Provide aerial wildfire management services to U.S. State Governments. Offer firefighting support through a fleet of specialized aircraft. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 33% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 14.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 8% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 253% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
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 95% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 33% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 44 buys and 14 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 5/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 8/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 13/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, BAER sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BAER does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (8/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.