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C3.AI INC-A (AI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:AI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US12468P1049 - Common Stock

32.81  +0.8 (+2.5%)

Premarket: 34.75 +1.94 (+5.91%)

Fundamental Rating

4

Overall AI gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated AI against 285 industry peers in the Software industry. AI has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. AI shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AI has reported negative net income.
In the past year AI has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years AI always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years AI always reported negative operating cash flow.
AI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of AI (-26.22%) is worse than 75.27% of its industry peers.
AI has a worse Return On Equity (-31.94%) than 62.72% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -26.22%
ROE -31.94%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-22.57%
ROA(5y)-19.02%
ROE(3y)-26.78%
ROE(5y)-23.69%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -10 -20 -30

1.3 Margins

AI's Gross Margin of 59.71% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AI is outperformed by 62.37% of its industry peers.
AI's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AI so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 59.71%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.77%
GM growth 5Y-2.96%
AI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 -100

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, AI has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, AI has more shares outstanding
There is no outstanding debt for AI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
AI Yearly Shares OutstandingAI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
AI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 12.19 indicates that AI is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
AI has a Altman-Z score of 12.19. This is amongst the best in the industry. AI outperforms 84.95% of its industry peers.
AI has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 12.19
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC11.19%
AI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

AI has a Current Ratio of 7.52. This indicates that AI is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 7.52, AI belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.62% of the companies in the same industry.
AI has a Quick Ratio of 7.52. This indicates that AI is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
AI has a better Quick ratio (7.52) than 94.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 7.52
Quick Ratio 7.52
AI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 14.63%, which is quite good.
Looking at the last year, AI shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 21.74%.
AI shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 27.66% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.63%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%53.85%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.74%
Revenue growth 3Y19.24%
Revenue growth 5Y27.66%
Sales Q2Q%28.83%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AI will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 25.64% on average per year.
AI is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 29.19% yearly.
EPS Next Y-39.86%
EPS Next 2Y-4.2%
EPS Next 3Y25.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year25.87%
Revenue Next 2Y24.28%
Revenue Next 3Y24.27%
Revenue Next 5Y29.19%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
AI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 500M 1B
AI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 2 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

AI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year AI is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
AI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 -50

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
AI Per share dataAI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as AI's earnings are expected to grow with 25.64% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-4.2%
EPS Next 3Y25.64%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AI does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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C3.AI INC-A

NYSE:AI (1/21/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

Premarket: 34.75 +1.94 (+5.91%)

32.81

+0.8 (+2.5%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)12-09 2024-12-09/amc
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners47.98%
Inst Owner Change-0.06%
Ins Owners8.77%
Ins Owner Change-0.16%
Market Cap4.23B
Analysts50.43
Price Target36.01 (9.75%)
Short Float %19.04%
Short Ratio2.65
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)63.87%
Min EPS beat(2)63.69%
Max EPS beat(2)64.04%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)61.77%
Min EPS beat(4)54.64%
Max EPS beat(4)64.7%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)53.34%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)51.23%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)40.16%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.61%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.62%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.6%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.61%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.62%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.16%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.2%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.9%
PT rev (1m)43.17%
PT rev (3m)40.58%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-18.38%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-17.27%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.11%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.41%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 12.22
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 4.93
P/tB 4.93
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.35
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.5
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.45
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.37
OCFYN/A
SpS2.68
BVpS6.66
TBVpS6.65
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -26.22%
ROE -31.94%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 59.71%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-22.57%
ROA(5y)-19.02%
ROE(3y)-26.78%
ROE(5y)-23.69%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.77%
GM growth 5Y-2.96%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.33
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 82.31%
Cap/Sales 2.99%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 7.52
Quick Ratio 7.52
Altman-Z 12.19
F-Score3
WACC11.19%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)492.41%
Cap/Depr(5y)347.34%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.51%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.05%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.63%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%53.85%
EPS Next Y-39.86%
EPS Next 2Y-4.2%
EPS Next 3Y25.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.74%
Revenue growth 3Y19.24%
Revenue growth 5Y27.66%
Sales Q2Q%28.83%
Revenue Next Year25.87%
Revenue Next 2Y24.28%
Revenue Next 3Y24.27%
Revenue Next 5Y29.19%
EBIT growth 1Y-4.66%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year12.13%
EBIT Next 3Y14.6%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y71.04%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y69.67%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A