FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC (FORD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:FORD • US3498624093

9.12 USD
+0.19 (+2.13%)
At close: Nov 14, 2025
9.48 USD
+0.36 (+3.95%)
After Hours: 11/14/2025, 8:00:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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Overall FORD gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated FORD against 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. While FORD seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. FORD has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year FORD has reported negative net income.
  • FORD had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • FORD had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: FORD reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
FORD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFORD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1M -1M -2M -3M

1.2 Ratios

  • FORD has a Return On Assets of -44.17%. This is in the lower half of the industry: FORD underperforms 79.84% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -109.33%, FORD is not doing good in the industry: 85.48% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -44.17%
ROE -109.33%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-13.76%
ROA(5y)-9.57%
ROE(3y)-76.86%
ROE(5y)-50.13%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
FORD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFORD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • The Gross Margin of FORD (10.50%) is worse than 79.84% of its industry peers.
  • FORD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for FORD so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 10.5%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.44%
GM growth 5Y3.17%
FORD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFORD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • FORD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for FORD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for FORD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for FORD has been reduced compared to a year ago.
FORD Yearly Shares OutstandingFORD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
FORD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFORD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 90.17 indicates that FORD is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of FORD (90.17) is better than 99.19% of its industry peers.
  • FORD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • FORD has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.18. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FORD outperforms 46.77% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.18
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 90.17
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.08%
FORD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFORD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.51 indicates that FORD should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FORD's Current ratio of 1.51 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FORD is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.51 indicates that FORD should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FORD has a Quick ratio (1.51) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.51
Quick Ratio 1.51
FORD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFORD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • FORD shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -5.59%.
  • FORD shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -30.05%.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.19% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-5.59%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-113.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-30.05%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.19%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.19%
Sales Q2Q%-68.38%

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.
FORD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFORD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
FORD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFORD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for FORD. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
FORD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFORD 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
FORD Per share dataFORD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -1 -2 -3

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

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

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FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC

NASDAQ:FORD (11/14/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 9.48 +0.36 (+3.95%)

9.12

+0.19 (+2.13%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)08-12
Earnings (Next)12-26
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner Change4.47%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner Change2.08%
Market Cap770.91M
Revenue(TTM)19.56M
Net Income(TTM)-3.66M
Analysts0
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
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 39.41
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 230.06
P/tB 515.18
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-3.31
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.02
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.02
OCFYN/A
SpS0.23
BVpS0.04
TBVpS0.02
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -44.17%
ROE -109.33%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 10.5%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-13.76%
ROA(5y)-9.57%
ROE(3y)-76.86%
ROE(5y)-50.13%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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 3Y-0.44%
GM growth 5Y3.17%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover2.36
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.18
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 12.27%
Cap/Sales 0.21%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.51
Quick Ratio 1.51
Altman-Z 90.17
F-Score4
WACC9.08%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)39.17%
Cap/Depr(5y)32.93%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.33%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.27%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-5.59%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-113.89%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-30.05%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.19%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.19%
Sales Q2Q%-68.38%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-866.3%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-325.81%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-285%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC / FORD FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for FORD stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to FORD.


Can you provide the valuation status for FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC (FORD). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC?

FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC (FORD) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC?

The financial health rating of FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC (FORD) is 4 / 10.