The company's financial position appears precarious, characterized by a deeply negative retained earnings balance of $119.0 million and a debt-to-equity ratio that has historically reached extreme levels, such as 63.13 in 2024Q3.
| Metric | TTM | Sep'25 | Sep'24 | Sep'23 | Sep'22 | Sep'21 | Sep'20 | Sep'19 | Sep'18 | Sep'17 | Sep'16 | Sep'15 | Sep'14 | Sep'13 | Sep'12 | Sep'11 | Sep'10 | Sep'09 | Sep'08 | Sep'07 |
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| Total Current Assets | 37.55M | 29.01M | 26.7M | 29.29M | 31.77M | 34.74M | 38.06M | 18.88M | 31.91M | 46.43M | 36.93M | 13.52M | 11.55M | 2.51M | 1.63M | 1.26M | 1.16M | 1.65M | 2.05M | 1.18M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 12.94M | 4.99M | 3.91M | 5.34M | 9.91M | 15.44M | 20.38M | 2.18M | 973.77K | 10.44M | 6.05M | 1.49M | 705.91K | 66.96K | 333.05K | 415.37K | 41.14K | 356.55K | 60.61K | 143.83K |
| Cash Only | 7.91M | 4.97M | 3.9M | 5.33M | 9.9M | 15.43M | 19.49M | 1.77M | 973.77K | 10.44M | 6.05M | 1.49M | 146.09K | 66.96K | 333.05K | 415.37K | 41.14K | 356.55K | 60.61K | 143.83K |
| Short-Term Investments | 5.03M | 14.71K | 13.87K | 13.66K | 13.72K | 14.98K | 887.75K | 412.73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 559.82K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 16.08M | 14.52M | 12.89M | 12.39M | 6.42M | 7.81M | 8.12M | 7.23M | 15.94M | 15.46M | 13.57M | 4.77M | 4.04M | 1.85M | 647.94K | 261.55K | 731.97K | 948.82K | 1.53M | 780.47K |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 73.74 | 69.28 | 70.36 | 76.18 | 46.6 | 66.1 | 68.1 | 67.21 | 64.68 | 46.78 | 52.85 | 30.61 | 30.93 | 49.32 | 19.45 | 6.95 | 80.86 | 49.7 | 83.63 | 48.72 |
| Inventory | 6.74M | 6.58M | 6.99M | 8.74M | 8.49M | 5.66M | 6.79M | 5.21M | 11.35M | 17.27M | 14.07M | 6.37M | 6.27M | 159.35K | 250.84K | 317.9K | 387.63K | 334.1K | 456.57K | 252.44K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 54.94 | 52.76 | 64.77 | 94.7 | 99.23 | 78.93 | 102.66 | 80.19 | 70.78 | 78.11 | 79.64 | 57.31 | 71.39 | 4.64 | 8.53 | 10 | 73.99 | 29.98 | 41.25 | 23.3 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 1.51M | 1.59M | 1.05M | 3.97M | 5.83M | 2.66M | 5.03M | 5.64M | 3.25M | 765.46K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263.17K | 4.02K | 14.65K | 8.1K | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 33.19M | 18.78M | 17.42M | 19.16M | 13.99M | 18.2M | 25.73M | 25.52M | 35.42M | 23.75M | 19.11M | 9.02M | 8.3M | 367.7K | 106.74K | 1.17M | 66.5K | 89.36K | 184.74K | 83.75K |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 19.44M | 11.66M | 11.07M | 11.51M | 7.92M | 9.68M | 12.29M | 16.78M | 27.3M | 20.12M | 17.65M | 8.14M | 7.4M | 9.32K | 20.47K | 39.33K | 62.27K | 85.14K | 180.52K | 61.72K |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 5.15x | 6.56x | 6.04x | 5.16x | 6.35x | 4.46x | 3.54x | 2.34x | 3.29x | 6.00x | 5.31x | 6.99x | 6.44x | 1466.64x | 594.26x | 349.14x | 53.06x | 81.84x | 36.95x | 94.74x |
| Goodwill | 7.69M | 3.71M | 3.71M | 4.38M | 3.91M | 7.82M | 4.37M | 4.37M | 3.32M | 3.32M | 918.82K | 845K | 845K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 4.07M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 5.2M | 1.3M | 1.2M | 1.1M | 1M | 500K | 0 | 1.59M | 1.7M | 0 | -67K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 690.66K | 2.12M | 1.44M | 2.17M | 1.16M | 112.88K | 9.07M | 497.86K | 2.18M | 311.61K | 540.06K | 35.63K | 52.43K | 358.38K | 6.27K | 1.13M | 4.22K | 4.22K | 4.22K | 22.02K |
| Total Assets | 70.74M | 47.79M | 44.12M | 48.45M | 45.76M | 52.94M | 63.79M | 44.39M | 67.33M | 70.18M | 56.03M | 22.54M | 19.84M | 2.87M | 1.73M | 2.43M | 1.23M | 1.74M | 2.24M | 1.26M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.23x | 1.60x | 1.52x | 1.23x | 1.10x | 0.81x | 0.68x | 0.88x | 1.34x | 1.72x | 1.67x | 2.52x | 2.40x | 4.76x | 7.02x | 5.65x | 2.68x | 4.00x | 2.98x | 4.62x |
| Asset Growth % | 97.68% | 8.33% | -8.95% | 5.89% | -13.57% | -17.01% | 43.69% | -34.07% | -4.06% | 25.25% | 148.55% | 13.62% | 590.46% | 65.89% | -28.68% | 97.29% | -29.38% | -22.11% | 76.98% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 24.22M | 23.82M | 18.59M | 27.34M | 25.51M | 19.65M | 14.78M | 15.64M | 21.9M | 20.06M | 25.15M | 8.83M | 3.91M | 635.11K | 359.23K | 814.46K | 1.35M | 1.26M | 2.31M | 1.46M |
| Accounts Payable | 4.57M | 4.49M | 4.52M | 6.26M | 3.07M | 4.24M | 4.81M | 4.24M | 7.07M | 7.11M | 7.73M | 4.39M | 2.72M | 571.49K | 320.71K | 650.4K | 911.84K | 876.8K | 940.07K | 914.91K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 37.58 | 36 | 41.89 | 67.89 | 35.89 | 59.08 | 72.7 | 65.25 | 44.06 | 32.15 | 43.77 | 39.47 | 30.99 | 16.65 | 10.91 | 20.46 | 174.05 | 78.68 | 84.94 | 84.45 |
| Short-Term Debt | 10.81M | 12.1M | 7.86M | 14.47M | 16.89M | 0 | 0 | 6.82M | 10.91M | 4.69M | 7.2M | 4.06M | 2.36M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | 467.17K | 8.98K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 14.36M | 3.2M | 2.96M | 2.56M | 1.62M | 2.07M | 1.68M | 1.47M | 1.02M | 463.02K | 1.39M | 382.88K | -3.05M | 0 | 0 | 15.6K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 448.64K |
| Other Current Liabilities | 50.89K | 0 | 4.73M | 40.55K | 805.22K | 12.97M | 7.03M | 1.89M | 1.59M | 2.08M | 2.06M | 0 | -1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.52K |
| Current Ratio | 1.55x | 1.22x | 1.44x | 1.07x | 1.25x | 1.77x | 2.58x | 1.21x | 1.46x | 2.31x | 1.47x | 1.53x | 2.95x | 3.95x | 4.53x | 1.54x | 0.86x | 1.31x | 0.89x | 0.81x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.27x | 0.94x | 1.06x | 0.75x | 0.91x | 1.48x | 2.12x | 0.87x | 0.94x | 1.45x | 0.91x | 0.81x | 1.35x | 3.69x | 3.83x | 1.15x | 0.57x | 1.04x | 0.69x | 0.64x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 91.11 | 86.05 | 93.24 | 102.99 | 109.94 | 85.94 | 98.06 | 82.15 | 91.4 | 92.73 | 88.73 | 48.45 | 71.34 | 37.31 | 17.07 | -3.51 | -19.2 | 1 | 39.94 | -12.44 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 11.8M | 15.25M | 20.56M | 12.77M | 5.61M | 9.73M | 17.07M | 6.79M | 10.15M | 11.13M | 15.19M | 6.59M | 12.28M | 1.11M | 476.46K | 1.52M | 794.43K | 390.52K | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| Long-Term Debt | 8.76M | 4.59M | 13.27M | 9.93M | 2.37M | 6.41M | 12.43M | 5.06M | 8.05M | 9.24M | 15.09M | 6.59M | 9.93M | 1.11M | 476.46K | 1.52M | 794.43K | 390.52K | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 5.18M | 1.15M | 1.16M | 1.61M | 1.82M | 2.02M | 2.03M | 20.06K | 44.08K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08M | 0 | 2.05M | 1.89M | 94K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 1.03M | 9.02M | 5.47M | 501.35K | 807.9K | 839.17K | 768.6K | 1.22M | -2.05M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.36M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 36.03M | 39.07M | 39.15M | 40.11M | 31.12M | 29.39M | 31.84M | 22.43M | 32.05M | 31.19M | 40.34M | 15.42M | 16.2M | 1.74M | 835.69K | 2.33M | 2.15M | 1.66M | 3.61M | 2.76M |
| Total Debt | 22.78M | 18.76M | 23.12M | 26.75M | 21.84M | 9.26M | 15.17M | 5.08M | 8.1M | 13.92M | 22.3M | 10M | 12.28M | 1.11M | 480K | 1.52M | 1.04M | 390.52K | 1.77M | 1.31M |
| Net Debt | 14.87M | 13.79M | 19.22M | 21.42M | 11.94M | -6.17M | -4.32M | 3.31M | 7.12M | 3.48M | 16.25M | 8.51M | 12.14M | 1.04M | 146.96K | 1.1M | 1M | 33.97K | 1.71M | 1.17M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.66x | 2.15x | 4.66x | 3.21x | 1.49x | 0.39x | 0.48x | 0.23x | 0.23x | 0.36x | 1.42x | 1.40x | 3.37x | 0.98x | 0.54x | 16.09x | - | 4.42x | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -4.36x | 9.46x | - | - | - | 1.57x | 32.30x | - | - | 1.69x | 3.03x | 3.05x | 3.50x | 3.09x | 0.63x | 1.35x | - | 1.30x | 6.34x | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -2.85x | 6.95x | - | - | - | -1.05x | -9.19x | - | - | 0.42x | 2.21x | 2.60x | 3.46x | 2.91x | 0.19x | 0.98x | - | 0.11x | 6.13x | - |
| Interest Coverage | -1.20x | -11.94x | -2.45x | -0.21x | -1.79x | 1.26x | -0.60x | -1.64x | -16.35x | 5.88x | 10.03x | 5.04x | 7.25x | 7.56x | 16.46x | 11.86x | -37.14x | 2.47x | 1.93x | -1.82x |
| Total Equity | 34.71M | 8.72M | 4.96M | 8.34M | 14.64M | 23.55M | 31.94M | 21.97M | 35.28M | 38.99M | 15.69M | 7.13M | 3.64M | 1.13M | 896.68K | 94.49K | -916.4K | 88.29K | -1.38M | -1.49M |
| Equity Growth % | 3536.12% | 75.73% | -40.54% | -43% | -37.86% | -26.26% | 45.43% | -37.74% | -9.52% | 148.49% | 120.22% | 95.57% | 222.1% | 26.15% | 849.01% | 110.31% | -1137.99% | 106.42% | 7.91% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 33.90 | 658.42 | 524.96 | 862.85 | 1857.56 | 3547.39 | 10473.61 | 30508.48 | 78401.48 | 95103.18 | 46152.82 | 25448.46 | 13494.48 | 4039.94 | 3202.45 | 337.45 | -3272.84 | 339.56 | -6548.80 | -7111.08 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 34.71M | 8.72M | 4.71M | 7.69M | 13.94M | 22.59M | 30.87M | 21.08M | 35.28M | 38.99M | 15.69M | 7.13M | 3.64M | 1.13M | 896.68K | 94.49K | -916.4K | 88.29K | -1.38M | -1.49M |
| Common Stock | 10.08K | 831 | 14 | 1.05K | 755 | 20.78K | 17.62K | 3.96K | 12.97K | 10.4K | 9.46K | 7.16K | 40.6K | 40.6K | 40.6K | 39.82K | 39.82K | 39.72K | 34.33K | 34.33K |
| Retained Earnings | -119.05M | -99.4M | -71.36M | -64.13M | -54.93M | -41.91M | -33.17M | -20.07M | 4.26M | 14.42M | 11.42M | 6.43M | 3.59M | 923.85K | 689.36K | -12.84K | -1.02M | 4.96K | -150.05K | -268.13K |
| Treasury Stock | -148.29K | -148.29K | -148.29K | -148.29K | -148.29K | -148.29K | -148.29K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 2.56M | 2.59M | 2.95M | 3.08M | 2.38M | 2.9M | 853.64K | 796K | -483.3K | -133.49K | -974.15K | -333.89K | -156.56K | -157.39K | -146.24K | -127.38K | -104.44K | -95.02K | -72.48K | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 250.16K | 656.18K | 692.74K | 964.03K | 1.08M | 885.87K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Persistent Capital Dilution Risk
According to recent financial filings, Cemtrex's equity base has experienced extreme fluctuations, dropping from $6.8 million in 2024Q1 to a deficit of $1.6 million in 2025Q1, which underscores a precarious financial trajectory driven by persistent net losses and an inability to retain earnings over time.
The erratic movement in total assets and equity suggests that the company is frequently reliant on external financing or balance sheet restructuring to maintain operations. Investors should monitor whether the recent stabilization in equity is a result of operational improvement or merely the consequence of dilutive capital raises.
As reported in financial statements, the company's debt-to-equity ratio has exhibited massive instability, peaking at 63.13 in 2024Q3 before settling at 0.66 in 2026Q2, reflecting a reliance on debt instruments that appears highly sensitive to the company's fluctuating equity valuation and ongoing capital requirements.
While the current debt-to-equity ratio appears more manageable than in previous periods, the underlying debt load of $22.8 million remains significant relative to the company's cash position. This leverage profile warrants further investigation into the maturity schedule and the potential for future debt-for-equity swaps that could further dilute existing shareholders.
Based on the company's reported figures, the current ratio has fluctuated significantly, reaching a low of 0.92 in 2024Q1 and currently sitting at 1.55, which indicates that the firm's ability to cover short-term obligations remains highly dependent on the timing of project-based cash inflows.
With cash reserves of only $7.9 million as of 2026Q2, the company maintains a limited buffer against operational shocks or delays in industrial contract payments. The lack of consistent liquidity suggests that the firm may be forced to seek additional financing if operating cash flow does not improve rapidly.
Data from the balance sheet reveals a deeply negative retained earnings balance of $119.0 million as of 2026Q2, which serves as a stark indicator of long-term value destruction and suggests that the company has struggled to generate sustainable returns on invested capital throughout its operating history.
The persistent negative retained earnings highlight that the company's growth initiatives have not yet translated into bottom-line profitability. This structural impairment of equity quality implies that the company may continue to face challenges in accessing traditional capital markets without further dilutive equity issuance.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CETX stock.
As of 2025, Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) had total assets of $47.8M including $29.0M in current assets.
Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) carries total debt of $18.8M, offset by $5.0M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $8.7M ($658.42 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) reported a current ratio of 1.22x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.