Persistent negative free cash flow, with quarterly outflows frequently exceeding $7M, underscores the company's dependence on external capital to fund its clinical development.
| Metric | Jul'25 | Jul'24 | Jul'23 | Jul'22 | Jul'21 | Jul'20 | Jul'19 | Jul'18 | Jul'17 | Jul'16 | Jul'15 | Jul'14 | Jul'13 | Jul'12 | Jul'11 | Jul'10 | Jul'09 | Jul'08 | Jul'07 | Jul'06 |
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| Cash from Operations | -28.17M | -24.13M | -23.74M | -12.48M | -7.75M | -1.16M | -3.87M | -3.81M | -1.54M | -1.2M | -935.26K | -363.97K | -368.52K | -381.49K | -690.76K | -309.38K | -140.59K | -87.41K | -87.76K | 0 |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | -16.76% | -1.61% | -90.2% | -61.14% | -568.35% | 70.08% | -1.81% | -147.89% | -28.03% | -28.21% | -156.96% | 1.24% | 3.4% | 44.77% | -123.28% | -120.05% | -60.84% | 0.4% | - | - |
| Net Income | -26.56M | -4.93M | -20.3M | -26.84M | -428.33K | -3.69M | -4.4M | -4.15M | -2.58M | -1.7M | -2.68M | -8.15M | -368.69K | -995.72K | -1.08M | -900.74K | -228.81K | -98.93K | -116.41K | -8.58K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 106.63K | 83.9K | 15.27K | 15.27K | 15.26K | 13.97K | 14.25K | 12.97K | 233 | 907 | 434 | 1.11K | 392 | 1.73K | 2.51K | 1.29K | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 776.88K | 1.8M | 2.19M | 3.07M | 1.97M | 1.69K | 46.08K | 365.49K | 218.25K | 496.21K | 396.86K | 0 | 0 | 27.73K | 443.38K | 15.92K | 76.74K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8.86M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -38.95K | 0 | 0 | 646.59K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -577.9K | -28.14M | -2.12M | 11.66M | 1.84M | 64.65K | -319.86K | 328.55K | 276.09K | 21.39K | 1.35M | 7.72M | -38.66K | -149.73K | 38.96K | 579.07K | 0 | 0 | 39.05K | 0 |
| Working Capital Changes | -1.92M | 7.05M | -3.53M | -391.29K | -2.28M | 2.45M | 787.9K | -358.51K | 830.37K | -22.03K | 41.45K | 59.29K | 38.44K | 87.92K | -96.8K | -4.92K | 11.32K | 11.52K | -10.4K | 8.58K |
| Change in Receivables | 738.52K | -732.58K | 7 | -15 | 12 | -30 | 17 | -11.99K | -2.8K | 24.38K | -19.59K | 0 | 0 | 71.85K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | -7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -3.91M | 6.05M | 660.46K | 249.16K | -1.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -7.65M | -681.8K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02M | -453.63K | 120.35K | 158.78K | -316.21K | 257.14K | -125.43K | -1.9M | -3.56M | -428.91K | -155.54K | -24.78K | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | -456.8K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.74K | -144.25K | -441.76K | -2.51M | -2.46M | -481.68K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -225K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 531.08K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -330K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02M | 0 | 120.35K | 158.78K | -845.55K | -83.39K | 269.66K | 607.58K | 0 | 52.77K | -155.54K | -24.78K | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 45.45M | 4.42M | 3.95M | -3.74M | 65M | 1.08M | 2.28M | 4.06M | 2.32M | 801.9K | 2.06M | 1.6M | 0 | 24.95K | 6.73M | 1.31M | 724.02K | 0 | 439.28K | 88.4K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -330.4K | 22.47K | -95.68K | 516.58K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 976.11K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 24.95K | 1000K | 1000K | 724.02K | 0 | 488.31K | 88.4K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -47.29K | -13.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -115.11K | -106.59K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -303.23K | 0 | 1.59K | 6.43M | 13.7M | 268.28K | 671.18K | 1.45M | -572.71K | 71.33K | 511.21K | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | -589.81K | -36.74K | 0 | 0 | -49.03K | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 9.63M | -20.39M | -19.79M | -16.23M | 57.25M | -124.34K | -566.98K | -250.19K | 876.61K | -224.21K | 337.19K | 1.49M | -493.95K | -2.26M | 2.48M | 569.13K | 427.89K | -112.19K | 351.52K | 88.4K |
| Free Cash Flow | -28.17M | -24.58M | -23.74M | -12.48M | -7.75M | -1.16M | -3.87M | -3.81M | -1.54M | -1.2M | -937K | -508.21K | -810.28K | -2.89M | -3.15M | -791.05K | -140.59K | -87.41K | -87.76K | 0 |
| FCF Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF Growth % | -14.59% | -3.53% | -90.2% | -61.14% | -568.35% | 70.08% | -1.81% | -147.89% | -28.03% | -27.97% | -84.37% | 37.28% | 71.97% | 8.2% | -298.11% | -462.65% | -60.84% | 0.4% | - | - |
| FCF per Share | -66.58 | -224.09 | -1.52 | -0.80 | -0.51 | -1.62 | -6.68 | -8.90 | -4.35 | -4.16 | -3.76 | -8.61 | -13.73 | -49.14 | -96.40 | -43.54 | -15.74 | -18.07 | -21.05 | - |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.06x | 5.12x | 1.17x | 1.08x | 2.68x | -0.84x | -6.43x | -3.57x | 0.59x | 0.71x | 0.35x | 0.04x | 1.00x | 0.38x | 0.64x | 0.34x | 0.61x | 0.88x | 0.76x | - |
| Interest Paid | 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 |
Clinical trial funding exhaustion
As reported in financial statements, BriaCell’s operating cash flow consistently exceeds net loss, with an OCF/NI ratio reaching 4.51 in 2023Q4, which highlights the significant impact of non-cash accounting adjustments and the absence of any meaningful revenue to bridge the gap between accounting losses and cash burn.
The persistent divergence between net income and operating cash flow suggests that the company's reported earnings are heavily influenced by non-cash items, such as warrant liability revaluations, rather than operational performance. Investors should monitor this gap as it indicates that the cash burn is fundamentally driven by clinical development costs that are not captured by traditional net income metrics.
Based on the company's historical filings, BriaCell has maintained a consistent negative free cash flow trajectory, with quarterly outflows frequently exceeding $7M, reflecting the high capital intensity required to sustain pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials in the absence of any commercial revenue streams or self-funding capabilities.
The lack of positive free cash flow is an expected characteristic of a pre-revenue biotech firm, yet the magnitude of these outflows relative to the remaining cash balance warrants caution. This trajectory implies that the company remains entirely dependent on external capital markets to fund its ongoing research and development activities.
According to recent SEC filings, BriaCell’s working capital changes have shown extreme volatility, swinging from a $3.7M inflow in 2024Q3 to a $2.1M outflow in 2025Q1, which suggests that the timing of clinical trial accruals and vendor payments creates significant, unpredictable fluctuations in quarterly cash usage.
This volatility in working capital indicates that the company's cash position is sensitive to the timing of clinical trial milestones and the associated payment cycles for specialized manufacturing services. Analysts should interpret these swings as a reflection of the company's reliance on managing payables to extend its limited cash runway.
As indicated by the provided data, the cash flow statement is heavily obscured by non-cash stock-based compensation and warrant revaluations, which frequently mask the true underlying cash burn rate required to support the company's clinical development and administrative overhead during this critical Phase 3 transition period.
The reliance on stock-based compensation as a significant component of the expense structure suggests that the company is attempting to preserve cash by aligning employee incentives with equity, though this ultimately leads to shareholder dilution. Investors should look past the headline net income figures to focus on the net cash used in operating activities to gauge the true sustainability of the current clinical program.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BCTXW stock.
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (BCTXW) generated $-28.2M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (BCTXW) reported negative free cash flow of $28.2M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (BCTXW) 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.