BN · rank #18 · 2026-07-24
ELMT
NASDAQ · $447M (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.01 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +9.2% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +1.6% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +1.3% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.2% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | — |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 3.19× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +37.5% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +2400% |
| Market cap (USD) | $447M |
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Summary
Elmet Group is the sole U.S.-owned supplier of precision tungsten and molybdenum critical material components and engineered high-power microwave systems, serving aerospace, defense, and government markets with over 95% non-China sourced inputs.
Rationale
ELMT directly solves the U.S. munitions and energetics capacity bottleneck as a sole-source, domestically owned supplier of tungsten-based defense components, with a $113M+ firm order backlog, 21% YoY revenue growth, and fresh IPO capital to accelerate vertical integration reinforcing the structural moat this strategy targets.
Material risks
- 1Tungsten and molybdenum supply chain disruption or new export controls on non-China sources could simultaneously spike input costs and erode the sole-U.S.-owned supplier advantage that is the entire basis of ELMT's bottleneck-solver moat.
- 2Defense budget cuts or program restructuring by key government customers could rapidly deflate the firm order backlog, removing the revenue visibility that distinguishes this as a structural bottleneck play rather than a sentiment trade.
AI verdict council
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