Local Bounti Corporation (LOCL) is a Agricultural Farm Products company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $1.32. It has a SharesGrow Score of 43/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is LOCL = $1,437 (+108725.8% upside).
Valuation: LOCL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -0.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.01.
Financials: revenue is $48M, +35.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $95M (loss), growing at +0.3%/yr. Net profit margin is -196% (negative). Gross margin is 12.1% (+0.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $536M with negative equity of -$166M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.41 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 130.5%. Total assets: $410M.
Analyst outlook: 4 / 6 analysts rate LOCL as buy (67%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 25/100 (Fail), Moat 18/100 (Fail), Future 73/100 (Pass), Income 10/100 (Fail).
