On the stock market since 2007, it operates in the world of energy. It has 577 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
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.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: Right now the product sells for less than it costs to make; every sale deepens the loss.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 77% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Sales run at $426.5M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 25 buys and 13 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $2.75 — 26% above today’s price.
A loss of $222.0M against $426.5M 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, CLNE sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CLNE 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.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (30/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.