CBL International Limited Class B Ordinary Shares (BANL)

FairStock Score: 46/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses with durable advantages, honest history, and a margin of safety. CBL International is a $12.5 million marine fuel logistics intermediary serving shipowners in Asia. With only 37 employees, it buys and arranges fuel delivery rather than owning a wide moat. The numbers are not encouraging. At the 2026-10-13 close of $3.92, FairStock calculates P/B at 0.39, so the market values it below book. That might attract a Graham-style investor, but FairStock also calculates P/E at -17.04, ROE at -2.30%, and ROCE at only 1.12%, so the asset base is not producing dependable earnings. The low D/E of 0.01 is a genuine strength; debt is not the problem. Operating quality is. FairStock's Piotroski F-Score of 2/9 and Altman Z-Score of 0.47 point toward financial distress and poor momentum. The 52-week range of $0.27 to $16.40 shows extreme speculation, and a beta of -1.48 is not a normal defensive signal. FairStock's Lynch category is none because there are only 0 years of filed results, versus the 3 needed to classify. No revenue or profit growth figures are supplied, so I cannot judge trajectory. At a FairStock Score of 46/100, this is not a business I can underwrite as a stable value compounder. The discount to book may compensate for some risk, but without a multi-year record of earnings and cash generation, book value could erode. I would require filed evidence of sustainable profitability before treating the low price as a margin of safety.

In plain English: CBL International provides fuel for ships at ports, mostly in Asia. Right now the business looks weak: it is losing money, has very little reporting history, and its financial strength scores are poor. The share price looks low compared with the company's accounting value, but the weak profits and high risk mean it is not obviously cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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