Redwood Materials - Recycle, Refine, & Re-Manufacture
Weekly Edition & Stock Spotlight
October 13, 2023
ApeVue50 Index & Sectors YTD Performance (% year-to-date)
Returns for Private Markets (%YTD to 09-Oct-23):
Data = +16.54%
Analytics = +10.89%
Financial = +8.98%
ApeVue50 = +9.56%
SaaS = +22.22%
Most Active Names Performance
ApeVue50 Privates versus Public Benchmarks/ETFs
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Public v. Private (12mo)
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This rebalancing of constituents over time gives way for more active names to participate in what we observe as "market performance," and in a more appropriate manner than static selections and weightings criteria.
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Industrial Energy Environmental
Redwood Materials is pioneering a closed-loop domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. They are doing more than just recycling; they are creating a system in which battery components are manufactured domestically and reused repeatedly.
Redwood’s Billion Dollar Boost
Redwood recently secured over $1 billion in Series D funding in addition to $2B loan commitment from the Department of Energy.
This funding round, supported by major investors like Goldman Sachs and T. Rowe Price, underscores confidence in Redwood's vision.
Key Insights:
Metal Recovery — Recover 95% of battery elements
✅ By 2025 — Redwood is set to produce sufficient anode and cathode for one million electric vehicles annually.
✅ By 2030 — Redwood is set to produce sufficient anode and cathode for five million electric vehicles annually.
Secondary Market & Funding Round Data
Redwood Material's Series D Valuation, Current Implied Valuation, Bid:Ask Volume Ratio, and 90 Day Volatility based on ApeVue's Institutional-grade Secondary Market Data
Redwood Materials' Financial Data
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Redwood Materials 90D
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Series D Valuation
<span class="date">2023-06-02</span>
<span class="value">$5.49B</span>
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Implied Valuation
<span class="date">2023-10-09</span>
<span class="value">$4.8B</span>
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Change Since Last Round
<span class="date">2023-06-02 → 2023-10-09</span>
<span class="value red">-12.57%</span>
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Key Highlights:
- Redwood Material's secondary market activity indicates a composite price mid of about $46, or a $4.8B valuation.
- Redwood Material's implied valuation is about 12.5% less than the valuation they raised at during their Series D.
- The bid/ask ratio for Redwood Materials is currently heavily favoring Asks over the last few quarters, and their volatility is cooling off compared to earlier this year in April/May.
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