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Aspen Aerogels, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aerogel insulation products primarily for use in the energy infrastructure and sustainable insulation materials markets in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. The company offers PyroThin thermal barriers for use in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage industries; Pyrogel XTE that reduces the risk of corrosion under insulation in energy infrastructure operating systems; Pyrogel HPS for applications within the power generation market; Pyrogel XTF to provide protection against fire; Cryogel Z for sub-ambient and cryogenic applications in the energy infrastructure market; and Spaceloft Subsea for use in pipe-in-pipe applications in offshore oil production. It also offers Spaceloft Grey and Spaceloft A2 for use in the sustainable insulation materials market; and Cryogel X201, which is used in designing cold systems, such as refrigerated appliances, cold storage equipment, and aerospace systems. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | -5.2% | -10% | -17% | -33% | -10% | -22% | -30% | -46% | -19% | -11% |
ROA | -4.5% | -8.3% | -15% | -34% | -14% | -22% | -22% | -12% | -7% | -4.3% |
ROE | -5.2% | -10% | -19% | -49% | -25% | -32% | -29% | -18% | -9.4% | -6.3% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is -26.79%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -1.31%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is -18.6%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +4.01%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is -27.1%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +6.29%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | - | - | - | - | - | -0.40 | - | -0.38 | -0.53 | -0.63 |
Debt Equity | - | - | - | - | - | 0.08 | - | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -0.63.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.04.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 12-2016 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 11% | 18% | 34% | 32% | 4% |
Net Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Stockholders Equity | 23% | 47% | 93% | 9.1% | 18% |
FCF | - | - | - | - | - |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +18%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +3.98%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +5.87%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +47.35%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +17.53%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +77.88%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -.