Liquidity is under significant pressure, with cash and equivalents dwindling to $1.5 million as of 2026Q2, failing to cover the $1.7 million in negative free cash flow recorded in the same period.
| Metric | TTM | Oct'25 | Oct'24 | Oct'23 | Oct'22 | Oct'21 | Oct'20 | Oct'19 | Oct'18 | Oct'17 | Oct'16 | Oct'15 | Oct'14 | Oct'13 | Oct'12 | Oct'11 | Oct'10 | Oct'09 | Oct'08 | Oct'07 | Oct'06 | Oct'05 | Oct'04 | Oct'03 | Oct'02 | Oct'01 | Oct'00 | Oct'99 | Oct'98 | Oct'97 | Oct'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | -7.12M | -7.17M | -7.33M | -6.21M | -6.49M | -4.94M | -6.18M | -4.74M | -4.27M | -3.8M | -3.38M | 1.36M | -2.38M | -3.19M | -3.14M | -716K | -2.41M | -2.5M | -901.87K | -2.4M | -1.85M | -1.72M | -1.21M | -958.5K | -431.47K | -717.85K | -4.84M | -6.1M | -7.7M | -10.2M | -4.2M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | - | - | -2956.67% | - | -964.45% | - | -1896.57% | -384.13% | -1047.37% | -1127.23% | 14.73% | -64.88% | -819.54% | -334.12% | -71.37% | -329.26% | -236.94% | -43.71% | -492.32% | -363.14% | -391.18% | -243.72% | -392.47% | -8.32% | -42.46% | -328.84% | -6100% | -7700% | -10200% | -4200% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 1.74% | 2.21% | -18.14% | 4.36% | -31.47% | 20.04% | -30.25% | -10.95% | -12.56% | -12.27% | -348.04% | 157.3% | 25.34% | -1.47% | -338.65% | 70.24% | 3.83% | -177.38% | 62.37% | -29.76% | -7.37% | -42.75% | -25.73% | -122.15% | 39.89% | 85.17% | 20.65% | 20.78% | 24.51% | -142.86% | -44.83% |
| Net Income | -10.07M | -11.03M | -12.7M | -9.93M | -13.77M | -13.13M | -10.09M | -11.82M | -14.24M | -5.01M | -5.02M | -1.38M | -9.61M | -10.08M | -4.25M | -7.38M | -5.18M | -16.49M | -5.82M | -5.46M | -7.6M | -4.45M | -3.36M | -3.11M | -3.29M | -3.57M | -4.96M | -8.5M | -7.1M | -5.8M | -5.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 75K | -107K | 37K | 46K | 42K | 60K | 90.16K | 466.31K | 343.73K | 368.51K | 358.63K | 337.81K | 314.45K | 0 | 7.23K | 7.98K | 8.36K | 10.61K | 10.67K | 9.89K | 15.07K | 14.71K | 17K | 33.08K | 86.47K | 166.5K | 261.8K | 300K | 300K | 300K | 100K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.26M | 3.68M | 4.42M | 4.42M | 6M | 7.5M | 3.92M | 5.52M | 8.58M | 1.67M | 873.56K | 2.68M | 3.15M | 2.69M | 614.91K | 786.02K | 2.66M | 4.58M | 4.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 855K | 129K | 380K | 313K | 752K | 549K | 362.82K | 617.17K | 980.78K | -1.24M | 563.11K | 609.97K | 4.75M | 3.6M | 1.24M | 3.68M | 38.89K | 9.74M | 198.55K | 3M | 5.32M | 2.58M | 1.97M | 1.91M | 4.5M | 1.63M | 316.1K | 1.8M | 700K | 300K | 100K |
| Working Capital Changes | -213K | 152K | 526K | -1.06M | 485K | 78K | -459.01K | 478.42K | 67.7K | 408.24K | -160.57K | -881.67K | -986.96K | 595.75K | -751.96K | 2.18M | 64.61K | -343.71K | -92.97K | 53.54K | 421.21K | 139.46K | 166.29K | 208.07K | -1.74M | 1.05M | -454.31K | 300K | -1.6M | -5M | 1M |
| Change in Receivables | -56K | 173K | 97K | -224K | -29K | 0 | 64.3K | 271.7K | -258.99K | 0 | 0 | 400K | -225K | -175K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -750 | -206K | -109.83K | 21.95K | 47.93K | 94.02K | 27.1K | -19.85K | -214.04K | -670.25K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.98K | 33.16K | 68.9K | 124.17K | 27.77K | 45.45K | 198.52K | 193.15K | 179.94K | -230.68K | -1.8M | -2.6M | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -32K | -360K | 319K | -59K | 129K | -96K | -353.45K | 3.81K | 101.69K | 107.1K | -1.48K | -868.66K | -27.04K | 641.33K | 174.67K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 1.47M | 4.87M | 4.28M | -5.6M | -10.73M | -3.92M | -305.79K | -525.46K | 1.46M | -2.74M | 1.5M | 45.22K | -2.51M | 499.32K | 1.75M | -2.14M | 799.69K | 1.5M | -18M | -375.46K | 241.75K | -404.53K | -15.6K | -980 | -38.57K | 80.9K | 360.45K | -500K | 800K | -1.4M | -1.3M |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15.79K | -175.46K | -38.4K | -30.19K | -146.52K | -54.78K | -6.68K | 0 | -1.6K | -9.03K | -2.07K | -1.94K | -13.85K | -13.46K | -11.02K | -3.75K | -15.6K | -980 | -38.57K | -15.97K | -30.72K | 0 | -200K | -400K | -400K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70.18% | 3.45% | 8.33% | 48.84% | 0.59% | 0.18% | - | 0.17% | 0.9% | 0.28% | 0.18% | 0.67% | 2.76% | 2.17% | 0.85% | 3.16% | 0.4% | 0.74% | 0.94% | 2.09% | - | 200% | 400% | 400% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19.08M | 0 | -110K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -45.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -676 | 1K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88M | 0 | 0 | -400.78K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -900K |
| Cash from Financing | 5.21M | 2.28M | 3.42M | 366K | 452K | 31.57M | 9.41M | 5.7M | 2.53M | 7.38M | -2.68K | -400.62K | 7.35M | 3.25M | 958.45K | 2.53M | 1.25M | 1.97M | 18.71M | 2.16M | 2.38M | 1.63M | 1.2M | 1.13M | 8K | 819.76K | 4.03M | 2.8M | 0 | 1.8M | 18.8M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3M | 0 | 0 | 3.3M | 1.76M | 750K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 2.34M | 2.28M | 2.95M | 0 | 0 | 31.13M | 9.27M | 5.53M | 2.47M | 10.38M | 0 | -445.25K | 3.67M | 1.07M | 0 | 1.25M | 0 | 0 | 16.2M | 2.16M | 2.38M | 1.63M | 1.2M | 1.13M | 8K | 819.76K | 4.03M | 2.8M | 0 | 1.8M | 18.8M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -851 | -13.46K | -33.51K | -68.21K | -29.47K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 3K | 0 | -6K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -500K | 11.8K | -445.25K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 2.87M | 0 | 466K | 366K | 452K | 440K | 140.72K | 175.19K | 58.14K | 7.27K | -2.68K | 44.63K | 375.88K | 406.41K | 208.45K | 1.28M | 1.25M | 1.97M | 2.51M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -433K | -27K | 356K | -11.45M | -16.77M | 22.71M | 2.93M | 435.74K | -283.48K | 851.05K | -1.88M | 1.01M | 2.46M | 558.48K | -434.35K | -320.08K | -357.13K | 972.64K | -190.54K | -612.52K | 775.14K | -496.26K | -20.75K | 168.71K | -462.04K | 182.81K | -453.79K | -3.8M | -6.9M | -22.2M | -8.9M |
| Free Cash Flow | -7.12M | -7.17M | -7.33M | -6.21M | -6.49M | -4.94M | -6.19M | -4.92M | -4.31M | -3.83M | -3.53M | 1.31M | -2.39M | -3.19M | -3.14M | -725.03K | -2.41M | -2.5M | -915.72K | -2.41M | -1.86M | -1.72M | -1.22M | -959.48K | -470.04K | -733.82K | -4.87M | -6.1M | -7.9M | -10.6M | -4.6M |
| FCF Margin % | - | - | - | -2956.67% | - | -964.45% | - | -1966.75% | -387.58% | -1055.7% | -1176.07% | 14.14% | -65.06% | -819.54% | -334.12% | -72.27% | -329.54% | -237.12% | -44.39% | -495.08% | -365.31% | -392.03% | -246.88% | -392.87% | -9.06% | -43.4% | -330.93% | -6100% | -7900% | -10600% | -4600% |
| FCF Growth % | 10.78% | 2.21% | -18.14% | 4.36% | -31.47% | 20.24% | -25.92% | -14.03% | -12.67% | -8.47% | -369.62% | 154.85% | 25.13% | -1.47% | -333.19% | 69.89% | 3.82% | -173.39% | 62.01% | -29.72% | -7.78% | -41.23% | -27.23% | -104.13% | 35.95% | 84.94% | 20.14% | 22.78% | 25.47% | -130.43% | -53.33% |
| FCF per Share | -0.21 | -0.22 | -0.23 | -0.20 | -0.21 | -0.17 | -0.28 | -0.25 | -0.24 | -0.31 | -0.40 | 0.14 | -0.25 | -0.37 | -0.39 | -0.10 | -0.37 | -0.41 | -0.16 | -0.53 | -0.44 | -0.44 | -0.33 | -0.29 | -0.16 | -0.26 | -1.78 | -2.27 | -3.00 | -4.18 | -1.85 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.71x | 0.66x | 0.58x | 0.63x | 0.48x | 0.38x | 0.61x | 0.41x | 0.31x | 0.76x | 0.67x | -0.99x | 0.25x | 0.32x | 0.74x | 0.10x | 0.46x | 0.15x | 0.15x | 0.44x | 0.24x | 0.39x | 0.36x | 0.31x | 0.13x | 0.20x | 0.98x | 0.72x | 1.08x | 1.76x | 0.78x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imminent liquidity and dilution
As reported in financial statements, the gap between net income and operating cash flow remains significant, with the OCF/NI ratio fluctuating between 0.32 and 1.02 over the last ten quarters, suggesting that non-cash adjustments like stock-based compensation are heavily influencing the reported cash burn profile.
The persistent divergence between net losses and operating cash outflows indicates that the company's accounting results are heavily impacted by non-cash charges. Investors should interpret this as a signal that the headline net loss figure may understate the actual cash requirements needed to sustain the current clinical development trajectory.
Based on the company's reported figures, free cash flow has remained consistently negative over the last ten quarters, with the most recent 2026Q2 period showing a cash outflow of $1.7 million, highlighting the absence of any self-sustaining operational momentum within the current business model.
The lack of positive free cash flow is a structural characteristic of the company's pre-commercial status. This trend suggests that the firm remains entirely dependent on external financing to bridge the gap between its research-heavy cost structure and the lack of incoming commercial revenue.
According to recent SEC filings, working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $973,000 inflow in 2024Q4 to an $878,000 outflow in 2026Q1, which indicates that timing differences in vendor payments and clinical trial accruals are creating significant noise in quarterly cash flow reporting.
These fluctuations suggest that management is likely managing cash outflows by timing payments to clinical partners and academic institutions. Such volatility warrants further investigation, as it may indicate that the company is stretching payables to preserve its limited cash runway during periods of high clinical activity.
Data from the cash flow statement reveals that stock-based compensation, which reached $1.1 million in several quarters, consistently offsets a portion of the net loss, effectively masking the true cash cost of talent acquisition and retention required to maintain the company's specialized research programs.
By relying on equity-based incentives, the company preserves cash but simultaneously dilutes existing shareholders to fund its operations. This practice suggests that the true economic cost of the company's R&D efforts is higher than the cash burn figures alone would imply.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ANIX stock.
Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (ANIX) generated $-7.2M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (ANIX) reported negative free cash flow of $7.2M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (ANIX) spent $0.0M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.