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The Screen · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Canton Strategic Holdings Inc

CNTN · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $177M · 12 employees

Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc.

Not yet scored
2.30 USD

At the last full screen
2025-12-31

Screened 2025-12-31 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its accumulation label.

Canton Strategic Holdings Inc holds its Accumulation at $2.30. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 186 days.

As held on the ledger · 2025-12-31
PhaseAccumulation
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 186 days
Price at the screen$2.30
ValuationN/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenNot scored · score 70.0
Beta1.44
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 0.00% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 3.28% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 3.3% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
EPS, trailing-0.36
Profit margin0.0%currently unprofitable
Return on equity-34.4%not currently earning a positive return on equity
FCF yield-0.50%
Current ratio37.75comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta1.44moves a little more than the market
Short interest, float0.09%
52-week range1.08 - 9.08
MoatNONE
Market cap$177M
Employees12

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; as a biotechnology name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-25 Accumulation · changed $2.30 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 91%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-25 Distribution $2.30 -25.6% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 25.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 91%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-18 Distribution $3.09 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 91%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-03 Distribution $3.09 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $3.09 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $3.19 -5.0% · $950 -5.0%
2 months $2.98 +1.5% · $1,015 +1.5%
3 months $4.20 -27.8% · $722 -27.8%
6 months $2.53 +19.8% · $1,198 +19.8%
1 year $1.59 +90.6% · $1,906 +90.6%
2 years $3.47 -12.7% · $873 -12.7%
3 years $135.75 -97.8% · $22 -97.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CNTN does next, these words stay.

Canton Strategic Holdings Inc · CNTN · Accumulation · $2.30
Recorded 2025-12-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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