POET Technologies Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -439.93% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

POET Technologies Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 10.30% from $-30.27M last year to $-33.39M, signaling decreasing performance

POET Technologies Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.02, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

POET Technologies Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.35 last year to 0.02 today, signaling strengthened financials

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

POET Technologies Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -289.31, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

POET Technologies Inc.'s profit margin has increased (-95.77%) in the last year from -136.86K% to -5.78K%, signaling increasing performance

POET Technologies Inc.'s short-term assets of $314.46M exceed its short-term liabilities of $143.75M

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

POET Technologies Inc.'s return on equity of -43.65%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

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

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

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

POET Technologies Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

POET Technologies Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 11.05% since last year from $-56.70M to $-62.96M, signaling decreasing performance

POET Technologies Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 2.49K% since last year from $41.43K to $1.07M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC -10.05% (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.

POET Technologies Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 24.82% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

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

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

POET Technologies Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

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

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

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

POET Technologies Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

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

POET Technologies Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 2.81x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

POET Technologies Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 999.00x, which exceeds the 8.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its revenue