CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC(NYSEARCA:CVU) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall CVU gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CVU against 66 industry peers in the Aerospace & Defense industry. While CVU is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CVU has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CVU was profitable.

CVU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

In multiple years CVU reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

In multiple years CVU reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of CVU (24.80%) is better than 98.44% of its industry peers.

With an excellent Return On Equity value of 68.52%, CVU belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 98.44% of the companies in the same industry.

The Return On Invested Capital of CVU (11.71%) is better than 93.75% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CVU is above the industry average of 7.98%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	24.8%
ROE	68.52%
ROIC	11.71%

ROA(3y)16.99%

ROA(5y)5.47%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)11.84%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

CVU has a Profit Margin of 20.63%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CVU outperforms 98.44% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 7.49%, CVU is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.13% of the companies in the same industry.

CVU has a Gross Margin of 20.51%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CVU outperforms 42.19% of its industry peers.

CVU's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.49%
PM (TTM)	20.63%
GM	20.51%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y20.83%

GM growth 5Y27.03%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CVU is still creating some value.

The number of shares outstanding for CVU has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

CVU has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for CVU has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.48, we must say that CVU is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CVU has a worse Altman-Z score (1.48) than 75.00% of its industry peers.

CVU has a debt to FCF ratio of 9.71. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as CVU would need 9.71 years to pay back of all of its debts.

With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 9.71, CVU is doing good in the industry, outperforming 60.94% of the companies in the same industry.

CVU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.62. This is a neutral value indicating CVU is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

CVU's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.62 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CVU outperforms 40.63% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.62
Debt/FCF	9.71
Altman-Z	1.48

ROIC/WACC1.14

WACC10.32%

2.3 Liquidity

CVU has a Current Ratio of 1.60. This is a normal value and indicates that CVU is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CVU's Current ratio of 1.60 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CVU is outperformed by 62.50% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.56 indicates that CVU should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.56, CVU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.06% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.6
Quick Ratio	1.56

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

CVU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 92.00%, which is quite impressive.

Looking at the last year, CVU shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.87% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, CVU shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 4.20% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)92%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%194.75%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.87%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.43%

Revenue growth 5Y4.2%

Sales Q2Q%-4.8%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 2.78, the valuation of CVU can be described as very cheap.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CVU indicates a rather cheap valuation: CVU is cheaper than 98.44% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CVU's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 29.63.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	2.78
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CVU indicates a rather cheap valuation: CVU is cheaper than 93.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.

82.81% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CVU, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	27.45
EV/EBITDA	10.23

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CVU has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CVU!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC

NYSEARCA:CVU (2/21/2025, 8:11:27 PM)

After market: 3.91 -0.04 (-1.01%)

3.95

-0.08 (-1.99%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense

Earnings (Last)11-06 2024-11-06/amc

Earnings (Next)04-03 2025-04-03

Inst Owners18.52%

Inst Owner Change0.45%

Ins Owners19.04%

Ins Owner Change7.53%

Market Cap51.35M

Analysts45

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.33%

Short Ratio0.42

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)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

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)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

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)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	2.78
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.62
P/FCF	27.45
P/OCF	22.81
P/B	2.06
P/tB	2.22
EV/EBITDA	10.23

EPS(TTM)1.42

EY35.95%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.14

FCFY3.64%

OCF(TTM)0.17

OCFY4.38%

SpS6.37

BVpS1.92

TBVpS1.78

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	24.8%
ROE	68.52%
ROCE	14.83%
ROIC	11.71%
ROICexc	12.21%
ROICexgc	12.78%
OM	7.49%
PM (TTM)	20.63%
GM	20.51%
FCFM	2.26%

ROA(3y)16.99%

ROA(5y)5.47%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)11.84%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)14.29%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)15.48%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)14.98%

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 3Y20.83%

GM growth 5Y27.03%

F-Score6

Asset Turnover1.2

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.62
Debt/FCF	9.71
Debt/EBITDA	2.32
Cap/Depr	89.33%
Cap/Sales	0.46%
Interest Coverage	2.55
Cash Conversion	33.97%
Profit Quality	10.95%
Current Ratio	1.6
Quick Ratio	1.56
Altman-Z	1.48

F-Score6

WACC10.32%

ROIC/WACC1.14

Cap/Depr(3y)12.84%

Cap/Depr(5y)18.48%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.08%

Cap/Sales(5y)0.18%

Profit Quality(3y)24.18%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)92%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%194.75%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.87%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.43%

Revenue growth 5Y4.2%

Sales Q2Q%-4.8%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y6.75%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-61.67%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-54.24%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC (CVU) 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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