CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a current P/E ratio of 148.0, compared to its historical median P/E of 22.0. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 11.2%. This indicates solid capital allocation.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a market capitalization of $80M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Based on historical P/E analysis, CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) appears expensive. The current P/E of 148.0 is 572% above its historical median of 22.0. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 6.7%.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) operates in the Pottery & Related Products industry, within the Materials sector.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) reported annual revenue of $33 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
CPS Technologies Corp. (the “ Company” or “ CPS”) is a Massachusetts-based advanced materials company founded in 1984 (originally as Ceramics Process Systems Corporation) and publicly listed on Nasdaq since 1987. Renamed CPS Technologies Corp. in 2007, the Company designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance material solutions for global customers across diverse markets, including transportation, energy, automotive, electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, and defense. CPS possesses significant proprietary expertise in metal matrix composites (MMCs), which are custom-engineered materials that combine metals and ceramics to deliver superior performance properties. Due to these properties, which include improved thermal conductivity, stiffness, durability, lighter weight, and thermal expansion matching compared to conventional materials, the Company's products are well suited for applications with high performance demands.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 32M | 33M | 21M | 28M | 27M | 22M |
| Net Income | 30K | 420K | -3.1M | 1.4M | 2.1M | 3.2M |
| EPS | $0.01 | $0.03 | $-0.22 | $0.09 | $0.15 | $0.22 |
| Free Cash Flow | 91K | -487K | -4.5M | 549K | 3.1M | 1.5M |
| ROIC | -0.4% | 2.5% | -19.7% | 13.3% | 20.6% | 39.2% |
| Gross Margin | 14.5% | 16.2% | -0.6% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 21.3% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -208K | 444K | -4.4M | 1.7M | 2.2M | 513K |
| Operating Margin | -0.6% | 1.4% | -20.7% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| ROE | 0.1% | 2.1% | -19.7% | 8.3% | 14.8% | 32.9% |
| Shares Outstanding | 18M | 14M | 14M | 15M | 14M | 15M |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 23M | 22M | 15M | 15M | 22M | 21M | 21M | 22M | 27M | 28M | 21M | 33M | 32M |
| Gross Margin | 23.6% | 21.4% | 14.0% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 21.3% | 27.5% | 24.8% | -0.6% | 16.2% | 14.5% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 868K | 868K |
| SG&A | 4.3M | 4.0M | 3.3M | 3.6M | 3.8M | 3.1M | 3.3M | 4.3M | 5.1M | 5.1M | 4.3M | 4.8M | 4.9M |
| EBIT | 1.2M | 619K | -1.2M | -2.0M | -901K | -597K | 914K | 513K | 2.2M | 1.7M | -4.4M | 444K | -208K |
| Op. Margin | 5.3% | 2.8% | -7.7% | -13.4% | -4.2% | -2.8% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 8.4% | 6.2% | -20.7% | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| Net Income | 1.0M | 451K | -454K | -1.7M | -3.7M | -638K | 908K | 3.2M | 2.1M | 1.4M | -3.1M | 420K | 30K |
| Net Margin | 4.3% | 2.1% | -3.0% | -11.8% | -17.2% | -3.0% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 8.0% | 5.0% | -14.8% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | -40K | 0 | 14K | -7K | 11K | 2K | 3K | 0 | 0 | 15K | 15K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -12.2% | -8.8% | 14.8% | 39.2% | 20.6% | 13.3% | -19.7% | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| ROE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -48.9% | -11.4% | 15.5% | 32.9% | 14.8% | 8.3% | -19.7% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| ROA | 10.8% | 4.7% | -5.3% | -24.7% | -54.8% | -8.8% | 11.5% | 23.7% | 10.5% | 6.3% | -15.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.3M | 1.6M | 596K | -1.8M | -374K | -1.3M | 1.7M | 2.0M | 3.6M | 1.3M | -3.5M | 244K | 1.2M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.3M | 1.6M | 596K | -1.8M | -374K | -1.3M | 1.3M | 1.5M | 3.1M | 549K | -4.5M | -487K | 91K |
| Owner Earnings | -7.1M | -7.3M | -8.3M | -2.6M | -1.2M | -1.9M | 1.0M | 1.4M | 2.9M | 574K | -4.3M | -631K | 418K |
| CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323K | 514K | 440K | 718K | 994K | 731K | 1.1M |
| Maint. CapEx | 8.0M | 8.6M | 8.7M | 567K | 568K | 526K | 530K | 469K | 446K | 489K | 547K | 601K | 588K |
| Growth CapEx | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 45K | 0 | 229K | 447K | 129K | 526K |
| D&A | 8.0M | 8.6M | 8.7M | 567K | 568K | 526K | 530K | 469K | 446K | 489K | 547K | 601K | 588K |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.4% | 25.6% | 12.4% | 56.7% | N/A | 299.9% | 92.4% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 107K | 172K | 10K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 349K | 284K | 193K | 287K | 221K | 134K | 118K | 174K | 250K | 205K | 310K | 273K | 199K |
| Debt Repayment | 76K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37K | -120K | -4.9M | -7.7M | -8.4M | -4.1M | -13M | -13M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 2.3M | 3.4M | 3.4M | 1.3M | 629K | 134K | 195K | 5.1M | 8.3M | 8.8M | 3.3M | 4.5M | 13M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23K | 25K | 155K | 99K | 55K | 8K | 8K | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | 342.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -25.9 | -13.5 | 8.7 | 47.1 | 280.9 | 333.5 | -2012.4 | 17075.9 | 17075.9 |
| Equity | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.8M | 5.3M | 6.4M | 13M | 16M | 17M | 15M | 25M | 24M |
| Total Assets | 9.3M | 9.7M | 7.4M | 6.5M | 7.0M | 7.5M | 8.3M | 19M | 22M | 22M | 19M | 30M | 29M |
| Total Liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.7M | 3.7M | 2.0M | 5.6M | 6.0M | 4.3M | 4.4M | 4.9M | 4.7M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 22K | 21K |
| Retained Earnings | -24M | -24M | -24M | -26M | -30M | -30M | -29M | -26M | -24M | -23M | -26M | -25M | -26M |
| Working Capital | 6.9M | 7.2M | 6.1M | 4.8M | 4.4M | 3.8M | 5.1M | 9.0M | 12M | 14M | 9.9M | 20M | 19M |
| Current Assets | 9.3M | 9.7M | 7.4M | 6.5M | 7.0M | 7.5M | 6.9M | 14M | 18M | 18M | 14M | 25M | 24M |
| Current Liabilities | 2.4M | 2.6M | 1.3M | 1.7M | 2.7M | 3.7M | 1.8M | 5.1M | 5.4M | 4.1M | 4.3M | 4.7M | 4.5M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.07 | 0.03 | -0.03 | -0.13 | -0.28 | -0.05 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.09 | -0.22 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Owner EPS | -0.50 | -0.49 | -0.55 | -0.20 | -0.09 | -0.15 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.04 | -0.30 | -0.05 | 0.02 |
| Book Value | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.90 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.76 | 1.36 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.04 | -0.14 | -0.03 | -0.10 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.08 | -0.24 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 14.3M | 15.0M | 15.1M | 13.2M | 13.2M | 12.8M | 13.0M | 14.6M | 14.2M | 15.2M | 14.3M | 14.0M | 18.0M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 42.1 | 83.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 35.3 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 26.2 | N/A | 107.0 | 762.3 |
| P/FCF | 33.0 | 24.1 | 41.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23.8 | 38.4 | 11.8 | 65.4 | N/A | N/A | 878.8 |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.8 | 92.3 | 9.1 | 10.8 | N/A | 71.5 | N/A |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Price/Sales | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| FCF Yield | 3.0% | 4.1% | 2.4% | -7.7% | -2.7% | -9.4% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 8.5% | 1.5% | -19.4% | -1.1% | 0.1% |
| Market Cap | 42M | 38M | 25M | 23M | 14M | 13M | 32M | 57M | 37M | 36M | 23M | 45M | 80M |
| Avg. Price | 2.78 | 2.56 | 1.71 | 1.36 | 1.48 | 1.20 | 1.63 | 7.97 | 3.40 | 2.77 | 1.75 | 2.62 | 4.44 |
| Year-End Price | 2.95 | 2.50 | 1.65 | 1.77 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 2.58 | 2.36 | 1.62 | 3.21 | 4.44 |
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ trades at 148.0x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 22.0x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 11.2% with a gross margin of 17.8%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +15.7%.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a net profit margin of 1.3%. This is a modest margin.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) generated $-487 thousand in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.03 in its most recent fiscal year.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.1%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a 5-year average gross margin of 17.8%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ (CPSH) has a book value per share of $1.76, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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