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Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price16.91 USD
Fair value33.82
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-15Read Markdown19.75-14.4% to today ✓
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
18.33%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 18.3% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
34.60%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 34.6% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
100.00%
Below 5%
100.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line.
Fail
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Fervo Energy Co clears the business-activity screen, and its debt is inside the line. Where it falls short is income purity: around 100% of its income right now is interest earned on a large cash position, against a roughly 5% ceiling, so it does not pass. That reflects what it earns today, not the business itself, and it could clear the screen if its operating revenue grows and the interest share falls.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 12 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +160% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-18 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Geothermal Driller Chases Clean Power without Profits
Picture a crew drilling deep for underground heat the way oil firms once chased reserves, except this time the goal is steady clean electricity. Fervo brings horizontal drilling and fiber sensors to geothermal, a niche that could scale if the tech works. Analysts see the shares reaching our $47 fair value from $24.65, and the ethical screen clears it, yet the company still posts zero profit margin and a forward multiple of minus 121 times.
That combination keeps the opportunity rating at none. A narrow moat and no earnings leave little room for error, even when consensus targets line up with the modelled value. The market is effectively paying for future delivery that has not arrived.
Execution risk sits high because new geothermal sites depend on unproven scale and long permitting cycles. One delay or cost overrun could erase the apparent margin of safety quickly. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
FRVO trades on NASDAQ. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Markdown$16.91-14.4%Entry 2
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 14.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. The street (11 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
2026-09-15Markdown$19.75Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. The street (11 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $46.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.