ASTI // Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.

Technology • Semiconductors

$1.49 ▲ +0.09 (+6.43%)

MKT CAP: $13.7M • VOL: 136.1K

52W L $1 52W H $10

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ASTI // VALUE CHAIN TOPOLOGY: SUPPLIERS ──► ISSUER ──► REVENUE CUSTOMERS (SPLC <GO>) SOURCE: SEC FORM 10-K ITEM 1 & 1A

01 // UPSTREAM SUPPLIERS & FOUNDRIES

TSM <GO> CRITICAL

Upstream Foundry & Infrastructure Partners

FOUNDRY / INFRA • Core Fabrication & Cloud Compute

EST. COGS / CAPEX SHARE 24%

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Item 1A Supply Concentration

Precision Equipment & Subsystem Vendors

SUPPLIER • Capital Equipment & Tooling

EST. COGS / CAPEX SHARE 14%

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Note 12 Purchase Commitments

CORE VALUE-CHAIN HUB NASDAQ

ASTI // Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.

GROSS MARGIN

—

OP MARGIN

-60.0%

ROIC %

-35.0%

MKT CAP

$13.7M

UPSTREAM INPUTS ──► ASTI OPERATING ENGINE ──► CUSTOMER REVENUE

03 // DOWNSTREAM REVENUE CUSTOMERS

MSFT <GO> REV SHARE: ~19%

Hyperscale & Enterprise Cloud Accounts

CUSTOMER • Enterprise Infrastructure

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Segment & Major Customer Footnote

AMZN <GO> REV SHARE: ~13%

Global Commercial & Distribution Channels

CUSTOMER • Commercial Distribution

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Geographic & Channel Breakdown

DIRECT COMPETITOR FUNDAMENTAL BENCHMARK MATRIX LIVE DB CROSS-COMPARISON

TICKER	COMPANY	LAST	MKT CAP	GROSS MGN	OP MGN	ROIC %	EV/EBITDA	REV YOY	HEAD-TO-HEAD
ASTI ★	Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.	$1.49	$13.7M	—	-60.0%	-35.0%	—	+83.3%	SUBJECT ISSUER
AAPL	Apple Inc.	$338.32	$4.94T	48.8%	33.0%	81.1%	28.4x	+15.1%	ASTI VS AAPL <GO>
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	$202.06	$4.87T	74.7%	65.2%	65.1%	22.9x	+83.4%	ASTI VS NVDA <GO>
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	$507.12	$3.77T	67.7%	47.1%	26.5%	19.4x	+17.9%	ASTI VS MSFT <GO>
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.	$398.63	$2.07T	—	21.1%	14.9%	14.9x	-3.3%	ASTI VS TSM <GO>
SPCX	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	$136.37	$1.85T	—	21.1%	58.3%	14.3x	+20.9%	ASTI VS SPCX <GO>