1/ $AMPX is a $2.1 billion “holy grail” silicon anode, defense-grade battery company that went public via SPAC in 2022. $AMPX stock has run up ~490% in the last year on a flurry of new unnamed customer and key supplier announcements, rapidly growing revenue and a promotional spree from CEO Tom Stepien on outlets like CNBC and Brew Markets.
25/ $AMPX trades at an absurd ~15x forward revenue, having spent just $22.5M cumulative on R&D from 2022-2025 versus QuantumScape at ~$1.4B, Enovix at ~$381M, Solid Power at ~$239M, and Microvast at ~$164M over the same period.