Operational liquidity remains under extreme pressure, with the company failing to generate positive free cash flow in any of the last ten quarters.
| Metric | TTM | 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 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | -4.8M | -10.9M | -7.14M | -5.63M | -662.76K | -2.89M | -2.82M | -3.45M | -1.24M | -1.87M | -1.19M | -1.05M | -1.08M | -1.27M | -1.59M | -33.42K | -33.19K | -30.59K | -11.73K | -29.85K | -31.29K | -46.28K | -50.75K | -50.6K | -87.5K | -106.99K | -1.39M | -2.36M | -1.06M | -700K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -218.98% | -43.22% | -23.08% | -1.73% | -32.98% | -94.33% | -42.15% | -24.54% | -43.73% | -49.4% | -17.45% | -18.76% | -51.76% | -40.14% | -1.74% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -41.8% | -321.01% | -1929.38% | -741.28% | -700% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 191.42% | -52.61% | -26.84% | -749.57% | 77.05% | -2.57% | 18.44% | -177.93% | 33.43% | -56.98% | -12.8% | 2.04% | 15.21% | 20.29% | -4662.42% | -0.67% | -8.51% | -160.83% | 60.71% | 4.6% | 32.39% | 8.82% | -0.31% | 42.18% | 18.21% | 92.28% | 41.4% | -122.84% | -51.57% | - |
| Net Income | -19.25M | -16.98M | -26.28M | -7.09M | -5.91M | -4.51M | -6.92M | -4.84M | -4.51M | -1.97M | -2.74M | -1.54M | -2.16M | -1.77M | -1.91M | -35.2K | -32.76K | -35.59K | -10.57K | -30.45K | -30.94K | -35.21K | -50.17K | -49.38K | 51.3K | -198.34K | -2.67M | -2.36M | -1.21M | -900K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.02M | 1.5M | 2.99M | 1.27M | 564.62K | 199.2K | 154.75K | 596.38K | 590.78K | 294.81K | 3.73K | 3.98K | 2.98K | 2.54K | 2.16K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.26K | 440.95K | 117.3K | 40.32K | -200K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 318.89K | 1.19M | 3.21M | 2.8M | 1.65M | 1.26M | 729.4K | 396.21K | 701.4K | 307.49K | 192.78K | 294.07K | 421.31K | 508.26K | 157.55K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211.34K | 11.03K | 0 | 814.21K | 1.25M | 2.74M | -646.67K | -246.19K | 238.59K | 43.92K | 101.78K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 10.93M | 4.87M | 7.87M | 1.14M | 3.29K | 8.15K | 3.13M | -4 | 254.49K | 858.34K | 1.68M | 733.19K | 140.09K | -102.13K | -132.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -204 | 0 | 0 | -4.89K | 0 | 0 | -100K | 21.92K | 828.11K | 133.87K | 70K | 1.07M |
| Working Capital Changes | 2.09M | -1.48M | 5.07M | -3.74M | 2.82M | 140.62K | 94.89K | -415.01K | 471.37K | -343.31K | 319.74K | -301.42K | 284.72K | 44.88K | 188.98K | 1.79K | -430 | 5K | -950 | 600 | -350 | -6.17K | -581 | -1.22K | -38.8K | 20.17K | 18.75K | -258.73K | 35.83K | -670K |
| Change in Receivables | 105.08K | 85.48K | 631.95K | 558.66K | -449.24K | -890.53K | 853.45K | 448.97K | -2.77M | -181.83K | 79.9K | 44.49K | -33.08K | -265.49K | -10.25K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 231.17K | -314.96K | 309.05K | 808.26K | -495.68K | -647.35K | 0 | -1M | 9.45K | 148.74K | 40.79K | -164.92K | 13.96K | -48.01K | 376.15K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.73K | 2.44K | -37.17K | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 2.21M | 748.67K | 5.89M | -3.52M | 3.61M | 1.13M | -301.46K | 476.13K | 1.8M | -81.71K | 120.09K | -90.31K | 88.72K | 83.75K | 45.03K | -722 | 0 | 0 | 600 | -350 | -350 | -581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -2.06M | 6.7K | -864.82K | -3.85M | -9.47M | -3.05M | -2.07K | -50.2K | -4.19K | 2.51K | 21.42K | -6.97K | -20.79K | -549 | -44.15K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 4.89K | 0 | 0 | 100K | 16.1K | -169.52K | 3.31M | -3.63M | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -441.56K | -90.37K | -607.4K | -2.76M | -4.87M | -1.57M | -2.07K | -76.61K | -4.19K | -1.39K | 0 | -3.07K | -8.79K | -549 | -5.81K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -900 | -60.15K | -129.24K | -36.3K | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 13.05% | 1.82% | 3.68% | 11.31% | 12.69% | 17.91% | 0.07% | 0.94% | 0.08% | 0.03% | - | 0.05% | 0.15% | 0.02% | 0.15% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.35% | 13.94% | 105.46% | 25.36% | - |
| Acquisitions | -1.11M | 0 | -42.66K | 0 | -3.6M | -743.17K | 0 | -3.63K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -39.38K | -124.87K | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -509.48K | -27.92K | -214.75K | -593.27K | -986.5K | -734.44K | 0 | 26.41K | -4.19K | 1.2K | 12K | -3.9K | -12K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 17K | -70K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 9.63M | 11.25M | 7.44M | -2.96M | 10.15M | 17.32M | 3.07M | 0 | 5.57M | 1.95M | 750K | 1.35M | 822K | 1.58M | 1.16M | 30K | 22.5K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.03K | 12.25K | -10K | 5.64M | 300K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 864.45K | 1.44M | 7.14M | 68.14K | 2.75M | 200K | -105.77K | 0 | -1.5M | 2.07M | 150K | 1.37M | 850K | 1M | -41.25K | -862.98K | 22.5K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.03K | 12.25K | 0 | 370K | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 8.74M | 3.62M | 352.02K | -49.68K | 10.49M | 17.12M | 3.25M | 0 | 7.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 716.43K | 1.2M | 2.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88M | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | -475.71K | 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 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -42.72K | -49.68K | 0 | -122 | 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 | 20.05K | 6.67M | -46.42K | -2.98M | -3.09M | 0 | -73.22K | 0 | 8.41K | -123.5K | 600K | -18.26K | -28K | -140.47K | 0 | -1.66M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10K | -619.02K | 300K |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.76M | 361.66K | -565.33K | -12.44M | 14.03K | 11.38M | 257.28K | -3.5M | 4.32M | 82.1K | -417.19K | 289.94K | -273.82K | 306.31K | -476.9K | -3.42K | -10.69K | -30.59K | -11.52K | -29.85K | -31.29K | -41.39K | -50.75K | -50.6K | 12.5K | -92.92K | -1.54M | 939.66K | 940.55K | -400K |
| Free Cash Flow | -5.24M | -10.99M | -7.84M | -8.46M | -5.53M | -4.46M | -2.82M | -3.53M | -1.25M | -1.87M | -1.19M | -1.06M | -1.08M | -1.27M | -1.6M | -33.42K | -33.19K | -30.59K | -11.73K | -29.85K | -31.29K | -46.28K | -50.75K | -50.6K | -87.5K | -107.89K | -1.45M | -2.49M | -1.1M | -700K |
| FCF Margin % | -154.97% | -220.8% | -47.47% | -34.67% | -14.42% | -50.89% | -94.4% | -43.08% | -24.62% | -43.76% | -49.4% | -17.5% | -18.91% | -51.78% | -40.29% | -1.74% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -42.15% | -334.94% | -2034.84% | -766.64% | -700% |
| FCF Growth % | 61.01% | -40.11% | 7.27% | -52.96% | -24.1% | -58.15% | 20.15% | -183.15% | 33.26% | -57.1% | -12.48% | 2.55% | 14.55% | 20.55% | -4679.8% | -0.67% | -8.51% | -160.83% | 60.71% | 4.6% | 32.39% | 8.82% | -0.31% | 42.18% | 18.9% | 92.54% | 42.03% | -127.25% | -56.76% | - |
| FCF per Share | -12.51 | -320.05 | -634.75 | -793.06 | -740.16 | -934.67 | -11630.28 | -20709.15 | -13488.08 | -6501.37 | -1.73 | -617.44 | -640.47 | -115.01 | -169.15 | -5.80 | -1.99 | -1.84 | -0.70 | -1.79 | -1.88 | -2.78 | -3.05 | -3.04 | -5.26 | -6.48 | -86.87 | -152.35 | -83.88 | -90.42 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.27x | 0.64x | 0.27x | 0.68x | 0.06x | 0.62x | 0.41x | 0.71x | 0.28x | 0.68x | 0.43x | 0.69x | 0.50x | 0.72x | 0.83x | 0.95x | 1.01x | 0.86x | 1.11x | 0.98x | 1.01x | 1.31x | 1.01x | 1.02x | -1.71x | 0.54x | 0.52x | 1.00x | 0.88x | 0.78x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271.74K | 0 | 0 | 105.77K | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imminent liquidity shortfall
As reported in recent financial filings, SGBX consistently exhibits a wide gap between net losses and operating cash flow, with the OCF/NI ratio fluctuating significantly, reaching as low as 0.12 in 2025Q3, which suggests that accounting losses are not being fully mitigated by non-cash adjustments.
The persistent divergence between net income and operating cash flow indicates that the company's reported losses are fundamentally tied to cash-consuming operations rather than accounting-driven non-cash charges. Investors should monitor this relationship closely, as the inability to bridge this gap suggests that the underlying business model is failing to generate the cash necessary to sustain its own operational footprint.
Based on the company's quarterly cash flow statements, SGBX has failed to achieve positive free cash flow in any of the last ten quarters, with FCF margins reaching a low of -109.4% in 2023Q4, underscoring a structural inability to fund operations through internal cash generation.
The consistent negative free cash flow trajectory reflects a business model that is currently unable to scale revenue sufficiently to cover its fixed cost base. This trend suggests that the company remains entirely dependent on external financing or asset divestitures to maintain its ongoing operations, which poses a significant risk to long-term equity holders.
According to recent SEC filings, SGBX's working capital movements have been highly erratic, swinging from a $2.0 million inflow in 2023Q4 to a $1.3 million outflow in 2024Q3, which indicates significant instability in the company's ability to manage its cash conversion cycle effectively.
The extreme volatility in working capital changes suggests that the company's cash position is highly sensitive to the timing of project-based payments and inventory procurement. This lack of predictability in cash inflows and outflows complicates liquidity planning and may indicate that the company is struggling to maintain consistent terms with its suppliers and customers.
As evidenced by the cumulative financial data over the past ten quarters, the company has recorded substantial net losses that are mirrored by persistent cash outflows, with the aggregate cash burn significantly outpacing any potential non-cash benefits, confirming a structural erosion of the company's cash reserves.
The cumulative gap between net income and operating cash flow highlights that the company's financial distress is not merely a result of accounting conventions but a reflection of actual cash depletion. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the company's current operational strategy can ever reach a cash-flow-positive state without a fundamental restructuring of its cost base.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SGBX stock.
Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (SGBX) generated $-10.9M in net cash from operating activities in 2024. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (SGBX) reported negative free cash flow of $11.0M in 2024, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (SGBX) spent $0.1M on capital expenditures in 2024. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2024, Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (SGBX) returned $0.5M to shareholders via cash dividends. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.