Axt Inc
AXTI Nasdaq Semiconductors & Related Devices Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Axt Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- AXT INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 17, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-008612
0001051627
Revenue and margins
Axt Inc had $88.3M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 11.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$18.8M in fiscal 2025, β21.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Axt Inc returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 1.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Axt Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $42.2M | $44.3M | $39.9M | $22.8M | $120M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $12.2M | $47.1M | $52.9M | $47.3M | $62.9M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β1.5x | 0.1x | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β14.1x | β11.0x | β17.5x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.8x |
| Total assets | $332M | $370M | $359M | $339M | $434M |
| Total liabilities | $52.2M | $80.3M | $89.6M | $84.4M | $99.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | $212M | $222M | $204M | $193M | $273M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$30.0M | $2.8M | $13.0M | $24.4M | β$57.4M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 2 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.5% | 0.8% | 3.0% | β6.8% | β1.0% | 5.7% | 7.0% | β5.8% | 0.1% | β2.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 11.08 | 11.65 | 9.55 | 8.26 | 7.02 | 6.44 | 4.92 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 4.43 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $81.3M | $98.7M | $102M | $83.3M | $95.4M | $137M | $141M | $75.8M | $99.4M | $88.3M |
| Gross profit | $26.4M | $34.5M | $37.0M | $24.8M | $30.3M | $47.4M | $52.1M | $13.3M | $23.8M | $11.2M |
| Research and development | $5.9M | $4.8M | $5.9M | $5.8M | $7.1M | $10.3M | $13.9M | $12.1M | $14.5M | $9.0M |
| Operating income | $6.4M | $12.6M | $12.1M | β$0.3M | $3.9M | $12.9M | $12.6M | β$21.6M | β$14.8M | β$22.0M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Pretax income | $5.7M | $10.9M | $11.9M | β$1.0M | $7.1M | $17.6M | $20.9M | β$19.0M | β$10.7M | β$21.5M |
| Income tax | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.6M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $2.2M | $0.2M | $1.1M | $1.7M |
| Net income | $5.6M | $10.1M | $9.7M | β$2.6M | $3.2M | $14.6M | $15.8M | β$17.9M | β$11.6M | β$21.3M |
| Net income to common | $5.5M | $10.0M | $9.5M | β$2.8M | $3.1M | $14.4M | $15.6M | β$18.1M | β$11.8M | β$21.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.17 | $0.26 | $0.24 | β$0.07 | $0.07 | $0.34 | $0.37 | β$0.42 | β$0.27 | β$0.49 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $12.5M | $8.6M | $3.2M | $12.7M | $5.9M | β$3.3M | β$8.8M | $3.4M | β$12.1M | β$12.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.7M | $21.4M | $40.5M | $21.8M | $19.9M | $29.6M | $28.5M | $10.5M | $5.8M | $6.0M |
| Free cash flow | $9.8M | β$12.7M | β$37.3M | β$9.1M | β$14.0M | β$33.0M | β$37.2M | β$7.1M | β$17.9M | β$18.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $4.9M | $4.4M | $4.9M | $5.5M | $4.3M | $7.1M | $8.1M | $8.7M | $9.0M | $9.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.6M | $4.5M | $4.0M | $3.5M | $3.1M | $3.3M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $47.6M | $64.4M | $38.7M | $36.3M | $72.8M | $42.2M | $44.3M | $39.9M | $22.8M | $120M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | β | $12.2M | $47.1M | $52.9M | $47.3M | $62.9M |
| Current assets | $107M | $141M | $129M | $113M | $165M | $160M | $184M | $171M | $158M | $247M |
| Current liabilities | $16.0M | $22.6M | $28.7M | $27.5M | $39.1M | $47.8M | $75.3M | $81.6M | $74.2M | $90.5M |
| Inventory | $40.2M | $45.8M | $58.6M | $49.2M | $51.5M | $65.9M | $89.6M | $86.5M | $85.1M | $81.7M |
| Property and equipment, net | $27.8M | $46.5M | $82.3M | $97.4M | $116M | $142M | $161M | $166M | $160M | $162M |
| Total assets | $154M | $211M | $224M | $223M | $299M | $332M | $370M | $359M | $339M | $434M |
| Total liabilities | $16.9M | $22.9M | $29.0M | $30.6M | $43.3M | $52.2M | $80.3M | $89.6M | $84.4M | $99.1M |
| Preferred stock | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $133M | $184M | $191M | $188M | $193M | $212M | $222M | $204M | $193M | $273M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 32.4% | 34.9% | 36.2% | 29.8% | 31.7% | 34.5% | 36.9% | 17.6% | 24.0% | 12.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 12.8% | 11.9% | β0.4% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 8.9% | β28.5% | β14.9% | β24.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 13.9% | 17.3% | 16.6% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 14.5% | 14.6% | β16.9% | β5.9% | β14.6% |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 10.3% | 9.4% | β3.1% | 3.4% | 10.6% | 11.2% | β23.6% | β11.7% | β24.1% |
| FCF margin | 12.0% | β12.9% | β36.4% | β11.0% | β14.7% | β24.0% | β26.4% | β9.3% | β18.0% | β21.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | 6.7% | 5.0% | β7.9% | β5.4% | β8.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | 6.7% | 6.2% | β0.2% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 4.3% | β7.8% | β5.6% | β6.4% |
| Return on equity | 4.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | β1.4% | 1.7% | 7.2% | 7.3% | β8.4% | β5.9% | β9.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.7% | 5.6% | 4.4% | β1.2% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% | β4.9% | β3.3% | β5.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | 4.1% | 5.4% | 5.0% | β1.5% | 1.6% | 6.8% | 7.1% | β8.9% | β6.1% | β7.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 21.3% | 3.8% | β18.7% | 14.5% | 44.1% | 2.7% | β46.3% | 31.1% | β11.1% |
| Net income growth | β | 80.1% | β4.9% | β126.9% | β | 350.1% | 8.5% | β213.1% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 52.9% | β7.7% | β129.2% | β | 385.7% | 8.8% | β213.5% | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β230.3% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 18.5% | 3.3% | β1.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% | β0.0% | β0.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β1.5x | 0.1x | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | β | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β14.1x | β11.0x | β17.5x |
| Current ratio | 6.7x | 6.2x | 4.5x | 4.1x | 4.2x | 3.3x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.7x |
| Quick ratio | 4.2x | 4.2x | 2.4x | 2.3x | 2.9x | 2.0x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.4% | 21.6% | 39.6% | 26.2% | 20.8% | 21.6% | 20.2% | 13.8% | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 11.1 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.5% | 0.8% | 3.0% | β6.8% | β1.0% | 5.7% | 7.0% | β5.8% | 0.1% | β2.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001051627). 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.