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Cepton NasdaqCM:CPTN Stock Report

Last Price

US$2.91

Market Cap

US$46.3m

7D

6.2%

1Y

-22.0%

Updated

26 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

CPTN Stock Overview

Cepton, Inc. provides lidar-based solutions for automotive, smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally.

CPTN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Cepton, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Cepton
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$2.91
52 Week HighUS$8.90
52 Week LowUS$2.38
Beta0.15
1 Month Change4.30%
3 Month Change4.30%
1 Year Change-21.98%
3 Year Change-97.01%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO-96.95%

Recent News & Updates

After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Apr 05
After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook

Apr 03
Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook

Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Mar 27
Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Recent updates

After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Apr 05
After Leaping 28% Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook

Apr 03
Time To Worry? Analysts Just Downgraded Their Cepton, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTN) Outlook

Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Mar 27
Here's Why We're Watching Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Sep 22
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Cepton's (NASDAQ:CPTN) Cash Burn Situation

Shareholders In Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Should Look Beyond Earnings For The Full Story

Aug 24
Shareholders In Cepton (NASDAQ:CPTN) Should Look Beyond Earnings For The Full Story

Cepton picks internal executive for COO role

Aug 01

Cepton: Better Times Ahead

Jul 22

Cepton: Short Squeezes Provide Interesting Short Selling Opportunities

Mar 01

Shareholder Returns

CPTNUS ElectronicUS Market
7D6.2%4.0%2.9%
1Y-22.0%21.0%22.2%

Return vs Industry: CPTN underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned 21.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CPTN underperformed the US Market which returned 21.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CPTN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CPTN volatility
CPTN Average Weekly Movement9.4%
Electronic Industry Average Movement6.9%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: CPTN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: CPTN's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
201687Jun Peiwww.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

How do Cepton's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CPTN fundamental statistics
Market capUS$46.33m
Earnings (TTM)-US$48.55m
Revenue (TTM)US$13.06m

3.5x

P/S Ratio

-1.0x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CPTN income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$13.06m
Cost of RevenueUS$9.51m
Gross ProfitUS$3.55m
Other ExpensesUS$52.10m
Earnings-US$48.55m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-3.05
Gross Margin27.19%
Net Profit Margin-371.83%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did CPTN perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison
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