Xcel Brands, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -38.86% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 45.67% from $-4.83M last year to $-7.03M, signaling decreasing performance

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.15, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.44 last year to 1.15 today, signaling weakened financials

Xcel Brands, Inc. has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -2.94, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (33.15%) in the last year from -271.16% to -361.04%, signaling decreasing performance

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $7.49M exceed its short-term assets of $3.67M, signaling financial risk

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

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s return on equity of -89.69%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

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

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

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

Xcel Brands, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased -22.03% since last year from $-22.39M to $-17.46M, signaling increasing performance

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s yearly revenue has decreased 40.20% since last year from $8.26M to $4.94M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC -21.68% (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.

Xcel Brands, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -42.35% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Xcel Brands, Inc. had revenue growth in only 1 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

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

Xcel Brands, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

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

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

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

Xcel Brands, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -11.22 based on Earnings Fair Value model

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

Xcel Brands, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 0.47x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Xcel Brands, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.30x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue