratio, profitability (ROA), cash flow coverage, negative equity flag, consecutive losses flag, and earnings trajectory. The raw score is converted to a probability via logistic transformation. IPST's implied 100.0% bankruptcy probability signals significant financial distress. Our Credit Rating model scores companies on five weighted components — solvency (30%), earning power (25%), leverage (20%), liquidity (15%), and cash flow quality (10%) — then blends the absolute score with sector and industry peer rankings. For companies with large buyback programs, equity is adjusted by adding back cumulative 5-year repurchases (capped at 80% of FCF generated) to avoid penalizing shareholder-friendly capital allocation. IPST receives an estimated rating of CCC (score: 17.7/100), with a improving trend.

Valuation

Key valuation multiples comparing the stock's market price to its earnings, revenue, book value, and cash flows. Lower multiples may indicate relative undervaluation versus peers.

P/E
-0.00x
PEG
0.00x
P/S
0.16x
P/B
0.05x
P/FCF
-0.17x
P/OCF
—
EV/EBITDA
-0.04x
EV/Revenue
0.67x
EV/EBIT
-0.04x
EV/FCF
-0.45x
Earnings Yield
-7687.82%
FCF Yield
-604.10%
Shareholder Yield
0.08%
Graham Number
—
Equity-based multiples (P/E, P/B, P/FCF) compare the stock price to per-share fundamentals and are affected by capital structure. Enterprise value multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, EV/FCF) strip out debt and cash, making them more useful for cross-company comparisons regardless of how companies are financed. The Graham Number — √(22.5 × EPS × Book Value) — is Benjamin Graham's formula for the maximum price a defensive investor should pay. IPST currently has negative earnings — the P/E ratio is not meaningful.

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

The 5-factor DuPont framework breaks Return on Equity into its component drivers — tax efficiency, interest burden, operating profitability, asset utilization, and financial leverage — to reveal what truly drives shareholder returns.

Tax Burden
1.000
NI / EBT
×
Interest Burden
1.006
EBT / EBIT
×
EBIT Margin
-18.651
EBIT / Rev
×
Asset Turnover
0.308
Rev / Assets
×
Equity Multiplier
2.177
Assets / Equity
=
ROE
-1255.6%
The 5-factor DuPont identity decomposes ROE as: Tax Burden × Interest Burden × EBIT Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier = ROE. This reveals whether returns are driven by operating performance, financial leverage, or tax efficiency — three very different sources of profitability. IPST's ROE of -1255.6% is driven by Asset Turnover (0.308), indicating efficient use of assets to generate revenue. A tax burden ratio of 1.00 indicates minimal tax leakage — the company retains over 90% of pre-tax earnings.

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Our adaptation of Graham's growth formula (Fair P/E = 8.5 + 2g) from The Intelligent Investor. The classic version relies on analyst growth projections, which can be unreliable. This adjusted model substitutes the company's realized 3-year EPS CAGR — a backward-looking, verifiable measure of actual earnings power — grounding the valuation in demonstrated performance rather than forecasts.

Two adjustments we make, and why. Growth is capped at 15%. Graham defined g as expected growth over the next seven to ten years, not last year's rate. Across US companies since 1994 the median realized 7-year EPS growth is 5–8% regardless of how fast a company grew beforehand, and of 4,457 company-quarters that grew faster than 200%, none sustained it. Uncapped, the formula assigned fair multiples in the hundreds to companies that had never held that rate — and scored worse than simply reading the P/E. Capped, it carries real information. The verdict has three states, not two. Tested over 377,249 stock-months, this ratio only separates outcomes at its extremes: below 0.25 beat the universe by 1.3 points a year, above 3.0 lagged by 2.7, and everything in between sat inside a one-point band. Rather than call two-thirds of the market "undervalued" on a threshold of 1.0, we say Neutral where the model cannot tell — which is most of the time.

Adj. Growth Rate
0.00%
Fair P/E
8.50x
Intrinsic Value
—
Price/Value
—
Margin of Safety
—
Premium
—

Profitability Trends

Historical profitability ratios tracking how efficiently the company converts revenue into returns for shareholders over time.

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Debt and liquidity metrics showing the company's financial leverage and ability to meet short-term and long-term obligations.

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Operating efficiency metrics measuring how quickly the company converts inventory to sales, collects receivables, and manages its cash conversion cycle.

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Year-over-year growth rates for key financial metrics, showing the trajectory of revenue, earnings, and cash flow generation.

Earnings Stability

R-squared of linear regression measuring how predictably revenue, earnings, and margins follow a trend over the trailing 5 years. 1.0 = perfectly predictable; lower values indicate erratic or cyclical behavior.

Monte Carlo Price Simulation

Geometric Brownian Motion with 1,000 antithetic paths over 1 year, seeded from 463 days of historical volatility. Percentile bands show the range of statistically plausible outcomes — this is a statistical model, not a forecast.

Current Price
$3.01
Median 1Y
$0.01
5th Pctile
$0.00
95th Pctile
$0.43
Ann. Volatility
196.8%
25th–75th percentile 5th–95th percentile Median path Historical

Workforce & Productivity

Workforce efficiency metrics measuring revenue, profit, and R&D spend per employee — key indicators of operational leverage and human capital productivity.

Employees
21
-74.7% YoY
Revenue / Employee
—
Profit / Employee
—
SGA / Employee
—
Avg labor cost proxy

Scaling Efficiency

All Ratios & Metrics

Complete fundamental data with up to 20 periods of history, sparkline trends, and current values across 13 categories and 130+ financial metrics.

Profitability
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
ROE -6.0% 23.6% 5.2% 43.1% -2.8% -12.6% -12.56%
ROA -16.8% -28.6% -56.7% 37.5% -2.0% -5.8% -5.77%
ROIC -37.5% -51.4% -99.6% -3.4% -9.5% -1.6% -1.63%
ROCE -28.7% -50.2% -1.3% 49.3% -1.4% -5.9% -5.89%
Gross Margin 11.0% 24.9% 17.2% 53.8% 64.2% 68.3% 68.28%
Operating Margin -2.7% -2.2% -5.0% -38.4% -44.6% -38.8% -38.78%
Net Margin -1.5% -2.8% -5.5% 65.7% -68.6% -39.0% -38.98%
EBITDA Margin -1.2% -1.9% -4.8% 82.5% -79.0% -38.9% -38.88%
FCF Margin -1.6% -1.7% -1.6% -1.5% -1.5% -1.5% -1.47%
OCF Margin -1.6% -1.7% -1.5% -1.5% -1.5% -1.5% -1.47%
ROIC Economic snapshot only -1.63%
Cash ROA snapshot only -36.83%
Cash ROIC snapshot only -42.64%
CROIC snapshot only -42.85%
NOPAT Margin snapshot only -5.61%
Pretax Margin snapshot only -18.76%
R&D / Revenue snapshot only 0.00%
SGA / Revenue snapshot only 1.52%
SBC / Revenue snapshot only 23.32%
Valuation
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
P/E Ratio -35.68 -12.52 -5.95 20.94 -2.19 -0.01 -0.004
P/S Ratio 54.40 23.18 16.26 446.69 29.76 0.24 0.157
P/B Ratio 212.50 -294.88 -31.02 9.03 3.07 0.08 0.047
P/FCF -33.24 -13.64 -10.37 -292.84 -19.52 -0.17 -0.166
P/OCF — — — — — — —
EV/EBITDA -50.90 -19.80 -8.80 16.20 -2.27 -0.04 -0.036
EV/Revenue 59.81 27.22 19.29 447.20 30.20 0.67 0.665
EV/EBIT -45.36 -17.29 -8.00 16.31 -2.25 -0.04 -0.036
EV/FCF -36.54 -16.02 -12.30 -293.17 -19.81 -0.45 -0.451
Earnings Yield -2.8% -8.0% -16.8% 4.8% -45.7% -76.9% -76.88%
FCF Yield -3.0% -7.3% -9.6% -0.3% -5.1% -6.0% -6.04%
PEG Ratio snapshot only 0.000
Price/Tangible Book snapshot only 0.346
EV/Gross Profit snapshot only 1.183
Shareholder Yield snapshot only 0.08%
Leverage & Solvency
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Current Ratio 0.28 0.23 0.19 0.48 0.31 0.43 0.435
Quick Ratio 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.26 0.12 0.26 0.256
Debt/Equity 21.70 -51.63 -5.85 0.01 0.05 0.14 0.142
Net Debt/Equity 21.13 — — 0.01 0.05 0.14 0.140
Debt/Assets 0.61 0.63 0.64 0.01 0.04 0.11 0.108
Debt/EBITDA -4.73 -2.95 -1.40 0.03 -0.04 -0.02 -0.023
Net Debt/EBITDA -4.60 -2.94 -1.38 0.02 -0.03 -0.02 -0.023
Interest Coverage -6.39 -5.67 -7.56 103.29 -82.86 -177.02 -177.023
Equity Multiplier 35.36 -82.27 -9.19 1.15 1.11 1.32 1.319
Cash Ratio snapshot only 0.011
Debt Service Coverage snapshot only -175.919
Cash to Debt snapshot only 0.020
FCF to Debt snapshot only -3.429
Defensive Interval snapshot only 7.8 days
Efficiency & Turnover
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Asset Turnover 0.11 0.15 0.21 0.02 0.15 0.31 0.308
Inventory Turnover 1.11 1.43 2.02 2.65 2.42 2.31 2.307
Receivables Turnover 4.84 21.00 26.13 41.90 20.51 56.69 56.691
Payables Turnover 0.55 0.65 0.68 1.97 1.43 1.25 1.246
DSO 75 17 14 9 18 6 6.4 days
DIO 328 256 181 138 151 158 158.2 days
DPO 660 564 538 185 255 293 293.0 days
Cash Conversion Cycle -257 -291 -343 -39 -86 -128 -128.3 days
Fixed Asset Turnover snapshot only 3.393
Operating Cycle snapshot only 164.7 days
Cash Velocity snapshot only 115.850
Capital Intensity snapshot only 3.982
Growth (YoY)
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Revenue — — — — 2.3% 1.6% 1.57%
Net Income — — — — -28.2% -25.0% -24.99%
EPS — — — — 26.0% -24.3% -24.31%
FCF — — — — -2.0% -1.2% -1.23%
EBITDA — — — — -36.0% -33.6% -33.61%
Op. Income — — — — -48.6% -6.1% -6.09%
OCF Growth snapshot only -1.24%
Asset Growth snapshot only 58.04%
Debt Growth snapshot only -72.82%
Shares Change snapshot only 2.72%
Growth Quality
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Revenue Stability — — — — — — —
Earnings Stability — — — — — — —
Margin Stability — — — — — — —
Rev. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.500
Earn. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000
FCF Positive Streak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earnings Persistence — — — — — — —
Earnings Smoothness — — — — — — —
ROE Trend — — — — — — —
Gross Margin Trend — — — — — — —
FCF Margin Trend — — — — — — —
Sustainable Growth Rate — — — 43.1% — — —
Internal Growth Rate — — — 60.1% — — —
Cash Flow Quality
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
OCF/Net Income 1.06 0.91 0.57 -0.07 0.11 0.08 0.078
FCF/OCF 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.005
FCF/Net Income snapshot only 0.079
CapEx/Revenue 2.4% 2.2% 1.9% 1.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.72%
CapEx/Depreciation snapshot only 0.062
Accruals Ratio 0.01 -0.03 -0.25 0.40 -1.79 -5.32 -5.318
Sloan Accruals snapshot only 0.128
Cash Flow Adequacy snapshot only -203.407
Dividends & Buybacks
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00%
Dividend/Share $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Payout Ratio — — — 0.0% — — —
FCF Payout Ratio — — — — — — —
Total Payout Ratio — — — 0.0% — — —
Div. Increase Streak — — — — — — —
Chowder Number — — — — — — —
Buyback Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.08%
Net Buyback Yield 0.0% -0.2% -0.8% -0.9% -12.6% -14.4% -14.39%
Total Shareholder Return 0.0% -0.2% -0.8% -0.9% -12.6% -14.4% -14.39%
DuPont Factors
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Tax Burden (NI/EBT) 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.79 1.00 1.00 1.000
Interest Burden (EBT/EBIT) 1.16 1.18 1.13 0.99 1.01 1.01 1.006
EBIT Margin -1.32 -1.57 -2.41 27.42 -13.45 -18.65 -18.651
Asset Turnover 0.11 0.15 0.21 0.02 0.15 0.31 0.308
Equity Multiplier 35.36 -82.27 -9.19 1.15 1.38 2.18 2.177
Per Share
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
EPS (Diluted TTM) $-19.28 $-16.04 $-27.35 $15.68 $-14.27 $-405.92 $-405.92
Book Value/Share $3.24 $-0.68 $-5.25 $36.38 $10.18 $65.32 $65.32
Tangible Book/Share $-0.90 $-2.74 $-7.05 $36.30 $0.68 $15.26 $15.26
Revenue/Share $12.65 $8.66 $10.01 $0.74 $1.05 $21.64 $21.64
FCF/Share $-20.70 $-14.72 $-15.70 $-1.12 $-1.60 $-31.90 $-31.90
OCF/Share $-20.40 $-14.53 $-15.51 $-1.11 $-1.59 $-31.74 $-31.74
Cash/Share $1.85 $0.21 $0.34 $0.14 $0.03 $0.19 $0.19
EBITDA/Share $-14.86 $-11.91 $-21.94 $20.29 $-13.95 $-401.14 $-401.14
Debt/Share $70.26 $35.15 $30.70 $0.52 $0.49 $9.30 $9.30
Net Debt/Share $68.41 $34.95 $30.36 $0.37 $0.47 $9.11 $9.11
Academic Models
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Altman Z-Score — — — — — — -24.311
Altman Z-Prime snapshot only -53.203
Piotroski F-Score 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
Beneish M-Score — — — — -7.70 -18.32 -18.319
Ohlson O-Score snapshot only 8.041
Net-Net WC snapshot only $-13.17
EVA snapshot only $-63965463.08
Credit
Metric Trend Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26 Current
Credit Rating snapshot only CCC
Credit Score 9.71 12.94 12.91 70.11 45.94 17.71 17.708
Credit Grade snapshot only 17
Credit Trend snapshot only 4.769
Implied Spread (bps) snapshot only 1200.000
Industry Credit Rank snapshot only 5
Sector Credit Rank snapshot only 6

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