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Iridex (IRIX) Financials

IRIX
Trailing 12 months to July 4, 2026
Revenue $51.6M +3.7% YoY
Net Income -$3.5M +34.9% YoY
EPS (Diluted) -$0.20 +39.4% YoY
Free Cash Flow -$2.0M +66.0% YoY
Market Cap $11.8M as of Sep 10, 2026
Price / Sales 0.2x on $51.6M revenue, trailing 12 months to July 4, 2026
Price / Earnings n/m net loss, so no earnings multiple, trailing 12 months to July 4, 2026
Price / Book 3.3x on $3.6M equity, Q2 FY2027

A multiple compares the market's price with a filed figure; it says what the market pays, not how the business is doing. The market capitalization is the vendor's as of Sep 10, 2026; every other figure is from the SEC filings on this page. Not financial advice.

Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period Q2 FY2027, ended Jul 4, 2026 Reported Currency USD FYE January

Newest figures come from the 10-Q for Q2 FY2027, filed Aug 18, 2026. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from, and every filing is listed on the IRIX SEC filings page.

Iridex (IRIX) reported $51.6M in revenue over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, up 3.7% from the prior twelve months. 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 IRIX FY2025

IRIDEX’s turnaround is primarily cost-driven, while financing rather than operations supplied the cash needed to rebuild the balance sheet.

From FY2024 to FY2025, revenue recovered while gross margin compressed from 40.1% to 36.5%, yet operating margin improved from -17.1% to -4.9%. That combination points to expense reduction—especially lower selling and research spending—rather than stronger unit economics as the main source of operating improvement.

Operating cash outflow narrowed from -$7.3M in FY2024 to -$2.1M in FY2025, while free cash flow remained negative; cash conversion improved, but operations still consumed cash despite the smaller net loss.

FY2025 financing cash flow of $6.0M coincided with equity recovering to $4.9M, while total liabilities declined; the reported 4.9x debt-to-equity ratio therefore reflects a very small equity base as much as conventional borrowing. The liquidity comparison equaled 34.2 months of the latest annual operating outflow, a balance-sheet measure rather than internally generated funding.

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Financial Health Signals

Cash Runway Dilution R&DIntensity Revenue Progress BurnTrend BalanceSheet 50 / 100
Financial Health Score 50/100
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 Iridex'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
58

Iridex held $6.0M in cash, cash equivalents and investments at the end of fiscal year 2025, and its operations used $2.1M of cash that year. Cash Runway ranks emerging companies on the size of that balance against the outflow behind it, and Iridex scores 58/100 among other emerging companies.

Dilution
61

Iridex had 17M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, against 17M in fiscal year 2024. Dilution ranks emerging companies on how fast that count has grown over three years, where a slower rise is the better one, and Iridex scores 61/100 among other emerging companies.

R&D Intensity
27

Iridex spent $3.7M on research and development in fiscal year 2025, which was 6.6% of its operating costs that year. R&D Intensity ranks emerging companies on the share of operating costs that goes into research, and Iridex scores 27/100 among other emerging companies.

Revenue Progress
45

Iridex reported revenue of $52.7M in fiscal year 2025, against $48.7M in fiscal year 2024. Revenue Progress ranks emerging companies on the three-year path of that line, and Iridex scores 45/100 among other emerging companies.

Burn Trend
79

Iridex's operations used $2.1M of cash in fiscal year 2025, against $7.3M used in fiscal year 2024. Burn Trend ranks emerging companies on which way that figure has moved over three years, and Iridex scores 79/100 among other emerging companies.

Balance Sheet
29

Iridex's cash, cash equivalents and investments came to $6.0M at the end of fiscal year 2025, against $24.2M of total liabilities. Balance Sheet ranks emerging companies on that comparison, and Iridex scores 29/100 among other emerging companies.

Altman Z-Score Distress
-2.13

Iridex scores -2.13, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($11.8M) relative to total liabilities ($24.2M). 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
4/8

Iridex passes 4 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, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality No Cash Backing
N/A

Iridex reported a net loss of $4.4M while operations used $2.1M of cash. With neither figure positive, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.

Interest Coverage At Risk
N/A

Iridex reported an operating loss of $2.6M against $58K in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$12.6M
YoY-7.4%
QoQ+6.5%
5Y CAGR-1.3%
10Y CAGR+0.5%

Iridex generated $12.6M in revenue in Q2 2027. This represents a decrease of 7.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 6.5%.

EBITDA
-$943K
YoY-16.0%
QoQ-321.0%

Iridex's EBITDA was -$943K in Q2 2027, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 16.0% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 321.0%.

Net Income
-$1.3M
YoY-27.4%
QoQ-141.6%

Iridex reported -$1.3M in net income in Q2 2027. This represents a decrease of 27.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 141.6%.

EPS (Diluted)
-$0.07
YoY-16.7%
QoQ-133.3%

Iridex earned -$0.07 per diluted share (EPS) in Q2 2027. This represents a decrease of 16.7% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 133.3%.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$124K
YoY+130.2%
QoQ+108.6%
10Y CAGR-19.0%

Iridex generated $124K in free cash flow in Q2 2027, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 130.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 108.6%.

Cash & Debt
$4.7M
YoY-31.0%
QoQ+1.8%
5Y CAGR-29.2%
10Y CAGR-8.6%

Iridex held $4.7M in cash as of Q2 2027; long-term debt is not reported for that period.

Shares Outstanding
18M
YoY+3.4%
QoQ+0.9%
5Y CAGR+2.1%
10Y CAGR+5.7%

Iridex had 18M shares outstanding in Q2 2027. This represents an increase of 3.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 0.9%.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for Q2 2027.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
34.2%
YoY-0.3pp
QoQ-6.0pp
5Y CAGR-11.3pp
10Y CAGR-14.0pp

Iridex's gross margin was 34.2% in Q2 2027, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 0.3 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 6.0 percentage points.

Operating Margin
-8.2%
YoY-1.3pp
QoQ-5.4pp
5Y CAGR+0.3pp
10Y CAGR-4.9pp

Iridex's operating margin was -8.2% in Q2 2027, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 1.3 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 5.4 percentage points.

Net Margin
-10.1%
YoY-2.7pp
QoQ-5.6pp
5Y CAGR-20.5pp
10Y CAGR-7.3pp

Iridex's net profit margin was -10.1% in Q2 2027, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 2.7 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 5.6 percentage points.

Return on Equity
-34.8%
YoY-18.4pp
QoQ-23.7pp
5Y CAGR-40.0pp
10Y CAGR-33.8pp

Iridex's ROE was -34.8% in Q2 2027, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 18.4 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 23.7 percentage points.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
$936K
YoY+7.5%
QoQ+3.4%
5Y CAGR-11.0%
10Y CAGR-3.9%

Iridex invested $936K in research and development in Q2 2027. This represents an increase of 7.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 3.4%.

Capital Expenditures
$50K
YoY+284.6%
QoQ-50.5%
5Y CAGR-0.8%
10Y CAGR-15.8%

Iridex invested $50K in capex in Q2 2027, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 284.6% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 50.5%.

Share Buybacks

Not reported for Q2 2027.

IRIX Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

IRIX quarterly income statement
MetricQ2'2710-QQ1'2710-QQ4'2610-QQ3'2610-QQ2'2610-QQ1'2610-QQ4'2510-KQ3'2510-Q
Revenue$12.6M-7.4%$11.8M-0.8%$14.7M+16.0%$12.5M+7.8%$13.6M+7.4%$11.9M+1.1%$12.7M+1.9%$11.6M-9.9%
Cost of Revenue$8.3M-7.0%$7.1M+3.2%$9.2M+30.1%$8.5M+16.7%$8.9M+18.6%$6.8M-6.3%$7.1M-6.1%$7.3M+0.4%
Gross Profit$4.3M-8.2%$4.7M-6.2%$5.5M-2.0%$4.0M-7.2%$4.7M-8.8%$5.1M+13.4%$5.6M+14.4%$4.3M-23.1%
R&D Expenses$936K+7.5%$905K+3.3%$949K-14.7%$972K-25.2%$871K-42.0%$876K-43.0%$1.1M-34.3%$1.3M-15.7%
SG&A Expenses$1.8M-16.9%$1.6M-16.0%$1.8M-21.2%$1.8M-20.2%$2.2M-20.4%$1.9M-21.8%$2.3M-5.4%$2.2M+15.6%
Operating Income-$1.0M-9.5%-$324K-58.0%-$15K+97.0%-$1.4M+24.5%-$940K+64.4%-$205K+93.8%-$501K+83.7%-$1.9M-10.8%
EBITDA-$943K-16.0%-$224K-220.0%$136K+137.2%-$1.3M+24.9%-$813K+67.5%-$70K+97.8%-$366K+85.1%-$1.7M-9.5%
Interest ExpenseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$58K
Income Tax$70K+233.3%$58K+383.3%$20K+433.3%$4K-76.5%$21K+10.5%$12K-68.4%-$6K-110.0%$17K+112.5%
Net Income-$1.3M-27.4%-$524K+68.9%-$184K+77.9%-$1.6M+18.6%-$994K+62.9%-$1.7M+51.3%-$834K+71.8%-$1.9M-10.2%
EPS (Basic)-$0.07-16.7%-$0.03+70.0%-$0.01+80.0%-$0.09+25.0%-$0.06+62.5%-$0.10+52.4%-$0.05+72.2%-$0.12-9.1%
EPS (Diluted)-$0.07-16.7%-$0.03+70.0%-$0.01+80.0%-$0.09+25.0%-$0.06+62.5%-$0.10+52.4%-$0.05+72.2%-$0.12-9.1%
Diluted Shares (Avg)17M+3.7%17M+3.5%N/A17M+2.6%17M+3.1%17M+2.9%N/A17M+2.2%

IRIX Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

IRIX quarterly balance sheet
MetricQ2'2710-QQ1'2710-QQ4'2610-QQ3'2610-QQ2'2610-QQ1'2610-QQ4'2510-KQ3'2510-Q
Total Assets$27.3M-13.7%$28.3M-17.4%$29.2M+0.1%$28.4M-6.0%$31.6M+1.1%$34.2M+0.4%$29.1M-15.4%$30.2M-13.7%
Current Assets$24.0M-10.8%$24.6M-15.6%$25.3M+7.2%$24.1M-1.1%$26.9M+7.4%$29.1M+5.6%$23.6M-14.2%$24.3M-11.0%
Cash & Equivalents$4.7M-31.0%$4.6M-36.6%$6.0M+152.5%$5.6M+44.4%$6.8M+64.9%$7.2M+33.7%$2.4M-66.1%$3.9M-51.6%
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Inventory$9.8M+15.6%$9.3M-8.1%$7.9M-27.2%$7.3M-33.3%$8.4M-24.2%$10.1M-7.8%$10.8M+9.2%$10.9M+8.1%
Accounts Receivable$5.7M-20.5%$6.8M+2.5%$7.6M+27.9%$7.1M+19.8%$7.1M+13.8%$6.7M+2.4%$6.0M-11.5%$6.0M-2.5%
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Goodwill$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%$965K0.0%
Total Liabilities$23.6M-7.5%$23.5M-14.0%$24.2M-10.4%$23.7M-14.0%$25.5M-5.5%$27.4M-0.8%$27.0M+8.5%$27.5M+20.3%
Current Liabilities$13.2M-3.9%$12.8M-14.2%$13.2M-20.2%$12.4M-21.8%$13.7M-15.1%$14.9M-7.0%$16.6M+27.6%$15.9M+53.2%
Non-Current Liabilities$10.4M-11.6%$10.7M-13.9%$11.0M+5.2%$11.3M-3.4%$11.8M+8.8%$12.4M+7.8%$10.5M-12.2%$11.7M-6.8%
Long-Term DebtN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$1.0M$1.4M
Total Equity$3.6M-39.9%$4.7M+455.4%$4.9M+134.7%$4.7M+78.5%$6.1M+42.7%$852K-86.9%$2.1M-78.0%$2.6M-78.3%
Retained Earnings-$94.2M-3.9%-$93.0M-3.7%-$92.4M-5.0%-$92.3M-5.9%-$90.7M-6.5%-$89.7M-8.7%-$88.0M-11.3%-$87.1M-14.5%

IRIX Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

IRIX quarterly cash flow statement
MetricQ2'2710-QQ1'2710-QQ4'2610-QQ3'2610-QQ2'2610-QQ1'2610-QQ4'2510-KQ3'2510-Q
Operating Cash Flow$174K+143.8%-$1.3M-16.2%$589K+147.6%-$1.2M+62.3%-$397K+70.1%-$1.1M+30.3%-$1.2M-26.5%-$3.1M-72.4%
Depreciation & Amortization$86K-32.3%$100K-25.9%$151K+11.9%$110K-19.7%$127K-8.6%$135K-22.0%$135K-78.2%$137K+30.5%
Stock-Based Compensation$212K-17.5%$211K-0.9%N/A$92K-19.3%$257K-38.7%$213K-45.9%N/A$114K-69.3%
Capital Expenditures$50K+284.6%$101K+818.2%$106K+1077.8%$13K+1200.0%$13K$11K+266.7%$9K-71.9%$1K-98.8%
Free Cash Flow$124K+130.2%-$1.4M-23.8%$483K+138.7%-$1.2M+61.9%-$410K+69.1%-$1.2M+29.7%-$1.2M-23.3%-$3.1M-64.9%
Investing Cash Flow-$50K-284.6%-$101K-818.2%-$106K-1077.8%-$13K-1200.0%-$13K-$11K-266.7%-$9K-128.1%-$1K+98.8%
Financing Cash Flow-$38K-171.4%-$1K-100.0%-$27K+87.6%-$34K-101.2%-$14K$6.0M-$218K-584.4%$2.8M+11862.5%

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

IRIX Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

IRIX quarterly financial ratios
MetricQ2'2710-QQ1'2710-QQ4'2610-QQ3'2610-QQ2'2610-QQ1'2610-QQ4'2510-KQ3'2510-Q
Gross Margin34.2%-0.3pp40.2%-2.3pp37.2%-6.8pp32.1%-5.2pp34.5%-6.2pp42.5%+4.6pp44.0%+4.8pp37.3%-6.4pp
Operating Margin-8.2%-1.3pp-2.8%-1.0pp-0.1%+3.9pp-11.3%+4.9pp-6.9%+14.0pp-1.7%+26.3pp-4.0%+20.8pp-16.2%-3.0pp
Net Margin-10.1%-2.7pp-4.4%+9.7pp-1.3%+5.3pp-12.6%+4.1pp-7.3%+13.9pp-14.2%+15.3pp-6.6%+17.2pp-16.7%-3.0pp
Return on Equity-34.8%-18.4pp-11.1%+186.8pp-3.7%+36.0pp-33.6%+40.1pp-16.4%+46.7pp-197.9%-144.5pp-39.8%-8.7pp-73.7%-59.2pp
Return on Assets-4.6%-1.5pp-1.8%+3.1pp-0.6%+2.2pp-5.5%+0.9pp-3.1%+5.4pp-4.9%+5.2pp-2.9%+5.7pp-6.4%-1.4pp
Current Ratio1.82-0.1x1.920.0x1.91+0.5x1.94+0.4x1.96+0.4x1.95+0.2x1.42-0.7x1.54-1.1x
Debt-to-Equity6.49+2.3x4.98-27.2x4.92+4.4x5.06+4.5x4.21-2.1x32.14+27.9x0.48-2.1x0.53-1.4x
Asset Turnover0.460.0x0.42+0.1x0.51+0.1x0.44+0.1x0.430.0x0.350.0x0.44+0.1x0.380.0x
FCF Margin1.0%+4.0pp-12.2%-2.4pp3.3%+13.1pp-9.4%+17.2pp-3.0%+7.5pp-9.8%+4.3pp-9.8%-1.7pp-26.5%-12.0pp

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Iridex's annual revenue?

Iridex (IRIX) reported $52.7M in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 8.2% 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 Iridex's revenue growing?

Iridex (IRIX) revenue grew by 8.2% year-over-year, from $48.7M to $52.7M in fiscal year 2025.

Is Iridex profitable?

No, Iridex (IRIX) reported a net income of -$4.4M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of -8.4%.

Iridex (IRIX) reported diluted earnings per share of -$0.26 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 51.9% 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.

Iridex (IRIX) had EBITDA of -$2.0M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Iridex (IRIX) had a gross margin of 36.5% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

Iridex (IRIX) had an operating margin of -4.9% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

Iridex (IRIX) had a net profit margin of -8.4% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Iridex (IRIX) has a return on equity of -90.1% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Iridex (IRIX) recorded an outflow of $2.3M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a 69.1% 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.

Iridex (IRIX) recorded an outflow of $2.1M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash used by core business activities.

Iridex (IRIX) had $29.2M in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Iridex (IRIX) invested $143K in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Iridex (IRIX) invested $3.7M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.

Iridex (IRIX) had 17M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Iridex (IRIX) had a current ratio of 1.91 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

Iridex (IRIX) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.92 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Iridex (IRIX) had a return on assets of -15.2% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Iridex (IRIX) has no price-to-earnings ratio at the moment: net loss, so no earnings multiple (trailing 12 months to July 4, 2026). The market capitalization is $11.8M as of Sep 10, 2026; a multiple compares that price with a filed figure and says nothing about the quality of the business.

Iridex (IRIX) trades at 0.2x sales, its market capitalization divided by revenue of $51.6M revenue, trailing 12 months to July 4, 2026. The market capitalization is $11.8M as of Sep 10, 2026; a multiple compares that price with a filed figure and says nothing about the quality of the business.

At the end of fiscal year 2025, Iridex (IRIX) held $6.0M in cash, cash equivalents and investments, and reported an operating cash outflow of $2.1M over that year. Dividing the one by the other, the reported balance equals about 34 months of the outflow reported that year. This is arithmetic over figures already filed, not a projection: it assumes nothing about future spending, financing or operations.

Iridex (IRIX) has an Altman Z-Score of -2.13, 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.

Iridex (IRIX) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 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.

Iridex (IRIX) reported a net loss of $4.4M while operations used $2.1M of cash. With neither figure positive, 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.

Iridex (IRIX) reported an operating loss of $2.6M against $58K in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Iridex (IRIX) scores 50 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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