APPLIED DIGITAL CORP(NASDAQ:APLD) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to APLD. APLD was compared to 81 industry peers in the IT Services industry. Both the profitability and financial health of APLD have multiple concerns. APLD does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year APLD has reported negative net income.

APLD had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years APLD always reported negative net income.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: APLD reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

APLD has a worse Return On Assets (-17.56%) than 75.31% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of APLD (-55.25%) is worse than 74.07% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-17.56%
ROE	-55.25%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-18.69%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)-75.72%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

APLD's Gross Margin of 2.29% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. APLD is outperformed by 91.36% of its industry peers.

APLD does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	2.29%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

APLD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

APLD has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, APLD has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

APLD has an Altman-Z score of -0.01. This is a bad value and indicates that APLD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

APLD has a worse Altman-Z score (-0.01) than 77.78% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.08 is on the high side and indicates that APLD has dependencies on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.08, APLD is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.08
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.01

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.75%

2.3 Liquidity

APLD has a Current Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that APLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

APLD has a Current ratio of 0.77. This is amonst the worse of the industry: APLD underperforms 82.72% of its industry peers.

APLD has a Quick Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that APLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

APLD has a Quick ratio of 0.77. This is amonst the worse of the industry: APLD underperforms 82.72% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.77

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

APLD shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -152.54%.

APLD shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 198.93%.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-152.54%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%50%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)198.93%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%22.08%

3.2 Future

APLD is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -8.30% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 55.66% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y13.41%

EPS Next 2Y25.24%

EPS Next 3Y-8.3%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year61.39%

Revenue Next 2Y54.63%

Revenue Next 3Y55.66%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

APLD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year APLD is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of APLD indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: APLD is more expensive than 61.73% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	71.3

4.3 Compensation for Growth

APLD's earnings are expected to decrease with -8.30% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y25.24%

EPS Next 3Y-8.3%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

APLD does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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APPLIED DIGITAL CORP

NASDAQ:APLD (4/17/2025, 8:02:11 PM)

After market: 3.9211 -0.03 (-0.73%)

3.95

-0.13 (-3.19%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services

GICS IndustryIT Services

Earnings (Last)04-14 2025-04-14/amc

Earnings (Next)08-26 2025-08-26/amc

Inst Owners67.3%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners17.24%

Ins Owner Change-5.89%

Market Cap880.46M

Analysts82.67

Price Target12.69 (221.27%)

Short Float %31.86%

Short Ratio2.09

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector 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)1

Avg EPS beat(2)-141.29%

Min EPS beat(2)-331.37%

Max EPS beat(2)48.79%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-159.78%

Min EPS beat(4)-331.37%

Max EPS beat(4)48.79%

EPS beat(8)1

Avg EPS beat(8)-296.97%

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.64%

Min Revenue beat(2)-1.23%

Max Revenue beat(2)8.5%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)0.76%

Min Revenue beat(4)-18.15%

Max Revenue beat(4)13.92%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-7.11%

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)11.68%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)15.51%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-87.84%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.34%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.46%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.11%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.21%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	4.16
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.8
P/tB	1.8
EV/EBITDA	71.3

EPS(TTM)-1.49

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.45

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-2

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.55

OCFYN/A

SpS0.95

BVpS2.2

TBVpS2.2

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-17.56%
ROE	-55.25%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	2.29%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-18.69%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)-75.72%

ROE(5y)N/A

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 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.14

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.08
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	29.73
Cap/Depr	270.81%
Cap/Sales	152.08%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.77
Altman-Z	-0.01

F-Score2

WACC9.75%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)2572.19%

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)333.11%

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-152.54%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%50%

EPS Next Y13.41%

EPS Next 2Y25.24%

EPS Next 3Y-8.3%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)198.93%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%22.08%

Revenue Next Year61.39%

Revenue Next 2Y54.63%

Revenue Next 3Y55.66%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-282.18%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year191.74%

EBIT Next 3Y79.26%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-376.35%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-598.05%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

APPLIED DIGITAL CORP (APLD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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