The company's financial position is increasingly fragile, characterized by a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37 and a substantial $11.8M deficit in retained earnings as of 2026Q4.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | 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 |
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| Total Current Assets | 17.73M | 15.35M | 14.85M | 14.58M | 16.07M | 9.92M | 8.25M | 9.18M | 7.02M | 7.6M | 6.41M | 5.67M | 10.38M | 14.27M | 16.27M | 17.39M | 15.22M | 17.54M | 12.9M | 5.87M | 6.06M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 431K | 195K | 138.4K | 534.47K | 1.05M | 2.13M | 930.86K | 2.04M | 2.69M | 3.07M | 1.33M | 1.34M | 1.09M | 3.08M | 2.82M | 7.54M | 8.77M | 10.46M | 2.85M | 1.44M | 492.8K |
| Cash Only | 431K | 195K | 138.4K | 534.47K | 1.05M | 2.13M | 930.86K | 2.04M | 2.69M | 3.07M | 1.33M | 1.34M | 1.09M | 3.08M | 2.82M | 7.54M | 8.77M | 10.46M | 2.85M | 1.44M | 492.8K |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 2.49M | 11.78M | 10.9M | 11.29M | 11.36M | 6.16M | 5.49M | 5.4M | 3.68M | 3.97M | 4.42M | 2.83M | 7.55M | 9M | 6.73M | 5.58M | 2.69M | 1.48M | 4.51M | 3.97M | 2.51M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 28.7 | 126.34 | 125.91 | 131.09 | 186.07 | 144.1 | 125.3 | 118.03 | 71.73 | 78.07 | 95.68 | 56.74 | 130.74 | 101.19 | 73.84 | 63.06 | 34.68 | 14.17 | 51.75 | 75.89 | 45.16 |
| Inventory | 0 | 2.88M | 3.25M | 2.41M | 2.23M | 1.29M | 1.22M | 1.24M | 202.74K | 141.79K | 128.59K | 134.81K | 293.33K | 354.52K | 373.54K | 723.4K | 299.4K | 351.36K | 195.51K | 183.5K | 214.15K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | 35.42 | 43.17 | 33.2 | 43.14 | 38.76 | 34.54 | 37.36 | 5.02 | 4.16 | 4.13 | 3.09 | 4.91 | 4.99 | 4.84 | 11.8 | 4.91 | 4.94 | 3.04 | 4.31 | 4.43 |
| Other Current Assets | 14.81M | 30K | 43.12K | 52.16K | 1.09M | 7.26K | 320.38K | 235.66K | 140.09K | 16.93K | 112.2K | 1.02M | 1.03M | 347.3K | 2.21M | 462.23K | 303.51K | -59.98K | 0 | 0 | 1.31M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 14.55M | 18.18M | 19.9M | 21.63M | 21.78M | 6.8M | 6.33M | 6.87M | 7.26M | 8.41M | 5.72M | 5.66M | 6.59M | 7.3M | 7.78M | 5.49M | 4.2M | 3.76M | 3.17M | 2.7M | 2.6M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 14.42M | 18.06M | 19.78M | 19.57M | 19.54M | 4.06M | 4.18M | 4.86M | 5.2M | 4.91M | 4.81M | 5.61M | 6.49M | 7.3M | 7.4M | 5.31M | 4.11M | 3.65M | 2.81M | 2.56M | 2.56M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.19x | 1.88x | 1.60x | 1.61x | 1.14x | 3.84x | 3.83x | 3.44x | 3.60x | 3.78x | 3.50x | 3.25x | 3.25x | 4.45x | 4.50x | 6.08x | 6.89x | 10.43x | 11.31x | 7.45x | 7.93x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 122K | 122K | 121.26K | 121.26K | 121.26K | 84.62K | 32.6K | 6.23K | 6.86K | 100K | 223.69K | 45.49K | 105.39K | 0 | 270.63K | 181.14K | -216.36K | 104.67K | 361.69K | 138.72K | 46.13K |
| Total Assets | 32.27M | 33.53M | 34.75M | 36.21M | 37.85M | 16.72M | 14.58M | 16.05M | 14.28M | 16M | 12.13M | 11.33M | 16.97M | 21.57M | 24.05M | 22.88M | 19.42M | 21.29M | 16.07M | 8.57M | 8.67M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.98x | 1.02x | 0.91x | 0.87x | 0.59x | 0.93x | 1.10x | 1.04x | 1.31x | 1.16x | 1.39x | 1.61x | 1.24x | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.41x | 1.46x | 1.79x | 1.98x | 2.23x | 2.34x |
| Asset Growth % | -3.74% | -3.51% | -4.04% | -4.35% | 126.33% | 14.7% | -9.14% | 12.39% | -10.78% | 31.91% | 7.11% | -33.27% | -21.3% | -10.33% | 5.11% | 17.8% | -8.77% | 32.51% | 87.58% | -1.18% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 18.17M | 16.92M | 17.75M | 9.02M | 13.31M | 4.72M | 2.65M | 2.93M | 2.08M | 2.62M | 5.9M | 7.73M | 12.41M | 11.18M | 6.1M | 3.81M | 1.93M | 6.39M | 6.5M | 2.47M | 5.97M |
| Accounts Payable | 2.42M | 2.44M | 1.41M | 2.22M | 3.43M | 500.85K | 185.06K | 609.08K | 345.7K | 365.31K | 996.07K | 1.53M | 2.89M | 2.54M | 1.36M | 1.09M | 444.74K | 950.68K | 990.53K | 1.3M | 691.05K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 33.05 | 29.95 | 18.71 | 30.6 | 66.16 | 15.07 | 5.25 | 18.35 | 8.55 | 10.71 | 32 | 34.98 | 48.36 | 35.73 | 17.63 | 17.84 | 7.3 | 13.36 | 15.4 | 30.5 | 14.3 |
| Short-Term Debt | 7.68M | 7.35M | 7.56M | 1.22M | 4.09M | 2.47M | 97.98K | 822.11K | 766.35K | 717.48K | 953.11K | 3.18M | 4.17M | 6.28M | 1.36M | 1.37M | 809.31K | 624.82K | 613.83K | 670.81K | 3.88M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 1.25M | 2.67M | 3.79M | 2.33M | 1.77M | 218.15K | 805.05K | 740.95K | 180.71K | 642.83K | 1.63M | 1.21M | 1.46M | 253.81K | 799.41K | 382.13K | 56.38K | 3.95M | 3.42M | 0 | 561.85K |
| Other Current Liabilities | 6.82M | 2.04M | 3.09M | 1.28M | 2.49M | 1.03M | 1.17M | 468.85K | 405.02K | 324.65K | 1.44M | 1.19M | 3.57M | 1.44M | 1.61M | 886.75K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 843.6K |
| Current Ratio | 0.98x | 0.91x | 0.84x | 1.62x | 1.21x | 2.10x | 3.11x | 3.14x | 3.38x | 2.90x | 1.09x | 0.73x | 0.84x | 1.28x | 2.66x | 4.57x | 7.88x | 2.75x | 1.98x | 2.38x | 1.02x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.98x | 0.74x | 0.65x | 1.35x | 1.04x | 1.83x | 2.65x | 2.71x | 3.28x | 2.85x | 1.06x | 0.72x | 0.81x | 1.24x | 2.60x | 4.38x | 7.73x | 2.69x | 1.95x | 2.30x | 0.98x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | 131.8 | 150.38 | 133.68 | 163.06 | 167.79 | 154.58 | 137.05 | 68.19 | 71.52 | 67.81 | 24.86 | 87.29 | 70.45 | 61.04 | 57.03 | 32.3 | 5.75 | 39.39 | 49.7 | 35.28 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 6.43M | 7.87M | 9.19M | 12.59M | 9.27M | 2.06M | 2.46M | 3.41M | 4.19M | 5.41M | 4.5M | 3.31M | 1.03M | 286.87K | 5.78M | 5.22M | 5.41M | 4.82M | 5.4M | 6.02M | 3.44M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 3K | 0 | 4.75M | 3.11M | 1.3M | 2.45M | 3.41M | 4.19M | 4.87M | 3.74M | 2.49M | 38.07K | 31.11K | 5.78M | 5.22M | 5.41M | 4.82M | 5.4M | 6.02M | 3.44M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 2.86M | 3.64M | 4.41M | 5.14M | 5.85M | 37.11K | 10.16K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.11K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.32M | 2.77M | 720.16K | 0 | 0 | 480.01K | 521.43K | 684.27K | 826.7K | 991.1K | 255.76K | 118M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 3.57M | 4.23M | 4.78M | 2.7M | 305.07K | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539.17K | 37.1K | 0 | 0 | -31.11K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 24.6M | 24.79M | 26.94M | 21.61M | 22.59M | 6.78M | 5.11M | 6.34M | 6.27M | 8.03M | 10.4M | 11.04M | 13.44M | 11.47M | 11.88M | 9.02M | 7.35M | 11.21M | 11.91M | 8.49M | 9.42M |
| Total Debt | 10.55M | 11.76M | 12.7M | 11.82M | 13.66M | 3.82M | 2.57M | 4.23M | 4.95M | 5.59M | 4.74M | 5.81M | 4.21M | 6.32M | 7.14M | 6.59M | 6.22M | 5.45M | 6.02M | 6.69M | 7.32M |
| Net Debt | 10.12M | 11.57M | 12.56M | 11.29M | 12.6M | 1.69M | 1.64M | 2.2M | 2.26M | 2.53M | 3.4M | 4.47M | 3.12M | 3.24M | 4.31M | -951.81K | -2.55M | -5.01M | 3.17M | 5.25M | 6.83M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.37x | 1.35x | 1.63x | 0.81x | 0.89x | 0.38x | 0.27x | 0.44x | 0.62x | 0.70x | 2.74x | 20.13x | 1.19x | 0.63x | 0.59x | 0.48x | 0.52x | 0.54x | 1.45x | 86.65x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | 18.44x | - | 10.63x | - | 2.88x | 4.45x | 1.64x | 2.96x | 1.57x | 1.66x | - | - | - | - | 1.29x | 1.96x | 0.53x | 0.87x | 2.89x | 6.19x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | - | 18.13x | - | 10.15x | - | 1.27x | 2.84x | 0.85x | 1.35x | 0.71x | 1.19x | - | - | - | - | -0.19x | -0.80x | -0.49x | 0.46x | 2.26x | 5.77x |
| Interest Coverage | -2.20x | -4.08x | -8.81x | -1.20x | -4.61x | 3.10x | -0.40x | 5.30x | 2.35x | 4.49x | 2.80x | -1.47x | -15.52x | -5.26x | -12.43x | 8.89x | 6.34x | 20.47x | 12.11x | - | - |
| Total Equity | 7.67M | 8.74M | 7.8M | 14.59M | 15.26M | 9.94M | 9.47M | 9.71M | 8.01M | 7.97M | 1.73M | 288.5K | 3.53M | 10.1M | 12.17M | 13.86M | 12.08M | 10.08M | 4.16M | 77.22K | -748.08K |
| Equity Growth % | -12.21% | 12.01% | -46.53% | -4.39% | 53.53% | 4.99% | -2.49% | 21.2% | 0.53% | 361.2% | 499.03% | -91.83% | -65.03% | -17.03% | -12.19% | 14.73% | 19.82% | 142.38% | 5286.36% | 110.32% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 1.89 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.68 | 2.13 | 2.91 | 2.42 | 2.32 | 1.57 | 0.59 | 0.03 | -0.36 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 7.67M | 8.74M | 7.8M | 14.59M | 15.26M | 9.94M | 9.47M | 9.71M | 8.01M | 7.97M | 1.73M | 288.5K | 3.53M | 10.1M | 12.17M | 13.86M | 12.08M | 10.08M | 4.16M | 77.22K | -748.08K |
| Common Stock | 1K | 1K | 878 | 861 | 3.43K | 2.95K | 2.94K | 2.92K | 2.88K | 2.88K | 2.73K | 2.47K | 2.4K | 2K | 1.8K | 1.54K | 1.42K | 1.39K | 1.26K | 1.01K | 997 |
| Retained Earnings | -11.81M | -10.15M | -7.4M | -356.44K | 622.57K | 972.4K | 651.77K | 993.34K | -576.62K | -310.71K | -5.39M | -6.75M | -3.17M | 3.93M | 6.34M | 8.47M | 6.96M | 4.92M | -1.01M | -4.53M | -4.14M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.84K | 21.69K | 21.94K | 24.24K | 19.33K | 21.57K | 23.56K | -55.1K | -221.42K | -223.58K | 5.91K | -3.3M | -2.9M | 0 | -1.88M | -1.45M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Existential liquidity and execution
As reported in recent financial filings, TPCS has seen total assets decline from $38.4M in 2024Q3 to $32.3M by 2026Q4, a trend that underscores the company's struggle to maintain its operational footprint while navigating persistent negative net income and ongoing capital expenditure requirements.
The consistent reduction in total assets suggests that the company is consuming its resource base to fund operations rather than expanding capacity. This trajectory warrants further investigation into whether the firm is divesting non-core assets or simply failing to replace depreciating equipment at a sustainable rate.
Based on the most recent quarterly data, TPCS maintains a cash balance of only $431,000 against a current ratio of 0.98, indicating that the company possesses an extremely thin buffer to absorb operational shocks or delays in milestone-based payments from its defense prime contractors.
The current ratio hovering consistently below 1.0 suggests that current liabilities are outpacing liquid assets, which may indicate a reliance on short-term credit or deferred payments to manage working capital. Investors should monitor this closely, as the lack of a meaningful cash cushion leaves little room for error in project execution.
According to the company's balance sheet, the debt-to-equity ratio has fluctuated significantly, reaching 1.37 in 2026Q4, which reflects a capital structure that is increasingly sensitive to the erosion of shareholder equity caused by recurring net losses and the accumulation of a $11.8M deficit in retained earnings.
While the absolute debt level appears relatively stable, the rising leverage ratio is a function of a shrinking equity base rather than strategic borrowing. This suggests that the company's financial flexibility is being constrained by its inability to generate positive earnings to bolster its balance sheet.
As indicated by the financial statements, net property, plant, and equipment has decreased from $20.6M in 2024Q3 to $14.4M in 2026Q4, suggesting that the company's specialized manufacturing assets are aging without sufficient reinvestment to maintain their competitive edge in high-precision naval fabrication.
The decline in net PPE relative to total assets may imply that the company is not adequately refreshing its large-format machining centers, which are critical for its nuclear-grade certifications. This trend could eventually impair the company's ability to meet the stringent quality requirements of its defense-sector clients.
Based on the provided data, the company's reliance on percentage-of-completion accounting creates a potential distortion where contract assets may overstate the value of work-in-progress, masking the underlying liquidity strain caused by the gap between revenue recognition and actual cash collection from government-funded programs.
The presence of deferred revenue alongside negative retained earnings suggests that the company is effectively financing its operations through customer advances, which creates a significant liability if project milestones are not met. This structure makes the balance sheet highly vulnerable to any operational delays or contract renegotiations.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TPCS stock.
As of 2026, TechPrecision Corporation (TPCS) had total assets of $32.3M including $17.7M in current assets.
TechPrecision Corporation (TPCS) carries total debt of $10.5M, offset by $0.4M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
TechPrecision Corporation (TPCS) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $7.7M ($0.77 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
TechPrecision Corporation (TPCS) reported a current ratio of 0.98x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.