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Financial Health of Li-ion Companies. Jordan Baird HC 399. Goals. Financial data Analyze the health Find trends. Why Li-ion Companies?. Li-ion is a relatively new and growing market Trends in growth industries High capital investment Losing money in the beginning
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Financial Health of Li-ion Companies Jordan Baird HC 399
Goals • Financial data • Analyze the health • Find trends
Why Li-ion Companies? • Li-ion is a relatively new and growing market • Trends in growth industries • High capital investment • Losing money in the beginning • Materials cost/production cost affects price competativeness
Financial Data • Public companies report financial data • Data makes up financial health • Financial ratios go one step further
Companies • C&D Technologies - Manufacture • Valence Technology – Research and manufacture • A123 Systems – Research and manufacture • Enersys - Manufacture • Exide Technologies - Manufacture • China BAK - Manufacture
Three Financial Ratios And one financial statement
Profitability • Gross Profit Margin • A percent profit made on each product sale
Liquidity • Quick Ratio • How quick a company can pay up without needing to sell anymore inventory/product
Efficiency • Inventory turnover • How quickly inventory is sold
Cash Flow Statement • Shows where cash is being spent • Three categories • Operations • Investing activities • Financing activities
Cash Flow Statement • Most recent data, million USD • Cash flow trends • Expanding infrastructure • Making money • Taking debt
Summary • Profitability • 20% margins • Liquidity • 1 to 1 • Efficiency • 5 days • Cash from Operations • Making money
Cost of Li-Ion • Does the cost of each company’s product decrease with time? • Maintained margins by lowering price
Sales of Li-Ion • Are the companies selling more li-ion batteries? • Not the companies I looked at
Private companies • Many companies do not publicly provide financial data • Tesla • Boston Power • Can draw rough conclusions about Boston Power’s performance • Tesla too different for such a projection
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