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Forward Industries, Inc. had $18.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 9.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β12.0% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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2.7%Hi! I read Forward Industries, Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β9.0%
No. Sales fell 9.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β918.1%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β24.9%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 8
Mixed. It passes 4 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Forward Industries, Inc. had $18.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 9.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β12.0% a year on average. Its operating margin was β46.1%, down 35.4Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β46 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Forward Industries, Inc. lost $167M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$4.5M in fiscal 2025, β24.9% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.1M of shares on the open market and sold none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.1M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Michael D PruittChief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 500 | $4.16 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Ryan David NaviChief Investment Officer | Bought | 10,000 | $7.08 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Michael D PruittChief Executive Officer | Bought | 1,000 | $7.44 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Forward Industries, Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.4M | $2.6M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $38.2M |
| Interest coverage | β4.4x | 4.8x | 1.5x | β34.3x | β170.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 15.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 15.1x |
| Total assets | $19.9M | $20.9M | $17.4M | $14.8M | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $12.4M | $14.7M | $14.8M | $11.8M | $4.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | $7.4M | $6.3M | $2.6M | $3.0M | $1.5B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Forward Industries, Inc. passes 4 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.3% | 5.6% | 2.6% | β9.3% | β8.5% | 5.4% | β14.3% | β24.9% | β15.4% | β21.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.15 | 4.73 | 2.81 | β1.18 | β1.20 | 0.15 | β0.17 | β2.87 | β4.93 | 320.14 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $27.5M | $24.8M | $34.5M | $37.4M | $34.5M | $39.0M | $38.2M | $36.7M | $20.0M | $18.2M |
| Gross profit | $5.1M | $4.2M | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.6M | $8.1M | $8.8M | $8.4M | $5.2M | $5.2M |
| Operating income | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.3M | β$3.1M | β$2.0M | β$0.8M | $0.6M | $0.2M | β$2.2M | β$8.4M |
| Interest expense | β | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| Pretax income | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.6M | β$3.6M | β$1.8M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.2M | β$2.1M | β$169M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | β$0.7M | β$0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | $0.6M | $0.6M | $1.4M | β$3.6M | β$1.8M | $0.5M | β$1.4M | β$3.7M | β$2.0M | β$167M |
| Net income to common | $0.6M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β$2.0M | β$167M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.15 | β$0.38 | β$0.19 | $0.05 | β$0.14 | β$3.39 | β$1.77 | β$24.59 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $0.8M | β$0.1M | $1.0M | β$2.0M | β$0.3M | β$0.5M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $0.5M | β$4.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | $0.7M | β$0.1M | $0.9M | β$2.0M | β$0.3M | β$0.6M | $1.4M | $0.9M | $0.5M | β$4.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $2.9M |
| Acquisitions | β | $0.0M | $1.9M | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.8M | $4.6M | $4.4M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $38.2M |
| Total debt | β | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.5M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $12.3M | $13.1M | $15.2M | $11.8M | $12.2M | $12.8M | $14.3M | $11.4M | $9.6M | $41.2M |
| Current liabilities | $4.2M | $4.2M | $7.6M | $8.3M | $8.8M | $7.2M | $10.0M | $10.8M | $9.4M | $2.7M |
| Inventory | $2.6M | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $0.7M | $0.3M | $0.5M | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| Goodwill | β | $0.0M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $0.0M |
| Intangible assets | β | $0.0M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.0M |
| Total assets | $12.4M | $13.2M | $19.2M | $16.1M | $19.4M | $19.9M | $20.9M | $17.4M | $14.8M | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $4.2M | $4.2M | $8.1M | $8.4M | $12.8M | $12.4M | $14.7M | $14.8M | $11.8M | $4.8M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $2.2M | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $8.2M | $8.9M | $11.1M | $7.7M | $6.6M | $7.4M | $6.3M | $2.6M | $3.0M | $1.5B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 23.0% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 28.5% |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | β8.3% | β5.7% | β2.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | β10.8% | β46.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.4% | β7.4% | β5.0% | β1.1% | 2.3% | 1.3% | β9.1% | β44.3% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4.0% | β9.6% | β5.1% | 1.3% | β3.6% | β10.2% | β9.8% | β918.1% |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | β0.6% | 2.6% | β5.4% | β1.0% | β1.5% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | β24.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 13.9% | 3.7% | β52.4% | β30.3% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | 6.7% | 2.2% | β39.7% | β18.8% | β6.0% | 5.4% | 2.4% | β39.9% | β0.6% |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | 6.8% | 13.8% | β38.3% | β24.8% | 7.5% | β20.1% | β84.1% | β69.9% | β22.7% |
| Return on assets | 4.9% | 4.5% | 8.5% | β20.4% | β10.0% | 2.7% | β6.8% | β19.5% | β12.1% | β22.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 7.4% | 6.5% | 18.4% | β84.2% | β53.9% | 12.0% | β40.5% | β | β268.0% | β11.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β9.9% | 39.3% | 8.4% | β7.8% | 13.2% | β2.1% | β4.0% | β45.5% | β9.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β4.5% | 138.1% | β361.3% | β | β | β363.1% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 0.0% | 114.3% | β353.3% | β | β | β380.0% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β119.1% | β | β322.4% | β | β | β | β33.7% | β49.8% | β1,096.0% |
| Share count change | β | 1.7% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 9.0% | β2.3% | β89.2% | 0.0% | 516.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β7.4x | β8.5x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.2x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β | 2.3x | β15.4x | β11.3x | β4.4x | 4.8x | 1.5x | β34.3x | β170.9x |
| Current ratio | 3.0x | 3.1x | 2.0x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 15.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 2.6x | 1.8x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 15.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 15.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.1 | 4.7 | 2.8 | β1.2 | β1.2 | 0.2 | β0.2 | β2.9 | β4.9 | 320.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.3% | 5.6% | 2.6% | β9.3% | β8.5% | 5.4% | β14.3% | β24.9% | β15.4% | β21.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000038264). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
