How the score works
Each company starts at zero and earns 20 points for every criterion it meets, so a perfect profile scores 100. If a figure is missing from a company's filings, that criterion earns nothing rather than being assumed to pass.
01Revenue growth
> 20% YoY85% of 10-baggers grew >15%; 20% catches the sweet spot
02Market cap
$500M – $15.00B60% of 10-baggers started in this range
03Debt / equity
< 0.862% had D/E below 0.5; 0.8 gives breathing room
04Share dilution
< 3% annual79% had a stable or shrinking share count
05Sector
Technology, Industrials, Health Care, Consumer Discretionary89% came from these four sectors
The two archetypes
A study of every stock that returned 1,000%+ over five years found they split into two starting profiles. Each stock in the screener gets an archetype badge when it cleanly fits one:
High-growth compounder
Revenue growth of 30%+ at a market value of roughly $0.5–5B — often not yet profitable. This was the most common starting point: 38% of 10-baggers were unprofitable when their run began, so losses alone are not disqualifying.
Underestimated compounder
Steadier growth of 10–25% with real profitability (operating margin above 15%) at a larger size — quality the market hasn't priced in yet.
Two extra figures support this reading, shown on each company's page but deliberately not scored: gross margin (above ~50% signals pricing power and scalability) and operating margin (profitability context).
Expect deep drawdowns
Every single 10-bagger in the study fell 30% or more at least once on the way up. A big price drop — or a stock temporarily falling out of the screen — is normal for this profile, not automatically a broken thesis. The watchlist flags these changes so you can re-check the underlying figures instead of reacting to the price alone.
The 10x framework
Alongside the quick five-criteria score, every company page offers a separate, deeper assessment: ten weighted areas, each rated 1–5, rolled into a framework score out of 100. Four areas (10x maths, unit economics, financing & dilution, valuation) are rated automatically from the figures above. Six need judgement — market runway, moat, reinvestment, management, risk and mispricing — and are drafted by an AI assistant when you press "Run 10x analysis". You can override any rating yourself; your ratings are private and always win.
| # | Area | Weight | Rated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10x maths & realistic outcome Prevents wishful thinking — forces concrete numbers and scenarios. | 20.0% | Figures |
| 2 | Market & growth runway A large, growing market is a precondition for 10x. | 15.0% | AI draft / you |
| 3 | Durable competitive advantage A moat lets the company win and keep a high return on capital. | 15.0% | AI draft / you |
| 4 | Reinvestment ability & return on capital 10x happens only if the company can reinvest a lot at high returns for a long time. | 10.0% | AI draft / you |
| 5 | Unit economics & operating leverage Good unit economics and scalability let profit grow faster than revenue. | 10.0% | Figures |
| 6 | Management & capital allocation Management quality directly affects execution and returns on capital. | 7.5% | AI draft / you |
| 7 | Financing, dilution & balance sheet Too much debt or dilution can destroy a 10x return. | 7.5% | Figures |
| 8 | Valuation A great company can still be a bad investment if the price is too high relative to its 10x potential. | 7.5% | Figures |
| 9 | Risks, probability & expected value The biggest destroyer of returns is permanent loss of capital. | 5.0% | AI draft / you |
| 10 | Possible mispricing A 10x is often born from the market's mispricing. | 2.5% | AI draft / you |
The verdict bands: 80+ PASS (candidate for the portfolio), 60–79 WATCH (keep monitoring), 40–59 DEEP DIVE (needs more analysis), under 40 REJECT. The company page also shows the five-gate decision checklist (10x possible? growth and moat? owner value? valuation and risk? why is the market wrong?) plus the framework's typical 10x indicators and typical reject reasons. Gates flag weaknesses; they never remove a company automatically. AI-drafted ratings are language-model estimates — verify them yourself.
Markets covered
Where the numbers come from
- Revenue, debt, equity and share counts come from each company's own reports, collected through Yahoo Finance. For US companies the SEC's own filing data is used as a backup when Yahoo has gaps.
- Where recent quarterly reports exist, revenue and margins cover the rolling last 12 months (the four most recent quarters), while debt, equity and share counts come from the newest quarterly balance sheet. Growth is measured against the same period a year earlier — the full previous 12 months where that much quarterly history is published, otherwise the latest quarter against the same quarter last year, which can look bumpier for companies with seasonal or lumpy sales. Companies that report only once or twice a year keep their last full-year figures; each company page says which period its figures cover.
- Prices and two-year price history are pulled live and shown in the company's home currency. Market value is converted into US dollars with a live exchange rate, so the $500M–$15B range compares like with like.
- Revenue, debt and equity are shown in the currency the company reports in, so ratios such as debt/equity are unaffected by exchange rates.
- Sector comes from the company's industry classification, so a handful of businesses may be grouped differently than elsewhere.
- Report data is cached for a week, prices for an hour.
This tool is for research and education only. It is not investment advice, and figures can be incomplete or delayed. Always verify against original filings before making any decision.