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CRML NASDAQ

Critical Metals Corp.
1W: -4.0% 1M: -6.1% 3M: +23.0% YTD: +37.2% 1Y: +690.1%
$10.98
-0.16 (-1.44%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±22.3%
$6 $9 $11 $14 $16
NASDAQ · Basic Materials · Industrial Materials · Alpha Radar Neutral · Power 38 · $1.0B mcap · 30M float · 39.96% daily turnover · Short 62% of daily vol

Edge Score

Quantitative competitive moat analysis scoring five pillars of durable advantage — cost leadership, brand intangibles, switching costs, network effects, and efficient scale — using industry percentile rankings on a 0–100 scale.

NO EDGE
37.2 / 100
NoneWeakNarrowWide
Primary source: Switching Costs  ·  ROIC: -41.4%
Cost Advantage
25
Intangibles
33
Switching Cost
61
Network Effect
18
Scale
40
The Edge Score quantifies a company's competitive moat using five pillars: Cost Advantage (20%, operating margin and SG&A efficiency vs industry peers), Intangible Assets (25%, gross margin premium, R&D intensity, brand pricing power), Switching Costs (25%, revenue stability, earnings consistency, customer retention proxied by operating leverage), Network Effects (15%, revenue growth with expanding margins, market share dominance), and Efficient Scale (15%, market concentration, ROIC sustainability). Each pillar is scored 0–100 using industry percentile rankings, then weighted into a composite. Wide ≥ 70, Narrow ≥ 55, Weak ≥ 40, None < 40. CRML has No discernible competitive edge (37.2/100). The business operates without significant structural advantages. The primary source of advantage is Switching Costs. Negative ROIC of -41.4% indicates the company is currently destroying value, though this may reflect a growth investment phase.

Financial Rating

Composite financial health rating (A+ to F) based on discounted cash flow valuation, return on equity, return on assets, debt-to-equity leverage, and relative P/E and P/B multiples.

C-
May 22, 2026
DCF
1
ROE
1
ROA
1
D/E
3
P/E
1
P/B
1
The Financial Rating evaluates six fundamental factors — discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt-to-equity leverage (D/E), and relative price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) multiples — each scored 1–5. CRML receives an overall rating of C-. Areas of concern: DCF (1/5), ROE (1/5), ROA (1/5), P/E (1/5), P/B (1/5).
Rating Change History
DateFromTo
2026-04-30 D+ C-
2026-04-01 C- D+

InsiderStreet Scorecard

Proprietary multi-factor scorecard rating companies across seven fundamental dimensions — profitability, balance sheet strength, earnings quality, growth, value, momentum, and safety — each scored 0–100.

36 Grade D
Profitability
20
Balance Sheet
63
Earnings Quality
34
Growth
88
Value
20
Momentum
80
Safety
0
Cash Flow
30
The InsiderStreet Scorecard rates companies across eight dimensions: Profitability (margins, ROA, ROE), Balance Sheet (leverage, liquidity, coverage), Earnings Quality (accruals, cash conversion), Growth (revenue and earnings trajectory), Value (P/E, P/B, earnings yield, Graham criteria), Momentum (revenue and earnings acceleration), Safety (Altman Z-Score risk adjustment), and Cash Flow (operating cash flow quality, FCF conversion, cash coverage). The overall score blends 35% quality, 35% value, and 30% momentum, with a penalty for distress-zone Altman scores. CRML scores highest in Growth (88/100) and lowest in Safety (0/100). A grade of D flags significant fundamental concerns across multiple dimensions.

Risk & Quality Signals

Academic financial models used by institutional investors to assess bankruptcy risk, earnings manipulation, financial strength, and credit quality.

Altman Z-Score
-0.32
Distress Zone
Piotroski F-Score
5/9
Beneish M-Score
-2.90
Unlikely Manipulator
Ohlson O-Score
-4.09
Bankruptcy prob: 1.6%
Low Risk
Credit Rating
B
Score: 28.8/100
Trend: Improving
Earnings Quality
OCF/NI: 0.28x
Accruals: -32.3%
The Altman Z-Score (1968) combines five ratios — working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market value of equity, and sales, all relative to total assets or liabilities — into a single bankruptcy predictor. CRML scores -0.32, placing it in the Distress Zone (safe > 2.99, distress < 1.81). Historically, companies in this range face elevated bankruptcy risk. The Piotroski F-Score (2000) is a 9-point binary checklist — four profitability tests (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, cash flow exceeding net income), three leverage tests (declining debt ratio, improving current ratio, no share dilution), and two efficiency tests (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Each pass scores 1 point. CRML scores 5/9, indicating moderate financial health — some areas of strength offset by weaknesses in others. The Beneish M-Score (1999) is an 8-variable model that detects earnings manipulation by comparing year-over-year changes in receivables, gross margins, asset quality, sales growth, depreciation, SG&A, leverage, and accruals. Scores above −1.78 statistically resemble past manipulators. CRML's score of -2.90 falls below this threshold, suggesting earnings are unlikely to be manipulated. The Ohlson O-Score (1980) is a 9-variable logistic regression that estimates bankruptcy probability using firm size, leverage, working capital, current ratio, profitability (ROA), cash flow coverage, negative equity flag, consecutive losses flag, and earnings trajectory. The raw score is converted to a probability via logistic transformation. CRML's implied 1.6% bankruptcy probability is well within safe territory. Our Credit Rating model scores companies on five weighted components — solvency (30%), earning power (25%), leverage (20%), liquidity (15%), and cash flow quality (10%) — then blends the absolute score with sector and industry peer rankings. For companies with large buyback programs, equity is adjusted by adding back cumulative 5-year repurchases (capped at 80% of FCF generated) to avoid penalizing shareholder-friendly capital allocation. CRML receives an estimated rating of B (score: 28.8/100), with a improving trend.

Valuation

Key valuation multiples comparing the stock's market price to its earnings, revenue, book value, and cash flows. Lower multiples may indicate relative undervaluation versus peers.

P/E
-23.69x
PEG
-0.24x
P/S
2694.92x
P/B
7.36x
P/FCF
-22.44x
P/OCF
EV/EBITDA
-7.32x
EV/Revenue
619.58x
EV/EBIT
-7.32x
EV/FCF
-22.35x
Earnings Yield
-14.87%
FCF Yield
-4.46%
Shareholder Yield
0.00%
Graham Number
Equity-based multiples (P/E, P/B, P/FCF) compare the stock price to per-share fundamentals and are affected by capital structure. Enterprise value multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, EV/FCF) strip out debt and cash, making them more useful for cross-company comparisons regardless of how companies are financed. The Graham Number — √(22.5 × EPS × Book Value) — is Benjamin Graham's formula for the maximum price a defensive investor should pay. CRML currently has negative earnings — the P/E ratio is not meaningful.

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

The 5-factor DuPont framework breaks Return on Equity into its component drivers — tax efficiency, interest burden, operating profitability, asset utilization, and financial leverage — to reveal what truly drives shareholder returns.

Tax Burden
1.000
NI / EBT
×
Interest Burden
1.093
EBT / EBIT
×
EBIT Margin
-84.671
EBIT / Rev
×
Asset Turnover
0.005
Rev / Assets
×
Equity Multiplier
2.858
Assets / Equity
=
ROE
-128.3%
The 5-factor DuPont identity decomposes ROE as: Tax Burden × Interest Burden × EBIT Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier = ROE. This reveals whether returns are driven by operating performance, financial leverage, or tax efficiency — three very different sources of profitability. CRML's ROE of -128.3% is driven by Asset Turnover (0.005), indicating efficient use of assets to generate revenue. A tax burden ratio of 1.00 indicates minimal tax leakage — the company retains over 90% of pre-tax earnings.

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Our adaptation of Graham's growth formula (Fair P/E = 8.5 + 2g) from The Intelligent Investor. The classic version relies on analyst growth projections, which can be unreliable. This adjusted model substitutes the company's realized 3-year EPS CAGR — a backward-looking, verifiable measure of actual earnings power — grounding the valuation in demonstrated performance rather than forecasts.

Adj. Growth Rate
0.00%
Fair P/E
8.50x
Intrinsic Value
Price/Value
Margin of Safety
Premium
Assessment
Overvalued

Profitability Trends

Historical profitability ratios tracking how efficiently the company converts revenue into returns for shareholders over time.

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Debt and liquidity metrics showing the company's financial leverage and ability to meet short-term and long-term obligations.

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Operating efficiency metrics measuring how quickly the company converts inventory to sales, collects receivables, and manages its cash conversion cycle.

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Year-over-year growth rates for key financial metrics, showing the trajectory of revenue, earnings, and cash flow generation.

Earnings Stability

R-squared of linear regression measuring how predictably revenue, earnings, and margins follow a trend over the trailing 5 years. 1.0 = perfectly predictable; lower values indicate erratic or cyclical behavior.

Monte Carlo Price Simulation

Geometric Brownian Motion with 1,000 antithetic paths over 1 year, seeded from 565 days of historical volatility. Percentile bands show the range of statistically plausible outcomes — this is a statistical model, not a forecast.

Current Price
$10.98
Median 1Y
$2.95
5th Pctile
$0.22
95th Pctile
$41.30
Ann. Volatility
161.7%
25th–75th percentile 5th–95th percentile Median path Historical

Workforce & Productivity

Workforce efficiency metrics measuring revenue, profit, and R&D spend per employee — key indicators of operational leverage and human capital productivity.

Employees
4
0.0% YoY
Revenue / Employee
$140,156
Rev: $560,623
Profit / Employee
$-12,967,956
NI: $-51,871,823
SGA / Employee
$12,002,996
Avg labor cost proxy

Scaling Efficiency

All Ratios & Metrics

Complete fundamental data with up to 20 periods of history, sparkline trends, and current values across 13 categories and 130+ financial metrics.

Profitability
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
ROE -48.3% 13.2% 13.8% 14.5% -1.5% -1.3% -1.28%
ROA -45.4% -2.5% -2.6% -2.7% -96.4% -44.9% -44.90%
ROIC -0.8% 29.4% 1.3% 2.4% 3.5% -41.4% -41.42%
ROCE -1.0% -75.6% -3.4% -6.1% -9.1% -44.4% -44.39%
Gross Margin 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.00%
Operating Margin -25.3% -25.3% -59.2% -59.2% -130.3% -130.3% -130.25%
Net Margin -1238.8% -1238.8% -40.0% -40.0% -186.8% -186.8% -186.75%
EBITDA Margin -25.4% -25.4% -59.2% -59.2% -130.3% -130.3% -130.29%
FCF Margin -125.9% -125.9% -55.0% -37.5% -32.2% -27.7% -27.72%
OCF Margin -121.7% -121.7% -52.4% -35.4% -30.2% -25.9% -25.86%
ROIC Economic snapshot only -38.33%
Cash ROA snapshot only -8.44%
Cash ROIC snapshot only -16.02%
CROIC snapshot only -17.17%
NOPAT Margin snapshot only -66.87%
Pretax Margin snapshot only -92.53%
R&D / Revenue snapshot only 0.00%
SGA / Revenue snapshot only 85.64%
SBC / Revenue snapshot only 56.45%
Valuation
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
P/E Ratio -12.22 -6.26 -4.30 -3.75 -1.28 -6.72 -23.692
P/S Ratio 15144.23 7757.98 2209.83 1256.85 260.88 622.11 2694.921
P/B Ratio 5.91 -82.49 -59.43 -54.24 -12.24 3.79 7.358
P/FCF -120.33 -61.64 -40.21 -33.53 -8.10 -22.44 -22.444
P/OCF
EV/EBITDA -596.35 -306.51 -48.42 -24.83 -3.86 -7.32 -7.318
EV/Revenue 15144.50 7783.84 2220.06 1263.22 266.74 619.58 619.584
EV/EBIT -595.71 -306.18 -48.41 -24.82 -3.86 -7.32 -7.318
EV/FCF -120.34 -61.85 -40.40 -33.70 -8.28 -22.35 -22.353
Earnings Yield -8.2% -16.0% -23.3% -26.7% -78.3% -14.9% -14.87%
FCF Yield -0.8% -1.6% -2.5% -3.0% -12.3% -4.5% -4.46%
Price/Tangible Book snapshot only 3.794
EV/Gross Profit snapshot only 619.584
Shareholder Yield snapshot only 0.00%
Leverage & Solvency
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Current Ratio 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.128
Quick Ratio 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.128
Debt/Equity 0.00 -0.39 -0.39 -0.39 -0.39 0.06 0.064
Net Debt/Equity 0.00 -0.02 -0.015
Debt/Assets 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.03 0.034
Debt/EBITDA -0.10 -1.44 -0.32 -0.18 -0.12 -0.12 -0.124
Net Debt/EBITDA -0.01 -1.02 -0.22 -0.13 -0.08 0.03 0.030
Interest Coverage -2.99 -2.99 -13.63 -24.27 -71.67
Equity Multiplier 1.07 -5.36 -5.36 -5.36 -5.36 1.87 1.868
Cash Ratio snapshot only 0.113
Cash to Debt snapshot only 1.241
FCF to Debt snapshot only -2.642
Defensive Interval snapshot only 55.8 days
Efficiency & Turnover
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Asset Turnover 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.005
Inventory Turnover
Receivables Turnover 0.65 11.56 23.41 23.411
Payables Turnover 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DSO 557 0 0 0 32 16 15.6 days
DIO
DPO
Cash Conversion Cycle
Fixed Asset Turnover snapshot only 0.014
Cash Velocity snapshot only 0.077
Capital Intensity snapshot only 306.306
Growth (YoY)
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Revenue 7.8% 3.8% 3.76%
Net Income -45.5% 64.4% 64.41%
EPS -20.9% 70.4% 70.41%
FCF -1.3% -4.9% -4.94%
EBITDA -23.0% -14.9% -14.89%
Op. Income -23.1% -14.9% -14.92%
OCF Growth snapshot only -1.28%
Asset Growth snapshot only 1.89%
Debt Growth snapshot only 36.69%
Shares Change snapshot only 20.28%
Growth Quality
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Revenue Stability
Earnings Stability
Margin Stability
Rev. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.500
Earn. Growth Consistency 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.500
FCF Positive Streak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earnings Persistence
Earnings Smoothness
ROE Trend
Gross Margin Trend
FCF Margin Trend
Sustainable Growth Rate
Internal Growth Rate
Cash Flow Quality
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
OCF/Net Income 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.15 0.28 0.279
FCF/OCF 1.03 1.03 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.072
FCF/Net Income snapshot only 0.300
CapEx/Revenue 4.2% 4.2% 2.5% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.86%
CapEx/Depreciation snapshot only 957.921
Accruals Ratio -0.41 -2.21 -2.31 -2.41 -0.82 -0.32 -0.323
Sloan Accruals snapshot only -0.042
Cash Flow Adequacy snapshot only -13.910
Dividends & Buybacks
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00%
Dividend/Share $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Payout Ratio
FCF Payout Ratio
Total Payout Ratio
Div. Increase Streak
Chowder Number
Buyback Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00%
Net Buyback Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00%
Total Shareholder Return 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00%
DuPont Factors
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Tax Burden (NI/EBT) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.000
Interest Burden (EBT/EBIT) 48.73 48.73 11.21 6.59 2.95 1.09 1.093
EBIT Margin -25.42 -25.42 -45.86 -50.89 -69.13 -84.67 -84.671
Asset Turnover 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.005
Equity Multiplier 1.07 -5.36 -5.36 -5.36 1.58 2.86 2.858
Per Share
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
EPS (Diluted TTM) $-0.90 $-1.80 $-1.73 $-1.81 $-1.09 $-0.53 $-0.53
Book Value/Share $1.86 $-0.14 $-0.13 $-0.13 $-0.11 $0.94 $1.49
Tangible Book/Share $1.86 $-0.14 $-0.13 $-0.13 $-0.11 $0.94 $0.94
Revenue/Share $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $0.01 $0.01 $0.00
FCF/Share $-0.09 $-0.18 $-0.19 $-0.20 $-0.17 $-0.16 $-0.15
OCF/Share $-0.09 $-0.18 $-0.18 $-0.19 $-0.16 $-0.15 $-0.14
Cash/Share $0.00 $0.02 $0.01 $0.01 $0.01 $0.07 $0.84
EBITDA/Share $-0.02 $-0.04 $-0.15 $-0.27 $-0.37 $-0.49 $-0.49
Debt/Share $0.00 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.04 $0.06 $0.06
Net Debt/Share $0.00 $0.04 $0.03 $0.03 $0.03 $-0.01 $-0.01
Per Employee
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Employee Count snapshot only 4
Revenue/Employee snapshot only $140156.00
Income/Employee snapshot only $-12967956.00
EBITDA/Employee snapshot only $-11866848.00
FCF/Employee snapshot only $-3884842.50
Assets/Employee snapshot only $42930565.00
Market Cap/Employee snapshot only $87192580.81
Academic Models
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Altman Z-Score -0.316
Altman Z-Prime snapshot only -3.233
Piotroski F-Score 2 2 2 2 2 5 5
Beneish M-Score -11.40 -2.90 -2.896
Ohlson O-Score snapshot only -4.089
Net-Net WC snapshot only $-0.73
EVA snapshot only $-46537231.60
Credit
Metric Trend Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Current
Credit Rating snapshot only B
Credit Score 50.71 20.00 18.33 13.01 12.80 28.84 28.837
Credit Grade snapshot only 15
Credit Trend snapshot only 8.837
Implied Spread (bps) snapshot only 750.000
Industry Credit Rank snapshot only 21
Sector Credit Rank snapshot only 16

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