Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutCemtrex, Inc. operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Advanced Technologies and Industrial Services segments. The Advanced Technologies segment provides Internet of Things products and smart devices under the SmartDesk name for mobile, web, virtual and augmented reality, wearables, and television markets; and security and video surveillance solutions, and virtual and augmented reality solutions for various commercial and industrial applications. This segment also offers browser-based video monitoring systems and analytics-based recognition systems, cameras, servers, and access control systems for security and surveillance in industrial and commercial facilities, federal prisons, hospitals, universities, schools, and federal and state government offices. The Industrial Services segment offers single-source services for rigging, millwrighting, in plant maintenance, equipment erection, relocation, and disassembly; installs high precision equipment in various industrial markets comprising automotive, printing and graphics, industrial automation, packaging, chemicals and others; and provides maintenance and contracting solutions for the machinery, packaging, printing, chemical, and other manufacturing markets. The company was formerly known as Diversified American Holding, Inc. and changed its name to Cemtrex, Inc. in December 2004. Cemtrex, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.Show more

Revenue $76M +14.4%
EBITDA $2M +150.3%
Net Income -$28M -285.5%
EPS (Diluted) -210.88 -175.7%
Gross Margin 40.44% -1.6%
EBITDA Margin 2.59% +144.0%
Operating Margin 0.67% +108.5%
Net Margin -36.44% -237.0%
ROE -407.49% -275.0%
ROIC 1.69% +111.5%
Debt/Equity 2.15 -53.8%
Interest Coverage 0.24 +109.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.9%
✓Trading at only 0.0x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.6x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 1 (bottom 1%)
✗Shares diluted 40.1% in last year
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3%

5Y11.94%

3Y15.01%

TTM14.39%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-289.4%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-221.94%

ROCE

10Y Avg-8.28%

5Y Avg-13.9%

3Y Avg-9.28%

Latest2.06%

Peer Comparison

AI-Powered Surveillance & Analytics

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.	404.49B	177.07	931.95	28.79%	28.11%	16.38%	0.28%	0.05
CCCCCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.	5.17B	8.07	198.28	9.05%	-0.28%	-0.13%	4.46%	0.42
ODDOddity Tech Ltd.	1.62B	35.34	21.29	27.2%	14.11%	28.94%	8%	0.08
MLGOMicroAlgo Inc.	66.31M	6.06	11.02	-9.22%	11.11%	2.12%	6.14%	0.16
STEMStem, Inc.	165.29M	19.70	-0.19	-68.67%	62.2%	-59.21%
WRDWeRide Inc.	2.83B	8.73	-0.95	-10.13%	-6.97%	-125.4%		0.02
AISPAirship AI Holdings, Inc.	123.03M	3.60	-1.89	87.4%	-364.1%
ARBEArbe Robotics Ltd.	129.54M	1.19	-1.95	-47.76%	-70.78%	-96.13%		1.45

Profit & Loss

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+	93.7M	120.63M	89.94M	39.27M	43.52M	43.13M	50.27M	59.37M	66.86M	76.49M
Revenue Growth %	0.65%	0.29%	-0.25%	-0.56%	0.11%	-0.01%	0.17%	0.18%	0.13%	0.14%
Cost of Goods Sold+	64.49M	80.71M	58.55M	23.7M	24.15M	26.16M	31.22M	33.68M	39.39M	45.56M
COGS % of Revenue	0.69%	0.67%	0.65%	0.6%	0.56%	0.61%	0.62%	0.57%	0.59%	0.6%
Gross Profit+	29.21M	39.91M	31.39M	15.56M	19.36M	16.97M	19.06M	25.69M	27.48M	30.93M
Gross Margin %	0.31%	0.33%	0.35%	0.4%	0.44%	0.39%	0.38%	0.43%	0.41%	0.4%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.79%	0.37%	-0.21%	-0.5%	0.24%	-0.12%	0.12%	0.35%	0.07%	0.13%
Operating Expenses+	24.15M	34.8M	42.29M	23.01M	23.4M	25.71M	32.61M	27.2M	32.75M	30.42M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.26%	0.29%	0.47%	0.59%	0.54%	0.6%	0.65%	0.46%	0.49%	0.4%
Selling, General & Admin	24.15M	34.8M	36.73M	21.53M	21.57M	22.54M	27.76M	23.93M	28.86M	29.43M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.26%	0.29%	0.41%	0.55%	0.5%	0.52%	0.55%	0.4%	0.43%	0.38%
Research & Development	0	0	5.56M	1.48M	1.83M	3.17M	4.85M	3.27M	3.36M	2.35M
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	0.06%	0.04%	0.04%	0.07%	0.1%	0.06%	0.05%	0.03%
Other Operating Expenses	0	313.84K	0	-62.7K	0	0	0	0	530.48K	-1.36M
Operating Income+	5.06M	5.12M	-10.9M	-7.45M	-2.21M	3.69M	-13.55M	-1.51M	-5.27M	509.83K
Operating Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	-0.12%	-0.19%	-0.05%	0.09%	-0.27%	-0.03%	-0.08%	0.01%
Operating Income Growth %	1.02%	0.01%	-3.13%	0.32%	0.7%	2.67%	-4.67%	0.89%	-2.49%	1.1%
EBITDA+	7.36M	8.26M	-8.58M	-4.43M	469.8K	5.9M	-11.8M	-485.43K	-3.94M	1.98M
EBITDA Margin %	0.08%	0.07%	-0.1%	-0.11%	0.01%	0.14%	-0.23%	-0.01%	-0.06%	0.03%
EBITDA Growth %	1.25%	0.12%	-2.04%	0.48%	1.11%	11.55%	-3%	0.96%	-7.12%	1.5%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	2.3M	3.14M	2.32M	3.01M	2.68M	2.21M	1.75M	1.03M	1.33M	1.47M
EBIT	6.76M	5.43M	-13.09M	-7.85M	-2.75M	3.69M	-6.95M	-1.03M	-5.31M	-25.2M
Net Interest Income+	-673.61K	-923.95K	-800.4K	-4.79M	-4.61M	-2.92M	-3.88M	-4.97M	-2.17M	-2.11M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	673.61K	923.95K	800.4K	4.79M	4.61M	2.92M	3.88M	4.97M	2.17M	2.11M
Other Income/Expense	1.02M	-610.12K	-1.34M	-5.19M	-2.79M	9.51M	2.47M	-4.49M	-2.21M	-27.82M
Pretax Income+	6.08M	4.51M	-10.63M	-12.64M	-6.82M	769.21K	-13.5M	-6M	-7.48M	-27.31M
Pretax Margin %	0.06%	0.04%	-0.12%	-0.32%	-0.16%	0.02%	-0.27%	-0.1%	-0.11%	-0.36%
Income Tax+	1.09M	115.65K	-2.6M	-1.34M	2.07M	375.43K	-208.54K	394.27K	202.28K	734.88K
Effective Tax Rate %	0.82%	0.97%	0.87%	0.89%	1.3%	0.51%	0.98%	1.53%	0.97%	1.02%
Net Income+	4.99M	4.39M	-9.24M	-11.3M	-8.89M	393.78K	-13.29M	-9.2M	-7.23M	-27.87M
Net Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	-0.1%	-0.29%	-0.2%	0.01%	-0.26%	-0.15%	-0.11%	-0.36%
Net Income Growth %	0.76%	-0.12%	-3.1%	-0.22%	0.21%	1.04%	-34.76%	0.31%	0.21%	-2.85%
Net Income (Continuing)	4.99M	4.39M	-11.03M	-11.3M	-9.43M	393.78K	-10.62M	-6.4M	-7.68M	-28.05M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	1.79M	-4.19M	-812.89K	-8.28M	-2.67M	-2.84M	43.12K	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	885.87K	1.08M	964.03K	692.74K	656.18K	250.16K	0
EPS (Diluted)+	1464.34	1077.10	-2072.41	-1570.19	-291.48	-0.44	-168.61	-95.13	-76.50	-210.88
EPS Growth %	0.43%	-0.26%	-2.92%	0.24%	0.81%	1%	-382.2%	0.44%	0.2%	-1.76%
EPS (Basic)	1477.04	1094.56	-2072.41	-1570.19	-291.48	-0.44	-136.26	-112.07	-76.50	-210.88
Diluted Shares Outstanding	3.4K	4.1K	4.5K	7.2K	30.5K	66.4K	78.8K	96.7K	94.5K	132.4K
Basic Shares Outstanding	3.4K	4K	4.5K	7.2K	30.5K	66.4K	97.6K	82.1K	94.5K	132.4K
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	0.12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+	36.93M	46.43M	31.91M	18.88M	38.06M	34.74M	31.77M	29.29M	26.7M	29.01M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	6.05M	10.44M	973.77K	2.18M	20.38M	15.44M	9.91M	5.34M	3.91M	6.36M
Cash Only	6.05M	10.44M	973.77K	1.77M	19.49M	15.43M	9.9M	5.33M	3.9M	6.35M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	412.73K	887.75K	14.98K	13.72K	13.66K	13.87K	14.71K
Accounts Receivable	13.57M	15.46M	15.94M	7.23M	8.12M	7.81M	6.42M	12.39M	12.89M	14.52M
Days Sales Outstanding	52.85	46.78	64.68	67.21	68.1	66.1	46.6	76.18	70.36	69.28
Inventory	14.07M	17.27M	11.35M	5.21M	6.79M	5.66M	8.49M	8.74M	6.99M	6.58M
Days Inventory Outstanding	79.64	78.11	70.78	80.19	102.66	78.93	99.23	94.7	64.77	52.76
Other Current Assets	765.46K	3.25M	5.64M	5.03M	2.66M	5.83M	3.97M	1.05M	1.59M	1.54M
Total Non-Current Assets+	19.11M	23.75M	35.42M	25.52M	25.73M	18.2M	13.99M	19.16M	17.42M	18.91M
Property, Plant & Equipment	17.65M	20.12M	27.3M	16.78M	12.29M	9.68M	7.92M	11.51M	11.07M	11.66M
Fixed Asset Turnover	5.31x	6.00x	3.29x	2.34x	3.54x	4.46x	6.35x	5.16x	6.04x	6.56x
Goodwill	918.82K	3.32M	3.32M	4.37M	4.37M	7.82M	3.91M	4.38M	3.71M	3.71M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16M
Long-Term Investments	-67K	0	1.7M	1.59M	0	500K	1M	1.1M	1.2M	1.49M
Other Non-Current Assets	540.06K	311.61K	2.18M	497.86K	9.07M	112.88K	1.16M	2.17M	1.44M	900.19K
Total Assets+	56.03M	70.18M	67.33M	44.39M	63.79M	52.94M	45.76M	48.45M	44.12M	47.79M
Asset Turnover	1.67x	1.72x	1.34x	0.88x	0.68x	0.81x	1.10x	1.23x	1.52x	1.60x
Asset Growth %	1.49%	0.25%	-0.04%	-0.34%	0.44%	-0.17%	-0.14%	0.06%	-0.09%	0.08%
Total Current Liabilities+	25.15M	20.06M	21.9M	15.64M	14.78M	19.65M	25.51M	27.34M	18.59M	23.82M
Accounts Payable	7.73M	7.11M	7.07M	4.24M	4.81M	4.24M	3.07M	6.26M	4.52M	4.49M
Days Payables Outstanding	43.77	32.15	44.06	65.25	72.7	59.08	35.89	67.89	41.89	36
Short-Term Debt	7.2M	4.69M	10.91M	6.82M	0	0	16.89M	14.47M	7.86M	13.02M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	463.02K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	2.06M	2.08M	1.59M	1.89M	7.03M	12.97M	805.22K	40.55K	0	1.55M
Current Ratio	1.47x	2.31x	1.46x	1.21x	2.58x	1.77x	1.25x	1.07x	1.44x	1.22x
Quick Ratio	0.91x	1.45x	0.94x	0.87x	2.12x	1.48x	0.91x	0.75x	1.06x	0.94x
Cash Conversion Cycle	88.73	92.73	91.4	82.15	98.06	85.94	109.94	102.99	93.24	86.05
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	15.19M	11.13M	10.15M	6.79M	17.07M	9.73M	5.61M	12.77M	20.56M	15.25M
Long-Term Debt	15.09M	9.24M	8.05M	5.06M	12.43M	6.41M	2.37M	9.93M	13.27M	4.59M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	44.08K	20.06K	2.03M	2.02M	1.82M	1.61M	1.16M	1.15M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	94K	1.89M	2.05M	0	1.08M	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0	0	-2.05M	1.22M	768.6K	839.17K	807.9K	501.35K	5.47M	9.02M
Total Liabilities	40.34M	31.19M	32.05M	22.43M	31.84M	29.39M	31.12M	40.11M	39.15M	39.07M
Total Debt+	22.3M	13.92M	8.1M	5.08M	15.17M	9.26M	21.84M	26.75M	23.12M	18.76M
Net Debt	16.25M	3.48M	7.12M	3.31M	-4.32M	-6.17M	11.94M	21.42M	19.22M	12.41M
Debt / Equity	1.42x	0.36x	0.23x	0.23x	0.48x	0.39x	1.49x	3.21x	4.66x	2.15x
Debt / EBITDA	3.03x	1.69x	-	-	32.30x	1.57x	-	-	-	9.46x
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.21x	0.42x	-	-	-9.19x	-1.05x	-	-	-	6.26x
Interest Coverage	7.52x	5.54x	-13.62x	-1.56x	-0.48x	1.26x	-3.49x	-0.30x	-2.43x	0.24x
Total Equity+	15.69M	38.99M	35.28M	21.97M	31.94M	23.55M	14.64M	8.34M	4.96M	8.72M
Equity Growth %	1.2%	1.48%	-0.1%	-0.38%	0.45%	-0.26%	-0.38%	-0.43%	-0.41%	0.76%
Book Value per Share	4615.28	9510.32	7840.15	3050.85	1047.36	354.74	185.76	86.29	52.50	65.84
Total Shareholders' Equity	15.69M	38.99M	35.28M	21.08M	30.87M	22.59M	13.94M	7.69M	4.71M	8.72M
Common Stock	9.46K	10.4K	12.97K	3.96K	17.62K	20.78K	755	1.05K	14	831
Retained Earnings	11.42M	14.42M	4.26M	-20.07M	-33.17M	-41.91M	-54.93M	-64.13M	-71.36M	-99.4M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K
Accumulated OCI	-974.15K	-133.49K	-483.3K	796K	853.64K	2.9M	2.38M	3.08M	2.95M	2.59M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	885.87K	1.08M	964.03K	692.74K	656.18K	250.16K	0

Cash Flow

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+	7.9M	1.11M	-2.8M	3.94M	-4.09M	-10.05M	-16.09M	-2.23M	-3.95M	159.31K
Operating CF Margin %	0.08%	0.01%	-0.03%	0.1%	-0.09%	-0.23%	-0.32%	-0.04%	-0.06%	0%
Operating CF Growth %	0.96%	-0.86%	-3.53%	2.4%	-2.04%	-1.46%	-0.6%	0.86%	-0.77%	1.04%
Net Income	4.99M	4.39M	-9.24M	-11.3M	-8.89M	393.78K	-13.29M	-9.23M	-7.64M	-27.87M
Depreciation & Amortization	2.3M	3.14M	4.18M	3.01M	3.71M	2.21M	1.86M	1.03M	1.33M	1.47M
Stock-Based Compensation	51.9K	67.5K	408K	622.23K	191.42K	156.42K	155.5K	106.84K	30.23K	14.24K
Deferred Taxes	102K	-540K	-2.81M	-1.34M	2.07M	375.43K	-208.54K	0	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	2.52M	-651.87K	3.03M	10.14M	3.4M	-9.36M	-1.01M	7.63M	3.46M	28.06M
Working Capital Changes	-2.07M	-5.3M	1.63M	2.8M	-4.58M	-3.83M	-3.6M	-1.93M	-1.14M	-1.52M
Change in Receivables	-5.59M	-1.89M	1.35M	3.02M	-623.3K	-1.02M	1.78M	-4.94M	-1.87M	-1.85M
Change in Inventory	764.64K	-3.2M	5.32M	1.34M	-2.22M	-670.84K	-3.87M	48.6K	1.89M	403.58K
Change in Payables	1.38M	-788.31K	-42.26K	-2.11M	-846.34K	-512.14K	-942.25K	3.41M	-818.73K	-27.31K
Cash from Investing+	-17.15M	-6.96M	-12.21M	6.84M	764.55K	840.9K	6.61M	-5.63M	-1.26M	-2.96M
Capital Expenditures	-663.83K	-5.68M	-12.21M	-1.66M	-1.57M	-1.07M	-1.84M	-2.76M	-1.3M	-1.93M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.01%	0.05%	0.14%	0.04%	0.04%	0.02%	0.04%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-16.48M	-1.28M	0	8.9M	2.81M	2.99M	554.34K	26.2K	139.95K	-1.03M
Cash from Financing+	13.81M	10.25M	5.35M	-11.86M	24.07M	4.45M	5.02M	2.04M	4.4M	4.08M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	-528.64K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	5.08M	1.09M	3.23M	-12.81M	14.55M	0	0	0	-995.33K	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	7.23M	-4.57M	-15.01M	2.28M	-5.66M	-11.12M	-17.94M	-4.99M	-5.25M	-1.77M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	-0.04%	-0.17%	0.06%	-0.13%	-0.26%	-0.36%	-0.08%	-0.08%	-0.02%
FCF Growth %	1.87%	-1.63%	-2.28%	1.15%	-3.49%	-0.97%	-0.61%	0.72%	-0.05%	0.66%
FCF per Share	2126.88	-1114.62	-3335.48	316.11	-185.54	-167.48	-227.64	-51.64	-55.52	-13.39
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.58x	0.25x	0.30x	-0.35x	0.46x	-25.52x	1.21x	0.24x	0.55x	-0.01x
Interest Paid	312.29K	920.92K	259.32K	672.64K	429.22K	0	383.11K	585.38K	0	0
Taxes Paid	5.03K	73.92K	852.07K	162.87K	75.72K	0	353.35K	293.78K	196.73K	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	43.77%	16.06%	-24.88%	-39.49%	-32.99%	1.42%	-69.61%	-80.04%	-108.68%	-407.49%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	15.97%	10.31%	-19.27%	-16.51%	-6.27%	12.3%	-46.24%	-4.02%	-14.65%	1.69%
Gross Margin	31.18%	33.09%	34.9%	39.63%	44.5%	39.34%	37.9%	43.27%	41.1%	40.44%
Net Margin	5.33%	3.64%	-10.27%	-28.79%	-20.44%	0.91%	-26.44%	-15.49%	-10.81%	-36.44%
Debt / Equity	1.42x	0.36x	0.23x	0.23x	0.48x	0.39x	1.49x	3.21x	4.66x	2.15x
Interest Coverage	7.52x	5.54x	-13.62x	-1.56x	-0.48x	1.26x	-3.49x	-0.30x	-2.43x	0.24x
FCF Conversion	1.58x	0.25x	0.30x	-0.35x	0.46x	-25.52x	1.21x	0.24x	0.55x	-0.01x
Revenue Growth	64.72%	28.73%	-25.44%	-56.34%	10.83%	-0.89%	16.56%	18.09%	12.63%	14.39%

Revenue by Segment

	2012	2013	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2024	2025
Security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32.02M	38.4M
Security Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.91%
Industrial Services	-	-	-	-	20M	17.77M	18.98M	21.21M	34.84M	38.08M
Industrial Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-11.15%	6.80%	11.75%	64.30%	9.29%
Advanced Technologies	-	-	-	-	19.27M	25.75M	24.15M	29.07M	-	-
Advanced Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	33.64%	-6.20%	20.35%	-	-
Electronics Manufacturing Services	-	-	44.46M	64.06M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electronics Manufacturing Services Growth	-	-	-	44.08%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2012	2013	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2024	2025
United States	4.9M	2.87M	21.69M	31.35M	-	-	39.08M	-	-	71.31M
United States Growth	-	-41.37%	654.88%	44.50%	-	-	-	-	-	-
India	7.26M	10.8M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	438.05K
India Growth	-	48.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Industrial Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.21M	34.84M	-
Industrial Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.30%	-
Security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32.02M	-
Security Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Advanced Technologies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29.07M	-	-
Advanced Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) reported $76.5M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 529% increase from $12.2M in 2012.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) grew revenue by 14.4% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) reported a net loss of $28.2M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) has a return on equity (ROE) of -407.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) had negative free cash flow of $1.8M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CETX • • Industrial / General

TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareAI & Analytics PlatformsAI-Powered Surveillance & Analytics

Revenue $76M +14.4%
EBITDA $2M +150.3%
Net Income -$28M -285.5%
EPS (Diluted) -210.88 -175.7%
Gross Margin 40.44% -1.6%
EBITDA Margin 2.59% +144.0%
Operating Margin 0.67% +108.5%
Net Margin -36.44% -237.0%
ROE -407.49% -275.0%
ROIC 1.69% +111.5%
Debt/Equity 2.15 -53.8%
Interest Coverage 0.24 +109.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.9%
✓Trading at only 0.0x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.6x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 1 (bottom 1%)
✗Shares diluted 40.1% in last year
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3%

5Y11.94%

3Y15.01%

TTM14.39%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-289.4%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-221.94%

ROCE

10Y Avg-8.28%

5Y Avg-13.9%

3Y Avg-9.28%

Latest2.06%

Peer Comparison

AI-Powered Surveillance & Analytics

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.	404.49B	177.07	931.95	28.79%	28.11%	16.38%	0.28%	0.05
CCCCCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.	5.17B	8.07	198.28	9.05%	-0.28%	-0.13%	4.46%	0.42
ODDOddity Tech Ltd.	1.62B	35.34	21.29	27.2%	14.11%	28.94%	8%	0.08
MLGOMicroAlgo Inc.	66.31M	6.06	11.02	-9.22%	11.11%	2.12%	6.14%	0.16
STEMStem, Inc.	165.29M	19.70	-0.19	-68.67%	62.2%	-59.21%
WRDWeRide Inc.	2.83B	8.73	-0.95	-10.13%	-6.97%	-125.4%		0.02
AISPAirship AI Holdings, Inc.	123.03M	3.60	-1.89	87.4%	-364.1%
ARBEArbe Robotics Ltd.	129.54M	1.19	-1.95	-47.76%	-70.78%	-96.13%		1.45

Profit & Loss

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+	93.7M	120.63M	89.94M	39.27M	43.52M	43.13M	50.27M	59.37M	66.86M	76.49M
Revenue Growth %	0.65%	0.29%	-0.25%	-0.56%	0.11%	-0.01%	0.17%	0.18%	0.13%	0.14%
Cost of Goods Sold+	64.49M	80.71M	58.55M	23.7M	24.15M	26.16M	31.22M	33.68M	39.39M	45.56M
COGS % of Revenue	0.69%	0.67%	0.65%	0.6%	0.56%	0.61%	0.62%	0.57%	0.59%	0.6%
Gross Profit+	29.21M	39.91M	31.39M	15.56M	19.36M	16.97M	19.06M	25.69M	27.48M	30.93M
Gross Margin %	0.31%	0.33%	0.35%	0.4%	0.44%	0.39%	0.38%	0.43%	0.41%	0.4%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.79%	0.37%	-0.21%	-0.5%	0.24%	-0.12%	0.12%	0.35%	0.07%	0.13%
Operating Expenses+	24.15M	34.8M	42.29M	23.01M	23.4M	25.71M	32.61M	27.2M	32.75M	30.42M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.26%	0.29%	0.47%	0.59%	0.54%	0.6%	0.65%	0.46%	0.49%	0.4%
Selling, General & Admin	24.15M	34.8M	36.73M	21.53M	21.57M	22.54M	27.76M	23.93M	28.86M	29.43M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.26%	0.29%	0.41%	0.55%	0.5%	0.52%	0.55%	0.4%	0.43%	0.38%
Research & Development	0	0	5.56M	1.48M	1.83M	3.17M	4.85M	3.27M	3.36M	2.35M
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	0.06%	0.04%	0.04%	0.07%	0.1%	0.06%	0.05%	0.03%
Other Operating Expenses	0	313.84K	0	-62.7K	0	0	0	0	530.48K	-1.36M
Operating Income+	5.06M	5.12M	-10.9M	-7.45M	-2.21M	3.69M	-13.55M	-1.51M	-5.27M	509.83K
Operating Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	-0.12%	-0.19%	-0.05%	0.09%	-0.27%	-0.03%	-0.08%	0.01%
Operating Income Growth %	1.02%	0.01%	-3.13%	0.32%	0.7%	2.67%	-4.67%	0.89%	-2.49%	1.1%
EBITDA+	7.36M	8.26M	-8.58M	-4.43M	469.8K	5.9M	-11.8M	-485.43K	-3.94M	1.98M
EBITDA Margin %	0.08%	0.07%	-0.1%	-0.11%	0.01%	0.14%	-0.23%	-0.01%	-0.06%	0.03%
EBITDA Growth %	1.25%	0.12%	-2.04%	0.48%	1.11%	11.55%	-3%	0.96%	-7.12%	1.5%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	2.3M	3.14M	2.32M	3.01M	2.68M	2.21M	1.75M	1.03M	1.33M	1.47M
EBIT	6.76M	5.43M	-13.09M	-7.85M	-2.75M	3.69M	-6.95M	-1.03M	-5.31M	-25.2M
Net Interest Income+	-673.61K	-923.95K	-800.4K	-4.79M	-4.61M	-2.92M	-3.88M	-4.97M	-2.17M	-2.11M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	673.61K	923.95K	800.4K	4.79M	4.61M	2.92M	3.88M	4.97M	2.17M	2.11M
Other Income/Expense	1.02M	-610.12K	-1.34M	-5.19M	-2.79M	9.51M	2.47M	-4.49M	-2.21M	-27.82M
Pretax Income+	6.08M	4.51M	-10.63M	-12.64M	-6.82M	769.21K	-13.5M	-6M	-7.48M	-27.31M
Pretax Margin %	0.06%	0.04%	-0.12%	-0.32%	-0.16%	0.02%	-0.27%	-0.1%	-0.11%	-0.36%
Income Tax+	1.09M	115.65K	-2.6M	-1.34M	2.07M	375.43K	-208.54K	394.27K	202.28K	734.88K
Effective Tax Rate %	0.82%	0.97%	0.87%	0.89%	1.3%	0.51%	0.98%	1.53%	0.97%	1.02%
Net Income+	4.99M	4.39M	-9.24M	-11.3M	-8.89M	393.78K	-13.29M	-9.2M	-7.23M	-27.87M
Net Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	-0.1%	-0.29%	-0.2%	0.01%	-0.26%	-0.15%	-0.11%	-0.36%
Net Income Growth %	0.76%	-0.12%	-3.1%	-0.22%	0.21%	1.04%	-34.76%	0.31%	0.21%	-2.85%
Net Income (Continuing)	4.99M	4.39M	-11.03M	-11.3M	-9.43M	393.78K	-10.62M	-6.4M	-7.68M	-28.05M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	1.79M	-4.19M	-812.89K	-8.28M	-2.67M	-2.84M	43.12K	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	885.87K	1.08M	964.03K	692.74K	656.18K	250.16K	0
EPS (Diluted)+	1464.34	1077.10	-2072.41	-1570.19	-291.48	-0.44	-168.61	-95.13	-76.50	-210.88
EPS Growth %	0.43%	-0.26%	-2.92%	0.24%	0.81%	1%	-382.2%	0.44%	0.2%	-1.76%
EPS (Basic)	1477.04	1094.56	-2072.41	-1570.19	-291.48	-0.44	-136.26	-112.07	-76.50	-210.88
Diluted Shares Outstanding	3.4K	4.1K	4.5K	7.2K	30.5K	66.4K	78.8K	96.7K	94.5K	132.4K
Basic Shares Outstanding	3.4K	4K	4.5K	7.2K	30.5K	66.4K	97.6K	82.1K	94.5K	132.4K
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	0.12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+	36.93M	46.43M	31.91M	18.88M	38.06M	34.74M	31.77M	29.29M	26.7M	29.01M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	6.05M	10.44M	973.77K	2.18M	20.38M	15.44M	9.91M	5.34M	3.91M	6.36M
Cash Only	6.05M	10.44M	973.77K	1.77M	19.49M	15.43M	9.9M	5.33M	3.9M	6.35M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	412.73K	887.75K	14.98K	13.72K	13.66K	13.87K	14.71K
Accounts Receivable	13.57M	15.46M	15.94M	7.23M	8.12M	7.81M	6.42M	12.39M	12.89M	14.52M
Days Sales Outstanding	52.85	46.78	64.68	67.21	68.1	66.1	46.6	76.18	70.36	69.28
Inventory	14.07M	17.27M	11.35M	5.21M	6.79M	5.66M	8.49M	8.74M	6.99M	6.58M
Days Inventory Outstanding	79.64	78.11	70.78	80.19	102.66	78.93	99.23	94.7	64.77	52.76
Other Current Assets	765.46K	3.25M	5.64M	5.03M	2.66M	5.83M	3.97M	1.05M	1.59M	1.54M
Total Non-Current Assets+	19.11M	23.75M	35.42M	25.52M	25.73M	18.2M	13.99M	19.16M	17.42M	18.91M
Property, Plant & Equipment	17.65M	20.12M	27.3M	16.78M	12.29M	9.68M	7.92M	11.51M	11.07M	11.66M
Fixed Asset Turnover	5.31x	6.00x	3.29x	2.34x	3.54x	4.46x	6.35x	5.16x	6.04x	6.56x
Goodwill	918.82K	3.32M	3.32M	4.37M	4.37M	7.82M	3.91M	4.38M	3.71M	3.71M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16M
Long-Term Investments	-67K	0	1.7M	1.59M	0	500K	1M	1.1M	1.2M	1.49M
Other Non-Current Assets	540.06K	311.61K	2.18M	497.86K	9.07M	112.88K	1.16M	2.17M	1.44M	900.19K
Total Assets+	56.03M	70.18M	67.33M	44.39M	63.79M	52.94M	45.76M	48.45M	44.12M	47.79M
Asset Turnover	1.67x	1.72x	1.34x	0.88x	0.68x	0.81x	1.10x	1.23x	1.52x	1.60x
Asset Growth %	1.49%	0.25%	-0.04%	-0.34%	0.44%	-0.17%	-0.14%	0.06%	-0.09%	0.08%
Total Current Liabilities+	25.15M	20.06M	21.9M	15.64M	14.78M	19.65M	25.51M	27.34M	18.59M	23.82M
Accounts Payable	7.73M	7.11M	7.07M	4.24M	4.81M	4.24M	3.07M	6.26M	4.52M	4.49M
Days Payables Outstanding	43.77	32.15	44.06	65.25	72.7	59.08	35.89	67.89	41.89	36
Short-Term Debt	7.2M	4.69M	10.91M	6.82M	0	0	16.89M	14.47M	7.86M	13.02M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	463.02K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	2.06M	2.08M	1.59M	1.89M	7.03M	12.97M	805.22K	40.55K	0	1.55M
Current Ratio	1.47x	2.31x	1.46x	1.21x	2.58x	1.77x	1.25x	1.07x	1.44x	1.22x
Quick Ratio	0.91x	1.45x	0.94x	0.87x	2.12x	1.48x	0.91x	0.75x	1.06x	0.94x
Cash Conversion Cycle	88.73	92.73	91.4	82.15	98.06	85.94	109.94	102.99	93.24	86.05
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	15.19M	11.13M	10.15M	6.79M	17.07M	9.73M	5.61M	12.77M	20.56M	15.25M
Long-Term Debt	15.09M	9.24M	8.05M	5.06M	12.43M	6.41M	2.37M	9.93M	13.27M	4.59M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	44.08K	20.06K	2.03M	2.02M	1.82M	1.61M	1.16M	1.15M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	94K	1.89M	2.05M	0	1.08M	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0	0	-2.05M	1.22M	768.6K	839.17K	807.9K	501.35K	5.47M	9.02M
Total Liabilities	40.34M	31.19M	32.05M	22.43M	31.84M	29.39M	31.12M	40.11M	39.15M	39.07M
Total Debt+	22.3M	13.92M	8.1M	5.08M	15.17M	9.26M	21.84M	26.75M	23.12M	18.76M
Net Debt	16.25M	3.48M	7.12M	3.31M	-4.32M	-6.17M	11.94M	21.42M	19.22M	12.41M
Debt / Equity	1.42x	0.36x	0.23x	0.23x	0.48x	0.39x	1.49x	3.21x	4.66x	2.15x
Debt / EBITDA	3.03x	1.69x	-	-	32.30x	1.57x	-	-	-	9.46x
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.21x	0.42x	-	-	-9.19x	-1.05x	-	-	-	6.26x
Interest Coverage	7.52x	5.54x	-13.62x	-1.56x	-0.48x	1.26x	-3.49x	-0.30x	-2.43x	0.24x
Total Equity+	15.69M	38.99M	35.28M	21.97M	31.94M	23.55M	14.64M	8.34M	4.96M	8.72M
Equity Growth %	1.2%	1.48%	-0.1%	-0.38%	0.45%	-0.26%	-0.38%	-0.43%	-0.41%	0.76%
Book Value per Share	4615.28	9510.32	7840.15	3050.85	1047.36	354.74	185.76	86.29	52.50	65.84
Total Shareholders' Equity	15.69M	38.99M	35.28M	21.08M	30.87M	22.59M	13.94M	7.69M	4.71M	8.72M
Common Stock	9.46K	10.4K	12.97K	3.96K	17.62K	20.78K	755	1.05K	14	831
Retained Earnings	11.42M	14.42M	4.26M	-20.07M	-33.17M	-41.91M	-54.93M	-64.13M	-71.36M	-99.4M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K	-148.29K
Accumulated OCI	-974.15K	-133.49K	-483.3K	796K	853.64K	2.9M	2.38M	3.08M	2.95M	2.59M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	885.87K	1.08M	964.03K	692.74K	656.18K	250.16K	0

Cash Flow

	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+	7.9M	1.11M	-2.8M	3.94M	-4.09M	-10.05M	-16.09M	-2.23M	-3.95M	159.31K
Operating CF Margin %	0.08%	0.01%	-0.03%	0.1%	-0.09%	-0.23%	-0.32%	-0.04%	-0.06%	0%
Operating CF Growth %	0.96%	-0.86%	-3.53%	2.4%	-2.04%	-1.46%	-0.6%	0.86%	-0.77%	1.04%
Net Income	4.99M	4.39M	-9.24M	-11.3M	-8.89M	393.78K	-13.29M	-9.23M	-7.64M	-27.87M
Depreciation & Amortization	2.3M	3.14M	4.18M	3.01M	3.71M	2.21M	1.86M	1.03M	1.33M	1.47M
Stock-Based Compensation	51.9K	67.5K	408K	622.23K	191.42K	156.42K	155.5K	106.84K	30.23K	14.24K
Deferred Taxes	102K	-540K	-2.81M	-1.34M	2.07M	375.43K	-208.54K	0	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	2.52M	-651.87K	3.03M	10.14M	3.4M	-9.36M	-1.01M	7.63M	3.46M	28.06M
Working Capital Changes	-2.07M	-5.3M	1.63M	2.8M	-4.58M	-3.83M	-3.6M	-1.93M	-1.14M	-1.52M
Change in Receivables	-5.59M	-1.89M	1.35M	3.02M	-623.3K	-1.02M	1.78M	-4.94M	-1.87M	-1.85M
Change in Inventory	764.64K	-3.2M	5.32M	1.34M	-2.22M	-670.84K	-3.87M	48.6K	1.89M	403.58K
Change in Payables	1.38M	-788.31K	-42.26K	-2.11M	-846.34K	-512.14K	-942.25K	3.41M	-818.73K	-27.31K
Cash from Investing+	-17.15M	-6.96M	-12.21M	6.84M	764.55K	840.9K	6.61M	-5.63M	-1.26M	-2.96M
Capital Expenditures	-663.83K	-5.68M	-12.21M	-1.66M	-1.57M	-1.07M	-1.84M	-2.76M	-1.3M	-1.93M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.01%	0.05%	0.14%	0.04%	0.04%	0.02%	0.04%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-16.48M	-1.28M	0	8.9M	2.81M	2.99M	554.34K	26.2K	139.95K	-1.03M
Cash from Financing+	13.81M	10.25M	5.35M	-11.86M	24.07M	4.45M	5.02M	2.04M	4.4M	4.08M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	-528.64K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	5.08M	1.09M	3.23M	-12.81M	14.55M	0	0	0	-995.33K	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	7.23M	-4.57M	-15.01M	2.28M	-5.66M	-11.12M	-17.94M	-4.99M	-5.25M	-1.77M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	-0.04%	-0.17%	0.06%	-0.13%	-0.26%	-0.36%	-0.08%	-0.08%	-0.02%
FCF Growth %	1.87%	-1.63%	-2.28%	1.15%	-3.49%	-0.97%	-0.61%	0.72%	-0.05%	0.66%
FCF per Share	2126.88	-1114.62	-3335.48	316.11	-185.54	-167.48	-227.64	-51.64	-55.52	-13.39
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.58x	0.25x	0.30x	-0.35x	0.46x	-25.52x	1.21x	0.24x	0.55x	-0.01x
Interest Paid	312.29K	920.92K	259.32K	672.64K	429.22K	0	383.11K	585.38K	0	0
Taxes Paid	5.03K	73.92K	852.07K	162.87K	75.72K	0	353.35K	293.78K	196.73K	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	43.77%	16.06%	-24.88%	-39.49%	-32.99%	1.42%	-69.61%	-80.04%	-108.68%	-407.49%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	15.97%	10.31%	-19.27%	-16.51%	-6.27%	12.3%	-46.24%	-4.02%	-14.65%	1.69%
Gross Margin	31.18%	33.09%	34.9%	39.63%	44.5%	39.34%	37.9%	43.27%	41.1%	40.44%
Net Margin	5.33%	3.64%	-10.27%	-28.79%	-20.44%	0.91%	-26.44%	-15.49%	-10.81%	-36.44%
Debt / Equity	1.42x	0.36x	0.23x	0.23x	0.48x	0.39x	1.49x	3.21x	4.66x	2.15x
Interest Coverage	7.52x	5.54x	-13.62x	-1.56x	-0.48x	1.26x	-3.49x	-0.30x	-2.43x	0.24x
FCF Conversion	1.58x	0.25x	0.30x	-0.35x	0.46x	-25.52x	1.21x	0.24x	0.55x	-0.01x
Revenue Growth	64.72%	28.73%	-25.44%	-56.34%	10.83%	-0.89%	16.56%	18.09%	12.63%	14.39%

Revenue by Segment

	2012	2013	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2024	2025
Security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32.02M	38.4M
Security Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.91%
Industrial Services	-	-	-	-	20M	17.77M	18.98M	21.21M	34.84M	38.08M
Industrial Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-11.15%	6.80%	11.75%	64.30%	9.29%
Advanced Technologies	-	-	-	-	19.27M	25.75M	24.15M	29.07M	-	-
Advanced Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	33.64%	-6.20%	20.35%	-	-
Electronics Manufacturing Services	-	-	44.46M	64.06M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electronics Manufacturing Services Growth	-	-	-	44.08%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2012	2013	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2024	2025
United States	4.9M	2.87M	21.69M	31.35M	-	-	39.08M	-	-	71.31M
United States Growth	-	-41.37%	654.88%	44.50%	-	-	-	-	-	-
India	7.26M	10.8M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	438.05K
India Growth	-	48.75%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Industrial Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.21M	34.84M	-
Industrial Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.30%	-
Security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32.02M	-
Security Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Advanced Technologies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29.07M	-	-
Advanced Technologies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) reported $76.5M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 529% increase from $12.2M in 2012.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) grew revenue by 14.4% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) reported a net loss of $28.2M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) has a return on equity (ROE) of -407.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) had negative free cash flow of $1.8M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.