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ASTIAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
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Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ASTI) Financial Ratios

Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -1.6x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -233.2%. (2005–2025 historical series)

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ASTI Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Market Cap$17M$11M$3M$891750$49M$60M$145M$15M$23M$6M—
Enterprise Value$16M$9M$2M$4M$47M$68M$164M$33M$36M$16M—
P/E Ratio →-1.58—————89.52————
P/S Ratio221.10136.8268.891.9539.7298.312173.7524.0926.679.34—
P/B Ratio3.743.150.85—10.59——————
P/FCF———————————
P/OCF———————————

P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart

ASTI EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
EV / Revenue—119.6142.448.8838.58111.792462.7150.9442.2325.21—
EV / EBITDA———————————
EV / EBIT——————32.018.17———
EV / FCF———————————

ASTI Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Gross Margin-155.7%-155.7%-254.2%-312.9%-64.5%-213.0%-162.1%23.1%-17.8%-338.3%-234.4%
Operating Margin-10256.7%-10256.7%-20378.5%-3413.6%-1394.8%-1446.3%-3684.8%-509.6%-761.8%-2203.1%-1409.5%
Net Profit Margin-10202.5%-10202.5%-21794.3%-3724.9%-1615.5%-987.2%2428.1%-762.6%-1859.5%-2890.2%-2223.4%

Return on Capital

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
ROE-233.2%-233.2%-985.3%-1116.1%-2255.2%——————
ROA-116.2%-116.2%-129.9%-133.4%-125.3%-59.3%24.9%-81.6%-227.9%-191.4%-255.9%
ROIC-275.5%-275.5%-326.3%-485.3%-299.6%-298.7%————-920.4%
ROCE-175.1%-175.1%-283.8%-210.6%-145.2%-219.3%————-2300.1%

ASTI Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Debt / Equity0.440.440.61—2.20——————
Debt / EBITDA———————————
Net Debt / Equity—-0.40-0.33—-0.31——————
Net Debt / EBITDA———————————
Debt / FCF———————————
Interest Coverage-149.65-149.65-12.71-6.85-6.30-4.511.460.45-1.18-1.70-3.92

Net cash position: cash ($3M) exceeds total debt ($1M)

ASTI Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Current Ratio1.531.531.630.272.502.250.090.020.040.110.23
Quick Ratio1.291.291.430.192.382.050.030.000.010.040.09
Cash Ratio1.261.261.390.182.311.950.02—0.000.010.01
Asset Turnover—0.010.010.070.070.050.010.110.140.080.15
Inventory Turnover0.360.360.334.233.273.210.330.921.542.712.27
Days Sales Outstanding————0.5329.5830.35—69.903.78114.72

ASTI Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Dividend Yield———————————
Payout Ratio———————————

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Earnings Yield——————1.1%————
FCF Yield———————————
Buyback Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Total Shareholder Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Shares Outstanding—$3M$882547$10250$1490$239$181$1538$23$6$0

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeMixed
ProfitabilityNegative
Balance SheetVulnerable
Cash FlowBurning
Top Statement Risk

Existential liquidity and dilution

Verified Source

Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.

SEC 10-K (2026Q1)

Disconnected Valuation Amidst Revenue Scarcity

According to recent market data, ASTI trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 221.10, a figure that appears detached from the company's negligible TTM revenue of $76,773 and suggests that investors are pricing the equity as a speculative technology option rather than a functioning industrial solar enterprise.

The extreme P/S ratio indicates that the market is assigning value to the company's intellectual property and manufacturing infrastructure rather than its current commercial output. This valuation level warrants caution, as it implies an expectation of future breakthroughs that remain unproven by the company's historical financial performance.

Persistent Erosion of Invested Capital

Based on reported figures, ASTI's ROIC has remained deeply negative, fluctuating between -58.2% and -192.0% over the last ten quarters, which suggests that the company is consistently destroying shareholder value rather than compounding returns through its specialized CIGS manufacturing operations.

The inability to generate positive returns on capital is a structural issue driven by the massive fixed-cost base of the Thornton facility relative to minimal production volume. Investors should monitor whether any future scale-up can bridge this gap, though current trends indicate a continued decay in capital efficiency.

Working Capital Inefficiency and Stagnation

As reported in financial statements, the company's cash conversion cycle remains highly erratic, with DIO figures frequently exceeding 500 days, which indicates that inventory is not moving through the production process at a rate sufficient to support a viable commercial business model.

The extreme length of the cash conversion cycle reflects a lack of operational throughput and suggests that the company's manufacturing assets are severely underutilized. This inefficiency implies that working capital management is currently secondary to the more pressing challenge of achieving basic commercial viability.

Liquidity Dependent on External Infusions

Based on the company's quarterly filings, the current ratio of 6.99 in 2026Q1 appears to be a temporary artifact of recent capital raises rather than a sign of operational health, as the firm continues to burn cash to sustain its ongoing manufacturing and research activities.

While the current ratio suggests a buffer, the underlying cash burn rate indicates that this liquidity is likely to be exhausted rapidly without further dilutive financing. The reliance on external capital to maintain basic liquidity levels highlights the company's vulnerability to shifts in investor sentiment and capital market access.

Misapplication of Traditional Solar Metrics

Analysts frequently misapply standard solar industry metrics like cost-per-watt to ASTI, which obscures the reality that the company operates as a distressed materials science laboratory rather than a mass-market energy provider, necessitating a focus on cash runway and burn rate instead of traditional valuation multiples.

Using standard solar valuation frameworks ignores the fact that ASTI's business model is not currently driven by utility-scale energy economics. Investors should instead prioritize liquidity-based metrics to assess the firm's survival, as traditional profitability ratios are currently meaningless given the company's pre-commercial revenue profile.

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ASTI — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ASTI stock.

What is Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's P/E ratio?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's current P/E ratio is -1.6x. The historical average is 89.5x.

What is Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's ROE?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's return on equity (ROE) is -233.2%. The historical average is -102.8%.

Is ASTI stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock is trading at a P/E of -1.6x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What are Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock's profit margins?

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock has -155.7% gross margin and -10256.7% operating margin.