Liquidity remains under extreme pressure, with free cash flow margins hitting -168.8% in 2026Q1, highlighting a structural inability to fund operations through internal cash generation.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Mar'17 | Mar'16 | Mar'15 | Mar'14 | Mar'13 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 | Mar'08 | Mar'07 | Mar'06 | Mar'05 | Mar'04 | Mar'03 | Mar'02 | Mar'01 | Mar'00 | Mar'99 | Mar'98 | Mar'97 |
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| Cash from Operations | -10.66M | -9.85M | -8.56M | 548K | -330K | -2.01M | 171.02K | 444.76K | 187.45K | -710K | 1.02M | 2.55M | -1.11M | 64.43K | 1.68M | -237.48K | 930.96K | -754.72K | 1.03M | -1.35M | -2.12M | -432.26K | 1.12M | 3.22M | -11.52M | 2.44M | 1.24M | -82.28K | -3.67K | -3.43M | 127.87K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -224.28% | -36.42% | 1.41% | -0.84% | -4.23% | 0.37% | 1.16% | 0.4% | -1.17% | 1.92% | 5.22% | -2.81% | 0.21% | 4.89% | -0.92% | 4.86% | -3.55% | 3.23% | -3.97% | -7.92% | -1.34% | 2.93% | 4.57% | -12.05% | 3.91% | 3.55% | -0.43% | -0.04% | -55.13% | 1.2% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -90.34% | -15.1% | -1661.31% | 266.06% | 83.6% | -1276.49% | -61.55% | 137.27% | 126.4% | -169.84% | -60.17% | 330.76% | -1816.56% | -96.17% | 808.41% | -125.51% | 223.35% | -173.43% | 176.01% | 36.16% | -390.01% | -138.66% | -65.3% | 127.96% | -572.13% | 97.36% | 1603.19% | -2143.77% | 99.89% | -2785.97% | 166.84% |
| Net Income | -12.07M | -14.51M | -24.37M | -8.53M | -4.64M | 230K | 2.17M | -2.86M | 631.55K | 152.49K | 1.71M | 1.7M | 170.16K | 1M | 3.14M | 463.12K | -619.55K | -3.05M | -2.19M | 1.71K | 738.59K | -1.91M | -3.59M | -22.68M | 1.22M | 6.29M | 3.7M | 737.99K | 924.16K | -906.59K | -3.88M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 343K | 249K | 458K | 1.11M | 946K | 1.04M | 298.36K | 269.11K | 273K | 251.57K | 240.1K | 245.86K | 182.72K | 168.14K | 110.27K | 171.82K | 430.12K | 439.43K | 459.35K | 311.27K | 556.05K | 688.95K | 709.29K | 1.66M | 622.3K | 394.46K | 301.06K | 116.37K | 144.23K | 177.27K | 400.08K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 33K | 0 | 630K | 146.67K | 382K | 44K | 22.71K | 32.51K | 52.43K | 211.5K | 63.74K | 24.21K | 46.31K | 107.35K | 14.78K | 26.03K | 20.09K | 24.34K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -637K | 0 | 637K | 0 | 892.56K | -5K | 398.56K | -527.36K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93M | -1.73M | 0 | 0 | -193.19K | -170K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -5.89M | 4.15M | 15.06M | 8.28M | 892.9K | -1.13M | 675.18K | 479.7K | -650.27K | 304.47K | 1.61M | -1.93M | 726.47K | 135.79K | -1.94M | 311.51K | 112.64K | -637.22K | 491.54K | 218.3K | -3.2M | -1.17M | -2.57M | 4.55M | 4.11M | 216.55K | 352.33K | 851.67K | 15.9K | 25.82K | 1.65M |
| Working Capital Changes | -153K | 265K | -971K | -457.33K | 1.2M | -2.19M | -3.4M | 3.05M | -119.24K | -1.63M | -2.6M | 2.51M | -2.23M | -1.35M | 356.64K | -1.21M | 987.66K | 2.47M | 2.27M | -1.88M | -208.61K | 1.95M | 6.57M | 17.77M | -15.74M | -4.46M | -3.11M | -1.6M | -917.96K | -2.73M | 1.95M |
| Change in Receivables | -3.32M | -621K | 3.17M | -7.03M | 680.47K | 3.83M | -1.04M | -1.61M | 196.66K | -518K | -2.03M | 181.18K | -512.28K | 152.76K | -326.74K | 426.97K | -211.81K | 244.67K | 49.18K | -924.63K | 156.69K | -113.44K | 3.44M | 2.31M | -3.23M | -2.42M | -1.01M | 392.51K | -769.13K | -223.29K | -91.04K |
| Change in Inventory | -838K | 0 | 3.77M | 553.33K | 3.86M | -8.24M | 1.91M | -1.76M | 2.54M | -2.31M | 26.15K | 3.42M | -1.4M | -1.84M | 44.98K | -1.2M | -314.03K | 2.32M | -1.46M | -1.37M | 310.05K | 2.09M | 7.74M | 15.82M | -19.64M | -4.46M | -3.33M | -1.06M | -14.51K | 759.72K | 1.14M |
| Change in Payables | 2.73M | 654K | -4.54M | 0 | -3.51M | 3.22M | -3.19M | 4.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -163.22K | 1.73M | -157.65K | 3.66M | 441.91K | 38.75K | 97.24K | -3.19M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 378K | -167K | -2.25M | -109K | -244K | -118K | -201.16K | -517.55K | -288.74K | -257.47K | -148.23K | -135.82K | 102.44K | -352.72K | -296.82K | -165.22K | -27K | -289.63K | -747.84K | -490.7K | -191.51K | 438.67K | -760.66K | -1.3M | -1.14M | 743.73K | -361.88K | -714.13K | 8.59K | 5.69K | -1.71K |
| Capital Expenditures | -142K | -433K | -70K | -90.67K | -244K | -118K | -201.16K | -517.55K | -288.74K | -257.47K | -148.23K | -135.82K | -35.6K | -214.68K | -296.82K | -165.22K | -27K | -291.28K | -747.84K | -490.7K | -488.95K | -163.72K | -764.15K | -1.27M | -1.14M | -613.69K | -373.41K | -108.1K | -3.02K | 0 | -732 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.72% | 9.86% | 0.3% | 0.23% | 0.62% | 0.25% | 0.44% | 1.34% | 0.62% | 0.42% | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.09% | 0.68% | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.14% | 1.37% | 2.35% | 1.44% | 1.83% | 0.51% | 2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.98% | 1.07% | 0.57% | 0.03% | - | 0.01% |
| Acquisitions | 415K | 593K | -398K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65K | 0 | 0 | 29.03K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 105K | -327K | -1.78M | -18.33K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.04K | -138.04K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268.4K | 602.39K | 3.49K | -35.87K | 0 | 1.36M | 11.53K | -606.03K | 11.61K | 5.69K | -975 |
| Cash from Financing | 18.24M | 8.93M | 11.65M | 1.67M | 1.18M | 4.02M | 81.52K | 206.57K | -501.21K | -524.06K | -679.41K | -416.02K | -234.31K | -10.61K | 0 | -4.55K | -1.1M | 952.96K | 229.38K | 1.1M | 3.07M | -199.91K | -96.65K | -1.83M | 7.42M | 1.32M | -237.56K | 1.13M | 36.6K | 3.43M | -116.05K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 19M | 9.69M | 2M | -436K | -2.94M | 2.21M | 128.85K | 194.17K | -511.61K | -484.06K | -697.69K | -416.02K | -12.08K | -10.61K | 0 | -4.55K | -1.1M | 1.13M | 229.38K | 470.96K | -50.71K | -100K | -62.28K | -2.69M | 7.5M | 0 | 0 | -190.83K | -37K | -553.9K | -327.9K |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -758K | -758K | 10.58M | 0 | 3.39M | 1.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.28K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630.88K | 3.13M | 0 | 0 | 860.53K | 242.12K | 1.32M | 580.64K | 1.42M | 0 | 4.14M | 0 |
| 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 | -105.08K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -758K | -758K | -2.35M | 0 | 0 | -7.16M | 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 |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | -931K | 2.11M | 721K | -24K | -47.33K | 12.4K | 10.4K | -40K | 0 | 0 | -222.23K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -179.54K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -99.91K | -34.37K | 0 | -324.73K | 0 | -818.21K | 0 | 73.6K | -156.86K | 211.84K |
| Net Change in Cash | 7.64M | -1.09M | 847K | 604K | 604K | 1.89M | 51.38K | 133.79K | -602.5K | -1.49M | 188.95K | 2M | -1.24M | -298.9K | 1.65M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.08K | -5.25M | 4.5M | 637.37K | 329.56K | 41.52K | -2.45K | 10.11K |
| Free Cash Flow | -10.8M | -9.86M | -8.63M | 457.33K | -574K | -2.13M | -30.14K | -72.78K | -101.29K | -967.47K | 868.36K | 2.42M | -1.14M | -150.25K | 1.39M | -402.7K | 903.96K | -1.05M | 279.97K | -1.84M | -2.61M | -595.99K | 353.88K | 1.96M | -12.67M | 1.83M | 863.4K | -190.38K | -6.69K | -3.43M | 127.14K |
| FCF Margin % | -131.23% | -224.6% | -36.72% | 1.17% | -1.46% | -4.48% | -0.07% | -0.19% | -0.22% | -1.59% | 1.64% | 4.95% | -2.9% | -0.48% | 4.02% | -1.55% | 4.72% | -4.92% | 0.88% | -5.41% | -9.75% | -1.84% | 0.93% | 2.77% | -13.25% | 2.92% | 2.48% | -1% | -0.07% | -55.13% | 1.19% |
| FCF Growth % | -17.73% | -14.33% | -1986.15% | 179.67% | 73.05% | -6966.08% | 58.58% | 28.14% | 89.53% | -211.41% | -64.06% | 311.66% | -659.77% | -110.84% | 444.06% | -144.55% | 186.42% | -473.61% | 115.19% | 29.31% | -337.44% | -268.42% | -81.9% | 115.44% | -793.3% | 111.64% | 553.51% | -2745.77% | 99.81% | -2801.44% | 149.77% |
| FCF per Share | -1.09 | -3.98 | -0.95 | 0.09 | -0.20 | -1.31 | -0.02 | -0.06 | -0.08 | -0.73 | 0.66 | 1.88 | -0.89 | -0.12 | 1.08 | -0.32 | 0.72 | -0.84 | 0.26 | -1.79 | -3.16 | -1.78 | 1.17 | 1370.43 | -8513.94 | 1381.19 | 700.81 | -185.38 | -10.72 | -183.98 | 1077.43 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.90x | 0.61x | 0.37x | -0.06x | 0.07x | -8.75x | 0.08x | -0.16x | 0.30x | -4.66x | 0.60x | 1.50x | -6.50x | 0.06x | 0.54x | -0.51x | -1.50x | 0.25x | -0.47x | -789.85x | -2.87x | 0.23x | -0.31x | -0.14x | -9.46x | 0.39x | 0.33x | -0.11x | -0.00x | 3.79x | -0.03x |
| Interest Paid | 122K | 0 | 591K | 58.67K | 481K | 547K | 461.08K | 179.81K | 230.24K | 301.75K | 253.01K | 270.19K | 180.37K | 53.45K | 48.42K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34K | 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 exhaustion and insolvency
According to quarterly financial data, RIME's operating cash flow consistently trails net income, with an OCF/NI ratio that frequently fluctuates, suggesting that the company's reported losses are compounded by an inability to generate cash from its core operations even during periods of lower net accounting deficits.
The recurring negative operating cash flow indicates that the company is not merely suffering from non-cash accounting charges but is actively consuming liquidity to sustain its operations. This persistent cash burn suggests that the underlying business model lacks the necessary efficiency to convert sales into actual cash inflows.
As reported in recent financial statements, RIME's free cash flow trajectory remains deeply negative, with margins reaching -168.8% in 2026Q1, highlighting a structural inability to fund operations through internal cash generation while the company attempts to pivot its business model away from legacy hardware.
The consistent negative free cash flow suggests that the company is effectively subsidizing its operations through external capital or existing cash reserves. Investors should monitor whether this trend continues, as the lack of positive cash flow generation severely limits the company's strategic flexibility.
Based on the provided cash flow statements, working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $9.9M inflow in 2023Q4 to a $617K outflow in 2025Q2, which indicates significant instability in inventory management and the timing of payments to suppliers within the retail supply chain.
The volatility in working capital suggests that the company is struggling to manage its inventory cycles effectively, likely due to the seasonal nature of its consumer electronics business. This instability complicates cash flow forecasting and may indicate that the company is forced to liquidate inventory at unfavorable terms.
Data from recent filings shows that RIME engaged in share repurchases of $2.4M in 2024Q4 despite ongoing operational losses, a decision that appears difficult to reconcile with the company's urgent need to preserve liquidity for its strategic pivot toward a new software-focused business model.
The allocation of capital toward share buybacks during a period of significant cash burn warrants further investigation into management's prioritization of shareholder returns versus operational stability. Such actions may indicate a misalignment between capital deployment strategies and the company's actual financial health.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying RIME stock.
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (RIME) generated $-9.8M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (RIME) reported negative free cash flow of $9.9M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (RIME) spent $0.4M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (RIME) spent $0.8M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.