Birchtech
BCHT on NYSEAmerican. Market value $38m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
1 long-term investor we follow owns it, unchanged from 1 last quarter. 27 funds in all.
- Heartland AdvisorsBill Nasgovitz
- Value
- $2m
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland AdvisorsBill Nasgovitz | $2m | <0.1% |
Largest holders overall
- Heartland Advisors$2m
- Vanguard Capital Management$1mNew
- Ancora Advisors$1mAdded
- Chapin Davis$1m
- Aristides Capital$871,250
- White Pine Capital$676,816Cut
- Geode Capital Management$285,343New
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$212,517New
- BlackRock$146,063New
- ARS Investment Partners$131,610Added
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
1 investor owns more than 5%.
- Laurence W. LyttonPassive investor5.2%Since 29 September 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Laurence W. Lytton Passive investor | 5.2% | 29 September 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 1 insider bought $750,000 of shares on the open market.
- MacPherson RichardPresident and CEO, DirectorBought
- Date
- 27 February 2026
- Shares
- 312,500
- Price
- $2.40
- Value
- $750,000
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2026 | MacPherson Richard President and CEO, Director | Bought | 312,500 | $2.40 | $750,000 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
2 serious warning signs in Birchtech’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 31 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 13 Aug 2026 and 3 later 8-Ks.
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at the end of its latest quarter. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.”
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Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due to the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting: (i) lack of a sufficient complement of personnel commensurate with the Company’s reporting requirements; and (ii) insufficient written documentation or training of our internal control policies and procedures which provide staff with guidance or framework for accounting and disclosing financial transactions.
From the 10-Q filed 13 August 2026, Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
Its past accounts can't be relied on
SeriousIt told the SEC its earlier accounts should no longer be relied on, usually because they contained errors.
8-K Item 4.02 filed 31 Mar 2025: the company said its earlier financial statements should no longer be relied on.
From an 8-K filed 31 March 2025: Previously issued accounts should no longer be relied on. Open the filing
One big customer
Worth knowingOne customer brings in a big share of sales: 29% last year. Losing that customer would hurt.
“For the year ended December 31, 2025, three customers represented 29%, 11%, and 9% of the Company’s revenues, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, three customers represented 32%, 13%, and 10% of the Company’s revenues.”
From the 10-K filed 31 March 2026, Item 1A. Risk Factors. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.