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CDT Environmental Technology Inc. is a holding company focused on environmental services, primarily in the wastewater and sewage treatment industry in China. Through its subsidiaries, the company designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and installs proprietary sewage treatment systems tailored for rural and semi-urban environments. It operates two main business lines: sewage treatment systems, which include complete system solutions with installation, operation, and maintenance services; and sewage treatment services, which provide on-site treatment using mobile and fixed septic tank treatment systems for municipalities, enterprises, and other institutional clients. These offerings support compliance with environmental regulations and help improve water quality management in underserved regions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, CDT Environmental Technology Inc. plays a role in the broader producer manufacturing and industrial machinery space, serving as a niche provider of integrated wastewater treatment solutions and contracted environmental services.
$1.79
+$0.02 (+1.13%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-63.93% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 38.8% YoY. Margins deteriorated 70.6pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
ROIC dropped from 3.58% to -23.05%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -$1M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$18M
▼ -38.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$10M
▼ -837.1% YoY
Op. Margin
-63.93%
▼ -70.6pp YoY
ROIC
-23.05%
▼ -26.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$1M
▲ +25.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$1M
▲ +24.9% YoY
Net Debt
$6M
Cash & Equiv.
$67K
3Y CAGR: -14.2%
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Cdt Environmental Technology (CDTG)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cdt Environmental Technology scores 10/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard, weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Cdt Environmental Technology scores 10 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -63.9% operating margin and a -23.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CDTG's valuation and scores 10/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.