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Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so its earnings quality can't be assessed, and it has a capital-unfriendly stance. Peer multiples imply a price about 79% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak. Key factors to watch include any guidance cuts from FTCI and the performance of sector bellwethers like FSLR, ENPH, and SEDG. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $4.51. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $4.51 FTCI trades at 1× p/s, below its 4× p/s peer median. Our $14 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 67% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 53%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated weak grew net income 63% of the time over the next year (vs 62% for the rest of the cohort, n=2777).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.87x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.20 → $-0.29 (-47.4% / 30d). 0 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 75% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$371.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$928.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $7,240.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If sector revenue growth drops, it may impact FTC Solar's sales. This could signal a broader slowdown in demand.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth reported below its median for the first time in a year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains above its median.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for FTCI yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Transition of President and Chief Executive Officer On April 29, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Anthony Carroll as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of April 29, 2026. As a result, Yann Brandt departed as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Company directo…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Information Technology (broad).
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
FTCI FTC Solar Inc | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 24 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 86 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
AAPL Apple Inc | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 75 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
MSFT Microsoft | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 84 of 100 | full | moderate |
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | — | — | moderate |
11 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Information Technology names rated volatile grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=793).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Management aims for full-year revenue growth of approximately 40% relative to 2025.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Revenue was $17.3M in 2026-Q1, down from $32.9M in 2025-Q4. Despite the stated goal of 40% growth for 2026, the current trajectory shows a decline in revenue, indicating limited progress towards the target.
“The company also has increasing confidence that full-year revenue will outpace the market in 2026 and represent growth of approximately 40% relative to 2025.”
“The company also has increasing confidence that full-year revenue will outpace the market in 2026 and represent growth of approximately 40% relative to 2025.”
Management aims for significant improvements in gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA.
Newly stated in 2025-Q4. Gross profit was -$1.2M in 2026-Q1, down from $4.9M in 2025-Q4. Despite the aim for improvements, the gross margin has declined, indicating limited progress towards the stated goal.
Management has set specific revenue targets for each quarter of 2026.
Newly stated in 2026-Q1. Revenue was $17.3M in 2026-Q1, below the $25M target for the next quarter. The current revenue level indicates a challenge in meeting the upcoming guidance, showing limited progress.
Why it matters: This report will show if the company can improve its financial situation. Investors will look for signs of recovery or continued losses.
Confirms one read:Q2 earnings show a smaller loss than the previous quarter or a return to profitability.
Confirms the other:Q2 earnings report shows a larger loss than the previous quarter.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 5, 2026, FTC Solar, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished in this Current Report under this
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Background and Classification of Company Debt As previously disclosed by FTC Solar, Inc. (the “ Company ”), as of the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company was not in compliance with the purchase order-related financial covenant set forth in the Credit Agreement, dated July 2, 2025, by and among the Company, as borrower, each lender party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the…
Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. The disclosure set forth above in
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 5, 2026, FTC Solar, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished in this Current Report under this
“We are guiding for an 8% year-over-year increase in revenue, with significant improvements in gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA.”
“The Company is required to have consolidated quarterly revenue of at least: (i) $25.0 million for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2026.”