Aeluma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU)

Sector: Technology Industry: Semiconductors CIK: 0001828805
Market Cap 323.65 Mn
P/B 7.91
P/E -85.50
P/S 58.11
ROIC (Qtr) -9.91
Div Yield % 0.00
Rev 1y % (Qtr) 187.94
Total Debt (Qtr) 1.18 Mn
Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.03

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Price action

Investment thesis

Bull case

  • Healthy cash reserves of 25.92M provide 137.14x coverage of short-term debt 189000, demonstrating strong liquidity position and minimal refinancing risk.
  • Strong tangible asset base of 42.65M provides 36.12x coverage of total debt 1.18M, indicating robust asset backing and low credit risk.
  • Short-term investments of 12.23M provide solid 39.96x coverage of other current liabilities 306000, indicating strong liquidity.
  • Tangible assets of 42.65M provide robust 139.39x coverage of other current liabilities 306000, indicating strong asset backing.
  • Cash reserves of 25.92M provide robust 33.75x coverage of current liabilities 768000, indicating strong short-term solvency.

Bear case

  • Investment activities of (369363) provide weak support for R&D spending of 1.50M, which is -0.25x, suggesting potentially insufficient investment in innovation relative to other capital deployment.
  • The company's operating cash flow of (1.03M) shows concerning coverage of stock compensation expenses of 2.79M, with a -0.37 ratio indicating potential earnings quality issues.
  • Free cash flow of (1.40M) provides weak coverage of capital expenditures of 369363, with a -3.79 ratio suggesting additional external financing needs for growth initiatives.
  • Operating earnings of (3.79M) show weak coverage of depreciation charges of 416875, with a -9.08 ratio indicating high capital intensity and potential reinvestment needs.
  • High financing cash flow of 36.05M relative to working capital of 39.46M, which is 0.91x suggests concerning dependence on external funding for operational needs.

Peer comparison

Companies in the Semiconductors
S.No. Ticker Company Market Cap P/E P/S Total Debt (Qtr)
1 NVDA Nvidia Corp 4,516.69 Bn 45.53 24.14 10.48 Bn
2 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1,678.13 Bn 32.54 14.09 31.18 Bn
3 AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1,624.80 Bn 70.26 25.43 65.14 Bn
4 MU Micron Technology Inc 386.61 Bn 32.46 9.14 12.43 Bn
5 AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 330.88 Bn 100.08 10.33 3.87 Bn
6 INTC Intel Corp 300.63 Bn 1,518.33 5.63 46.55 Bn
7 QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De 195.07 Bn 35.20 4.40 14.81 Bn
8 TXN Texas Instruments Inc 173.86 Bn 34.48 10.07 14.05 Bn

Industry comparisons

Current Valuation Value Ind Avg Percentile
EV to Assets EV to Assets 7.52 4.22
EV to Cash from Ops. EV/CFO -311.29 -369.72
EV to Debt EV to Debt 271.77 90.98
EV to EBIT EV/EBIT -84.79 -66.75
EV to EBITDA EV/EBITDA -123.36 23.41
EV to Free Cash Flow [EV/FCF] EV/FCF -229.19 -8.88
EV to Market Cap EV to Market Cap 0.99 0.80
EV to Revenue EV/Rev 57.63 20.68
Price to Book Value [P/B] P/B 7.91 5.21
Price to Earnings [P/E] P/E -85.50 11.55
Dividend Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Dividend Coverage Ratio Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.00 2.39
Dividend Payout Ratio % Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 8.25
Dividend per Basic Share Div per Share (Qtr) 0.00 0.63
FCF Dividend Payout Ratio % FCF Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 9.91
Interest Coverage Int. cover (Qtr) 0.00 8.38
Growth Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Capex Growth (1y) % Capex 1y % (Qtr) -16.56 -155.98
Cash and Equivalents Growth (1y) % Cash & Equiv 1y % (Qtr) 640.04 45.60
Dividend Growth (1y) % Dividend Growth (1y) % 0.00 5.64
EBIAT Growth (1y) % EBIAT 1y % (Qtr) 0.64 26.23
EBITDA Growth (1y) % EBITDA 1y % (Qtr) 25.02 47.12
EBIT Growth (1y) % EBIT 1y % (Qtr) 0.64 25.83
EBT Growth (1y) % EBT 1y % (Qtr) 0.64 39.93
EPS Growth (1y) % EPS 1y % (Qtr) 16.13 24.64
FCF Growth (1y) % FCF 1y % (Qtr) 58.80 244.42
Gross Profit Growth (1y) % Gross Profit 1y % (Qtr) 635.14 43.10
Liquidity Ratios Value Ind Avg Percentile
Asset Utilization Ratio Asset Util Ratio (Qtr) 0.13 0.49
Cash Payout Ratio Cash Payout (Qtr) 0.00 0.09
Cash Ratio Cash Ratio (Qtr) 33.75 2.23
Current Ratio Curr Ratio (Qtr) 52.38 5.43
Debt to Equity Ratio Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.03 0.34
Interest Cover Ratio Int Coverage (Qtr) 0.00 8.38
Times Interest Earned Times Interest Earned (Qtr) 0.00 8.38
Profitability Value Ind Avg Percentile
EBITDA Margin % EBITDA Margin % (Qtr) -60.50 -112.38
EBIT Margin % EBIT Margin % (Qtr) -67.97 -91.98
EBT Margin % EBT Margin % (Qtr) -67.97 -132.25
Gross Margin % Gross Margin % (Qtr) 59.20 47.73
Net Profit Margin % Net Margin % (Qtr) -68.00 -133.26