Geron Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of -44.14% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Geron Corporation's free cash flow has increased -49.34% from $-219.30M last year to $-111.09M, signaling increasing performance

Geron Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.56, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Geron Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.43 last year to 0.56 today, signaling weakened financials

Geron Corporation has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.

Geron Corporation's interest coverage ratio is -1.24, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Geron Corporation's profit margin has increased (-84.93%) in the last year from -226.73% to -34.17%, signaling increasing performance

Geron Corporation's short-term assets of $520.27M exceed its short-term liabilities of $111.54M

Geron Corporation's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Geron Corporation's return on equity of -30.31%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

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

Geron Corporation had positive net income in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Geron Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Geron Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Geron Corporation's yearly earnings has increased -50.86% since last year from $-174.57M to $-85.78M, signaling increasing performance

Geron Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 138.83% since last year from $76.99M to $183.88M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC -8.32% (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.

Geron Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 575.71% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Geron Corporation had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Geron Corporation had positive ROE in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Geron Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Geron Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Geron Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model

Geron Corporation has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

Geron Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Geron Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Geron Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 4.54x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Geron Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.85x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue