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AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.

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Consumer Defensive · Agricultural Farm Products
Maynard, MA 01754, United States IPO 2017 aquabounty.com Updated Jun 27, 9:02am
Price
$1.10
Market Cap
$4.3M
Employees
4
Beta
1.40
Avg Volume
41,796
CEO
David A. Frank
Business Description

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. is a biotechnology firm dedicated to boosting productivity within the commercial fish farming sector across the United States and Canada. The company's research initiatives delve into genetics, genomics, fish health, and nutrition. Its flagship offering is AquAdvantage Salmon, a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon intended for human consumption. Beyond this, AquaBounty also supplies conventional Atlantic salmon, along with salmon eggs, juvenile fish (fry), and various byproducts. Established in 1991, the firm maintains its headquarters in Maynard, Massachusetts. It operated under the name Aqua Bounty Farms, Inc. until its rebranding in June 2004.

Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 9:02am (just now)
$1.10
+0.02 (+1.85%)
Day Range
$0.99 – $1.14
52-Week Range
$0.70 – $2.95
50-Day MA
$0.98
200-Day MA
$1.09
Volume
12,017.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low $2.00
Consensus $3.00
High $4.00
(2 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding 3,877,695.00
Float 3,807,250.00
Free Float 98.2%
High free float — 98.2% of shares trade freely, ~1.8% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Small absolute float (3.8M shares) — even with a decent free float %, volume can be thin. Check average daily volume before sizing a position.
Price History (1 Year)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 9:02am (just now)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 3:54pm (3d ago)
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALC
Stock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-0.23
Stock Price: $1.10
EPS (Diluted): -4.77
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
API
Stock Price / Book Value Per Share
-1.91
Stock Price: $1.10
Total Equity: -$1.89M
Shares: 3,874,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
API
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
-2.41
Market Cap: $4.27M
Total Debt: $3.51M
Cash: $501,295
EBITDA: -$2.02M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
API
Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$6.6M
Market Cap: $4.27M
Total Debt: $3.51M
Cash: $501,295
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
API
Stock Price / Revenue Per Share
0.00
Stock Price: $1.10
Revenue: $0.00
Shares: 3,874,000
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API
0.00
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
API
Gross Profit / Revenue
0.0%
Gross Profit: $0.00
Revenue: $0.00
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
API
Operating Income / Revenue
0.0%
Operating Income: -$4.02M
Revenue: $0.00
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
API
Net Income / Revenue
0.0%
Net Income: -$18.49M
Revenue: $0.00
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
API
Net Income / Total Equity
-368.0%
Net Income: -$18.49M
Total Equity: -$1.89M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
API
NOPAT / Invested Capital
-106.6%
Operating Income: -$4.02M
Tax Rate: 0.0%
Equity: -$1.89M
Total Debt: $3.51M
Cash: $501,295
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
API
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
1.18
Current Assets: $10.32M
Current Liabilities: $8.75M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALC
Total Debt / Total Equity
-1.86
Short-Term Debt: $22,982
Long-Term Debt: $3.49M
Total Debt: $3.51M
Total Equity: -$1.89M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
Revenue / Shares Outstanding
Revenue: $0.00
Shares: 3,874,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$-0.49
Total Equity: -$1.89M
Shares: 3,874,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC
(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-2,255.98
Operating CF: -$8.74B
CapEx: -$4.00
Shares: 3,874,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
API
Last Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $1.10
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$18.49M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Compares AQB against LLM-researched typical ranges for its industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis

Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.

0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 3:54pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $1.2M $3.1M $0 $0 $0
Cost of Revenue $10.8M $13.6M $15.3M $0 $0
Gross Profit -$9.6M -$10.5M -$15.3M $0 $0
Operating Expenses $12.5M $11.8M -$1.6M $9.6M $4.0M
Operating Income -$22.1M -$22.3M -$13.7M -$9.6M -$4.0M
Net Income -$22.3M -$22.2M -$27.6M -$149.2M -$18.5M
EBITDA -$20.2M -$19.8M -$11.4M -$8.7M -$2.0M
EPS $-6.40 $-6.20 $-7.17 $-38.65 $-4.77
EPS (Diluted)
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 3:54pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $88.5M $101.6M $8.2M $230,362 $501,295
Total Current Assets $193.0M $106.0M $31.0M $11.3M $10.3M
Total Assets $228.4M $213.8M $187.6M $34.1M $10.3M
Current Liabilities $5.9M $15.4M $14.8M $16.2M $8.7M
Long-Term Debt $8.5M $6.3M $4.5M $2.0M $3.5M
Total Liabilities $14.6M $21.9M $22.5M $18.2M $12.2M
Total Equity $213.8M $191.9M $165.0M $15.8M -$1.9M
Retained Earnings -$170.9M -$193.0M -$220.6M -$369.8M -$388.3M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 3:54pm (3d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow -$20.5M -$21.0M -$24.2M -$13.9M -$8.7B
Capital Expenditure -$5.7M -$67.5M -$68.9M -$2.9M $-4
Free Cash Flow -$26.2M -$88.5M -$93.1M -$16.8M -$8.7B
Acquisitions (net) -$86.5M $0 $0 $0 $0
Debt Repayment
Dividends Paid
Stock Buybacks $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Change in Cash -$6.8M $13.2M -$93.4M -$9.0M $270.9M
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 9:02am (just now)
Metric 2025 2026 2027 2028
Revenue $1.3M
$1.3M – $1.3M
$500,000
$500,000 – $500,000
$2.5M
$2.5M – $2.5M
$8.3M
$8.3M – $8.3M
EBITDA $259,999
$259,999 – $259,999
$99,999
$99,999 – $99,999
$499,999
$499,999 – $499,999
$1.7M
$1.7M – $1.7M
Net Income -$8.8M
-$8.8M – -$8.8M
-$28.2M
-$28.2M – -$28.2M
-$27.6M
-$27.6M – -$27.6M
-$27.7M
-$27.7M – -$27.7M
EPS
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 3:54pm (3d ago)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth +167.0% -100.0%
Gross Profit Growth -9.2% -45.6% +100.0%
Operating Income Growth -0.9% +38.8% +29.6% +58.3%
Net Income Growth +0.7% -24.4% -441.4% +87.6%
EBITDA Growth +1.9% +42.3% +23.7% +76.8%
Insider Trading (Recent)
Type codes PPurchase SSale AAward / grant MOption exercise FIn-kind (tax) CConversion GGift DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
P Purchase
Open-market or private purchase of shares.
S Sale
Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
A Award / grant
Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
D Return to issuer
Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
F In-kind (tax)
Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
I Discretionary
Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
M Option exercise
Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
C Conversion
Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
E Short expiration
Expiration of a short derivative position.
H Long expiration
Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
O OTM exercise
Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
X ITM exercise
Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
G Gift
Bona fide gift of securities.
L Small acquisition
Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
W Inheritance
Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
Z Voting trust
Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
J Other
Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
K Equity swap
Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
U Tender / buyout
Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.

Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.

Date Insider Type Shares Price Value
2023-08-14 Melbourne David Francis JR 0.00 $0.00 $0
2023-08-14 Melbourne David Francis JR 29,434.00 $0.00 $0
2024-03-10 Melbourne David Francis JR 5,163.00 $6.72 $34,695
2026-03-09 Melbourne David Francis JR 70,116.00 $0.36 $25,242
2021-01-02 Melbourne David Francis JR 15,000.00 $2.47 $37,050
2025-03-14 Melbourne David Francis JR 20,153.00 $1.52 $30,633
2020-06-17 Melbourne David Francis JR 15,000.00 $2.12 $31,800
2023-03-12 Melbourne David Francis JR 12,799.00 $1.88 $24,062
2023-06-14 Sterling Rick L. A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 Sterling Rick L. A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
2023-06-14 Stern Michael K A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 Stern Michael K A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
2023-06-14 Myers Gail Sharps A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 Myers Gail Sharps A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
2023-06-14 St.Clare Christine A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 St.Clare Christine A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
2023-06-14 Alvarez Ricardo J A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 Alvarez Ricardo J A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
2023-06-14 Sharp Erin S A-Award 55,555.00 $0.00 $0
2023-06-14 Sharp Erin S A-Award 2,500.00 $0.36 $900
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