Capstone Energy Plus, Inc. · Engines & Turbines

CEPL

Elevated riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with shrinking sales, with elevated risk.

Going well

Profitable
Sales up 24% last year

Watch out for

Sales down 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Owes more than it owns (negative equity)
Share count growing 6.6% a year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$2.80+6.1% that day

Company value: $52M; Share price times all shares
Price vs sales: 0.50x; No profit over the last year, so this compares value with sales instead
Cash vs value: 62%; A big cushion: cash is a large part of what the company is worth
Debt vs value: 49%; Debt as a share of company value

From CEPL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$24.9M-11% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $103.1M, up 5.4% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 9.4% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of CEPL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+5% a yearRecently: +5.4% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 3.4%P/E at the end15xMany steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+7% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$132M

Profit in 5 years$4M

Price these guesses point to$2.28-19% vs $2.80 todayAbout -4.1% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 15x P/E, sales would have to grow about 9.4% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

0/6Weak

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.2.6%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.2 of 10 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$3.4M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+21.1% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.32.0%

Revenue: $106.0M; +23.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: +9.4%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $25.3M
Current ratio: 0.69x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.