Mentor Capital, Inc. (MNTR)
Mentor Capital, Inc. operates as a private equity firm, primarily focused on strategic acquisitions and cultivating nascent, high-growth businesses. The firm offers non-controlling equity funding and crucial liquidity options to smaller enterprises and their owners, with a particular emphasis on the burgeoning medical, recreational, and social-use cannabis sectors. Its investment strategy includes both public and private entities, as well as companies undertaking shelf IPOs, aiming to grant proprietors of private firms access to public markets. A specialized area of expertise for Mentor Capital is pre-initial public offering (pre-IPO) investments within the cannabis industry. For shelf IPO considerations, the firm mandates that target companies report annual sales surpassing $40 million. Mentor Capital typically aims to secure significant ownership positions in the companies it supports. A strict investment prerequisite is that all potential portfolio companies must demonstrate profitability. Founded in 1985, Mentor Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Ramona, California.
Sector: Investors, NEC
Industry: Financial - Capital Markets
Mentor Capital, Inc.
OTC:MNTRFinancial Services · Financial - Capital Markets
+16.68%$0.0377
Mkt Cap$1.04M
Float23.48M
O/S27.59M
Inst Own-
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$167K
Net Income-$574K
Total Assets$2.86M
Free Cash Flow-$503K
Debt & Equity
Equity 100%
Total Debt$0
Total Equity$2.32M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History
No splits on record
Nothing in MNTR's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.
Balance Sheet Details
Assets$2.86M
Liabilities$542K
Accounts Receivable$26K
Accounts Payable$361
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$10K
Goodwill$0
Intangible Assets$1.27M
Income Statement
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2013 | FY 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| Revenue | $167K | $0 | $0 | $35K | $6.01M | $4.83M | $4.33M | $5.28M | $3.18M | $2.76M | $2.56M | $2.15M | $32K | $32K |
| YoY Growth | - | - | - | -99.4% | 24.5% | 11.5% | -18.1% | 65.9% | 15.3% | 7.8% | 19.2% | 6617.9% | 0.0% | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.14M | $3.3M | $3.05M | $3.7M | $2.08M | $1.79M | $1.57M | $1.38M | $0 | $0 |
| Gross Profit | $167K | -$1K | -$2K | $35K | $1.87M | $1.53M | $1.28M | $1.58M | $1.11M | $976K | $996K | $773K | $32K | $32K |
| Gross Margin | 100.0% | - | - | 100.0% | 31.1% | 31.6% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 34.8% | 35.3% | 38.9% | 36.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Research and Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Selling, General, and Administrative | $780K | $780K | $1.78M | $495K | $2.28M | $2.6M | $3.03M | $2.15M | $2.32M | $1.87M | $1.77M | $1.86M | $293K | $295K |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Operating Expenses | $780K | $780K | $1.78M | $495K | $2.28M | $2.6M | $3.03M | $2.17M | $2.32M | $1.87M | $1.77M | $1.86M | $293K | $273K |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | -$614K | -$780K | -$1.78M | -$460K | -$404K | -$1.07M | -$1.75M | -$587K | -$1.21M | -$896K | -$772K | -$1.09M | -$261K | -$263K |
| Operating Margin | -367.8% | - | - | -1312.4% | -6.7% | -22.3% | -40.4% | -11.1% | -38.0% | -32.4% | -30.1% | -50.5% | -815.3% | -821.0% |
| Interest Expense | $0 | $0 | $16K | $34K | $62K | $35K | $23K | $17K | $73K | $41K | $16K | $21K | $2K | $0 |
| Interest Income | $42K | $171K | $75K | $59K | $70K | $93K | $108K | $168K | $738K | $115K | $75K | $36K | $5K | $5K |
| Other Income (Expense) | $44K | -$44K | $4.86M | -$145K | $158K | $407K | -$1.66M | $186K | $505K | $53K | $11K | $621K | $3K | $28K |
| Income Before Tax (EBT) | -$570K | -$824K | $3.09M | -$605K | -$247K | -$667K | -$3.4M | -$401K | -$706K | -$843K | -$762K | -$465K | -$258K | -$235K |
| Income Tax Expense | $4K | $15K | $8K | $7K | $10K | $10K | $15K | $19K | $9K | $12K | $3K | $36K | $800 | $2K |
| Net Income | -$574K | -$840K | $3.16M | -$471K | -$273K | -$726K | -$3.44M | -$409K | -$754K | -$858K | -$800K | -$473K | -$259K | -$237K |
| Net Income Margin | -344.2% | - | - | -1344.0% | -4.5% | -15.0% | -79.4% | -7.7% | -23.7% | -31.1% | -31.2% | -22.0% | -808.7% | -739.7% |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||||||||
| EPS | -0.03 | -0.04 | 0.14 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.15 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.07 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.03 | -0.03 | 0.12 | -0.02 | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.15 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.07 |
| Weighted Average OS | 21.69M | 23.47M | 22.98M | 22.94M | 22.85M | 22.85M | 23.12M | 23.08M | 22.35M | 20.98M | 15.54M | 11.37M | 5.74M | 3.33M |
| EBITDA | -$514K | -$823K | $3.11M | -$569K | $15K | -$522K | -$3.3M | -$363K | -$617K | -$777K | -$711K | -$409K | -$254K | -$220K |
| EBITDA Margin | -308.0% | - | - | -1623.4% | 0.2% | -10.8% | -76.3% | -6.9% | -19.4% | -28.1% | -27.7% | -19.0% | -793.4% | -688.5% |
Balance Sheet
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2013 | FY 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $49K | $2.18M | $2.43M | $283K | $454K | $506K | $687K | $1.47M | $834K | $1.31M | $74K | $326K | $40K | $15K |
| Short-Term Investments | $1.4M | $1.12M | $647K | $0 | $1K | $61K | $4K | $480K | $306K | $0 | $130K | $121K | $21K | $0 |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $1.44M | $3.3M | $3.08M | $283K | $455K | $567K | $691K | $1.95M | $1.14M | $1.31M | $204K | $447K | $62K | $15K |
| Accounts Receivable | $26K | $0 | $1.02M | $600 | $875K | $604K | $910K | $685K | $2.51M | $395K | $380K | $301K | $0 | $2K |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4K | $0 | $0 | $700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Current Assets | $8K | $7K | $7K | $1.37M | $0 | $18K | $57K | $78K | $359K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $192K | $472K |
| Total Current Assets | $1.48M | $3.31M | $4.1M | $1.72M | $1.35M | $1.19M | $1.66M | $2.76M | $4.02M | $1.75M | $609K | $806K | $404K | $490K |
| Long-Term Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Property, Plant & Equipment Net | $10K | $518 | $2K | $147K | $842K | $563K | $526K | $43K | $41K | $37K | $47K | $82K | $4K | $4K |
| Goodwill | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $1.43M | $0 | $0 |
| Intangible Assets | $1.27M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Long-Term Investments | $104K | $104K | $343K | $410K | $507K | $509K | $591K | $670K | $1.47M | $538K | $576K | $66K | $66K | $9.73M |
| Deferred Tax Assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $417K | $0 | $0 | $1.62M | $1.61M | $1.6M | $0 | $0 |
| Other Long-Term Assets | $0 | -$1 | $0 | $1.29M | $664K | $754K | $346K | $3.19M | $708K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $1.08M | -$9.74M |
| Total Long-Term Assets | $1.38M | $105K | $345K | $3.27M | $3.44M | $3.25M | $3.31M | $5.33M | $3.64M | $3.63M | $3.67M | $3.19M | $1.15M | $9.74M |
| Other Assets | $0 | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.08M |
| Total Assets | $2.86M | $3.41M | $4.45M | $4.99M | $4.79M | $4.44M | $4.97M | $8.09M | $7.66M | $5.38M | $4.28M | $3.99M | $1.55M | $11.31M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts Payable | $361 | $3K | $3K | $8K | $41K | $19K | $74K | $67K | $60K | $26K | $119K | $66K | $21K | $0 |
| Short-Term Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32K | $255K | $42K | $51K | $93K | $34K | $28K | $81K | $79K | $0 | $0 |
| Current Income Tax Payable | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Unearned Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16K | $16K | $23K | $86K | $0 | $0 | $866 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $664K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32K | $99K |
| Total Current Liabilities | $39K | $46K | $95K | $1.02M | $934K | $540K | $592K | $607K | $319K | $219K | $396K | $311K | $59K | $119K |
| Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $213K | $225K | $222K | $0 | $25K | $29K | $69K | $20K | $31K | $0 | $0 |
| Long-Term Unearned Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | $503K | $477K | $437K | $1.15M | $1.13M | $1.14M | $1.11M | $1.03M | $969K | $1.04M | $484K | $273K | $1.79M | $0 |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $503K | $477K | $437K | $2.25M | $1.77M | $1.57M | $1.36M | $1.05M | $998K | $1.11M | $504K | $304K | $1.79M | $0 |
| Other Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $542K | $522K | $531K | $3.27M | $2.71M | $2.11M | $1.95M | $1.66M | $1.32M | $1.33M | $900K | $615K | $1.85M | $119K |
| Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 |
| Common Stock | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $7M | $2.39M | $2.14M |
| Retained Earnings | -$9.6M | -$9.03M | -$8.19M | -$11.35M | -$10.87M | -$10.6M | -$9.88M | -$6.44M | -$6.06M | -$5.31M | -$4.45M | -$3.65M | -$3.18M | -$2.92M |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35K | $0 | -$13K | -$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Stockholders' Equity | $11.92M | $11.92M | $12.1M | $13.09M | $13.07M | $13.07M | $13.07M | $13.07M | $12.6M | $9.57M | $8.01M | $235K | $496K | $496K |
| Total Equity | $2.32M | $2.89M | $3.92M | $1.74M | $2.2M | $2.47M | $3.2M | $6.64M | $6.53M | $4.26M | $3.56M | $3.58M | -$294K | -$285K |
| Minority Interest | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$17K | -$121K | -$138K | -$186K | -$202K | -$187K | -$206K | -$185K | -$205K | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $2.86M | $3.41M | $4.45M | $5.01M | $4.91M | $4.58M | $5.15M | $8.29M | $7.85M | $5.58M | $4.46M | $4.2M | $1.55M | -$166K |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.42M | $1.11M | $674K | $531K | $118K | $63K | $97K | $100K | $110K | $0 | $0 |
| Net Debt | -$49K | -$2.18M | -$2.43M | $1.14M | $657K | $167K | -$156K | -$1.35M | -$772K | -$1.21M | $27K | -$216K | -$40K | -$15K |
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 | FY 2014 | FY 2013 | FY 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
| Period Ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | 2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
| Net Income | -$574K | -$840K | $3.08M | -$367K | -$256K | -$678K | -$3.42M | -$420K | -$715K | -$855K | -$765K | -$501K | -$259K | -$237K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $100K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $199K | $110K | $79K | $21K | $16K | $26K | $35K | $36K | $2K | $4K |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Changes in Working Capital: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts Receivable | -$26K | $15K | -$26K | $20K | -$218K | $300K | -$127K | -$391K | -$589K | -$39K | -$69K | -$96K | $0 | $0 |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $198K | $0 | -$33K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounts Payable | -$3K | $14 | -$4K | -$9K | $22K | -$55K | $7K | $7K | $35K | $75K | $53K | $32K | $892 | $0 |
| Other Working Capital | $21K | -$9K | -$642K | $87K | $110 | $114K | $12K | $526K | -$338K | $502K | $95K | $405K | $193K | $0 |
| Total Working Capital Change | -$8K | $6K | -$673K | $97K | $3K | $359K | -$142K | $142K | -$892K | $538K | $78K | $341K | $194K | $0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$15K | $206K | -$4.43M | $440K | -$161K | -$349K | $2.49M | -$35K | $108K | -$55K | $18K | -$1.22M | $280 | $18K |
| Net Cash from Operating | -$497K | -$627K | -$2.02M | $172K | -$216K | -$557K | -$997K | -$293K | -$1.48M | -$346K | -$632K | -$1.35M | -$62K | -$215K |
| Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||
| Capital Expenditures | -$6K | $0 | -$2K | -$83K | -$123K | -$77K | -$36K | -$26K | -$20K | -$30K | -$18K | -$32K | -$2K | -$2K |
| Acquisitions | $0 | $0 | $130K | $0 | $92K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$550 | -$2K | -$43K | $0 | $0 |
| Purchases of Investments | -$615K | -$1.42M | -$660K | $0 | -$38K | -$84K | $0 | -$1.45M | -$1.07M | $0 | -$1K | -$209K | -$24K | $0 |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $982K | $118K | $176 | $73K | $38K | $286K | $109K | $755K | $55K | $125K | $37K | $0 | $0 |
| Other Investing Activities | -$1.02M | $1M | $7.48M | $440K | $102K | -$30K | $60K | $1.74M | -$997K | $43K | -$117K | -$1.49M | -$136K | -$41K |
| Net Cash from Investing | -$1.64M | $562K | $7.07M | $356K | $105K | -$153K | $310K | $366K | -$1.33M | $67K | -$13K | -$1.74M | -$163K | -$43K |
| Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Repaid | - | - | - | $185K | -$58K | -$547K | $82K | -$56K | $35K | -$67K | $20K | $51K | - | $81 |
| Common Stock Issuance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.4M | $1.54M | $332K | $3.43M | $278K | $0 |
| Common Stock Repurchases | -$1 | -$184K | -$8K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$228K | $0 | $0 | -$16K | -$19K | -$28K | -$3K |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Financing Activities | $0 | $0 | -$3.4M | $14K | $0 | $10K | -$3K | $626K | $2.38M | -$24K | $86K | $15K | $0 | $39K |
| Net Cash from Financing | -$1 | -$184K | -$3.41M | -$193K | $58K | $529K | -$97K | $563K | $2.34M | $1.52M | $393K | $3.37M | $250K | $272K |
| Forex Effect | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$2.13M | -$249K | $2.15M | $336K | -$52K | -$180K | -$784K | $636K | -$477K | $1.24M | -$253K | $286K | $25K | $15K |
| Supplementary Data | ||||||||||||||
| Operating Cash Flow | -$497K | -$627K | -$2.02M | $172K | -$216K | -$557K | -$997K | -$293K | -$1.48M | -$346K | -$632K | -$1.35M | -$62K | -$215K |
| Capital Expenditure | -$6K | -$5 | -$2K | -$83K | -$123K | -$77K | -$36K | -$26K | -$20K | -$30K | -$18K | -$32K | -$2K | -$2K |
| Free Cash Flow | -$503K | -$627K | -$2.02M | $89K | -$339K | -$634K | -$1.03M | -$318K | -$1.5M | -$376K | -$651K | -$1.38M | -$64K | -$217K |
| Cash at Beginning | $2.18M | $2.43M | $283K | $454K | $506K | $687K | $1.47M | $834K | $1.31M | $74K | $326K | $40K | $15K | $757 |
| Cash at End | $49K | $2.18M | $2.43M | $790K | $454K | $506K | $687K | $1.47M | $834K | $1.31M | $74K | $326K | $40K | $15K |