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Fuel Tech Financials

FTEK
FY2025 annual
Revenue $26.7M +6.1% YoY
Net Income -$2.3M -19.6% YoY
EPS (Diluted) -$0.08 -33.3% YoY
Free Cash Flow $2.3M +161.5% YoY
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Data as of Jun 30, 2026 Currency USD FYE December

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported $26.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 6.1% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI FTEK FY2025

Fuel Tech’s cash recovery looks working-capital driven, while a subscale overhead base and uneven collections keep the core business unprofitable.

FY2025 produced $3.0M of operating cash flow and $2.3M of free cash flow despite another net loss, reversing FY2024’s cash burn. With accounts receivable falling to $5.4M from $9.4M, that rebound looks driven largely by collecting older sales rather than by a durable repair in the earnings engine.

Gross margin recovered to 46.4% from 42.3%, which points to better project mix or execution even though revenue stayed in the same general range. But gross profit still did not cover SG&A plus R&D, so the business is being limited less by product economics than by an overhead load this revenue base cannot yet absorb consistently.

The balance sheet is unusually liquid for a money-losing small company: cash of $11.9M exceeded total liabilities of $7.2M in FY2025. A 5.1x current ratio shows near-term solvency is not the binding constraint; the harder task is turning that liquidity into steadier operating profitability instead of another year of cash swings.

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Financial Health Signals

Cash Runway Dilution R&DIntensity Revenue Progress BurnTrend BalanceSheet 52 / 100
Financial Health Score 52/100
Scored as: Emerging companies peer group

Scored against emerging companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Fuel Tech's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Cash Runway
85
Dilution
66
R&D Intensity
28
Revenue Progress
48
Burn Trend
0

Not available for Fuel Tech, and counted as zero in the overall score.

Balance Sheet
84
Altman Z-Score Distress
0.94

Fuel Tech scores 0.94, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($43.4M) relative to total liabilities ($7.2M). This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.

Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.

Piotroski F-Score Partial
5/8

Fuel Tech passes 5 of 8 computable financial strength tests (1 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 2 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Mixed
N/A

Fuel Tech reported a net loss of $2.3M while generating $3.0M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$26.7M
YoY+6.1%
5Y CAGR+3.4%
10Y CAGR-9.7%

Fuel Tech generated $26.7M in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 6.1% from the prior year.

EBITDA
-$3.0M
YoY+29.7%

Fuel Tech's EBITDA was -$3.0M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 29.7% from the prior year.

Net Income
-$2.3M
YoY-19.6%

Fuel Tech reported -$2.3M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 19.6% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
-$0.08
YoY-33.3%

Fuel Tech earned -$0.08 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 33.3% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$2.3M
YoY+161.5%
10Y CAGR-9.2%

Fuel Tech generated $2.3M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 161.5% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$11.9M
YoY+40.3%
5Y CAGR+2.3%
10Y CAGR-5.8%

Fuel Tech held $11.9M in cash as of fiscal year 2025; long-term debt is not reported for that period.

Shares Outstanding
31M
YoY+1.2%
5Y CAGR+4.3%
10Y CAGR+3.0%

Fuel Tech had 31M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 1.2% from the prior year.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
46.4%
YoY+4.1pp
5Y CAGR-0.8pp
10Y CAGR+7.7pp

Fuel Tech's gross margin was 46.4% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 4.1 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
-13.8%
YoY+4.9pp
5Y CAGR+5.4pp
10Y CAGR-6.4pp

Fuel Tech's operating margin was -13.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 4.9 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
-8.7%
YoY-1.0pp
5Y CAGR+10.3pp
10Y CAGR+8.1pp

Fuel Tech's net profit margin was -8.7% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 1.0 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
-5.8%
YoY-1.2pp
5Y CAGR+13.4pp
10Y CAGR+15.4pp

Fuel Tech's ROE was -5.8% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 1.2 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
$2.0M
YoY+28.8%
5Y CAGR+11.3%
10Y CAGR+3.4%

Fuel Tech invested $2.0M in research and development in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 28.8% from the prior year.

Share Buybacks
$222K
YoY+133.7%
5Y CAGR-17.2%

Fuel Tech spent $222K on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 133.7% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$674K
YoY+78.3%
5Y CAGR+22.2%
10Y CAGR-1.7%

Fuel Tech invested $674K in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 78.3% from the prior year.

FTEK Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

FTEK annual income statement
MetricTTMFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12FY11
Revenue$27.3M$26.7M+6.1%$25.1M-7.2%$27.1M+0.5%$26.9M+11.0%$24.3M+7.6%$22.6M-26.0%$30.5M-46.1%$56.5M+25.2%$45.2M-18.1%$55.2M-25.1%$73.7M-6.8%$79.0M-27.7%$109.3M+12.0%$97.6M+4.2%$93.7M
Cost of Revenue$15.1M$14.3M-1.5%$14.5M-5.9%$15.4M+0.8%$15.3M+23.7%$12.4M+3.8%$11.9M-39.3%$19.6M-46.2%$36.5M+34.4%$27.1M-25.4%$36.4M-19.4%$45.1M+2.8%$43.9M-29.8%$62.5M+9.9%$56.9M+14.1%$49.9M
Gross Profit$12.2M$12.4M+16.6%$10.6M-8.9%$11.7M+0.1%$11.6M-2.1%$11.9M+11.8%$10.6M-1.8%$10.8M-46.0%$20.1M+11.3%$18.0M-4.1%$18.8M-34.2%$28.6M-18.7%$35.1M-25.0%$46.8M+14.9%$40.7M-7.0%$43.8M
R&D Expenses$2.1M$2.0M+28.8%$1.6M+3.5%$1.5M+68.8%$895K-32.8%$1.3M+13.2%$1.2M+4.4%$1.1M+5.0%$1.1M+0.3%$1.1M-38.9%$1.8M+21.1%$1.4M-0.8%$1.5M-40.3%$2.4M-14.7%$2.9M+94.2%$1.5M
SG&A Expenses$14.7M$14.1M+2.1%$13.8M+7.5%$12.8M+4.3%$12.3M+1.8%$12.1M-11.4%$13.6M-20.9%$17.2M-7.4%$18.6M-11.3%$20.9M-18.1%$25.6M-17.3%$30.9M-12.8%$35.4M-2.6%$36.4M+11.3%$32.7M-2.3%$33.4M
Operating Income-$4.6M-$3.7M+21.7%-$4.7M-76.9%-$2.7M-74.1%-$1.5M-2.6%-$1.5M+65.7%-$4.3M+47.4%-$8.2M-7590.9%$110K+101.6%-$7.1M+41.2%-$12.0M-121.4%-$5.4M+78.4%-$25.2M-414.5%$8.0M+53.8%$5.2M-46.1%$9.6M
Interest ExpenseN/AN/A$0-100.0%$21K+23.5%$17K-10.5%$19K+375.0%$4KN/AN/A$0$0-100.0%$27K-78.4%$125K+123.2%$56K-39.8%$93K-37.2%$148K
Income Tax$20K$15K-80.5%$77K+11.6%$69K+27.8%$54K+285.7%$14K-75.4%$57K+307.1%$14K-57.6%$33K+105.7%-$580K-134.9%$1.7M-55.7%$3.8M+146.5%-$8.1M-392.3%$2.8M+20.1%$2.3M-26.0%$3.1M
Net Income-$3.5M-$2.3M-19.6%-$1.9M-26.3%-$1.5M-6.7%-$1.4M-2770.4%$54K+101.3%-$4.3M+45.5%-$7.9M-27942.9%-$28K+99.7%-$10.4M+39.9%-$17.4M-40.5%-$12.4M+30.2%-$17.7M-447.5%$5.1M+83.8%$2.8M-54.8%$6.1M
EPS (Diluted)-$0.08-33.3%-$0.06-20.0%-$0.050.0%-$0.05$0.00+100.0%-$0.17+46.9%-$0.32$0.00+100.0%-$0.44+40.5%-$0.74-37.0%-$0.54+30.8%-$0.78-439.1%$0.23+91.7%$0.12-52.0%$0.25

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q3 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.

FTEK Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

FTEK annual balance sheet
MetricFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12FY11
Total Assets$47.2M-3.3%$48.8M-3.2%$50.4M+0.5%$50.1M+0.3%$50.0M+66.1%$30.1M-4.8%$31.6M-38.9%$51.7M+2.4%$50.5M-12.6%$57.8M-24.0%$76.0M-16.9%$91.5M-16.9%$110.1M+3.9%$105.9M-6.3%$113.0M
Current Assets$31.9M+7.8%$29.6M-22.7%$38.3M+7.0%$35.8M-13.6%$41.5M+96.8%$21.1M-2.5%$21.6M-46.9%$40.7M+20.7%$33.7M-16.9%$40.6M-22.5%$52.4M-10.2%$58.3M-15.8%$69.3M+15.7%$59.9M-9.6%$66.3M
Cash & Equivalents$11.9M+40.3%$8.5M-51.6%$17.6M-24.6%$23.3M-35.0%$35.9M+237.3%$10.6M-2.5%$10.9M-9.3%$12.0M+43.9%$8.4M-29.3%$11.8M-45.5%$21.7M+16.3%$18.6M-32.8%$27.7M+13.4%$24.5M-13.4%$28.2M
Inventory$373K-6.0%$397K-9.6%$439K+12.0%$392K+12.6%$348K+258.8%$97K-63.3%$264K-72.4%$957K+1.3%$945K-6.6%$1.0M-38.8%$1.7M+48.8%$1.1M+150.8%$443K-13.6%$513K+65.0%$311K
Accounts Receivable$5.4M-42.8%$9.4M+39.2%$6.7M-12.9%$7.7M+137.2%$3.3M-50.2%$6.5M+1.2%$6.5M-64.8%$18.4M-6.6%$19.7M+4.8%$18.8M-18.5%$23.1M-27.7%$31.9M-13.7%$37.0M+22.6%$30.2M-12.2%$34.3M
Goodwill$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M0.0%$2.1M-89.9%$21.1M0.0%$21.1M0.0%$21.1M
Total Liabilities$7.2M+5.9%$6.8M+2.5%$6.7M+26.3%$5.3M+40.0%$3.8M-51.4%$7.8M+43.0%$5.4M-69.3%$17.7M+8.3%$16.3M+13.3%$14.4M-15.5%$17.0M-11.1%$19.2M-10.6%$21.4M-1.0%$21.7M-9.7%$24.0M
Current Liabilities$6.3M+7.1%$5.9M+2.9%$5.7M+19.3%$4.8M+47.9%$3.2M-41.7%$5.5M+15.4%$4.8M-72.1%$17.2M+9.1%$15.7M+11.9%$14.1M-15.0%$16.5M-11.3%$18.6M-9.7%$20.6M-1.4%$20.9M-7.4%$22.6M
Long-Term DebtN/AN/AN/AN/A$0-100.0%$1.6M$0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Equity$39.9M-4.8%$42.0M-4.0%$43.7M-2.5%$44.8M-2.9%$46.2M+107.0%$22.3M-14.7%$26.2M-23.1%$34.1M-0.4%$34.2M-20.0%$42.7M-26.7%$58.3M-19.4%$72.3M-18.4%$88.6M+5.2%$84.2M-5.4%$89.0M
Retained Earnings-$121.8M-1.9%-$119.5M-1.7%-$117.5M-1.3%-$116.0M-1.3%-$114.5M0.0%-$114.6M-3.9%-$110.3M-7.6%-$102.5M+0.2%-$102.7M-11.3%-$92.2M-23.2%-$74.8M-21.2%-$61.8M-40.3%-$44.0M+10.4%-$49.1M-11.6%-$44.0M

FTEK Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

FTEK annual cash flow statement
MetricTTMFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12FY11
Operating Cash Flow-$212K$3.0M+187.9%-$3.4M-593.2%$696K+116.8%-$4.1M-643.9%$761K+128.1%-$2.7M+20.1%-$3.4M-168.7%$4.9M+238.1%-$3.6M-30.3%-$2.7M-139.5%$6.9M+27.5%$5.4M+91.2%$2.8M-67.2%$8.7M+78.4%$4.9M
Capital Expenditures$972K$674K+78.3%$378K-9.6%$418K+102.9%$206K+145.2%$84K-66.0%$247K-55.1%$550K-3.5%$570K+15.9%$492K-47.7%$940K+17.2%$802K-71.4%$2.8M+60.1%$1.8M-30.8%$2.5M+5.2%$2.4M
Free Cash Flow-$1.2M$2.3M+161.5%-$3.8M-1470.9%$278K+106.4%-$4.3M-741.8%$677K+122.9%-$3.0M+25.0%-$3.9M-190.4%$4.4M+207.3%-$4.1M-10.4%-$3.7M-160.0%$6.1M+133.2%$2.6M+141.5%$1.1M-82.3%$6.1M+150.3%$2.5M
Investing Cash Flow-$2.7M$545K+110.0%-$5.4M+15.5%-$6.4M+32.0%-$9.5M-11189.3%-$84K+66.0%-$247K-448.9%-$45K+92.1%-$569K-16.1%-$490K+47.8%-$938K-20.9%-$776K+94.4%-$13.9M-692.3%-$1.8M+30.8%-$2.5M-5.3%-$2.4M
Financing Cash Flow-$45K-$222K-133.7%-$95K-326.2%$42K+347.1%-$17K-100.1%$24.0M+1770.3%$1.3M+1101.6%-$128K-966.7%-$12K+95.3%-$258K-50.0%-$172K+90.8%-$1.9M$0-100.0%$2.0M+122.4%-$9.1M-89.1%-$4.8M
Share Buybacks$45K$222K+133.7%$95K$0-100.0%$17K-67.3%$52K-90.9%$570K+345.3%$128KN/AN/AN/AN/A$0$0-100.0%$7.9M+91.9%$4.1M

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Dividends Paid.

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q3 FY2025 through Q2 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.

FTEK Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.

FTEK annual financial ratios
MetricFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12FY11
Gross Margin46.4%+4.1pp42.3%-0.8pp43.0%-0.2pp43.2%-5.8pp49.0%+1.9pp47.2%+11.6pp35.5%+0.1pp35.5%-4.4pp39.9%+5.8pp34.1%-4.7pp38.8%-5.7pp44.5%+1.6pp42.8%+1.1pp41.7%-5.0pp46.8%
Operating Margin-13.8%+4.9pp-18.7%-8.9pp-9.8%-4.1pp-5.7%+0.5pp-6.1%+13.1pp-19.2%+7.8pp-27.1%-27.2pp0.2%+15.8pp-15.6%+6.2pp-21.8%-14.4pp-7.4%+24.5pp-31.9%-39.2pp7.3%+2.0pp5.3%-5.0pp10.3%
Net Margin-8.7%-1.0pp-7.7%-2.0pp-5.7%-0.3pp-5.3%-5.6pp0.2%+19.2pp-19.0%+6.8pp-25.8%-25.7pp-0.1%+23.1pp-23.1%+8.4pp-31.5%-14.7pp-16.8%+5.6pp-22.4%-27.1pp4.7%+1.8pp2.8%-3.7pp6.6%
Return on Equity-5.8%-1.2pp-4.6%-1.1pp-3.5%-0.3pp-3.2%-3.3pp0.1%+19.3pp-19.2%+10.8pp-30.0%-29.9pp-0.1%+30.5pp-30.6%+10.1pp-40.7%-19.5pp-21.3%+3.3pp-24.5%-30.3pp5.8%+2.5pp3.3%-3.6pp6.9%
Return on Assets-4.9%-0.9pp-4.0%-0.9pp-3.0%-0.2pp-2.9%-3.0pp0.1%+14.3pp-14.2%+10.6pp-24.8%-24.8pp-0.1%+20.6pp-20.7%+9.4pp-30.1%-13.8pp-16.3%+3.1pp-19.4%-24.0pp4.6%+2.0pp2.6%-2.8pp5.4%
Current Ratio5.090.0x5.06-1.7x6.74-0.8x7.52-5.3x12.87+9.1x3.81-0.7x4.51+2.1x2.37+0.2x2.15-0.7x2.89-0.3x3.170.0x3.13-0.2x3.35+0.5x2.86-0.1x2.93
Debt-to-Equity0.180.0x0.160.0x0.150.0x0.12+0.1x0.00-0.1x0.07+0.1x0.00-0.5x0.520.0x0.48+0.1x0.340.0x0.290.0x0.270.0x0.240.0x0.260.0x0.27
FCF Margin8.8%+23.9pp-15.2%-16.2pp1.0%+17.2pp-16.1%-18.9pp2.8%+15.9pp-13.1%-0.2pp-12.9%-20.6pp7.7%+16.7pp-9.0%-2.3pp-6.7%-15.0pp8.3%+5.0pp3.3%+2.3pp1.0%-5.3pp6.3%+3.7pp2.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fuel Tech's annual revenue?

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported $26.7M in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 6.1% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is Fuel Tech's revenue growing?

Fuel Tech (FTEK) revenue grew by 6.1% year-over-year, from $25.1M to $26.7M in fiscal year 2025.

Is Fuel Tech profitable?

No, Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported a net income of -$2.3M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -8.7%.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported diluted earnings per share of -$0.08 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -33.3% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had EBITDA of -$3.0M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had a gross margin of 46.4% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had an operating margin of -13.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had a net profit margin of -8.7% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) has a return on equity of -5.8% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) generated $2.3M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 161.5% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) generated $3.0M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had $47.2M in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) invested $674K in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) invested $2.0M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.

Yes, Fuel Tech (FTEK) spent $222K on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had 31M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had a current ratio of 5.09 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) had a return on assets of -4.9% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) has an Altman Z-Score of 0.94, placing it in the Distress Zone (elevated bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 out of 8 computable signals; 1 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported a net loss of $2.3M while generating $3.0M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) scores 52 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its emerging companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Cash Runway, Dilution, R&D Intensity, Revenue Progress, Burn Trend, Balance Sheet), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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