From what I found on my cheapo china lights, it's more of a flood than throw. It says it's focusable, but at it's tightest it's still a flood.
Beam quality isn't very good, but bearable. It's got "steps" for lack of a better word. So it's basically rings from inside out each ring being slightly less bright.
Maybe these particular ones are some miracle wonder lights that give you surefire quality for $16. But I find that you get what you pay for.
Although, for the price it's quite a deal.
Oh yea... and get a lot of spare bulbs. You'll be lucky if your bulb outlasts your first set of batteries.