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4/5Factorial Energy Inc. (FAC): Going-concern doubt

Filed 2026-05-15 路 Form 10-Q 路 Accession 0001104659-26-062778 micro

Market data

Price before filing: $10.39 (2026-05-14 close, split/dividend-adjusted)
Market cap at flag: $286.5M (2026-05-15) 路 Latest: $164.2M (2026-10-16)

What happened next

WindowFACSPYvs SPY
30 days+49.7%+0.9%+48.8%2026-06-15
90 days-44.7%+4.2%-48.9%2026-08-13
180 dayspendingpendinguntil 2026-11-11

Return from the last close before the filing date to the first close on/after the window end. Pending windows have not fully elapsed. Past performance says nothing certain about the future.

Insider trading around this filing

90 days before the flag: 2 insiders bought $15.2M (7 purchases)
30 days after: 1 insider bought $63K (1 purchase)

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue10b5-1 planSource
2026-03-31CGC III Sponsor LLC (+1 joint filer)
10% owner
Purchase300,000$10.28$3.1MnoForm 4
2026-04-01CGC III Sponsor LLC (+1 joint filer)
10% owner
Purchase671,000$10.30$6.9MnoForm 4
2026-04-06CGC III Sponsor LLC (+1 joint filer)
10% owner
Purchase100,000$10.31$1.0MnoForm 4
2026-04-07CGC III Sponsor LLC (+1 joint filer)
10% owner
Purchase100,000$10.30$1.0MnoForm 4
2026-04-08CGC III Sponsor LLC (+1 joint filer)
10% owner
Purchase100,000$10.30$1.0MnoForm 4
2026-04-15CGC III Sponsor LLC (+2 joint filers)
10% owner
Purchase100,000$10.32$1.0MnoForm 4
2026-04-16CGC III Sponsor LLC (+2 joint filers)
10% owner
Purchase100,000$10.33$1.0MnoForm 4
2026-05-15: red flag filed
2026-05-21CGC III Sponsor LLC (+2 joint filers)
10% owner
Purchase6,089$10.38$63KnoForm 4

Open-market purchases and sales (Form 4 codes P and S) by officers, directors and 10% owners, by transaction date, from 2026-02-14 to 2026-06-14. Excludes option exercises, grants, gifts and tax withholding. Amended filings replace the originals; joint filings count once. Foreign private issuers do not file Form 4. Many insider sales are pre-scheduled (10b5-1 plans) and are not by themselves a sign of wrongdoing.

Verified excerpt

"In connection with the Company's assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 205-40, "Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern," management has determined that the Company's liquidity 7 Table of Contents CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION III NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Unaudited) condition raises substantial doubt about..."

Quoted from the filing. Source

What this means

The filing states that substantial doubt exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern: it may not have enough cash to last the next 12 months. Expect dilution, debt deals or worse. An auditor's going-concern paragraph is the strongest form of this warning.

Source: management disclosure in Form 10-Q (period 2026-03-31)

Why this score: quarterly (unaudited) disclosure; also within 90 days: Auditor change

Read the original filing on SEC.gov →

Not investment advice. Automated summary; verify against the filing.

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