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ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES (ASTI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:ASTI - Nasdaq - US0436358040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

1.69  -0.1 (-5.59%)

After market: 1.73 +0.04 (+2.37%)

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We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to ASTI. ASTI was compared to 110 industry peers in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. While ASTI seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ASTI has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ASTI had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year ASTI has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years ASTI reported 4 times negative net income.
ASTI had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ASTI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFASTI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -10M -20M -30M -40M

1.2 Ratios

ASTI has a worse Return On Assets (-134.46%) than 95.45% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -322.05%, ASTI is doing worse than 93.64% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -134.46%
ROE -322.05%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-263.44%
ROA(5y)-163.06%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ASTI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICASTI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1K -1K 2K

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for ASTI so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
ASTI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsASTI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5K -10K -15K -20K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ASTI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, ASTI has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, ASTI has more shares outstanding
ASTI has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
ASTI Yearly Shares OutstandingASTI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500K 1M
ASTI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsASTI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M

2.2 Solvency

ASTI has an Altman-Z score of -115.17. This is a bad value and indicates that ASTI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of ASTI (-115.17) is worse than 87.27% of its industry peers.
There is no outstanding debt for ASTI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -115.17
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC11.25%
ASTI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFASTI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M -10M -20M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.25 indicates that ASTI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ASTI (1.25) is worse than 87.27% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.05 indicates that ASTI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ASTI has a Quick ratio of 1.05. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ASTI underperforms 86.36% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.25
Quick Ratio 1.05
ASTI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesASTI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ASTI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 97.94%, which is quite impressive.
ASTI shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -84.66%.
The Revenue for ASTI have been decreasing by -42.03% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)97.94%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%97.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-84.66%
Revenue growth 3Y-59.05%
Revenue growth 5Y-42.03%
Sales Q2Q%178.57%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
ASTI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesASTI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M
ASTI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesASTI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 -500M -1B

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ASTI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ASTI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsASTI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
ASTI Per share dataASTI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ASTI does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES

NASDAQ:ASTI (7/25/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 1.73 +0.04 (+2.37%)

1.69

-0.1 (-5.59%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)05-14 2025-05-14
Earnings (Next)08-04 2025-08-04
Inst Owners0.79%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners10.75%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap4.53M
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %37.15%
Short Ratio0.32
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 87.27
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.76
P/tB 1.78
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-10.38
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-3.27
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-3.27
OCFYN/A
SpS0.02
BVpS0.96
TBVpS0.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -134.46%
ROE -322.05%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-263.44%
ROA(5y)-163.06%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.01
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 1.28%
Cap/Sales 1.73%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.25
Quick Ratio 1.05
Altman-Z -115.17
F-Score4
WACC11.25%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)1432.81%
Cap/Depr(5y)953.02%
Cap/Sales(3y)287.25%
Cap/Sales(5y)181.53%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)97.94%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%97.89%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-84.66%
Revenue growth 3Y-59.05%
Revenue growth 5Y-42.03%
Sales Q2Q%178.57%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y15.9%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y31.59%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y30.68%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A