Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -7.9x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -80.1%. (2013–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $40M | $31M | $7M | $9M | $4M | $34M | $73M | $115M | $253M | $466M | $290M |
| Enterprise Value | $40M | $31M | $8M | $9M | $4M | $33M | $73M | $116M | $253M | $466M | $289M |
| P/E Ratio → | -7.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 16.45 | 12.64 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 0.80 | 5.63 | 21.58 | 108.31 | 365.30 | 511.97 | 3060.07 |
| P/B Ratio | 6.23 | 5.43 | 1.38 | 1.24 | 1.82 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — | 305.71 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510.73 | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 506.11 | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 12.93 | 3.01 | 2.90 | 0.79 | 5.47 | 21.69 | 109.37 | 365.88 | 512.02 | 3052.64 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | 335.40 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 513.43 | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 48.0% | 48.0% | 44.0% | 46.4% | 58.0% | 69.7% | 64.3% | 34.6% | 6.9% | 40.5% | 17.5% |
| Operating Margin | -165.7% | -165.7% | -128.9% | -170.6% | -91.7% | -37.3% | -12.3% | -94.6% | -159.7% | -138.4% | -854.2% |
| Net Profit Margin | -182.1% | -182.1% | -135.2% | -150.2% | -101.2% | -42.8% | -10.5% | -280.8% | -166.3% | -138.5% | -858.1% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -80.1% | -80.1% | -54.7% | -98.5% | -100.4% | -86.3% | — | — | — | -325.2% | -141.0% |
| ROA | -47.7% | -47.7% | -35.2% | -65.9% | -64.8% | -42.5% | -49.3% | -1216.4% | -470.0% | -191.5% | -127.8% |
| ROIC | -50.2% | -50.2% | -38.5% | -84.8% | -75.9% | -62.6% | — | — | — | -1566.9% | -312.1% |
| ROCE | -70.4% | -70.4% | -50.1% | -105.1% | -84.9% | -61.7% | — | — | — | -324.8% | -140.3% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.12 | 0.05 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.13 | — | — | — | — | -0.74 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70 | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | -9.35 | -9.35 | -26.18 | -7367.81 | -33.59 | -5.83 | 0.20 | -1.30 | -24.52 | — | -218.85 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 2.11 | 3.65 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 11.35 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 2.10 | 3.65 | 0.50 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 11.35 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 1.97 | 3.57 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 7.82 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 1.14 | 0.55 | 2.91 | 3.79 | 3.30 | 3.25 | 0.09 |
| Inventory Turnover | 365.22 | 365.22 | 414.92 | 481.00 | 134.56 | 136.46 | 68.02 | — | 999999.00 | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 3.02 | 157.44 | 2.14 | 4.39 | 1.11 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 6.04 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 27.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 27.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $4M | $3M | $3M | $3M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M |
Imminent liquidity exhaustion
According to recent market data, BLBX trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 16.45, a valuation that appears disconnected from the company's -5.29% year-over-year revenue decline and the persistent inability to generate positive net income, suggesting the market may be pricing in speculative recovery rather than fundamental performance.
The elevated P/S ratio relative to the company's contracting top line implies that investors are assigning a premium to the platform's community-as-a-service model that the current financial results fail to justify. Given the negative P/E and the absence of positive free cash flow, traditional valuation metrics are largely ineffective, pointing toward a market sentiment driven by potential acquisition interest or extreme volatility rather than intrinsic value.
As reported in financial statements, BLBX's gross margin of 47.96% significantly trails the 70-80% benchmarks typical of software-as-a-service peers, reflecting high variable data licensing costs that, when combined with deep operating losses, indicate a business model that has yet to achieve necessary economies of scale.
The persistent negative operating margin, which reached -165.69% in recent periods, highlights an inability to leverage fixed costs against a shrinking subscriber base. This lack of profitability suggests that the company's current cost structure is fundamentally misaligned with its revenue generation capacity, necessitating a drastic pivot in operational efficiency to avoid further erosion of shareholder equity.
Based on reported figures, the company's ROIC has consistently trended in negative territory, reaching -198.4% in 2026Q1, which demonstrates that capital invested into the business is currently destroying value rather than compounding it, a trend that warrants significant concern for long-term institutional investors.
The decay in return on invested capital is driven by the combination of shrinking margins and an inability to optimize asset turnover, which remains at a negligible 0.01. This suggests that the company's investments in software development and platform infrastructure are not yielding the expected returns, further complicating the path to sustainable profitability.
As indicated by the most recent balance sheet data, the company's cash and equivalents have dwindled to a precarious $39,158, a figure that leaves virtually no buffer for operational shocks and suggests an imminent risk of insolvency without immediate external capital injection or drastic cost reduction.
The current ratio of 5.04 is misleadingly high due to the composition of current assets, as the actual cash position is insufficient to cover even a fraction of the quarterly operating burn. Investors should monitor the company's ability to secure financing, as the current liquidity profile appears insufficient to support ongoing operations in the near term.
The most commonly misapplied metric for BLBX is the price-to-sales ratio, which obscures the company's high variable data costs and structural inability to convert revenue into cash, leading analysts to incorrectly categorize it as a high-growth software entity rather than a distressed community-based service provider.
Because BLBX relies heavily on third-party data feeds, its gross margins are structurally lower than pure-play SaaS companies, making P/S an unreliable indicator of value. A more appropriate focus would be on the cash burn rate relative to the remaining liquidity, as the company's primary challenge is survival rather than scaling revenue multiples.
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Blackboxstocks Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -7.9x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Blackboxstocks Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -80.1%. The historical average is -189.3%.
Based on historical data, Blackboxstocks Inc. is trading at a P/E of -7.9x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Blackboxstocks Inc. has 48.0% gross margin and -165.7% operating margin.