Fuel Tech, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 520.00% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased -161.45% from $-3.81M last year to $2.34M, signaling increasing performance

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.01, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.01 last year to 0.01 today, signaling strengthened financials

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

Fuel Tech, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (64.92%) in the last year from -7.73% to -12.75%, signaling decreasing performance

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s short-term assets of $31.94M exceed its short-term liabilities of $6.27M

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

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s return on equity of -8.88%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

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

Fuel Tech, Inc. had positive net income in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Fuel Tech, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Fuel Tech, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 5.45%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 19.61% since last year from $-1.94M to $-2.32M, signaling decreasing performance

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 6.14% since last year from $25.13M to $26.68M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC -11.94% (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.

Fuel Tech, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -0.33% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Fuel Tech, Inc. had revenue growth in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Fuel Tech, Inc. had positive ROE in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Fuel Tech, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

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

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

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

Fuel Tech, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -1.03 based on Earnings Fair Value model

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

Fuel Tech, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.15x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Fuel Tech, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.58x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue