Ocean Power Technologies

OPTT

Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials

Price

$0.19

-0.00 (-2.30%)

Market Cap

$34.6M

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange American

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+322.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 30.0M (2021) → 126.9M (2025)

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) makes small, self-powered platforms that float in the ocean and collect data or provide communications. Its main products include the PowerBuoy, a wave-powered buoy that generates electricity from ocean waves, and the WAM-V, an unmanned surface vessel. Customers include the U.S. Navy, defense agencies, and offshore energy companies that need remote monitoring in areas where running power cables is not practical.

The company earns revenue through product sales, government contracts, and service agreements, though it currently spends far more than it brings in. OPT operates primarily in the United States with some international projects, and it remains a very small company with a market cap under $100 million. Its main competitive edge is its niche focus on wave energy and autonomous ocean systems, but the biggest risk is its deeply negative margins and ongoing need to raise cash to fund operations before it can reach profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-37.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-27.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

11.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Ocean Power Technologies has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

-147.2%

Thin — -147.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

-1777.4%

Losing money on operations — -1777.4%

ROCE

-34.6%

Weak — -34.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-43.8%

Shrinking sales (-43.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

FCF Margin

-752.0%

Burning cash (-752.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.31

Conservative — low debt load (0.31)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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