Malaysia Manufacturing And Defense Expansion Will Unlock Battery Opportunities

Key Takeaways

• Expansion into defense and smart eyewear markets offers promising revenue growth opportunities, driven by compliance and high-margin premium pricing strategies.
  
• Upcoming high-volume production and next-gen battery advancements signal potential revenue and earnings growth aligned with 2025 smartphone and AR/VR launches.
  
• Dependence on smartphone market success and high-capital manufacturing investments could strain finances and pose risks if demand or production efficiency falters.

Catalysts

Designs, develops, and manufactures lithium-ion battery cells in the United States and internationally.

• Completion of the site acceptance testing for the high-volume manufacturing line in Malaysia is set to boost production capacity and support significant revenue growth with a focus on readiness for smartphone mass production in the fourth quarter of 2025.
  
• Successful shipment of early engineering smartphone battery samples and positive safety test results indicate future revenue increase potential, pending successful customer qualification for anticipated commercial smartphone launches in 2025.
  
• Expansion into the defense industry presents a near-term revenue growth catalyst, driven by increased demand for conventional graphite battery products and compliance with allied country supply chain requirements.
  
• Development and anticipated shipments of custom battery cells for smart eyewear devices and AR/VR markets starting mid-2025 create potential for higher margins due to premium pricing in these high-energy density applications.
  
• Ongoing advancements in next-generation battery models (EX-2M and EX-3M) and positive customer feedback on energy density performance suggest future earnings growth as these innovations meet evolving customer requirements and could enhance ASPs.

Enovix Future Earnings and Revenue Growth

Assumptions

• Analysts are assuming Enovix's revenue will grow by 171.2% annually over the next 3 years.
• Analysts are not forecasting that Enovix will become profitable in next 3 years. To represent the Analyst Price Target as a Future PE Valuation we will estimate Enovix's profit margin will increase from -963.2% to the average US Electrical industry of 10.5% in 3 years.
• If Enovix's profit margin were to converge on the industry average, you could expect earnings to reach $48.3 million (and earnings per share of $0.21) by about April 2028, up from $-222.2 million today. However, there is a considerable amount of disagreement amongst the analysts with the most bullish expecting $89.4 million in earnings, and the most bearish expecting $-111.5 million.
• In order for the above numbers to justify the analysts price target, the company would need to trade at a PE ratio of 163.9x on those 2028 earnings, up from -5.0x today. This future PE is greater than the current PE for the US Electrical industry at 21.8x.
• Analysts expect the number of shares outstanding to grow by 7.0% per year for the next 3 years.
• To value all of this in today's terms, we will use a discount rate of 7.95%, as per the Simply Wall St company report.

Enovix Future Earnings Per Share Growth

Risks

• Dependence on successful customer qualification and high-volume production for smartphones in late 2025 could pose risks if delays occur, potentially impacting revenue forecasts.
  
• High-capital expenditures required for ramping manufacturing lines could strain cash flow if customer demand does not materialize as anticipated.
  
• Non-GAAP EBITDA and EPS losses forecasted for Q1 2025 suggest continued financial strain, indicating potential challenges in achieving profitability.
  
• Competitive pressures from incumbent graphite battery technologies may constrain pricing power and market share gains, affecting future earnings growth.
  
• Uncertainties in scaling production and manufacturing efficiency can lead to delays or increased costs, adversely impacting net margins.

Valuation

• The analysts have a consensus price target of $26.909 for Enovix based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $100.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $10.0.
• In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2028, revenues will be $460.3 million, earnings will come to $48.3 million, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 163.9x, assuming you use a discount rate of 7.9%.
• Given the current share price of $5.83, the analyst price target of $26.91 is 78.3% higher.
• We always encourage you to reach your own conclusions though. So sense check these analyst numbers against your own assumptions and expectations based on your understanding of the business and what you believe is probable.