1.Sales and profit
See section β- Tessera Defense & Homeland Security Inc. lost $36.2M in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2019 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 35.0% a year.
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4.1%Hi! I read Tessera Defense & Homeland Security Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
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Does it make a profit?
β$36.2M
No. It lost money last year.
How is the share priced?
0.0x
One share costs 0.0 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Tessera Defense & Homeland Security Inc. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
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| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Q2 '26 | After the market closes | 10-Q β |
| May 20, 2026 | Q1 '26 | After the market closes | 10-Q β |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Q4 '25 | During market hours | 10-K β |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Q3 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Q2 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| May 15, 2025 | Q1 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Q4 '24 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Q3 '24 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
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· Tessera Defense & Homeland Security Inc. lost $36.2M in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2019 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 35.0% a year.
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$26.4M in fiscal 2025, β 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
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
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
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Tessera Defense & Homeland Security 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 | $62.1M | $33.3M | $14.9M | $16.9M | $4.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $15.0M | $15.0M | $11.2M | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.7x | 3.6x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β50.7x | β13.2x | β10.5x | β51.0x | β2,073.3x |
| Current ratio | 6.0x | 4.6x | 1.6x | 2.5x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 6.0x | 4.6x | 1.6x | 2.5x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $78.0M | $45.5M | $25.0M | $43.2M | $5.8M |
| Total liabilities | $30.5M | $24.5M | $21.9M | $19.1M | $7.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | $47.5M | $21.0M | $3.1M | $24.1M | β$1.3M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$47.1M | β$18.3M | β$3.7M | 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)
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 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 7 | β / 6 | β / 6 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.2% | β6.9% | β11.7% | 1.3% | β13.8% | 56.4% | β40.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β8.74 | β26.19 | β17.36 | β171.56 |
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 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Research and development | $13.5M | $19.4M | $22.7M | $16.2M | $16.7M | $24.7M | $21.3M |
| Operating income | β$22.2M | β$30.3M | β$35.5M | β$27.2M | β$25.3M | β$44.5M | β$41.5M |
| Interest expense | β | β | $0.7M | $2.1M | $2.4M | $0.9M | $0.0M |
| Pretax income | β$20.6M | β$30.1M | β$36.2M | β$28.3M | β$26.1M | β$17.7M | β$36.2M |
| Income tax | β | β | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$20.6M | β$30.1M | β$36.2M | β$28.3M | β$26.2M | β$17.7M | β$36.2M |
| Net income to common | $20.6M | β | β | β | β$26.2M | β$17.7M | β |
| Diluted EPS | $3.66 | $1.30 | $1.39 | $0.95 | $5.10 | $58.31 | $22.19 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.01B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$17.6M | β$24.4M | β$27.6M | β$29.1M | β$21.3M | β$37.0M | β$26.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.3M | $1.0M | $3.7M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | β$18.9M | β$25.5M | β$31.3M | β$29.2M | β$21.3M | β$37.0M | β$26.4M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.3M | $0.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M | $0.9M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.9M | $2.9M | $3.2M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $2.1M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | β | β | β | β$0.7M | β |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $82.3M | $56.3M | $62.1M | $33.3M | $14.9M | $16.9M | $4.4M |
| Total debt | $1.6M | $5.9M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $11.2M | β | β |
| Current assets | $84.5M | $60.7M | $66.6M | $36.9M | $17.6M | $20.5M | $5.6M |
| Current liabilities | $6.2M | $7.2M | $11.0M | $7.9M | $11.2M | $8.3M | $6.4M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.9M | $2.2M | $5.7M | $4.8M | $3.9M | $5.0M | β |
| Goodwill | β | β | β | β | β | $0.8M | β |
| Intangible assets | β | $3.0M | $1.5M | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $92.1M | $70.4M | $78.0M | $45.5M | $25.0M | $43.2M | $5.8M |
| Total liabilities | $7.7M | $12.9M | $30.5M | $24.5M | $21.9M | $19.1M | $7.1M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | β | $18.6M | $18.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $84.5M | $57.5M | $47.5M | $21.0M | $3.1M | $24.1M | β$1.3M |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β461.3% | β339.7% | β6,425.5% | β794.3% | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β25.9% | β47.9% | β53.0% | β72.4% | β183.0% | β127.3% | 6,957.4% |
| Return on equity | β24.3% | β42.4% | β69.0% | β82.6% | β217.0% | β130.2% | β316.9% |
| Return on assets | β22.3% | β37.0% | β48.8% | β45.8% | β74.2% | β51.9% | β147.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 24.3% | β55.3% | β78.7% | β134.6% | β849.4% | β75.9% | β |
| Growth | |||||||
| EPS growth | β | β64.5% | 6.9% | β31.7% | 436.8% | 1,043.3% | β61.9% |
| Share count change | β | 310.7% | 12.8% | 14.8% | β82.8% | β85.2% | 115.3% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.7x | 3.6x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β50.7x | β13.2x | β10.5x | β51.0x | β2,073.3x |
| Current ratio | 13.6x | 8.5x | 6.0x | 4.6x | 1.6x | 2.5x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 13.6x | 8.5x | 6.0x | 4.6x | 1.6x | 2.5x | 0.9x |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | β | β |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β8.7 | β26.2 | β17.4 | β171.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.2% | β6.9% | β11.7% | 1.3% | β13.8% | 56.4% | β40.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001739174). 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.