Red Cat Holdings Inc. Common Stock (RCAT)

FairStock Score: 32/100 — RISKY

Key Financials

Current Price$4.43
Market Cap$677M
P/E Ratio-5.54
ROE-34.4%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorIndustrials

AI Analysis

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

I look for businesses that earn consistent profits and sell below intrinsic value. Red Cat does not yet fit that mold. It designs small tactical drones for defense and national security, a field with real barriers, but in fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) it reported revenue of $20.2M and a net loss of $35.3M, or diluted EPS of -$0.26. In fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended 2026-03-31), revenue was $15.5M and net loss $26.6M, EPS -$0.22. For FY2025, revenue was $40.7M and net loss $72.1M, EPS -$0.73; FY2024 revenue was $17.8M and net loss $24.1M. Sales are scaling, with fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of $20.2M versus $3.2M in fiscal Q2 2025 (quarter ended 2025-06-30), but losses are scaling faster. Trailing free cash flow was -$157.7M, a FairStock-calculated FCF yield of -19.9%. At the 2026-10-13 close of $5.18, FairStock shows P/B 1.68 and P/E -6.48; negative earnings make the P/E meaningless and leave no Graham-style margin of safety from earnings. Debt/equity is low at 0.03 and Altman Z-Score is 8.45, but the Piotroski F-Score is only 4/9 and FairStock score is 32/100. The Lynch category is none because the company lost money in each of the last four years. A defense drone niche can be valuable if it converts contracts into profits, but so far Red Cat is a story stock, not a proven compounding machine. I would want to see cash burn shrink and net income approach breakeven before trusting the valuation.

In plain English: Red Cat makes small drones and robotic systems for defense and security customers. Sales are growing fast, but the company is losing a lot of money and burning cash. At its recent price of $5.18, the stock looks expensive compared with its current sales and profits, because it has no profits yet.

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

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-04-30) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-04-30)

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