Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. financial statements

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 10 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. files with the SEC in its annual reports.

In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.

Income statement

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	1.75	0.64	0.86	0.64	0.07	0.61	1.22	0.46	0.04	0.08
Cost of revenue			1.02	0.49	0.17	1.9	2.01	1.89	0.15	0.2
Gross profit			-0.15	0.15	-0.11	-1.29	-0.79	-1.43	-0.11	-0.12
Research and development	6.63	4.82	2.79	1.31	1.17	4.14	5.98	3.22	2.3	2.44
Selling, general and administrative	10.3	5.6	3.24	1.85	1.03	3.3	4.74	5.36	4.51	4.1
Operating income	-24.6	-14.1	-6.57	-3.25	-2.45	-8.79	-17.1	-15.6	-8.54	-7.87
Interest expense				2.11	0.44	0.48
Interest income									0.09	0.06
Other non-operating income	-14.2	-4.41	-9.47	-1.62	4.07	2.79	-2.67	-1.43	-0.59	0.04
Income tax										0
Net income	-38.9	-18.6	-16	-4.87	1.62	-6	-19.8	-17.1	-9.13	-7.83
EBITDA	-21	-13	-6.19	-3.01	-2.3	-8.73	-17	-15.5	-8.46	-7.79
EPS, basic	-8,360.00	-63,000.00	-13,800.00	-60.00	23,000.00	-30,800.00	-13,200.00	-3,419.00	-10.38	-3.09
EPS, diluted	-8,360.00	-63,000.00	-13,800.00	-60.00	6,400.00	-30,800.00	-13,200.00	-3,419.00	-10.38	-3.09
Shares, basic (weighted)	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	0.01	0.88	2.56
Shares, diluted (weighted)	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	0.01	0.88	2.56

Balance sheet

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash and equivalents	0.13	0.09	0.02		0.17	5.96	11.5	1.05	3.17	2.79
Receivables	0.55	0.01	0.17	0	0.01	0.05	0	0	0	0
Inventory	2.57	1.04	0.66	0.53	0.53	0.59	0.62	0.45	0.45	0.54
Other current assets	0.98	0.49	0.14	0.05	0.07	0.25	0.34	0.04	0.09	0.05
Total current assets	4.23	1.63	0.98	0.59	0.78	6.85	12.4	1.54	3.71	3.38
Property, plant and equipment	5.66	4.63	4.41	4.23	0.02	0.28	0.55	1.05	0.23	0.19
Lease right-of-use assets					5.63	4.98	4.32	2.36	1.88	1.33
Intangible assets	1.65	1.47	0.86	0.81	0.44	0.09	0.08	0.05	0.03	0.01
Other non-current assets	0.08	0.05	0.03		0.5	0.63	1.21	1.23	1.23	1.27
Total assets	11.6	7.78	6.29	5.63	7.37	12.8	18.7	6.3	7.15	6.33
Accounts payable	4.9	1.6	2.32	1.66	0.74	0.64	0.6	0.58	0.45	0.39
Accrued liabilities	1.47	1.18	1.56	1.62	1.52	0.66	0.89	1.35	0.25	0.24
Short-term debt	0.24	0.34	0.35				14.9	0.41
Total current liabilities	18.1	15	23.9	30.7	9.15	3.05	4.97	5.76	2.28	2.21
Long-term debt	5.28	5.12	5.03
Lease liabilities					5.18	2.04	3.83	2.04	1.46	0.79
Total liabilities	25.6	20.2	28.9	30.7	27.6	15.7	14.1	7.83	3.77	2.99
Total debt	5.7	5.46	5.38	5.89
Paid-in capital	370	386	396	398	402	425	452	481	495	503
Retained earnings	-384	-402	-419	-423	-422	-428	-448	-482	-492	-499
Other comprehensive income							-0.02	0.01	0	0.01
Shareholders' equity	-14	-15.2	-22.6	-25.1	-20.2	-2.83	0.9	-1.53	3.38	3.34
Total equity	-14	-15.2	-22.6	-25.1	-20.2	-2.83	0.9	-1.53	3.38	3.34
Total liabilities and equity	11.6	7.78	6.29	5.63	7.37	12.8	18.7	6.3	7.15	6.33
Shares outstanding	0.03	0	0	0.24	0	0	0	0.24	1.45	4.66

Cash flow statement

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Net income	-38.9	-18.6	-16	-4.87	1.62	-6	-19.8	-17.1	-9.13	-7.83
Depreciation and amortization	3.6	1.2	0.38	0.24	0.15	0.06	0.08	0.1	0.07	0.08
Stock-based compensation	0.89	0.12	0.03	0.02			5.48	2.24	1.01	1.13
Change in receivables	1.32	0.57	-0.16	0.16	-0.01	-0.04	0.05	0
Change in inventory	1.7	1.17	0.38	0.13	-0	-0.06	-0.02	-0.12	0.03	-0.09
Change in payables	1.49	-0.59	0.99
Cash from operations	-16.9	-12.6	-4.02	-2.72	-2.88	-9.4	-10.5	-9.54	-8.42	-6.9
Capital expenditures	-0.05	-0.01	0	-0.01		-0.28	-0.17	-3.86	-0	-0.03
Purchases of investments										-0.08
Cash from investing	-0.16	0.08	-0	0.83	0.25	-0.3	-0.27	-3.88	-0	-0.11
Debt issued						0	15
Cash from financing	16.8	12.5	3.95	1.87	2.8	15.5	16.3	2.96	10.5	6.63
Exchange rate effect								0.02
Net change in cash	-0.2	-0.04	-0.07	-0.02	0.17	5.79	5.52	-10.4	2.12	-0.38
Free cash flow	-16.9	-12.6	-4.02	-2.72		-9.68	-10.7	-13.4	-8.42	-6.94
Interest paid	0.42	1.22	0.24	0				0.29
Income taxes paid	0	0	0

Key metrics

Worked out from the statements above. Latest values use the trailing twelve months to June 30, 2026; growth uses fiscal years. Valuation uses the share price of $2.92 on September 25, 2026.

Profitability

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Gross margin	-96.1%	Gross profit / revenue.
Operating margin	-4,310.0%	Operating income / revenue.
EBITDA margin	-4,264.0%	EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue.
Net margin	-4,232.0%	Net income / revenue.
Operating cash flow margin	-3,842.0%	Cash from operations / revenue.
Return on equity (ROE)	-53.0%	Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative.
Return on assets (ROA)	-44.7%	Net income / average total assets.
Return on invested capital (ROIC)	-890.2%	Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%.
R&D / revenue	1,390.0%	Research and development expense / revenue.
SG&A / revenue	2,415.0%	Selling, general and administrative expense / revenue.
Stock-based pay / revenue	363.4%	Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue.
D&A / revenue	45.9%	Depreciation and amortization / revenue.

Growth

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Revenue growth, 1y	83.3%	Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Revenue CAGR, 3y	-60.3%	Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Revenue CAGR, 5y	2.9%	Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Book value growth, 1y	-1.2%	Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Book value CAGR, 3y	54.8%	Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets growth, 1y	-11.4%	Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Total assets CAGR, 3y	-30.3%	Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets CAGR, 5y	-3.0%	Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Share count change, 1y	189.6%	Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 3y	1,097.0%	Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 5y	572.4%	Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.

Balance sheet health

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Current ratio	6.31x	Current assets / current liabilities.
Quick ratio	6.01x	(Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities.
Cash ratio	5.99x	(Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities.
Liabilities / assets	15.6%	Total liabilities / total assets.
Working capital	$12.9M	Current assets - current liabilities.
Goodwill and intangibles / assets	0.0%	(Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets.
Tangible book value	$15.3M	Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets.

Efficiency

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Asset turnover	0.01x	Revenue / average total assets.
Fixed asset turnover	1.29x	Revenue / average property, plant and equipment.
Inventory turnover	0.68x	Cost of revenue / average inventory.
Days inventory	537 days	365 x average inventory / cost of revenue.
Receivables turnover	5.93x	Revenue / average receivables.
Days sales outstanding	62 days	365 x average receivables / revenue.
Days payables	408 days	365 x average accounts payable / cost of revenue.
Cash conversion cycle	191 days	Days inventory + days sales outstanding - days payables.

Per share

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
EPS, diluted	-$0.84	Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS.
Revenue per share	$0.02	Revenue / diluted weighted shares.
Operating cash flow per share	-$0.77	Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares.
Book value per share	$1.56	Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported).
Tangible book per share	$1.55	Tangible book value / shares outstanding.
Cash per share	$1.48	(Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding.

Valuation

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Market cap	$28.7M	Share price x shares outstanding.
Enterprise value	$14.1M	Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments.
P/S	150x	Market cap / revenue.
P/B	1.88x	Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive.
Price / tangible book	1.88x	Market cap / tangible book value, when positive.
EV/Sales	73.8x	Enterprise value / revenue.
Earnings yield	-28.2%	Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E).

What was Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.'s revenue in fiscal 2025?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. reported revenue of $76.8K for fiscal 2025, 83.3% higher than the year before.

Was Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. profitable in fiscal 2025?

No. It reported a net loss of $7.8M.

How much free cash flow did Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. generate in fiscal 2025?

Cash from operations of $6.9M minus capital expenditures of $32.0K left free cash flow of -$6.9M.

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts. Where a company tags only year-to-date figures, quarters are worked out as differences. Where a line is not tagged it is left empty, never estimated.

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