Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman

MACI on Nasdaq. Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman sells shares to investors to fund a merger with an unspecified business. Market value $168m.

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Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Some use the latest annual report instead, as marked. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.

Cash flow or capital spending isn't reported, so free cash flow is unknown.

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Cash yield
annual report to December 2025
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Price to profit
past 12 months to June 2026
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Return on capital
five annual reports to December 2025
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Quality score: not known. Price score: 37 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.

$11.07 a share, 5% above its 1-year low

Over the past year the price has ranged from $10.52 to $11.38.

Pays no dividend

Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).

Five years of cash, in billions

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2025
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Debt to equity
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Shares outstanding
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Health checks

  • Free cash flow positiveNot enough data
  • Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
  • Financial strength (Piotroski)Not enough data
  • Profit backed by cash (accruals)Not enough data
  • DebtUnknown
  • Revenue growth, five yearsUnknown

The quarter to June 2026

How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

  • Profit: $720,170, down 54% on a year ago.
  • It has $2,068 more cash than debt, down from $555,805 a year ago.
Profit by quarter
Profit by quarter
Quarter toAmount
June 2024$106,303
September 2024$2m
March 2025$2m
June 2025$2m
September 2025$1m
December 2025$1m
March 2026$778,261
June 2026$720,170

From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.

Dates

Next results (estimated)
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Last annual report (10-K)
9 March 2026
Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
12 November 2026

Who owns it

None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 17 funds in all.

Jun '25
Dec '25
Jun '26
Largest holders overall

From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Big holders and activists

9 investors own more than 5%.

From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.

What insiders did

No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 12 months.

From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.

Warning signs in its filings

Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.

1 serious warning sign in Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman’s filings.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 9 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 13 Aug 2026 and 8 later 8-Ks.

  • Doubt it can keep going

    Serious

    The company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.

    “The working capital deficit and the expectation of significant future costs raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.”
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    The Company has until December 20, 2026 to consummate the initial Business Combination (assuming no further extensions). If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will trigger an automatic winding up, dissolution and liquidation pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Articles. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. The working capital deficit and the expectation of significant future costs raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. Additionally, Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution, should the Company be unable to complete a Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 20, 2026. Management plans to address this uncertainty through the closing of its proposed Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

    From the 10-Q filed 13 August 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing

A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.

What could go wrong

  • It owes more than it owns on paper (negative equity). Often that's from borrowing to buy back shares.

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