The company maintains a conservative capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07 as of 2025Q4, though the $42.6M in total assets appears heavily weighted toward low-margin inventory.
| Total Current Assets | 40.79M | 34.19M | 24.79M | 11.18M | 12.97M | 10.78M | 8.02M | 5.74M | 6.88M | 4.33M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 21.66M | 30.17M | 18.15M | 5.49M | 7.29M | 4.69M | 2.74M | 2.83M | 2.64M | 1.94M |
| Cash Only | 3.61M | 7.24M | 9.31M | 1.2M | 2.09M | 1.86M | 776.22K | 739.62K | 867.57K | 215.06K |
| Short-Term Investments | 18.04M | 22.93M | 8.84M | 4.29M | 5.2M | 2.83M | 1.97M | 2.09M | 1.77M | 1.73M |
| Accounts Receivable | 18.77M | 2.84M | 6.06M | 4.77M | 3.09M | 3.89M | 3.97M | 1.89M | 1.98M | 1.23M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 1.05K | 356.97 | 484.28 | 271.08 | 174.47 | 244.89 | 208.81 | 99.59 | 104.8 | 65.17 |
| Inventory | 79.41K | 154.47K | 557.67K | 430.67K | 409.02K | 119.81K | 513.05K | 72.5K | 277.57K | 539.93K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 4.96 | 29.69 | 77.03 | 54.36 | 57.84 | 16.61 | 58.73 | 8.71 | 31.59 | 39.12 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.03M | 1.17M | 789.61K | 408.4K | 150.31K | 589.39K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.79M | 7.36M | 10.64M | 10.02M | 4.17M | 3.63M | 3.46M | 3.48M | 252.91K | 262.79K |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 475.19K | 744.94K | 406.64K | 129.61K | 156.76K | 504.2K | 847.95K | 1.24M | 252.91K | 262.79K |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 13.75x | 3.90x | 11.22x | 49.60x | 41.22x | 11.51x | 8.18x | 5.58x | 27.23x | 26.24x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 6.61M | 1M | 0 | 3.68M | 2.82M | 2.62M | 2.24M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 1.31M | 6.61M | 9.23M | 9.89M | 4.02M | 3.12M | 2.62M | 2.24M | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 42.58M | 41.54M | 35.43M | 21.21M | 17.14M | 14.41M | 11.49M | 9.22M | 7.14M | 4.59M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.15x | 0.07x | 0.13x | 0.30x | 0.38x | 0.40x | 0.60x | 0.75x | 0.97x | 1.50x |
| Asset Growth % | 2.5% | 17.26% | 67.07% | 23.71% | 18.99% | 25.42% | 24.57% | 29.2% | 55.36% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4.95M | 2.61M | 3.37M | 4.2M | 2.79M | 2.38M | 1.97M | 1.92M | 1.96M | 2.25M |
| Accounts Payable | 292.06K | 255.95K | 532.13K | 696.73K | 518.74K | 379.41K | 185.22K | 222.94K | 383.52K | 569.9K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 18.24 | 49.19 | 73.5 | 87.95 | 73.35 | 52.59 | 21.2 | 26.77 | 43.64 | 41.3 |
| Short-Term Debt | 2.65M | 479.5K | 493.16K | 506.58K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 655.18K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 73.06K | 66.75K | 171.38K | 977.05K | 784.53K | 752.29K | 763.19K | 795.34K | 877.61K | 785.88K |
| Other Current Liabilities | 27.93K | 1.33M | 1.43M | 1.36M | 1.11M | 922.06K | 746.78K | 557.13K | 371.95K | 794.97K |
| Current Ratio | 8.23x | 13.08x | 7.35x | 2.66x | 4.65x | 4.53x | 4.08x | 2.99x | 3.52x | 1.93x |
| Quick Ratio | 8.22x | 13.02x | 7.18x | 2.56x | 4.50x | 4.48x | 3.82x | 2.95x | 3.38x | 1.69x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 1.03K | 337.47 | 487.81 | 237.49 | 158.96 | 208.9 | 246.33 | 81.53 | 92.75 | 63 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.62M | 3.65M | 3.72M | 3.47M | 1.23M | 857.36K | 563.66K | 262.64K | 1.26M | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 2.05M | 2.11M | 2.17M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 1.62M | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.3M | 1.23M | 0 | 0 | 262.64K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 6.57M | 6.27M | 7.09M | 7.68M | 4.01M | 3.24M | 2.53M | 2.18M | 1.96M | 2.25M |
| Total Debt | 2.65M | 2.53M | 2.61M | 2.68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.38K | 655.18K |
| Net Debt | -966.53K | -4.7M | -6.7M | 1.48M | -2.09M | -1.86M | -776.22K | -739.62K | -712.19K | 440.11K |
| Debt / Equity | 0.07x | 0.07x | 0.09x | 0.20x | - | - | - | - | 0.03x | 0.28x |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | - | 17.20x | 1.63x | - | - | - | - | 0.06x | 1.47x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | - | - | -44.17x | 0.90x | -0.85x | -0.87x | -0.30x | -0.26x | -0.27x | 0.99x |
| Interest Coverage | 1.42x | -1.73x | 6.08x | 7.55x | - | - | 453.00x | 599.81x | 645.56x | - |
| Total Equity | 36.01M | 35.27M | 28.34M | 13.53M | 13.13M | 11.17M | 8.96M | 7.04M | 5.18M | 2.35M |
| Equity Growth % | 2.08% | 24.48% | 109.5% | 3.05% | 17.55% | 24.69% | 27.27% | 35.83% | 120.59% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 209.02 | 122.55 | 106.87 | 61.55 | 43.79 | 50.81 | 28.73 | 23.47 | 23.57 | 7.53 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 36.01M | 35.27M | 28.34M | 13.53M | 13.13M | 11.17M | 8.96M | 7.04M | 5.18M | 2.35M |
| Common Stock | 2.93K | 2.93K | 1.44K | 1.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K |
| Retained Earnings | 10.67M | 10.49M | 11.39M | 10.34M | 8.99M | 7.38M | 5.74M | 3.84M | 1.85M | -70.69K |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 416.12K | -139.13K | 226.85K | 556.96K | 1.5M | 1.16M | 588.62K | 571.47K | 700.23K | 238.72K |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regulatory obsolescence and margin erosion
According to the provided balance sheet data, HKIT has grown total assets from $15.9M in 2021Q2 to $42.6M by 2025Q4, yet this expansion appears driven by low-margin hardware inventory rather than the accumulation of high-quality, productive capital assets or proprietary software intellectual property.
The trajectory of asset growth suggests a company scaling its distribution footprint rather than its core technology platform. Investors should monitor whether this asset base can generate sustainable returns, as the current composition appears heavily weighted toward working capital requirements rather than long-term value creation.
As reported in financial statements, HKIT maintains a conservative capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07 as of 2025Q4, indicating that the company has avoided significant external financing despite its persistent inability to generate positive operating cash flow from its core business activities.
While the low leverage profile provides a buffer against interest rate volatility, it also suggests that the company is not utilizing debt to fuel a high-growth strategy. The reliance on equity rather than debt to fund operating losses warrants further investigation into potential future dilution risks for shareholders.
Based on the reported figures, HKIT maintains a current ratio of 8.23 as of 2025Q4, which appears superficially strong but may be misleading given the company's history of burning cash and the potential for inventory obsolescence within its hardware-heavy current asset portfolio.
The high liquidity ratio may reflect an accumulation of slow-moving hardware inventory rather than readily available cash reserves. Investors should be cautious, as the company's actual cash runway may be shorter than the headline liquidity metrics imply if those current assets cannot be liquidated at book value.
Analysis of the balance sheet shows that retained earnings have fluctuated around $10M over the last several quarters, suggesting that the company's equity base is not being meaningfully bolstered by organic profitability despite the reported top-line growth in recent periods.
The stagnation in retained earnings indicates that the company is struggling to convert its revenue expansion into permanent shareholder value. This lack of compounding suggests that the business model may be fundamentally constrained by its low-margin hardware resale activities.
The most non-obvious risk to the balance sheet is the absence of significant intangible assets or goodwill, which, while appearing clean, may indicate that the company lacks a defensible proprietary software moat to protect its market position against the transition to digital tax systems.
The lack of capitalized software development costs suggests that HKIT is not investing heavily in the R&D required to pivot away from its hardware-dependent model. This absence of intangible value makes the company highly vulnerable to regulatory shifts that could render its current hardware-based tax compliance services obsolete.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HKIT stock.
As of 2025, Hitek Global (HKIT) had total assets of $42.6M including $40.8M in current assets.
Hitek Global (HKIT) carries total debt of $2.6M, offset by $21.7M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Hitek Global (HKIT) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $36.0M ($209.02 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Hitek Global (HKIT) reported a current ratio of 8.23x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.