Free cash flow remains highly unstable, swinging from a negative 115.5% margin in 2024Q2 to a positive 15.7% margin in 2026Q1, largely driven by unpredictable working capital fluctuations.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Jun'04 | Jun'03 | Jun'02 | Jun'01 | Jun'00 |
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| Cash from Operations | -5.78M | -12.47M | 26.98M | -17.14M | -18.06M | -14.22M | -15.6M | -9.06M | -7.83M | -3.64M | -2.12M | -1.86M | -1.7M | -2.21M | -2.99M | -3.23M | -1.93M | -4.69M | -10.81M | -13.3M | -13.47M | -12.26M | -5.99M | -5.43M | -3.23M | -2.69M | -1.22M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -27.94% | 56.75% | -80.67% | -1176.42% | - | -9173.53% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -99999900% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | 74.35% | -146.23% | 257.38% | 5.07% | -26.97% | 8.8% | -72.13% | -15.77% | -114.94% | -71.42% | -14.07% | -9.59% | 23.12% | 26.19% | 7.19% | -67.32% | 58.87% | 56.62% | 18.76% | 1.28% | -9.9% | -104.7% | -10.25% | -68.25% | -20.11% | -119.67% | - |
| Net Income | -8.38M | -10.27M | -436K | -16.05M | -23.71M | -17.35M | -18.11M | -12.78M | -9.89M | -7.05M | -2.79M | -659K | -2.18M | 1.84M | -5.16M | 4.68M | -7.82M | -3.01M | -13.6M | -13.36M | -19.1M | -19.25M | -8.74M | -6.15M | -3.72M | -2.45M | -1.6M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 103K | 103K | 959K | 287K | 149K | 16K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164K | 192K | 2.43M | 3.06M | 2.52M | 1.61M | 123.76K | 55.23K | 52.01K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 6.24M | 7.03M | 5.06M | 5.35M | 4.22M | 4.01M | 2.79M | 2.67M | 1.82M | 1.52M | 615K | 97K | 627K | 87K | 326K | 250K | 2.49M | 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 | -1.53M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 229.14K | 5.76M | 28.73M | 1.43M | 1.8M | -769K | 386K | 481K | 105K | 875K | 40K | -1.24M | -270K | -3.78M | 1.56M | -8.08M | 3.29M | 213K | 2.49M | 2.32M | 2.61M | 2.93M | -376.3K | -313.29K | 0 | 0 | -30.39K |
| Working Capital Changes | -3.97M | -15.09M | -7.33M | -8.17M | -509K | -138K | -663K | 569K | 132K | 1.01M | 10K | -63K | 120K | -365K | 280K | -81K | 116K | -1.89M | 134K | -2.46M | 2.12M | 1M | 605.48K | -578.33K | 366.82K | -289.04K | 351.85K |
| Change in Receivables | -2.71M | -12.66M | -7.87M | -7.27M | -1.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15K | 0 | 0 | 2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | -321.55K | -1.3M | 579K | -1.58M | -576K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 977.56K | 1.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -41K | 580K | 177K | 611K | -54K | -11K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24K | -15K | -75K | 1.17M | -1.25M | -7.07M | 5.11M | -5.8M | -323.2K | -32.32K |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15K | -73K | -5K | -102K | -155.12K | -69.79K | -298.72K | -331.6K | -32.32K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50188314.05% | - |
| Acquisitions | 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 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24K | -15K | -2K | 1.17M | 22K | 193.15K | -861.93K | -130.1K | 8.4K | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 23.28M | 22.63M | -13.62M | 6.64M | 20.73M | 4.98M | 32.29M | -71K | 2.35M | 27.98M | 5.11M | 497K | 2.34M | 1.57M | 0 | 2.57M | 7.19M | 0 | 7K | 23.88M | 6.05M | 7.96M | 24.56M | 2.24M | -33.34K | 12.25M | 1.28M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -19.82M | -19.82M | -13M | 5M | 20.17M | 4.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -40K | 28K | -59K | 0 | 1.3M | 1.93M | -32.97K | -24.29K |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 43.95M | 45.01M | -176K | -78K | -194K | 0 | 31.97M | 0 | 0 | 27.38M | 5M | 0 | 2.18M | 1.57M | 0 | 2.57M | 7.19M | 0 | 0 | 23.91M | 6.1M | 8.16M | 0 | 23.64M | 4.45K | 0 | 12.28M |
| Dividends 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 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -176K | -78K | -194K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -847.42K | -2.57M | -439K | 1.72M | 753K | -8K | 322K | -71K | 2.35M | 594K | 108K | 497K | 161K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7K | 0 | -70K | -141K | 24.56M | -377.3K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 17.5M | 10.15M | 13.37M | -10.51M | 2.67M | -9.24M | 16.69M | -9.13M | -5.48M | 24.33M | 2.98M | -1.36M | 644K | -640K | -2.99M | -650K | 5.26M | -4.66M | -10.81M | 10.5M | -6.25M | -5.56M | 11.5M | 1.92M | -9.06M | 9.24M | 24.33K |
| Free Cash Flow | -5.78M | -12.47M | 26.98M | -17.14M | -18.06M | -14.22M | -15.6M | -9.06M | -7.83M | -3.64M | -2.12M | -1.86M | -1.7M | -2.21M | -2.99M | -3.23M | -1.93M | -4.69M | -10.82M | -13.38M | -13.48M | -12.36M | -6.14M | -5.5M | -3.53M | -3.02M | -1.26M |
| FCF Margin % | -11.33% | -27.94% | 56.75% | -80.67% | -1176.42% | - | -9173.53% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -99999900% | - |
| FCF Growth % | 64.75% | -146.23% | 257.38% | 5.07% | -26.97% | 8.8% | -72.13% | -15.77% | -114.94% | -71.42% | -14.07% | -9.59% | 23.12% | 26.19% | 7.19% | -67.32% | 58.87% | 56.68% | 19.09% | 0.77% | -9.04% | -101.19% | -11.67% | -55.98% | -16.81% | -140.42% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.16 | -0.44 | 0.99 | -0.65 | -0.69 | -0.55 | -0.66 | -0.46 | -0.41 | -0.24 | -0.17 | -0.17 | -0.17 | -0.21 | -0.36 | -0.40 | -0.27 | -1.53 | -3.52 | -4.79 | -9.10 | -8.34 | -10.58 | -17.77 | -3.67 | -4.97 | -2.34 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.69x | 1.28x | -61.88x | 1.07x | 0.76x | 0.82x | 0.86x | 0.69x | 0.79x | 0.52x | 0.76x | 2.83x | 0.78x | -1.20x | 0.58x | -0.69x | 0.25x | 1.56x | 0.79x | 1.00x | 0.71x | 0.64x | 0.69x | 0.88x | 0.87x | 1.10x | 0.50x |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Liquidity and dilution risk
As reported in financial statements, Fennec's operating cash flow frequently diverges from net income, with the OCF/NI ratio swinging from 11.84 in 2026Q1 to -2.34 in 2025Q3, indicating that accounting accruals and working capital shifts are significantly distorting the company's underlying cash-generating capability.
The extreme variance in the OCF/NI ratio suggests that reported net income is a poor proxy for the company's actual cash health. Investors should monitor whether these fluctuations are driven by lumpy revenue recognition or timing differences in distributor payments, as the lack of consistent conversion complicates the assessment of core operational viability.
Based on Fennec's reported figures, free cash flow margins have exhibited extreme volatility, ranging from a positive 153.9% in 2024Q1 to a negative 115.5% in 2024Q2, highlighting a fundamental inability to maintain a consistent cash-positive trajectory during the commercialization phase of PEDMARK.
The erratic FCF performance suggests that the company's cash burn is highly sensitive to quarterly operational shifts rather than a steady, predictable business model. This instability warrants further investigation into whether the company can achieve a sustainable cash-flow-positive state without further external capital injections.
According to recent SEC filings, working capital changes have been the primary driver of quarterly cash flow, evidenced by a $7.3 million inflow in 2025Q3 followed by a $9.3 million outflow in 2025Q4, suggesting that inventory and receivables management are currently dictating the company's liquidity position.
The significant reliance on working capital movements to fund operations appears to mask the underlying cash burn of the commercial organization. This pattern implies that the company's cash position is highly vulnerable to the timing of hospital procurement cycles and distributor inventory stocking, which may not reflect true patient demand.
As indicated in financial disclosures, stock-based compensation has consistently added back to cash flow calculations, reaching $2.5 million in 2025Q4, which effectively obscures the true economic cost of operations and the ongoing cash drain required to maintain the current commercial infrastructure.
By treating SBC as a non-cash expense, the company's reported operating cash flow may appear more resilient than the actual cash position suggests. Investors should be wary of this accounting treatment, as it may hide the true extent of the capital required to sustain the business in its current form.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying FENC stock.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (FENC) generated $-12.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (FENC) reported negative free cash flow of $12.5M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (FENC) 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.