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Ethos Technologies Inc.
LAST CLOSE… Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service
15
QUIET
RISK INDEX
RED FLAGS 13 YEARS-LONG PATTERN 2 = 15/100. WHY THIS NUMBER, PIECE BY PIECE.

THE READ No concentrated red flags in this year's filings.

FLAGS DILUTION CASH WHAT CHANGED VERDICT INSIDERS OUTSIDE RECORDS
01

Red Flags

2025-10-21 → 2026-10-21

We read every document this company filed with the SEC this year and counted the classic danger phrases. Where wording can be misleading, we open the actual documents and separate real warnings from accounting boilerplate. Each hit links to the exact document.

Dilution (at the market offering) CLEAN

An ATM lets the company print and sell new shares into the market any day it wants. Every print dilutes your slice.

Reverse stock split AT LEAST 2 REAL WARNINGS · 7 matching docS this year · 11 ALL TIME

A reverse split shrinks the share count to lift the price above $1. Repeat reverse splits are the classic death-spiral signature.

EVIDENCE: [1] S-1/A FILED 2026-01-20 · [2] S-1/A FILED 2025-12-05 · [3] S-1/A FILED 2026-01-20 · [4] 10-K FILED 2026-03-17 · [5] S-1/A FILED 2026-01-20

Going concern doubt CLEAN

Auditors flagged substantial doubt the company survives the next 12 months without new money.

Delisting / exchange risk CLEAN

The exchange has threatened to kick the stock off. Delisting pressure usually ends in a reverse split or a fire-sale raise.

SOURCE: FULL-TEXT SEARCH OF THE COMPANY'S OFFICIAL SEC FILINGS. "REAL WARNINGS" = WE OPENED THE LINKED DOCUMENTS AND FILTERED PHRASES WRAPPED IN NEGATIONS, RESOLUTION LANGUAGE OR STANDARD CONTRACT TERMS. "AT LEAST" = MORE DOCUMENTS CARRY THE PHRASE THIS YEAR THAN WE COULD OPEN AND READ.

02

The Printing Press

How many shares exist, over time, exactly as the company reported in its own filings. In microcaps, a rising share count is how holders pay for everything: salaries, debts, and bad deals. Sudden collapses in the line are reverse splits, marked below.

0
SHARES OUTSTANDING TODAY
as reported in the 10-Q filed 2026-08-05

THIS COMPANY HAS NOT REPORTED ENOUGH PERIODS TO DRAW A TREND LINE YET. ONE NUMBER, CITED.

03

Cash Countdown

Cash in the bank against how fast the company burns it. When this hits zero, the next stop is usually a desperate raise at bad terms, and existing holders pay through dilution.

$112.16M
CASH ON HAND
latest reported quarter
+3.9%
CASH CHANGE QoQ
latest two reported quarters
2024·122025·122026·32026·6
CASH OVER TIME, LAST 4 REPORTED QUARTERS $35.08M → $112.16M TREND: +219.8%

RUNWAY = CASH ON HAND ÷ MONTHLY CASH BURN. SIMPLE ARITHMETIC ON THE COMPANY'S OWN REPORTED NUMBERS, NOT A PROJECTION.

04

What the Newest Filing Changed

The latest filings, translated into holder impact. Every number cites its form, date and SEC link.

Shares outstanding

Shares outstanding: nothing to compare. This company's filings do not publish a share count for two consecutive periods, so no honest change can be computed.

Cash and equivalents +3.9%

Cash and equivalents rose $107.91M to $112.16M ($4.25M, +3.9%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $112.16M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-08-05)

WAS: $107.91M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-05-08)

Total assets +12.4%

Total assets rose to $696.08M (from $619.36M, +12.4%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $696.08M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-08-05)

WAS: $619.36M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-05-08)

Total liabilities +23.5%

Total liabilities rose to $219.92M (from $178.04M, +23.5%) between 10-Q 2026-03-31 and 10-Q 2026-06-30.

NOW: $219.92M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-08-05)

WAS: $178.04M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-05-08)

Revenue -1.8%

Revenue fell $193.10M to $189.56M (-1.8%) between the period ended 2026-03-31 and the period ended 2026-06-30 (10-Q).

NOW: $189.56M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-08-05)

WAS: $193.10M as of 2026-03-31 (10-Q, filed 2026-05-08)

Cash burn / runway

Operating cash flow was positive ($66.87M) over the period ended 2026-06-30; no cash deficit to burn.

NOW: $66.87M as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q, filed 2026-08-05)

NO CRITICAL-ITEM 8-Ks ON FILE IN 24 MONTHS: NO BANKRUPTCY PAPERS, DELISTING NOTICES, AUDITOR CHANGES OR WITHDRAWN NUMBERS. SILENCE HERE IS THE GOOD KIND.

2025·32025·62026·32026·6
QUARTERLY REVENUE, LAST 4 QUARTERS $94.89M → $189.56M TREND: +99.8%

EACH BAR IS ONE REPORTED QUARTER. GREEN = MOST RECENT QUARTER GREW VS THE ONE BEFORE.

NO 8-K IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. SILENCE IS NOTED TOO.

05

The Verdict

HOLD · HIGH CONFIDENCE

A rules-based reading of the cited filing facts: a range with reasons, never a prediction.

HOLD
SCREENING VERDICT
HIGH confidence

BASIS FOR

+1

Revenue was roughly flat (-1.8% period over period).

AGAINST

−1

The filings do not publish a comparable share count for the last two quarters, so dilution could not be measured for this verdict.

−2

The filings do not report usable cash and operating-burn figures, so runway could not be computed for this verdict.

−3

No fair-value bracket: the filings (or the optional price feed) do not provide enough cited numbers to compute one honestly.

METHOD: DETERMINISTIC RULES OVER CITED SEC FILING FACTS: SHARE-COUNT CHANGE BETWEEN THE LAST TWO REPORTED QUARTERS (DILUTION), CASH-TO-BURN RUNWAY FROM THE MOST RECENT OPERATING CASH FLOW, PERIOD-OVER-PERIOD REVENUE GROWTH, AND A FAIR-VALUE RANGE ANCHORED TO CASH PER SHARE VS PRICE. THRESHOLDS ARE TUNABLE IN APP/VERDICT_ENGINE.PY. NOT A PREDICTION.

06

Insider Paper Trail

NET SELLING

Every time an officer, director or big owner trades shares, the law makes them file a Form 4 within two business days. We read the actual filings: who traded, what kind of trade, how big, at what price.

0
OPEN-MARKET BUYS
nobody is buying with their own cash
30
OPEN-MARKET SELLS
629,447 shares · ~$23.19M cashed out
42
GRANTS / AWARDS
9,431,676 new shares/options handed out: future dilution
30/30
SELLS ON 10B5-1 PLANS
every sale was pre-scheduled in advance: less alarming than a discretionary dump
2026-052026-062026-072026-082026-092026-10
ABOVE THE LINE: CASH BUYS BELOW THE LINE: CASH SELLS 6 MO: +$0 / -$7.57M

EACH MONTH SHOWS OPEN-MARKET DOLLAR FLOW PARSED FROM FORM 4 FILINGS. GRANTS AND OPTION PAPER ARE EXCLUDED: THIS IS REAL MONEY IN AND OUT.

DATEWHOACTION
2026-10-16 Colis Peter George CONVERSION 40,000
2026-10-16 Colis Peter George OPEN-MARKET SELL 34,468 @ $37.68 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-16 Colis Peter George OPEN-MARKET SELL 5,532 @ $38.32 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-16 Colis Peter George CONVERSION 40,000 OPTIONS/DERIVATIVE
2026-10-15 Wang Lingke CONVERSION 118,333
2026-10-15 Wang Lingke OPEN-MARKET SELL 22,669 @ $37.64 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-15 Wang Lingke OPEN-MARKET SELL 94,864 @ $38.52 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-15 Wang Lingke OPEN-MARKET SELL 800 @ $39.14 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-15 Wang Lingke CONVERSION 118,333 OPTIONS/DERIVATIVE
2026-10-15 Colis Peter George CONVERSION 40,000
2026-10-15 Colis Peter George OPEN-MARKET SELL 8,165 @ $37.64 10B5-1 PLAN
2026-10-15 Colis Peter George OPEN-MARKET SELL 31,435 @ $38.52 10B5-1 PLAN

PEOPLE WITH THE BEST INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COMPANY ARE SELLING MORE THAN THEY BUY. NOT PROOF OF ANYTHING: EXECUTIVES SELL FOR MANY REASONS. BUT AT MICROCAP SCALE, IT RARELY SMELLS GOOD. "10B5-1 PLAN" MEANS THE TRADE WAS SCHEDULED UNDER A PRE-SET TRADING PLAN, DISCLOSED IN THE FILING'S OWN FOOTNOTES: PRE-PLANNED SALES CARRY LESS SIGNAL THAN SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT ONES. SOURCE: FORM 4 FILINGS, PARSED FROM THE SEC'S OWN XML, LAST 10 FILINGS.

07

Filing Timeline

The company's most recent SEC paperwork, newest first.

4 2026-10-16 0002089263-26-000018
4 2026-10-16 0002089362-26-000021
144 2026-10-16 0001921094-26-001099
144 2026-10-15 0001921094-26-001093
144 2026-10-15 0001921094-26-001092
144 2026-10-14 0001921094-26-001090

SOURCE: THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX

08

Outside the Filings

Public records that most investors never check, cross-checked against what the company claims. This is where shells slip up.

dfinsolutions.com
WEB ADDRESS ON RECORD
registered 2018-05-03 · via MarkMonitor Inc.
8.5 YRS OLD
DOMAIN AGE
old and consistent with an operating company: a good sign
1
OFFICIAL OFFERING DOCS · 12M
last one 2026-01-30: shares were actually sold to the market
2
SHELF REGISTRATIONS · 12M
paperwork filed to allow future share sales: future dilution waiting
0
BIG-OWNER TAKEOVER FILINGS · 12M
no outside investor has crossed the 5% disclosure line this year
PUBLIC FLOAT
shares actually tradable, vs held by insiders and big owners
SOLD SHORT
FINRA short interest: how many shares are bets against this company, and how many days of trading it would take to cover
CLEAR
US SANCTIONS SCREEN
company name checked against the official US sanctions list (19401 entries)
LEGAL IDENTITY (LEI)
every company that trades securities must carry a global legal identifier: status, parent chain and subsidiaries from the official registry
INSTITUTIONAL HOLDERS · 13F
quarterly institutional holdings filings scanned for this exact company name: which funds still report holding shares, from their own filings
SITE HISTORY
how long the company's website has been around, per the public web archive
CERT RECORD
public certificate logs date the company's web infrastructure: old and boring is good, brand-new is a tell
REGISTRANT HISTORY
old snapshots of public WHOIS pages: has the registered owner of this address changed hands
HOSTING + MAIL RECORDS
public DNS records: where the address is pointed and whether it can even receive mail

SOURCES: PUBLIC DOMAIN REGISTRATION RECORDS (FOUND IN THE COMPANY'S OWN FILING SIGNATURES) · THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX · OFFICIAL US SANCTIONS LIST · QUARTERLY 13F FILINGS VIA EDGAR FULL-TEXT SEARCH · LEGAL-IDENTITY, SITE-HISTORY, CERTIFICATE, REGISTRANT-HISTORY AND DNS SLOTS STREAM IN FROM FREE PUBLIC REGISTRIES WITHOUT BLOCKING THIS PAGE.

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09

Company Record

Legal nameEthos Technologies Inc.
Fiscal year end1231
HQ1606 HEADWAY CIRCLE, #9013, AUSTIN, TX
Last periodic report2026-08-05 (10-Q, 78d ago)
Shares outstanding0 as of 2026-06-30 (10-Q)

SOURCE: THE COMPANY'S SEC FILING INDEX

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