CPTN Stock Overview
Provides lidar-based solutions for automotive, smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Cepton, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$3.27 |
| 52 Week High | US$3.81 |
| 52 Week Low | US$2.38 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| 1 Month Change | 3.48% |
| 3 Month Change | 4.98% |
| 1 Year Change | 4.14% |
| 3 Year Change | -96.71% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | -96.58% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Will Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Jun 28
After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar
Apr 05Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook
Apr 03Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Mar 27Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation
Sep 22Shareholders In Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Should Look Beyond Earnings For The Full Story
Aug 24Cepton picks internal executive for COO role
Aug 01Cepton: Better Times Ahead
Jul 22Cepton: Short Squeezes Provide Interesting Short Selling Opportunities
Mar 01Shareholder Returns
| CPTN | US Electronic | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.5% | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1Y | 4.1% | 16.6% | 22.4% |
Return vs Industry: CPTN underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned 18.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CPTN underperformed the US Market which returned 23.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CPTN volatility | |
|---|---|
| CPTN Average Weekly Movement | 1.0% |
| Electronic Industry Average Movement | 6.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: CPTN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: CPTN's weekly volatility has decreased from 7% to 1% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 87 | Jun Pei | www.cepton.com |
Cepton, Inc. provides lidar-based solutions for automotive, smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers autograde lidar sensors, including Cepton Ultra, a slimmest lidar with MagnoSteer technology and proprietary ASIC chipset, enabling a combination of 300-meter range at 10% reflectivity and 0.05° resolution; Vista-X, a compact lidar solution with a range of up to 200m for long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications; and Nova, an extremely-small form factor lidar solution with a range of up to 30m for near-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and suitable for smart infrastructure applications. It also provides industrial grade lidar sensors, such as Vista-P, a compact lidar solution with a range of up to 200m for long-range applications in ADAS L2+/L3, AV L4/L5, and smart infrastructure applications; and Sora-P, an ultra-high scan rate, compact, and quasi line-scanning lidar solution that delivers high-fidelity profiling of objects moving at high speeds for free flow tolling and other industrial applications.
Cepton, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| CPTN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$52.01m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$25.97m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$17.87m |
2.9x
P/S Ratio-2.0x
P/E RatioIs CPTN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CPTN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$17.87m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$8.48m |
| Gross Profit | US$9.39m |
| Other Expenses | US$35.37m |
| Earnings | -US$25.97m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -1.62 |
| Gross Margin | 52.55% |
| Net Profit Margin | -145.34% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did CPTN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 09:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Cepton, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Richard Shannon | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Samik Chatterjee | J.P. Morgan |
| Matthew Galinko | Maxim Group |