The company's financial stability is severely compromised, with retained earnings reaching a deficit of $528.4 million as of 2025Q4.
| 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 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 |
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| Total Current Assets | 59.15M | 50.23M | 34.85M | 64.72M | 72.37M | 74.5M | 39.63M | 32.24M | 35.44M | 36.34M | 26.28M | 36.49M | 26.36M | 30.09M | 21.61M | 26.1M | 40.92M | 41.66M | 75.72M | 130.43M | 146.58M | 182.27M | 230.83M | 104.59M | 108.17M | 108.03M | 114.21M | 16.16M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 57.82M | 11.24M | 23.65M | 47.54M | 56.82M | 61.59M | 31.51M | 14.23M | 24.01M | 27.52M | 19.62M | 26.59M | 17.93M | 20.8M | 13.4M | 15.09M | 29.24M | 27.62M | 61.21M | 109.15M | 117.08M | 128.49M | 192.8M | 80.82M | 87.07M | 93.81M | 103.73M | 12.2M |
| Cash Only | 57.82M | 11.24M | 23.65M | 47.54M | 56.82M | 61.59M | 31.26M | 7.26M | 17.94M | 27.52M | 19.62M | 26.59M | 17.93M | 20.8M | 13.4M | 15.09M | 16.87M | 17.8M | 53.15M | 74.57M | 63.09M | 68.6M | 32.59M | 75.17M | 62.15M | 53.29M | 49.68M | 12.2M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250K | 6.97M | 6.07M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.37M | 9.82M | 8.06M | 34.58M | 53.98M | 59.89M | 160.21M | 5.66M | 24.91M | 40.52M | 54.05M | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 0 | 0 | 5.8M | 10.07M | 10.05M | 8.71M | 4.67M | 10.91M | 6.98M | 4.64M | 3.12M | 5.99M | 4.65M | 4.76M | 3.77M | 4.56M | 4.49M | 5.62M | 6.15M | 6.22M | 9.31M | 19.93M | 14.61M | 8.47M | 10.42M | 6.38M | 6.61M | 2.54M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | -164.66 | - | 49.03 | 61.62 | 52.28 | 57.68 | 41.74 | 57.94 | 33.29 | 21 | 21.32 | 36.72 | 27.85 | 36.11 | 23.06 | 25.74 | 23.55 | 33.57 | 26.35 | 21.43 | 25.45 | 42.36 | 30.25 | 21.93 | 37.06 | 25.64 | 45.86 | 72.28 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 4.21M | 3.97M | 1.76M | 1.47M | 2.44M | 5.4M | 2.95M | 2.85M | 2.8M | 3.27M | 2.9M | 1.66M | 2.7M | 4.11M | 4.86M | 6.16M | 4.98M | 11.27M | 13.81M | 26.58M | 18.57M | 10.48M | 6.79M | 4.18M | 3.28M | 1.4M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | -197.23 | - | 73.45 | 42.64 | 18.75 | 19.56 | 43.17 | 57.54 | 29.08 | 26.72 | 36.12 | 39.44 | 36.3 | 27.96 | 33.03 | 43.78 | 47.45 | 66.5 | 42.32 | 69.37 | 46.88 | 89.2 | 75.62 | 49.33 | 47.91 | 32.78 | 41.39 | 72.52 |
| Other Current Assets | 1.33M | 38.99M | 1.19M | 3.14M | 3.75M | 2.73M | 0 | 0 | 1.49M | 1.33M | 736K | 644K | 888K | 2.86M | 1.73M | 0 | 2.34M | 2.27M | 3.38M | 0 | 0 | 7.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592K | 21K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 846K | 1.03M | 29.22M | 31.24M | 29.95M | 32.1M | 32.4M | 32.42M | 29.9M | 31.21M | 4.58M | 7.35M | 7.78M | 6.66M | 7.94M | 10.28M | 11.49M | 14.42M | 16.01M | 31.48M | 61.19M | 239.28M | 192.74M | 128.72M | 119.04M | 94.81M | 6.08M | 2.23M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 782K | 909K | 9.87M | 10.72M | 7.96M | 10.45M | 11.71M | 10.04M | 6.15M | 5.61M | 3.79M | 6.54M | 6.4M | 4.08M | 6.28M | 7.37M | 5.83M | 5.12M | 5.19M | 6.15M | 21.93M | 29.03M | 12.44M | 6.56M | 9.07M | 5.46M | 3.66M | 1.73M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | -1.59x | 0.76x | 4.38x | 5.57x | 8.81x | 5.28x | 3.49x | 6.85x | 12.45x | 14.39x | 14.08x | 9.10x | 9.52x | 11.78x | 9.50x | 8.77x | 11.93x | 11.93x | 16.42x | 17.24x | 6.09x | 5.91x | 14.16x | 21.48x | 11.31x | 16.62x | 14.37x | 7.41x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 18.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.73M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.16M | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90K | 1.21M | 2.7M | 4.21M | 5.86M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05M | 3.39M | 6.37M | 9.55M | 37.32M | 83.36M | 86.08M | 82.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603K | 3.24M | 2.11M | 9.8M | 17.5M | 17.14M | 0 | 19.88M | 14.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 64K | 121K | 945K | 2.12M | 3.58M | 3.16M | 1.08M | 1.27M | 1.13M | 1.34M | 672K | 675K | 1.38M | 2.57M | 1.65M | 2.91M | 5.06M | 5.01M | 4.64M | 18.97M | 29.71M | 39.2M | 92.07M | 36.08M | 27.42M | 20.19M | 2.42M | 503K |
| Total Assets | 60M | 51.26M | 64.07M | 95.97M | 102.32M | 106.6M | 72.04M | 64.66M | 65.34M | 67.54M | 30.86M | 43.84M | 34.14M | 36.74M | 29.54M | 36.38M | 52.41M | 56.08M | 91.73M | 161.92M | 207.77M | 421.56M | 423.57M | 233.32M | 227.21M | 202.84M | 120.29M | 18.39M |
| Asset Turnover | -0.11x | 0.01x | 0.67x | 0.62x | 0.69x | 0.52x | 0.57x | 1.06x | 1.17x | 1.19x | 1.73x | 1.36x | 1.78x | 1.31x | 2.02x | 1.78x | 1.33x | 1.09x | 0.93x | 0.65x | 0.64x | 0.41x | 0.42x | 0.60x | 0.45x | 0.45x | 0.44x | 0.70x |
| Asset Growth % | -82.87% | -19.99% | -33.24% | -6.21% | -4.01% | 47.98% | 11.42% | -1.05% | -3.26% | 118.89% | -29.62% | 28.4% | -7.08% | 24.38% | -18.79% | -30.6% | -6.53% | -38.87% | -43.35% | -22.07% | -50.71% | -0.48% | 81.54% | 2.69% | 12.02% | 68.62% | 553.99% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2.1M | 20.02M | 8.35M | 12.3M | 12.51M | 16.44M | 10.59M | 9.67M | 17.2M | 18.27M | 9.73M | 14.69M | 14.89M | 14.92M | 11.1M | 12.89M | 32.85M | 16.3M | 13.77M | 18.07M | 38.41M | 42.98M | 21.18M | 13.01M | 12.4M | 9.21M | 13.84M | 3.39M |
| Accounts Payable | 205K | 0 | 1.4M | 2.42M | 3.14M | 2.75M | 995K | 818K | 2.12M | 1.44M | 1.73M | 2.94M | 3.15M | 1.33M | 2.22M | 4.43M | 4.8M | 7.68M | 4.21M | 3.99M | 5.74M | 7.21M | 5.95M | 4.33M | 5.08M | 2.39M | 9.12M | 712K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | -104.24 | - | 24.43 | 25.96 | 33.48 | 36.58 | 17.57 | 8.71 | 20.83 | 13.48 | 22.35 | 35.55 | 39.5 | 22.31 | 27.18 | 47.2 | 46.93 | 82.94 | 35.81 | 24.58 | 19.48 | 24.19 | 24.21 | 20.39 | 35.88 | 18.77 | 115.09 | 36.78 |
| Short-Term Debt | 336K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.32M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3M | 3M | 3M | 0 | 0 | 3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230K | 50K | 179K | 146K | 96K | 418K | 0 | 7.9M | 30K | 1.27M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1.11M | 18M | 2.61M | 3.02M | 3.6M | 5.89M | -1.28M | 1.95M | 3.47M | 3.12M | 1.33M | 2.36M | 6.12M | 6.97M | 6.36M | 1.49M | 22.4M | 0 | 0 | 10.71M | 24.19M | 30.48M | 2.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.72M | 1.52M |
| Current Ratio | 28.21x | 2.51x | 4.18x | 5.26x | 5.78x | 4.53x | 3.74x | 3.33x | 2.06x | 1.99x | 2.70x | 2.48x | 1.77x | 2.02x | 1.95x | 2.03x | 1.25x | 2.56x | 5.50x | 7.22x | 3.82x | 4.24x | 10.90x | 8.04x | 8.73x | 11.73x | 8.25x | 4.77x |
| Quick Ratio | 28.21x | 2.51x | 3.67x | 4.94x | 5.64x | 4.44x | 3.51x | 2.77x | 1.89x | 1.83x | 2.41x | 2.26x | 1.58x | 1.90x | 1.70x | 1.71x | 1.10x | 2.18x | 5.14x | 6.59x | 3.46x | 3.62x | 10.02x | 7.23x | 8.18x | 11.28x | 8.01x | 4.35x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -257.66 | - | 98.06 | 78.3 | 37.55 | 40.66 | 67.34 | 106.77 | 41.54 | 34.24 | 35.09 | 40.61 | 24.64 | 41.76 | 28.9 | 22.32 | 24.08 | 17.13 | 32.86 | 66.22 | 52.85 | 107.38 | 81.67 | 50.88 | 49.08 | 39.65 | -27.84 | 108.02 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 675K | 837K | 15.85M | 18.66M | 17.56M | 19.04M | 8.57M | 7.45M | 3.32M | 9.84M | 2.07M | 2.77M | 3.57M | 2.88M | 3.78M | 5.69M | 5.63M | 26.7M | 73.25M | 151.87M | 147.41M | 163.36M | 150.37M | 8.68K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597K |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.07M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.78M | 60.63M | 140M | 140M | 150M | 150M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 591K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 2.11M | 298K | 1.45M | 2.57M | 2.15M | 2.85M | 5.09M | 4.21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 31K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.57M | 0 | 1.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 443K | 539K | 14.4M | 16.09M | 15.41M | 16.18M | 3.49M | 3.24M | 3.32M | 3.77M | 2.07M | 2.77M | 3.57M | 2.88M | 3.78M | 5.69M | 5.63M | 10.92M | 12.62M | 11.87M | 7.41M | 13.36M | 365K | 100K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6K |
| Total Liabilities | 2.77M | 20.86M | 24.19M | 30.96M | 30.07M | 35.47M | 19.17M | 17.13M | 20.52M | 28.11M | 11.81M | 17.47M | 18.46M | 17.8M | 14.87M | 18.58M | 38.48M | 43.01M | 87.02M | 169.94M | 185.82M | 206.34M | 171.55M | 13.01M | 12.4M | 9.21M | 13.84M | 3.99M |
| Total Debt | 568K | 739K | 3.49M | 4.95M | 3.54M | 5.29M | 10.45M | 5.76M | 1.76M | 6.07M | 0 | 3M | 3M | 3M | 0 | 0 | 3M | 26.7M | 60.63M | 140M | 140M | 150M | 150M | 8.68K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75M |
| Net Debt | -57.25M | -10.5M | -20.16M | -42.6M | -53.28M | -56.3M | -20.81M | -1.5M | -16.19M | -21.45M | -19.62M | -23.59M | -14.93M | -17.8M | -13.4M | -15.09M | -13.87M | 8.91M | 7.49M | 65.43M | 76.91M | 81.4M | 117.42M | -75.16M | -62.15M | -53.29M | -49.68M | -10.45M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.01x | 0.02x | 0.09x | 0.08x | 0.05x | 0.07x | 0.20x | 0.12x | 0.04x | 0.15x | - | 0.11x | 0.19x | 0.16x | - | - | 0.22x | 2.04x | 12.87x | - | 6.38x | 0.70x | 0.60x | 0.00x | - | - | - | 0.12x |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.14x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.31x | 2.75x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 145.92x | 10.68x | - | - | - | 4.03x | 0.00x | - | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 14.56x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -48.91x | -9.71x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.67x | 1.32x | - | - | - | 3.15x | -18.38x | - | - | -13.30x | - |
| Interest Coverage | -156.71x | - | -420.14x | -1062.44x | -336.34x | - | -107.50x | -53.58x | -6.91x | -2.56x | -25.48x | -21.98x | -18.15x | -19.89x | -14.04x | -12.73x | -9.04x | 9.72x | 5.70x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 57.23M | 30.41M | 39.88M | 65.01M | 72.25M | 71.13M | 52.87M | 47.53M | 44.82M | 39.44M | 19.05M | 26.38M | 15.68M | 18.94M | 14.67M | 17.8M | 13.93M | 13.07M | 4.71M | -8.03M | 21.95M | 215.22M | 252.02M | 220.31M | 214.82M | 193.63M | 106.45M | 14.41M |
| Equity Growth % | -41.71% | -23.75% | -38.66% | -10.02% | 1.58% | 34.53% | 11.24% | 6.04% | 13.66% | 107.03% | -27.78% | 68.17% | -17.2% | 29.14% | -17.6% | 27.77% | 6.56% | 177.5% | 158.69% | -136.57% | -89.8% | -14.6% | 14.4% | 2.56% | 10.94% | 81.9% | 638.95% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 8.85 | 5.52 | 8.19 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.67 | 1.05 | 0.69 | 0.96 | 0.80 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.33 | -0.50 | 1.36 | 13.64 | 14.52 | 14.58 | 14.85 | 14.29 | 12.49 | 21.71 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 57.23M | -21.09M | -10.57M | 12.54M | 32.42M | 40.22M | 52.87M | 47.53M | 44.82M | 39.44M | 19.05M | 26.38M | 15.68M | 18.94M | 14.67M | 17.8M | 13.93M | 13.07M | 4.71M | -8.03M | 21.95M | 215.22M | 252.02M | 220.31M | 214.82M | 193.63M | 106.45M | 14.41M |
| Common Stock | 504.76M | 504.4M | 490.62M | 486.32M | 481.23M | 475.64M | 467.96M | 436.12M | 428.9M | 418.89M | 394.3M | 390.52M | 369.25M | 362.64M | 349.53M | 346.92M | 336.25M | 334.85M | 333.97M | 333.93M | 331.57M | 316.26M | 305M | 294.24M | 287.57M | 259.36M | 126.26M | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -447.8M | -528.38M | -505.88M | -477.16M | -450.99M | -434.95M | -415.13M | -388.61M | -384.1M | -379.47M | -375.26M | -364.15M | -353.58M | -343.62M | -334.75M | -329.06M | -322.49M | -322.86M | -329.32M | -337.3M | -306.38M | -102.2M | -59.59M | -81.37M | -80.84M | -59.99M | -17.43M | -6.87M |
| Treasury Stock | 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 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 257K | 2.88M | 4.69M | 3.38M | 2.18M | -468K | 47K | 12K | 15K | 20K | 10K | 6K | 11K | -82K | -113K | -67K | 167K | 1.09M | 55K | -4.67M | -3.69M | 1.93M | 6.62M | 7.44M | 8.09M | -5.74M | -2.38M | -2.43M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 51.5M | 50.45M | 52.47M | 39.83M | 30.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imminent liquidity and insolvency
As reported in recent financial filings, Pixelworks' equity position shifted from a positive $12.5 million in 2023Q4 to a deficit of $21.1 million by 2025Q4, illustrating a rapid deterioration in shareholder value driven by persistent operating losses and the exhaustion of internal capital resources.
The trajectory of the balance sheet suggests a business model that has failed to achieve the scale necessary to sustain its asset base. The transition into negative equity indicates that accumulated losses have fully eroded the company's book value, leaving the firm in a precarious financial position.
Based on the latest quarterly data, Pixelworks' cash reserves plummeted from $47.5 million in 2023Q4 to $11.2 million by 2025Q4, signaling a critical reduction in the company's ability to fund ongoing operations without immediate access to external financing or further asset divestitures.
While the current ratio of 2.51 appears superficially adequate, the absolute decline in cash suggests that the company's liquidity buffer is rapidly evaporating. Investors should monitor whether the remaining cash is sufficient to cover fixed operating costs, as the current burn rate appears unsustainable.
According to the company's reported figures, retained earnings have deepened to a deficit of $528.4 million as of 2025Q4, reflecting years of value destruction that have effectively wiped out the company's equity base and left the balance sheet reliant on non-recurring capital events.
The persistent growth of the retained earnings deficit underscores a fundamental inability to generate profitable growth. This trend suggests that the company's equity structure is no longer a reliable foundation for long-term operations, potentially necessitating dilutive capital raises to maintain solvency.
As indicated by the balance sheet, the complete removal of $18.4 million in goodwill by 2026Q1 suggests that previous acquisition-related assets have been fully impaired, highlighting the volatility and potential overvaluation inherent in the company's historical investment strategy and intangible asset accounting.
The sudden disappearance of goodwill from the balance sheet warrants further investigation into whether other assets, such as capitalized R&D or inventory, remain susceptible to similar impairment risks. This accounting adjustment implies that the company's historical growth-by-acquisition strategy has failed to yield lasting economic value.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PXLW stock.
As of 2025, Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) had total assets of $51.3M including $50.2M in current assets.
Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) carries total debt of $0.7M, offset by $11.2M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $-21.1M ($5.52 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW) reported a current ratio of 2.51x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.