Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Develops tactical missile systems (TMS). Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Average growth of 45% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 64% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $2.0B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 38 buys and 35 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $265.1M against $2.0B in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2.4 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, AVAV sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: AVAV has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (26/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.