Ultralife Corporation Common Stock (ULBI)

Turnaround

FairStock Score: 45/100 — MIXED

Key Financials

Current Price$6.01
Market Cap$100M
P/E Ratio-15.41
ROE-4.91%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorIndustrials

AI Analysis

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

I look for businesses that earn decent returns on capital and can be bought at a discount to conservatively estimated value. Ultralife is a small industrial power and communications company with 678 employees and two segments. The record is uneven. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, it reported revenue of $47.9M and net income of $2.5M. In fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, revenue was $47.4M and net income was -$451,000. For full-year fiscal 2025, ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $191.2M and net income was -$5.9M, after fiscal 2024 net income of $6.3M. FairStock classifies it as TURNAROUND—loss in the latest year after earlier profits. At the 2026-10-26 close of $6.01, FairStock calculates P/B of 0.77, P/E of -15.41, ROE of -4.91%, ROCE of 2.10%, FCF yield of 2.0%, and a FairStock Score of 45/100. The price-to-book discount may offer a margin of safety if earnings normalize, and a Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 suggests some improvement. But Altman Z-Score of 1.14 is weak, free cash flow of $2.0M is thin, and the company has not shown durable profitability. I see no wide moat in this competitive battery and communications niche; the latest positive quarter is encouraging but not enough. I would need several quarters of consistent profits and better returns on capital before calling this a sound value.

In plain English: Ultralife makes batteries and power and communication systems for customers worldwide. The business looks mixed: it lost money in fiscal 2025 but had a profitable latest quarter, and cash generation is thin. At $6.01, the price looks low compared with the accounting value of its net assets, but profits are not yet consistently strong.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · 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 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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