Backblaze Inc offers a cloud storage platform designed to help businesses and consumers store, use, and protect their data. The company delivers its services through the Backblaze Storage Cloud platform, a purpose-built, web-scale software architecture operating on commodity hardware.
It is a $790M technology company. Revenue grew 13.9% over the last year, and it currently loses money.
- Website
- backblaze.com
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Employees
- 320
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 2007
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Health, Quality and Moat lag behind.
Valuation44
- P/E vs own historyn/a · 10/25
- FCF yield3.0% · 12/25
- P/S5.0x · 12/25
- EV/EBITDAn/a · 10/25
Growth25
- Revenue CAGR21.2% · 25/25
- Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growthn/a · 0/25
Profitability0
- ROIC-80.4% · 0/25
- ROE-24.1% · 0/25
- Net margin-13.1% · 0/25
- Operating margin-11.2% · 0/25
Health6
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio1.00 · 6/25
- Interest coverage-9.8x · 0/25
- Net cash / debtn/a · 0/25
Quality46
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-3.67 · 25/25
- FCF conversionn/a · 0/25
- Margin stabilityσ 19.0% · 6/25
Moat25
- ROIC >12% years0/4 yrs · 0/25
- Median gross margin51.5% · 20/25
- FCF-positive years2/5 yrs · 5/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -60.4% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2022ProductBackblaze released its cloud replication services
- 2020ProductBackblaze released an Amazon S3-compatible API, allowing customers to use existing tools and…
- 2015ProductBackblaze launched a new product, B2 Cloud Storage
- 2008ProductThe company released online backup services to support PCs running Apple's macOS and Microsoft's Windows
- 2007FoundedBackblaze was established in 2007 in San Mateo, California
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (62.2%)
- Revenue growing 13.9% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 15.3% of revenue
Watch-outs
- Not profitable — 13.1% net margin
- Thin interest coverage (-9.8×)
- Loss-making in 5 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+13.9% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends-$20.4M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+47.2% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$24.0M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationscurrent ratio 1.00
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$790M market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+176.3% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it0/5 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 6/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsno data
Peer comparisonBackblaze, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLZE this company | $790M | — | +13.9% | -13.1% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: BLZE vs NVDA · BLZE vs AAPL · BLZE vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2021–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/BLZE
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Deeper analysis of BLZE on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $12.76 · market cap $790M.