Develops and manufactures lithium batteries. Sells lithium batteries to various markets. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Average growth of 39% 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.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 69% 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 39% a year on average.
Sales run at $195.2M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 13 buys and 4 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $9.4M against $195.2M in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, CBAT sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CBAT is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.