UMAC Rule Check
Unusual Machines Inc against the rules: which it passes, where it lags and what to look at next.
- Price
- $17.96
- Market Cap
- $932 M
- Next Earnings
- In 9 Days
Flags First
- ProfitabilityFail
- DilutionFail
- Quarterly Sales GrowthBase Effect
- MarginsCaution
- Cash RunwayCaution
- +1 More
Fit ScoreMixed Picture
Strengths and weaknesses balance out. Why the remaining rules fail decides it.
59% of Rules Measured · The ring's slices are the categories: length is weight, fill is score.
Company Analysis
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Claude writes a second opinion independent of the site's own analysis; while the market is open it reads the live price.
Categories
Elimination · PassTiny or thinly traded stocks move on a handful of orders; a position you cannot exit when needed is not worth holding.
Rule by Rule
Elimination
3 of 3 Measured- Market CapAt least $300M$932 MPass
- Share PriceAt least $5$17.96Pass
- Liquidity500K shares and $10M traded per day on average3.64 M SharesPass
Growth
1 of 4 Measured- Quarterly EPS GrowthAt least 10% year over year—No Data
- Quarterly Sales GrowthAt least 10% year over year+ 687.3%Base Effect
- Three-Year EPS GrowthAt least 10% annualized—No Data
- Source of GrowthSales should grow at least 5% while profit grows+ 687.3%No Data
Profitability
2 of 2 Measured- ProfitabilityPositive trailing twelve-month EPS− $0.19Fail
- MarginsGross, operating and net margins positive−93.5%Caution
Financial Health
3 of 3 Measured- Current RatioAt least 1 — current assets cover current liabilities53.82Pass
- Debt / EquityAt most 1; above 2 fails0.00Pass
- Cash RunwayPositive free cash flow or at least two years of cash5.4 YrsCaution
Price Strength
3 of 4 Measured- Versus the MarketSix-month return not behind the S&P 500+ 15.2 PtsPass
- Versus Its SectorSix-month return not behind the sector fund—No Data
- Distance from 52-Week LowAt least 30% above the low147.9%Pass
- Distance from 52-Week HighAt most 25% below the high48.6%Caution
Ownership
1 of 3 Measured- DilutionShare count up at most 2% a year+ 64.1%Fail
- Famous Fund InterestAmong tracked funds, adders not outnumbered by trimmers—No Data
- Insider ActivityNo heavy net selling over six months—No Data
Catalyst Signals
0 of 3 Measured- Analyst TrendShare of buy ratings rising over three months+ 1.9 PtsNo Data
- Upside to TargetAt least 10% to the average target—No Data
- Quality of the Last ReportEarnings analysis score of at least 60—No Data
In each lane the line is the rule's threshold, the dot is the stock's value and the bar between them is the gap. Market cap, price and volume use a log scale: one step is ten times. A value beyond the end sits at the edge as an open dot.
Rule Bench
- 7Passed
- 4Caution
- 2Failed
- 9No Data
Each lamp is a rule: green passed, amber caution, red failed, grey no data. Tap a station to see its rules.
Weaknesses
- Trailing EPS of − $0.19; the company is losing money.
- Share count up + 64.1% in a year; existing holders are being diluted.
- Revenue grew + 687.3% year over year last quarter; the rate comes largely from a low base.
- At least one margin is negative; operating margin −93.5%.
- Burning cash; at this pace cash lasts about 5.4 years.
- The price is 48.6% below its 52-week high.
Strengths
- Market cap of $932 M, comfortably above the size floor.
- Share price of $17.96, outside penny-stock territory.
- About 3.64 M shares trade a day; positions open and close easily.
- Current ratio of 53.82; short-term obligations are well covered.
- Debt to equity of 0.00; a light debt load.
- Beat the S&P 500 by 15.2 points over six months.
- The price is 147.9% above its 52-week low.
Next Steps
- The company is burning cash. Look for the funding plan (debt, share issuance, cash buffer) in the last report.
- The growth rate is unusually high, most likely off a very low base last year. Read how much revenue and profit grew in dollars, not the rate.
- The share count is rising. Check how much growth stays per share: buybacks or new issuance?
- Earnings in 9 days. The result can move the price sharply; account for that risk.
- Write down the concrete reason for growth: a new product, a contract, management or an industry shift. If you cannot say it in one sentence, waiting may be the better choice.
What You Should Check
- Is there a concrete reason for growth, and can you say it in one sentence?
- Where does the valuation sit against sector peers?
- Does the chart confirm the trend, or are you fighting a falling price?
- Is the position size within the loss you could bear if you are wrong?
The score averages the measurable rules with category weights: growth 30, price strength 20, profitability 15, health 15, ownership 10, catalysts 10. A pass counts in full, a caution half; rules we cannot measure stay out. A stock that hits an elimination rule is capped at 45. Growth above 300% counts as a base effect and is marked as a caution.
Sources: prices from Alpaca, fundamentals and analyst ratings from Finnhub, share counts from SEC filings, famous funds from 13F reports, targets and report scores from the site's own analyses.
This is not investment advice; it is a research tool that measures fit with the rules.
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