Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -0.2x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -791.0%. (2019–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $1M | $9M | $9M | $8M | $17M | — | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $2M | $10M | $2M | $-921116 | $14M | — | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -0.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.07 | 0.56 | 115.30 | 283.92 | 432.93 | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | — | — | 1.43 | 0.94 | 2.94 | — | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.63 | 29.09 | -34.12 | 338.68 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 2.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 98.3% | 98.3% | 61.0% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 55.6% | 41.5% | -7235.8% |
| Operating Margin | 6.1% | 6.1% | -12761.0% | -37003.7% | -24245.0% | -83183.3% | -4840.4% | -141655.2% |
| Net Profit Margin | -67.3% | -67.3% | -12597.6% | -31477.8% | -28737.5% | -95250.0% | -24609.6% | -166762.7% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -791.0% | -791.0% | -140.5% | -121.4% | -195.4% | -223.0% | -1249.6% | — |
| ROA | -187.8% | -187.8% | -102.4% | -90.4% | -152.8% | -190.4% | -608.0% | -191.7% |
| ROIC | — | — | — | -914.4% | -344.2% | -816.0% | -150.5% | — |
| ROCE | 63.5% | 63.5% | -129.8% | -127.9% | -158.4% | -194.2% | -170.5% | -219.0% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.13 | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | — | -1.07 | -1.06 | -0.64 | -0.89 | -0.28 | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | -19.51 | -19.51 | — | — | — | -788.05 | -0.67 | -7.28 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.25 | 0.25 | 3.72 | 5.95 | 4.59 | 9.34 | 1.88 | 1.77 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.25 | 0.25 | 3.72 | 5.95 | 4.59 | 9.34 | 1.88 | 1.77 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.12 | 5.00 | 3.02 | 8.10 | 0.71 | 0.34 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 6.82 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 12.91 | 4019.45 | 15438.15 | 12282.25 | 22711.11 | 4265.80 | 109647.72 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $8M | $3M | $1M | $824621 | $720953 | $726770 | $726770 |
Imminent liquidity shortfall
As reported in financial statements, SmartKem's P/S ratio of 0.07 suggests the market assigns minimal value to current revenue streams, likely reflecting deep skepticism regarding the sustainability of milestone-based income compared to established semiconductor IP peers like Universal Display Corporation which trade at significantly higher multiples.
The current valuation appears to be untethered from traditional earnings-based metrics, given the negative P/E and lack of EBITDA generation. Investors should monitor whether the market is pricing the firm as a distressed asset or merely as a high-risk option on future flexible display adoption.
Based on reported figures, SmartKem's gross margin volatility, swinging from 99.3% in 2025Q4 to negative 4.6% in 2026Q1, indicates that the company lacks a stable, repeatable cost structure, rendering traditional profitability analysis largely ineffective for assessing its long-term earning potential in the semiconductor materials sector.
The extreme swings in gross margin suggest that the company's cost of goods sold is highly sensitive to the specific nature of individual licensing contracts. This lack of consistency makes it difficult to determine if the firm can ever achieve the operating leverage necessary to offset its heavy R&D expenditure.
According to recent SEC filings, SmartKem's DSO figures, which reached 2840 in 2026Q1, reveal a severe inability to convert contract milestones into cash, highlighting a structural inefficiency in working capital management that is significantly worse than industry standards for semiconductor technology firms.
The massive DSO levels suggest that revenue recognition is occurring far in advance of actual cash collection, which creates a dangerous disconnect between reported growth and liquidity. This pattern warrants further investigation into the credit quality of the company's primary licensing partners.
As indicated by the financial data, the company's current ratio of 2.29 in 2026Q1 masks a precarious cash position, as the absolute level of liquid assets remains insufficient to sustain operations, leaving the firm highly vulnerable to any disruption in its ability to secure external financing.
While the current ratio appears superficially healthy, the rapid depletion of cash reserves suggests that the company is operating with an extremely thin margin for error. Investors should monitor the potential for near-term dilutive equity raises, as the current liquidity profile is likely unsustainable.
Based on the provided data, the most commonly misapplied metric for SmartKem is the Price-to-Sales ratio, which fails to account for the lumpy, non-recurring nature of milestone-based licensing revenue that characterizes the company's current business model and obscures its underlying lack of operational cash flow.
Analysts should instead focus on cash burn rates and the 'prototype-to-production' conversion rate, as these metrics provide a more accurate view of the company's viability than top-line revenue. Relying on P/S multiples in this context may lead to a fundamental misunderstanding of the firm's true financial risk.
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SmartKem, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -0.2x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
SmartKem, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -791.0%. The historical average is -170.1%.
Based on historical data, SmartKem, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -0.2x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
SmartKem, Inc. has 98.3% gross margin and 6.1% operating margin.