ENERGY FOCUS INC (EFOI)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryFurnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$2.85+0.71%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryFurnishings, Fixtures & AppliancesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Home Furnishings: structurally weak cohort (structural / late-cycle), so the cyclical early-warning is suppressed.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Operating income improves toward break-even: Operating income not reported.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 54% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 237% growth a year, above the roughly 56% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 58% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskEFOI's growth relies on improving operating income and revenue growth to justify its valuation. Revenue grew 228% year over year, but the latest earnings report showed a miss. It trades at 2.8× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 0.8×, indicating the market expects more growth than forecasted. If EFOI cuts guidance on the next call, that would negatively impact its valuation. Peer multiples imply a price about 237% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. EFOI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Home Furnishings — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.