American Battery Technology Co. (ABAT)
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Rating:53Neutral
Price Target:
$3.50
▼(-4.37% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/10/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (large losses and negative free cash flow despite improving revenue), partially offset by a very low-debt balance sheet. Technicals are mixed but modestly constructive, while valuation remains challenging due to negative earnings. Corporate events are a positive tailwind, led by the reinstated DOE funding.
Positive Factors
Strong cash position & no debt
A roughly $48M cash balance and zero financial debt provide a multi-quarter runway to fund deployment and scale-up without immediate refinancing. This durable liquidity reduces near-term solvency risk, lets management invest in plant scale and process improvements, and preserves strategic optionality for commercial expansion.
Negative Factors
Sustained cash burn
Meaningful negative operating and free cash flow on a trailing-twelve-month basis implies ongoing reliance on financing to sustain operations and execute growth plans. Persisting cash burn pressures long-term financial flexibility, risks shareholder dilution, and requires the recycling business to convert to consistent positive cash generation to support capex for new facilities.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash position & no debt
A roughly $48M cash balance and zero financial debt provide a multi-quarter runway to fund deployment and scale-up without immediate refinancing. This durable liquidity reduces near-term solvency risk, lets management invest in plant scale and process improvements, and preserves strategic optionality for commercial expansion.
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American Battery Technology (ABAT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$422.88M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)8.67M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.87
Revenue Growth776.51%
EPS Growth38.07%
CountryUS
Employees96
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.53
Shares Outstanding136,414,410
10 Day Avg. Volume13,806,807
30 Day Avg. Volume8,665,393
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.06
Price to Book (P/B)1.84
Price to Sales (P/S)30.33
P/FCF Ratio-4.13
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.68
Enterprise Value/Revenue17.69
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-41.45
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-4.77
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$6.00Price Target Upside63.93% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.47
Revenue Forecast (FY)$19.68M
American Battery Technology Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) specializes in the field of battery materials. The firm's activities include discovering and securing resources of critical battery metals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese. Furthermore, ABTC de...
How the Company Makes Money
ABAT’s revenue model is centered on selling battery-grade critical materials and providing services tied to lithium-ion battery recycling. Key revenue streams include: (1) Recycling-related revenue: processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and...
American Battery Technology Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 06, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated substantial operational momentum and several key achievements — record quarterly revenue for the recycling facility, approaching cash breakeven on a cash basis, a strong cash position and zero debt, regulatory certifications (CERCLA) and FAST-41 designation, and an attractive PFS for the Tonopah Flats project. Offsetting these positives are that the company remains modestly loss-making on an accounting basis after noncash items, large-scale projects remain pre-commercial and dependent on definitive feasibility, offtake agreements and financing, and some reliance on non-operating funding sources. On balance the positives (revenue inflection, cash strength, certifications, project progress) outweigh the outstanding development and financing risks.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Revenue and Interest Income
Generated approximately $4.8M in product sales plus $0.3M in interest income for total revenue and interest of ~$5.1M for the quarter (quarter ending December), the highest revenue level for the company's recycling facility and greater than revenue from the previous four quarters combined.
Negative Updates
Operating Loss Including Noncash Items
When including noncash expenses (depreciation and stock-based compensation), total costs were about $6.4M versus $5.1M in revenue and interest, implying an approximate net operating deficit of ~$1.3M for the quarter despite approaching cash breakeven.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Revenue and Interest Income
Generated approximately $4.8M in product sales plus $0.3M in interest income for total revenue and interest of ~$5.1M for the quarter (quarter ending December), the highest revenue level for the company's recycling facility and greater than revenue from the previous four quarters combined.
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Company Guidance
The call guided investors toward continued scaling and margin improvement at the company’s two business lines: recycling and claystone-to-lithium hydroxide, noting record quarterly product revenue of about $4.8M plus ~$0.3M interest (total ~$5.1M) for the quarter ended December — versus cash operating expenses of about $4.9M (and including noncash charges of ~$6.4M) — and that this quarter’s revenue exceeded the prior four quarters combined; management said the first recycling plant is approaching breakeven with further operational efficiencies and additional feed (including material from the Moss Landing EPA cleanup) expected to expand margins. They reported a cash balance of roughly $48M (cited ~ $48.7M / ~$47.9M) and zero debt after paying off convertible notes, and plan to use cash to scale the Reno plant, add value‑add processes, build a second Southeast recycling facility, and advance the Tonopah Flats project: a PFS-modeled 30,000 tpa facility with a 45‑year life of mine, an after‑tax NPV of ~8%, production cost just over $4,300/ton, and ~21.3 million tonnes of lithium‑hydroxide resource/reserve; the company is working toward a Definitive Feasibility Study and cited FAST‑41 priority status and CERCLA certification to accelerate permitting and feed.American Battery Technology Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 16.28M | 4.29M | 343.50K | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | -6.95M | -10.57M | -2.96M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EBITDA | -60.33M | -41.58M | -50.56M | -21.86M | -33.43M | -37.67M |
| Net Income | -63.59M | -46.76M | -52.50M | -22.19M | -33.54M | -41.76M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 119.43M | 84.46M | 77.68M | 74.66M | 52.86M | 21.26M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 37.69M | 7.47M | 7.00M | 2.32M | 29.01M | 12.84M |
| Total Debt | 93.27K | 8.04M | 6.50M | 6.18M | 275.56K | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 6.67M | 13.86M | 16.21M | 13.79M | 3.23M | 1.82M |
| Stockholders Equity | 112.75M | 70.60M | 61.47M | 60.87M | 49.63M | 19.44M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -36.22M | -31.47M | -29.43M | -28.20M | -25.26M | -14.84M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -25.84M | -28.92M | -16.74M | -13.37M | -10.18M | -7.76M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -10.38M | -2.55M | -12.97M | -36.72M | -15.08M | -7.08M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 67.60M | 36.94M | 34.39M | 23.42M | 41.41M | 26.85M |
American Battery Technology Technical Analysis
Negative
3.66
Price Trends
3.29
Negative
3.40
Negative
3.89
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.02
Positive
45.55
Neutral
13.66
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ABAT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 3.66 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.42, above the 50-day MA of 3.29, and below the 200-day MA of 3.89, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.02 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.55 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 13.66 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for ABAT.
American Battery Technology Risk Analysis
American Battery Technology disclosed 40 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. American Battery Technology reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
American Battery Technology Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
53 Neutral | $422.88M | -6.43 | -63.85% | ― | 776.51% | 38.07% | |
46 Neutral | $313.57M | -26.82 | -3.90% | ― | ― | 6.49% | |
45 Neutral | $69.58M | -2.22 | -18.53% | ― | ― | -50.96% | |
45 Neutral | $391.08M | -27.79 | -16.32% | ― | ― | ― |
* Industrials Sector Average
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American Battery Technology Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
DOE Reinstates Funding for Tonopah Flats Lithium Project
Positive
Jun 8, 2026
On June 2, 2026, American Battery Technology Company and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Energy Supply Chain office executed a modification to reinstate a previously terminated grant supporting a $115.5 million project to desig...
Executive/Board Changes
American Battery Technology Grants CEO Performance-Based Stock Award
Positive
Jun 3, 2026
On May 29, 2026, American Battery Technology Company’s board approved a special performance-based restricted stock unit award for CEO and CTO Ryan Melsert, granting 2.2 million units tied to a four-year performance period. The award is struc...
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