Ardelyx, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -20.08% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Ardelyx, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased -4.03% from $-45.82M last year to $-43.98M, signaling increasing performance

Ardelyx, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.72, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Ardelyx, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.89 last year to 1.72 today, signaling weakened financials

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

Ardelyx, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -1.29, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Ardelyx, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (5.31%) in the last year from -11.73% to -12.35%, signaling decreasing performance

Ardelyx, Inc.'s short-term assets of $382.32M exceed its short-term liabilities of $88.61M

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

Ardelyx, Inc.'s return on equity of -36.00%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

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

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

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

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

Ardelyx, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 57.40% since last year from $-39.14M to $-61.60M, signaling decreasing performance

Ardelyx, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 22.09% since last year from $333.62M to $407.32M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC -7.96% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Ardelyx, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 98.40% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Ardelyx, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

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

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

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

Ardelyx, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model

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

Ardelyx, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -16.63 based on Earnings Fair Value model

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

Ardelyx, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 6.66x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

Ardelyx, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.20x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue