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ChronoScale Holdings Corporation

$13.68+4.99%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Technology
Industry: Information Technology Services
Country: United States
Market cap: 2.0B USD
Enterprise value: 2.1B USD
Full-time employees: 84

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.51 vs a peer median of 1.83) and more debt relative to equity (0.67× vs a peer median of 0.25×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.51 vs peers 1.83) and more debt vs equity (0.67× vs peers 0.25×)

Ranks #1,258 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin improving. Operating margin -52% in FY May 2026, the best of the last 6 years, but the dollar loss grew to $37M from $13M.
ChronoScale still lost money on operations in FY May 2026. Revenue grew faster than costs, so the margin (-52%) was its best in the 6 years of filings we have, but the operating loss itself grew to $37M from $13M.
Investment surge. Capital spending 38% of revenue, up from 0.2% in FY Dec 2024.
ChronoScale is spending 38% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 0.2% in FY Dec 2024. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
Growing fast, still losing money. Revenue grew faster than 95% of peers, at an operating loss.
Revenue grew faster than 95% of peers, but the business runs at an operating loss (margin -56%).

StockQuotient Score

35/ 100

Oct 5 35 → Nov 4 35

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

20/100

Weak▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 19 → 20

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-2.6%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0225 · MAD: 0.0225

EBITDA yield1.3%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.82Sector median: 0.0423 · MAD: 0.0361

Free cash flow yieldUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.0274 · MAD: 0.0274

Other data (not scored)

Book yield9.1%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3292 · MAD: 0.1754

Growth

Is it growing?

98/100

Strong

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 34.6%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.1108 · MAD: 0.3050

3-year revenue growth78.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 3.42Sector median: 0.0483 · MAD: 0.0793

Revenue growth553.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.89Sector median: 0.0853 · MAD: 0.1017

Profitability

Does it earn well?

3/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Operating margin fell 4.0 points to -56.4%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-56.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -7.12Sector median: 0.0631 · MAD: 0.0710

Return on assets-27.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.92Sector median: 0.0293 · MAD: 0.0362

Return on invested capital-29.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -4.22Sector median: 0.0676 · MAD: 0.0857

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin-23.9%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3343 · MAD: 0.1632

Return on equity-38.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0753 · MAD: 0.0889

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: Changed: worth a look

Debt up 178%, still less than its cash

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.98

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.31Sector median: 0.8710 · MAD: 0.3700

Current ratio0.51×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.53Sector median: 1.8295 · MAD: 0.6848

Debt / equity0.67×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.85Sector median: 0.2495 · MAD: 0.2270

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about ChronoScale

Is ChronoScale getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Oct 14, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 4.0 points to -56.4%; debt up 178%, still less than its cash. Its overall score is unchanged at 35/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is ChronoScale valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 20/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Earnings yield -2.6% vs a peer median of 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -2.6% vs peers 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is ChronoScale growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 98/100 against 1,711 technology peers. 3-year revenue growth 78.4% vs a peer median of 4.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).3-year revenue growth 78.4% vs peers 4.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How profitable is ChronoScale?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 3/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Operating margin -56.4% vs a peer median of 6.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -56.4% vs peers 6.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How risky is ChronoScale?: Higher risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.51× vs a peer median of 1.83× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.51× vs peers 1.83× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 · filed Oct 14, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 31, 2026

Got weaker

Operating margin fell 4.0 points to -56.4%
Debt up 178%, still less than its cash

Worth watching: ChronoScale is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	71.6M USD	96.4M USD	+34.6%
Net income (12 months)	−50.3M USD	−81.6M USD	+62.1%
Operating margin	-52.4%	-56.4%	−4.0 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	12.2M USD	24.6M USD	+102.1%
Debt	3.8M USD	10.7M USD	+178.1%
Cash	9.7M USD	15.2M USD	+57.5%
Shares outstanding	145.6M	145.6M	0.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Information Technology Services · 33 companies

Valuations in Information Technology Services are near the bottom of their range since 2016.

5% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
14% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −21% and earnings +27% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −47% vs the whole market, against a usual −18%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY May 2025	FY 2025	FY May 2026	Change
Gross margin	49.7%	53.1%	—	53.5%	—	—
Operating margin	-82.7%	-58.4%	-65.6%	-104.1%	-52.4%	▲ 52 pts
Net margin	-83.1%	-63.2%	-86.2%	-91.4%	-70.3%	▲ 21 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-52.6%	-42.5%	-23.9%	-58.2%	-15.4%	▲ 43 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-120.6%	-89.2%	-95.5%	-129.6%	-28.0%	▲ 102 pts
Free cash flow margin	-66.8%	-55.1%	-10.2%	-93.7%	17.0%	▲ 111 pts
Current ratio	2.49×	2.50×	0.04×	1.63×	0.51×	▼ 69%
Quick ratio	1.87×	1.89×	—	1.07×	—	—
Debt to equity	0.48×	0.40×	0.16×	0.23×	0.02×	▼ 91%
Interest coverage	-50.04×	-38.88×	—	-43.13×	—	—

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.51 vs a peer median of 1.83) and more debt relative to equity (0.67× vs a peer median of 0.25×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 0.51 vs peers 1.83) and more debt vs equity (0.67× vs peers 0.25×)

Ranks #1,258 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 23%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin improving. Operating margin -52% in FY May 2026, the best of the last 6 years, but the dollar loss grew to $37M from $13M.

ChronoScale still lost money on operations in FY May 2026. Revenue grew faster than costs, so the margin (-52%) was its best in the 6 years of filings we have, but the operating loss itself grew to $37M from $13M.

Investment surge. Capital spending 38% of revenue, up from 0.2% in FY Dec 2024.

ChronoScale is spending 38% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 0.2% in FY Dec 2024. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.

Growing fast, still losing money. Revenue grew faster than 95% of peers, at an operating loss.

Revenue grew faster than 95% of peers, but the business runs at an operating loss (margin -56%).

Questions investors ask about ChronoScale

Is ChronoScale getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Oct 14, 2026) got weaker in some ways: operating margin fell 4.0 points to -56.4%; debt up 178%, still less than its cash. Its overall score is unchanged at 35/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is ChronoScale valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 20/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Earnings yield -2.6% vs a peer median of 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -2.6% vs peers 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is ChronoScale growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 98/100 against 1,711 technology peers. 3-year revenue growth 78.4% vs a peer median of 4.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).3-year revenue growth 78.4% vs peers 4.8% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How profitable is ChronoScale?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 3/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Operating margin -56.4% vs a peer median of 6.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).Operating margin -56.4% vs peers 6.3% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How risky is ChronoScale?

Higher risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.51× vs a peer median of 1.83× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.51× vs peers 1.83× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

71.6M USD

96.4M USD

+34.6%

Net income (12 months)

−50.3M USD

−81.6M USD

+62.1%

Operating margin

-52.4%

-56.4%

−4.0 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

12.2M USD

24.6M USD

+102.1%

Debt

3.8M USD

10.7M USD

+178.1%

Cash

9.7M USD

15.2M USD

+57.5%

Shares outstanding

145.6M

145.6M

0.0%

Key ratios

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY May 2025

FY 2025

FY May 2026

Change

Gross margin

49.7%

53.1%

—

53.5%

—

Operating margin

-82.7%

-58.4%

-65.6%

-104.1%

-52.4%

▲ 52 pts

Net margin

-83.1%

-63.2%

-86.2%

-91.4%

-70.3%

▲ 21 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-52.6%

-42.5%

-23.9%

-58.2%

-15.4%

▲ 43 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-120.6%

-89.2%

-95.5%

-129.6%

-28.0%

▲ 102 pts

Free cash flow margin

-66.8%

-55.1%

-10.2%

-93.7%

17.0%

▲ 111 pts

Current ratio

2.49×

2.50×

0.04×

1.63×

0.51×

▼ 69%

Quick ratio

1.87×

1.89×

—

1.07×

—

Debt to equity

0.48×

0.40×

0.16×

0.23×

0.02×

▼ 91%

Interest coverage

-50.04×

-38.88×

—

-43.13×

—