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AQMS (Aqua Metals) GF Value Rank : 2 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Aqua Metals GF Value Rank?

Aqua Metals has the GF Value Rank of 2.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.


Competitive Comparison of Aqua Metals's GF Value Rank

For the Waste Management subindustry, Aqua Metals's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Aqua Metals's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Aqua Metals's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aqua Metals's GF Value Rank falls into.



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Aqua Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 201, Reno, NV, USA, 89511
Aqua Metals Inc is engaged in the business of recycling Lead through a novel, proprietary and patent-pending process that it developed and named AquaRefining. The company's breakthrough, AquaRefining, delivers a product, at a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste, reduces permitting and is less expensive to build than smelting. AquaRefining process will provide for the recycling of Lead acid batteries and the production of a pure grade Lead with a significantly lower cost of production, and with fewer environmental and regulatory issues, than conventional methods of Lead production.
Executives
Peifang Zhang director 21640 E. BRIARWOOD DR., AURORA CO 80016
Sung Yi director C/O AQUA METALS.COM, 5370 KIETZKE LN SUITE 201, RENO NV 89511
David Mcmurtry officer: Chief Business Officer C/O AQUA METALS.COM, 5370 KIETZKE LN SUITE 201, RENO NV 89511
Benjamin S. Taecker officer: Chief Eng and Opr Officer C/O AQUA METALS, 2500 PERU DR., MCCARRAN NV 89437
Edward J Smith director 635 HOOD ROAD, MARKHAM A6 L3R 4N6
Stephen Cotton officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1010 ATLANTIC AVE, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Judd Merrill officer: Chief Financial Officer 2425 CROOKED CANYON CT., RENO NV 89521
Vincent L Divito director 329 DOLPHIN LANE, WEST BABYLON NY 11704
David Kanen director 6429 NW 65TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067
Philotimo Fund, Lp other: Passive Investor 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076
Kanen Wealth Management Llc other: Passive Investor 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076
S. Shariq Yosufzai director 171 ALPINE TERRACE, OAKLAND CA 94618
Gayle J Gibson director 2500 PERU DRIVE, MCCARRAN NV 89437
Susanne Meline director P.O. BOX 515381, #86506, LOS ANGELES CA 90051
Sushil Kapoor director AQUA METALS, INC., 1010 ATLANTIC AVE STE 101, ALAMEDA CA 94501