Azenta
AZTA Nasdaq Life Sciences Tools & Services Financials FY2016–FY2025
Azenta's revenue rose 3.5% to $594 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −4.5%, up from −8.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $38 million, up 210.3%. The diluted share count fell 13.7%.
What Azenta does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- AZENTA, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
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- Accession · CIK
- 0001437749-25-036931
0000933974
Revenue and margins
Azenta had $594M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 3.6% 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 $38.3M in fiscal 2025, 6.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Azenta returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 13.7%.
Value Azenta yourself
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
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Adds net cash of — and divides by 45.9M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Azenta can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $228M | $1.6B | $1.1B | $491M | $546M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $50.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −5.2x | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | −15.3x | −5.4x | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 10.7x | 6.7x | 4.0x | 3.0x |
| Quick ratio | 2.1x | 10.3x | 6.1x | 3.7x | 2.7x |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $3.7B | $2.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Total liabilities | $494M | $353M | $351M | $332M | $333M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $3.4B | $2.5B | $1.8B | $1.7B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | −$178M | — | — | — | — |
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
$0.2M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Share count didn't rise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| F-score | — / 9 | — / 9 | — / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −0.6% | −8.6% | −6.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 12.04 | 9.67 | 9.11 |
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10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $434M | $528M | $632M | $334M | $389M | $514M | $556M | $552M | $573M | $594M |
| Gross profit | $157M | $199M | $246M | $135M | $172M | $244M | $256M | $239M | $255M | $270M |
| Research and development | $44.2M | $39.9M | $46.9M | $17.3M | $17.8M | $22.4M | $27.5M | $32.1M | $31.5M | $30.4M |
| Operating income | −$17.1M | $14.3M | $31.4M | −$47.4M | −$36.6M | −$31.1M | −$24.7M | −$61.2M | −$51.3M | −$26.8M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.4M | $9.5M | $22.2M | $2.9M | $2.0M | $4.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | — |
| Pretax income | −$18.1M | $14.5M | $20.5M | −$84.0M | −$40.3M | −$49.0M | −$9.9M | −$20.0M | −$19.1M | −$7.1M |
| Income tax | $66.2M | $3.4M | −$47.3M | −$22.8M | −$13.9M | −$20.1M | $1.3M | −$12.0M | $5.2M | −$31.6M |
| Net income | −$69.5M | $62.6M | $117M | $437M | $64.9M | $111M | $2.1B | −$14.6M | −$165M | −$55.8M |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.01 | $0.89 | $1.64 | $6.04 | $0.88 | $1.49 | $28.48 | −$0.22 | −$3.10 | −$1.22 |
| Diluted shares | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $39.5M | $96.2M | $74.0M | $90.9M | $37.9M | $150M | −$466M | $5.8M | $49.7M | $72.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $12.8M | $12.7M | $12.8M | $23.9M | $39.9M | $52.8M | $73.4M | $39.4M | $37.4M | $33.9M |
| Free cash flow | $26.7M | $83.6M | $61.2M | $67.0M | −$2.1M | $97.1M | −$539M | −$33.6M | $12.4M | $38.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $28.0M | $28.1M | $37.4M | $54.5M | $65.5M | $65.3M | $53.7M | $85.6M | $90.7M | $61.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $11.7M | $17.3M | $19.8M | $20.1M | $16.3M | $27.5M | $10.7M | $9.4M | $14.5M | $20.9M |
| Acquisitions | $125M | $44.8M | $85.8M | $443M | $15.7M | $93.7M | $126M | $387M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $839M | $662M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $27.5M | $27.9M | $28.3M | $28.9M | $29.5M | $29.7M | $7.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $27.5M | $27.9M | $28.3M | $28.9M | $29.5M | $29.7M | $7.5M | $839M | $662M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $85.1M | $102M | $244M | $291M | $251M | $228M | $1.6B | $1.1B | $491M | $546M |
| Total debt | — | — | $196M | $51.1M | $50.4M | $49.7M | — | — | — | — |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.5M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.0M | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| Current assets | $299M | $352M | $564M | $647M | $650M | $777M | $2.5B | $1.4B | $833M | $708M |
| Current liabilities | $120M | $147M | $165M | $272M | $211M | $345M | $231M | $211M | $206M | $238M |
| Inventory | $92.6M | $73.4M | $97.0M | $99.4M | $37.1M | $60.4M | $85.5M | $128M | $71.3M | $75.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $54.9M | $57.0M | $60.0M | $101M | $88.7M | $131M | $155M | $206M | $156M | $154M |
| Total assets | $686M | $767M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $3.7B | $2.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Total liabilities | $132M | $159M | $377M | $377M | $346M | $494M | $353M | $351M | $332M | $333M |
| Shareholders' equity | $554M | $608M | $718M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $3.4B | $2.5B | $1.8B | $1.7B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 37.7% | 39.0% | 40.3% | 44.3% | 47.5% | 46.0% | 43.4% | 44.4% | 45.5% |
| Operating margin | −3.9% | 2.7% | 5.0% | −14.2% | −9.4% | −6.1% | −4.5% | −11.1% | −8.9% | −4.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 2.5% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 2.1% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| Net margin | −16.0% | 11.9% | 18.5% | 130.9% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 384.0% | −2.7% | −28.8% | −9.4% |
| FCF margin | 6.2% | 15.8% | 9.7% | 20.1% | −0.5% | 18.9% | −97.1% | −6.1% | 2.2% | 6.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | — | — | — | −4.8% | −3.0% | −2.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on capital employed | −2.8% | 2.4% | 4.1% | −4.4% | −2.8% | −2.2% | −1.0% | −2.0% | −2.3% | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | −11.7% | 10.8% | 17.6% | 47.1% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 91.0% | −0.5% | −7.7% | −3.2% |
| Return on assets | −9.6% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 33.5% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 77.1% | −0.4% | −6.6% | −2.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | −21.5% | 21.5% | 19.7% | −47.1% | 16.3% | 32.2% | 8.1% | −0.7% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Net income growth | −588.6% | — | 86.2% | 275.2% | −85.2% | 70.8% | 1,825.9% | −100.7% | — | — |
| EPS growth | −581.0% | — | 84.3% | 268.3% | −85.4% | 69.3% | 1,811.4% | −100.8% | — | — |
| FCF growth | −3.2% | 212.9% | −26.8% | 9.6% | −103.1% | — | −655.9% | — | — | 210.3% |
| Share count change | −0.1% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | −11.5% | −19.7% | −13.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | −0.7x | −34.1x | −6.9x | −5.2x | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / equity | — | — | 0.3x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | −108.6x | 35.1x | 3.3x | −2.1x | −12.4x | −15.3x | −5.4x | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 2.4x | 3.4x | 2.4x | 3.1x | 2.3x | 10.7x | 6.7x | 4.0x | 3.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.9x | 2.8x | 2.0x | 2.9x | 2.1x | 10.3x | 6.1x | 3.7x | 2.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.0% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 103.0% | 33.4% | 46.2% | 43.1% | — | 30.6% | — | — | 5,357.5% | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Altman Z'' | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| Accruals ratio | −15.1% | −4.6% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 1.8% | −2.3% | 93.9% | −0.6% | −8.6% | −6.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000933974). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.