Cepton, Inc.
CPTN, CPTNWConsumer Discretionary · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · DE · SEC filings ↗ · Compare ⊕
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY12 | FY11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.1M | $7.4M | $4.5M | — | $0 | $0 |
| Operating income | −$50.7M | −$61.4M | −$38.3M | −$9,683 | — | — |
| Net income | −$48.5M | $9.4M | −$37.2M | −$9,715 | −$60,331 | −$37,645 |
| Total assets | $76.4M | $50.3M | $17.3M | $22,043 | $969 | $9,355 |
| Total liabilities | $15.9M | $48.7M | $5.3M | $20,000 | $800 | $2,000 |
| Equity | −$38.4M | $1.6M | −$87.5M | −$55.9M | $169 | $7,355 |
| EPS (diluted) | $-3.08 | $0.60 | $-0.55 | — | $-0.01 | $-0.01 |
| Shares out. | 156.8M | 15.7M | 4.3M | — | 5.0M | 5.0M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2023- Operating margin
- −388.4%
- Net margin
- −371.8%
- Return on equity
- 126.5%
- Return on assets
- −63.5%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- −73.1%
- Liabilities / assets
- 20.8%
- Debt / equity
- —
- Book value / share
- $-0.24
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 75.8%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- −617.5%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2023- Altman Z″ (distress)
- -7.87distress
- Accruals / assets
- −17.0%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5/9mixed
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 3 severe● 3 warning● 4 good- Negative shareholder equity
- Altman Z″ in the distress zone
- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Operating losses (negative operating margin)
- Reported a net loss
- Negative operating cash flow
- Strong return on equity (>15%)
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Feb 14, 2022
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Nov 12, 2021
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Aug 16, 2021
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Jul 1, 2021
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Feb 16, 2021
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Westerly Capital Management, LlcPassive (13G)Feb 20, 2025
- Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Activist (13D)Jan 7, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang DongOfficer — Interim CFO | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 3,324 | $3.17 |
| Han LiqunOfficer — Chief Operating Officer | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 66,200 | $3.17 |
| Liao DongyiOfficer — Chief Technology Officer | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 76,244 | $3.17 |
| Wang MayDirector | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 17,692 | $3.17 |
| Zhang XiaogangDirector | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 17,692 | $3.17 |
| Pei JunOfficer — CEO and President | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 142,415 | $3.17 |
| Hourtienne MitchellOfficer — Chief Commercial Officer | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 76,486 | $3.17 |
| Syllantavos GeorgeDirector | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 53,592 | $3.17 |
| Ye JunDirector | Jan 7, 2025 | D | 2.1M | $3.17 |
| Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.10% owner | Jan 7, 2025 | J | 2.3M | — |
| Liao DongyiOfficer — Chief Technology Officer | Dec 20, 2024 | Tax withholding | 25,243 | $3.21 |
| Han LiqunOfficer — Chief Operating Officer | Dec 20, 2024 | Tax withholding | 23,458 | $3.21 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Completed an acquisition or disposition · Delisting / listing-standard notice · Modified shareholder rights · Change in control · Director / officer change · Amended charter or bylaws · Other material eventJan 7, 2025
- Shareholder voteDec 20, 2024
- Other material eventDec 10, 2024
- Results of operationsNov 7, 2024
- Director / officer changeSep 9, 2024
- Results of operationsAug 12, 2024
- Entered a material agreement · Director / officer change · Other material eventJul 29, 2024
- Shareholder voteJun 17, 2024
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
All filings ↗- SCHEDULE 13G/AFeb 20, 2025
- 15-12GFORM 15-12GJan 17, 2025
- EFFECTJan 8, 2025
- EFFECTJan 8, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- 4FORM 4Jan 7, 2025
- S-8 POSFORM S-8 POSJan 7, 2025
- S-8 POSFORM S-8 POSJan 7, 2025