Alector, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -507.91% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Alector, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 20.37% from $-231.16M last year to $-184.07M, signaling increasing performance

Alector, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.18, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Alector, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.34 last year to 0.18 today, signaling strengthened financials

Alector, Inc. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.

Alector, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -215.24, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Alector, Inc.'s profit margin was -118.39% last year and is 23.87% this year, signaling increasing performance

Alector, Inc.'s short-term assets of $266.45M exceed its short-term liabilities of $69.50M

Alector, Inc.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Alector, Inc.'s return on equity of 112.21%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Alector, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Alector, Inc. had positive net income in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Alector, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Alector, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Alector, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 20.06% since last year from $-119.05M to $-142.93M, signaling decreasing performance

Alector, Inc.'s yearly revenue has decreased 79.07% since last year from $100.56M to $21.05M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC 24.82% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.

Alector, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -46.00% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Alector, Inc. had revenue growth in only 2 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

Alector, Inc. had positive ROE in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Alector, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Alector, Inc. has an earnings yield of 16.26%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

Alector, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model

Alector, Inc. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

Alector, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Alector, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Alector, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 2.18x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Alector, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.47x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue