| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
FLC Stock Overview
Fluence Corporation Limited provides water and wastewater treatment, and reuse solutions for the municipal, commercial, and industrial markets worldwide.
Fluence Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | AU$0.16 |
| 52 Week High | AU$0.26 |
| 52 Week Low | AU$0.15 |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| 1 Month Change | 3.23% |
| 3 Month Change | -13.51% |
| 1 Year Change | -33.33% |
| 3 Year Change | -57.33% |
| 5 Year Change | -81.29% |
| Change since IPO | -20.00% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| FLC | AU Machinery | AU Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -0.9% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | -33.3% | 12.1% | 10.3% |
Return vs Industry: FLC underperformed the Australian Machinery industry which returned 11.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FLC underperformed the Australian Market which returned 10.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| FLC volatility | |
|---|---|
| FLC Average Weekly Movement | 8.6% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 8.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AU Market | 15.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AU Market | 3.6% |
Stable Share Price: FLC is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FLC's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | n/a | Richard Irving | https://www.fluencecorp.com |
Fluence Corporation Limited provides water and wastewater treatment, and reuse solutions for the municipal, commercial, and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers NIROBOX for desalination of seawater and brackish water, as well as for the treatment of fresh and wastewater; NIROFLEX systems for desalination; ultrafiltration systems; and reverse osmosis systems. It also provides wastewater treatment products, such as Aspiral, a wastewater treatment solution; SUBRE membrane aerated biofilm reactor modules; EcoBox water reuse systems; Tipton packaged wastewater treatment plants; aeration equipment comprising aerators, mixers, and diffusers; and dissolved air flotation systems.
Fluence Fundamentals Summary
| FLC fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$72.23m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$15.83m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$83.29m |
0.9x
P/S Ratio-4.6x
P/E RatioIs FLC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| FLC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$83.29m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$65.67m |
| Gross Profit | US$17.62m |
| Expenses | US$33.45m |
| Earnings | -US$15.83m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.025 |
| Gross Margin | 21.15% |
| Net Profit Margin | -19.00% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 119.6% |
How did FLC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Fluence undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FLC (A$0.16) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$4.37)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FLC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FLC is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian Machinery industry average.
PE vs Market: FLC is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FLC's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FLC is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.6x) compared to the AU Machinery industry average (2.3x).
Future Growth
How is Fluence forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
138.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FLC is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: FLC is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: FLC is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: FLC's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (4.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FLC's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if FLC's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has Fluence performed over the past 5 years?
1.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FLC is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: FLC is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FLC is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 1.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare FLC's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: FLC is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (25.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FLC has a negative Return on Equity (-100.69%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Fluence's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FLC's short term assets ($107.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($93.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: FLC's short term assets ($107.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($33.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FLC has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if FLC's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable FLC has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: FLC is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 0.3% per year.
Dividend
What is Fluence current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FLC's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FLC's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FLC's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FLC's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FLC's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Australian market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Richard Irving
1.17yrs
Tenure
US$309,822
Compensation
Mr. Richard Irving serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is Managing Partner of Pond Venture Partners Ltd. Mr. Irving co-founded Pond Venture Partners Ltd. in 1997.He serves as Chief Executive Officer...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Richard's total compensation ($USD309.82K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD291.63K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Richard's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: FLC's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: FLC's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Fluence Corporation Limited's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Fluence Corporation Limited
- Ticker: FLC
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 2017
- Industry: Industrial Machinery
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Implied Market Cap: AU$99.977m
- Shares outstanding: 624.85m
- Website: https://www.fluencecorp.com
Location
- Fluence Corporation Limited
- 10 Bank Street
- Suite 830
- White Plains
- New York
- 10606
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/17 16:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.