Capstone Holding Corp. — financial distress indicators
Financial-health summary
Capstone Holding Corp.'s reported numbers place it in the 'Weak' financial-health band (distress score 50/100). The main indicators are cash runway under 12 months, losses in each of the last 3 years and share price down >80% from 52-week high. In its favour: high insider/promoter ownership (43%) aligns management with survival.
Stress by dimension
Share price — last 12 months
Indicators behind the score
Each red flag shows the evidence from the company’s own filings and the financial or legal principle behind it. Points add to the 0–100 score.
At the current free-cash-flow burn, cash covers ~1 months.
Going-concern standard: management must assess ability to continue for 12 months (ASC 205-40). Runway below that horizon forces dilution, asset sales or default.
Net income negative in 3 of 3 fiscal years.
Persistent losses erode equity and the capacity to absorb shocks.
Price is -90% from its 52-week high.
Equity markets price distress early; collapses of this size usually reflect fear of wipe-out in a restructuring.
Last price $0.14.
Below the $1 minimum-bid listing standard (Nasdaq Rule 5550(a)(2) / NYSE 802.01C); sustained breach leads to delisting and loss of capital-market access.
Operating margin fell from -3% to -23% in two years.
Sharp margin compression signals loss of pricing power or cost control.
Revenue vs net income
Cash generation
Debt vs cash vs equity
✅ Mitigating factors
- High insider/promoter ownership (43%) aligns management with survival.
📰 Recent news scan
- Capstone Reports 7.6% Organic Revenue Growth and 6.5% Organic Gross Profit Growth in July–AugustYahoo Finance · 2026-10-01
- Capstone Retires Approximately 85% of Convertible Note Principal, Reducing Remaining Balance to $1 MillionYahoo Finance · 2026-09-29
- Capstone Outperforms Building Products Market as Organic Growth AcceleratesYahoo Finance · 2026-09-16
- Capstone Publishes Investor FAQ: 75% of Convertible Note Principal Retired, Approximately $1.72 Million RemainingYahoo Finance · 2026-08-27
- Capstone Invites Shareholder Questions for Investor FAQ on Second Quarter Results and OutlookYahoo Finance · 2026-08-17
- Capstone Holding Corp. Files Form 8-K With Second Quarter Investor MaterialsYahoo Finance · 2026-08-12
⚖️ U.S. legal pathway — Title 11, U.S. Code
Which chapter would apply?
- Chapter 11 — reorganisation. Management usually stays in control as debtor-in-possession; the automatic stay (§362) halts collection; a plan must meet the best-interests test (§1129(a)(7)) and the absolute priority rule (§1129(b)) — creditors are paid before shareholders, who are frequently wiped out.
- Chapter 7 — liquidation. A trustee sells assets and distributes proceeds by statutory priority (§§507, 726).
- Subchapter V (“Chapter 5”) is a fast track for small-business debtors under a statutory debt cap, but SEC-reporting companies are excluded (§101(51D)) — so it rarely applies to listed companies.
What typically triggers a filing
- Payment default or covenant breach lenders will not waive; a debt maturity that cannot be refinanced.
- Auditor going-concern doubt (ASC 205-40 / PCAOB AS 2415) — often itself a default trigger in loan agreements.
- Creditors can force a case with an involuntary petition (§303) if debts are not paid as they come due.
- Delisting after sustained sub-$1 prices or equity deficits cuts off equity funding.
Transactions shortly before filing can be clawed back (preferences — 90 days, §547; fraudulent transfers — 2 years, §548).
Frequently asked questions
What do Capstone Holding Corp.'s financial-health indicators show?
As of 2026-10-08, Capstone Holding Corp.'s public financial data places it in the 'Weak' band with a distress score of 50/100, driven by cash runway under 12 months, losses in each of the last 3 years and share price down >80% from 52-week high. This is a statistical screen of reported numbers — it does not mean the company is insolvent, has defaulted or will enter insolvency proceedings.
What is Capstone Holding Corp.'s financial distress score?
50/100 ('Weak').
What works in Capstone Holding Corp.'s favour?
High insider/promoter ownership (43%) aligns management with survival.
How are shareholders treated if a company enters insolvency?
In a Chapter 11 reorganisation the absolute priority rule pays secured lenders, then unsecured creditors, before shareholders — so existing shares are usually cancelled or heavily diluted. In Chapter 7 the company is liquidated and shareholders rarely recover anything.
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Methodology
Score = capped sum of rule-based red flags across seven dimensions (liquidity, solvency, profitability, cash flow, sales trend, market signal, news). Ohlson O-score (1980) gives an accounting-based 1-year failure probability; Merton distance-to-default (Bharath & Shumway 2008) gives a market-implied probability. Financial institutions use a capital-based rule set. Recalculated every trading day from the latest filings, prices and news.