Free cash flow remains deeply negative, bottoming out at -142.2% in 2026Q1, highlighting a persistent disconnect between accounting losses and the cash required to sustain operations.
| Metric | TTM | Apr'25 | Apr'24 | Apr'23 | Apr'22 | Apr'21 | Apr'20 | Apr'19 | Apr'18 | Apr'17 | Apr'16 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | -11.15M | -6.41M | -4.25M | -19.83M | -9.92M | -600K | -1.39M | -3.21M | -3.42M | -721.65K | 284.09K | -36.11K | -46.6K | -4.33K | -132.72K | -80.39K | -308.49K | -155.68K | -523.45K | -297.31K | -110.59K | -82.2K | -178.69K | -168.38K | -280.23K | -8.13K | -208.54K | -202.94K | -226.81K | -108.2K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -26.14% | -17.32% | -95.97% | -51.23% | -3.35% | -9.45% | -29.35% | -62.78% | -27.43% | 14.98% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -72599.48% | -2464.85% | -2749.33% | -384.85% | -391056.9% | -1658.28% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -245.23% | -50.97% | 78.59% | -99.91% | -1553.5% | 56.87% | 56.61% | 6.14% | -373.4% | -354.02% | 886.81% | 22.52% | -975.02% | 96.73% | -65.1% | 73.94% | -98.16% | 70.26% | -76.06% | -168.85% | -34.53% | 54% | -6.13% | 39.91% | -3345.22% | 96.1% | -2.76% | 10.53% | -109.62% | - |
| Net Income | -12.18M | -30.23M | -27.18M | -26.56M | -16.71M | -7.34M | -4.95M | -7.62M | -5.17M | -5.38M | 151.03K | -62.31K | 69.44K | -95.77K | -275.66K | -5.27M | -991.4K | -473.08K | -756.72K | -405.1K | 166.48K | -187.14K | -565.23K | -284.02K | -235.41K | -134.3K | -1.25M | -1.25M | -763.97K | -720.44K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.28M | 5.12M | 5.74M | 6.68M | 3.77M | 3.71M | 3.41M | 2.26M | 458.08K | 50.61K | 41.88K | 1.04K | 1.43K | 1.27K | 2.19K | 2.76K | 3.55K | 2.78K | 3.98K | 7.26K | 2.95K | 2.81K | 1.85K | 1.54K | 2.55K | 847 | 2.34K | 1.8K | 2.45K | 3.11K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 260K | 445K | 1.53M | 1.94M | 3.08M | 2.75M | 739.01K | 1.11M | 1.22M | 198.03K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.08K | 113.44K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 12K | -3.94M | -1.77M | -926K | -336K | -83K | -455.16K | -578.97K | 63.39K | -82.38K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -393.75K | 0 | -336.2K | 0 | -572.32K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 1.58M | 21.92M | 15.03M | 2.3M | -310K | 1.38M | 982.13K | 1.03M | 205.19K | 4.12M | 19.34K | 25.1K | -92K | 26.25K | 82.5K | 5.17M | 1.09M | 220.75K | 921.12K | 179.28K | 194.15K | 1.11K | 482.49K | 126.25K | 62.83K | 0 | 1.05M | 1.07M | 578.1K | 523.61K |
| Working Capital Changes | -3.1M | 276.99K | 2.4M | -3.28M | 582K | -1.02M | -1.12M | 580.64K | -193.38K | 380.69K | 71.83K | 67 | -25.47K | 63.92K | 58.26K | 16.75K | -49.19K | -19.57K | -351.68K | -78.75K | 98.16K | 101.02K | -97.81K | -12.15K | -110.21K | 125.32K | -19.75K | -24.73K | -43.38K | 85.52K |
| Change in Receivables | -2.09M | -391.8K | -241K | -561K | 163K | -439K | -933.28K | 102.11K | -284.95K | -46.8K | -74.9K | -146.68K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.41K | 36.88K | -19.28K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | -165.69K | 99.03K | -102K | -185K | -501K | -316K | -23.39K | 289.52K | -27.94K | -58.5K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -131.02K | 593.45K | 994.8K | -1.55M | 781K | -73K | 172K | -421.67K | 482.99K | 592.86K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 12.97M | -799K | -1.56M | -1.97M | -5.21M | -2.46M | -1.58M | -2.2M | -7.17M | -174.61K | -81.59K | -600 | 0 | 0 | 18.24K | 54.9K | -232.99K | -1.27M | -34.59K | -1.82M | -1.85M | -834.27K | -243.14K | -149.43K | 130.44K | -732.24K | -132.23K | -273.7K | 751.07K | -2.38M |
| Capital Expenditures | -745.58K | -799K | -1.4M | -1.5M | -1.26M | -1.43M | -575.64K | -645.06K | -345.49K | -530.75K | -17.48K | -20.32K | 0 | 0 | -1.64K | -13.65K | -322.81K | -1.39M | -105.04K | -1.82M | -1.85M | -859.77K | -256.5K | -149.43K | -8.88K | -700.39K | -154.24K | -367.18K | -1.08M | -519.92K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 4.06% | 3.26% | 5.7% | 7.23% | 6.49% | 7.97% | 3.91% | 5.9% | 6.35% | 20.18% | 0.92% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2301.55% | 212240.3% | 2033.43% | 696.32% | 1861220.69% | 7968.08% |
| Acquisitions | 13.94M | 0 | -146K | -592K | -3.69M | -1.03M | -1.01M | -1.56M | -6.83M | 141.99K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -232.22K | 0 | -141K | 40K | -259K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214.14K | -64.11K | -50K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.25K | 44.25K | 119.61K | 70.45K | 0 | 0 | 25.5K | 0 | 0 | 139.32K | -31.85K | 22K | 89.79K | 1.67M | -1.61M |
| Cash from Financing | 201.94K | 14.89M | 1.02M | -621K | 2.88M | 43.38M | 174.7K | 9.35M | 9.8M | 3.17M | -91.91K | -600 | 72.9K | 0 | 50K | 0 | 0 | 1.88M | 397.5K | 1.83M | 75K | 2.92M | 945K | 302K | 98K | 724.73K | 27.01K | 1.53K | 464 | 1.27M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -961K | 2.67M | -1.34M | -1.34M | -962K | -772K | -319K | -202.69K | 4.24M | 97.5K | -26.91K | -50K | 72.9K | 0 | 50K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 802.92K | 12.23M | 1.75M | 716K | 3.85M | 44.15M | 493K | 9.84M | 5.6M | 4.31M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.88M | 400K | 2M | 75K | 2.92M | 945K | 315K | 125K | 684.73K | 21.5K | 7.5K | 0 | 1.27M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -90K | -65K | -200K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -125K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -199.01K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 360.02K | 0 | 612.26K | 0 | -5K | 0 | 701 | -288.5K | -29.67K | -1.15M | 0 | 49.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.5K | -170.9K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13K | 0 | 40K | 5.51K | -5.97K | 464 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.73M | 7.25M | -4.82M | -21.68M | -11.79M | 39.15M | -2.85M | 3.73M | -772.31K | 2.24M | 127.64K | -36.71K | 26.3K | -4.33K | -64.48K | -25.49K | -541.49K | 450.61K | -160.54K | -292.54K | -1.88M | 2M | 523.17K | -15.81K | -51.8K | -15.65K | -313.76K | -475.11K | 524.72K | -1.22M |
| Free Cash Flow | -11.89M | -7.21M | -5.64M | -21.33M | -11.18M | -2.03M | -1.97M | -3.85M | -3.76M | -1.25M | 266.61K | -56.42K | -46.6K | -4.33K | -134.35K | -94.04K | -631.3K | -1.54M | -628.49K | -2.12M | -1.96M | -941.97K | -435.2K | -317.81K | -289.12K | -708.53K | -362.77K | -570.11K | -1.31M | -628.12K |
| FCF Margin % | -64.79% | -29.4% | -23.02% | -103.21% | -57.73% | -11.32% | -13.36% | -35.25% | -69.13% | -47.61% | 14.06% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -74901.04% | -214705.15% | -4782.77% | -1081.17% | -2252277.59% | -9626.36% |
| FCF Growth % | -25.46% | -27.75% | 73.54% | -90.8% | -451.46% | -3.05% | 48.93% | -2.39% | -200.37% | -569.76% | 572.52% | -21.07% | -975.02% | 96.77% | -42.87% | 85.1% | 59.14% | -145.83% | 70.38% | -8.35% | -107.87% | -116.45% | -36.94% | -9.92% | 59.19% | -95.31% | 36.37% | 56.36% | -107.97% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.26 | -0.22 | -0.22 | -0.86 | -0.57 | -0.12 | -0.14 | -0.31 | -0.41 | -0.32 | 0.13 | -0.10 | -0.07 | -0.01 | -0.24 | -0.17 | -1.15 | -3.25 | -1.50 | -5.60 | -5.29 | -3.02 | -1.67 | -1.44 | -1.62 | -4.62 | -2.38 | -3.74 | -8.60 | -4.14 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.98x | 0.21x | 0.16x | 0.75x | 0.59x | 0.08x | 0.27x | 0.42x | 0.66x | 0.13x | 1.88x | 0.58x | -0.69x | 0.05x | 0.47x | 0.02x | 0.34x | 0.33x | 0.76x | 0.72x | 0.27x | 0.44x | 0.32x | 0.59x | 1.19x | 0.06x | 0.17x | 0.16x | 0.30x | 0.15x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263K | 38K | 120K | 301K | 371.26K | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 2K | 2K | 0 | 591K | 1.19M | 1.1M | 238K | 415.14K | 152.17K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liquidity and capital exhaustion
As reported in quarterly filings, the OCF/NI ratio has fluctuated wildly, reaching a low of 0.06 in 2025Q3, which highlights a significant disconnect between accounting losses and the actual cash required to sustain the firm's ongoing laboratory and AI-platform development operations.
The persistent gap between net income and operating cash flow suggests that non-cash charges and working capital volatility are masking the true extent of the company's cash burn. Investors should monitor this divergence, as it indicates that the firm's reported earnings are not currently reflective of the underlying cash-generative capacity of the business.
Based on the provided financial statements, MindWalk's FCF margins have remained deeply negative, bottoming out at -142.2% in 2026Q1, which underscores the company's inability to fund its strategic pivot toward AI-driven discovery through internal cash generation alone.
The consistent negative FCF trajectory suggests that the firm is in a high-intensity investment phase that is not yet yielding a return on invested capital. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the current cash burn is a temporary necessity for platform development or a structural feature of the business model.
According to recent SEC filings, working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $1.1M inflow in 2025Q1 to a $2.3M outflow in 2026Q1, reflecting the operational instability inherent in managing a hybrid CRO and AI-platform business model.
This volatility suggests that the company may be struggling to manage its receivables and payables effectively as it transitions between service-based and partnership-based revenue streams. Such fluctuations in working capital can create unpredictable liquidity pressures that complicate the firm's already strained cash position.
As indicated by the company's reported figures, capital deployment has been dominated by operational cash burn rather than strategic investment, with minimal share repurchases and no dividends, leaving the firm reliant on external financing to maintain its $10.6M cash runway.
The lack of meaningful capital return to shareholders is consistent with a firm in a survival-oriented growth phase. Given the current cash burn rate, the company's ability to fund future development without further dilutive equity raises appears increasingly limited.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HYFT stock.
MindWalk Holdings Corp. (HYFT) generated $-6.4M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
MindWalk Holdings Corp. (HYFT) reported negative free cash flow of $7.2M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
MindWalk Holdings Corp. (HYFT) spent $0.8M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.