The company's financial position shows significant erosion, with total assets contracting from $86.1 million in 2023Q4 to $38.4 million by 2026Q1.
| 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 |
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| Total Current Assets | 24.78M | 27.2M | 26.72M | 41.5M | 91.24M | 137.15M | 45.06M | 19.07M | 27.38M | 21.24M | 18.23M | 16.53M | 1.96M | 1.68M | 1.21M | 4.14M | 7.9M | 6.95M | 4.71M | 5.5M | 3.71M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 20.17M | 21.15M | 18.19M | 26.56M | 72.56M | 120.2M | 36.07M | 10.61M | 17.26M | 14.89M | 14.53M | 11.88M | 84.97K | 310.14K | 66.55K | 417.98K | 2.64M | 2.5M | 818.72K | 370K | 570K |
| Cash Only | 20.17M | 21.15M | 18.19M | 26.56M | 72.56M | 120.2M | 36.07M | 10.61M | 17.26M | 14.89M | 14.53M | 11.88M | 84.97K | 310.14K | 66.55K | 417.98K | 2.64M | 2.5M | 818.72K | 370K | 570K |
| 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 | 1.47M | 2.54M | 2.28M | 4.2M | 4.29M | 2.24M | 1.39M | 1.62M | 772.34K | 1.47M | 103.31K | 325.69K | 383.53K | 214.92K | 170.6K | 1.1M | 1.36M | 1.45M | 1.41M | 3.04M | 1.98M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 105.88 | 147.67 | 144.82 | 126.44 | 132.44 | 62.17 | 43.77 | 88.75 | 34.83 | 97.02 | 17.73 | 43.23 | 46.17 | 32.84 | 19.29 | 30.87 | 40.47 | 44.43 | 41.31 | 109.26 | 75.75 |
| Inventory | 2.14M | 2.19M | 4.81M | 9M | 11.27M | 12.15M | 6.1M | 5.71M | 7.28M | 3.85M | 2.65M | 3.35M | 911.95K | 953.63K | 687.18K | 2.54M | 3.75M | 2.96M | 2.31M | 1.98M | 1.16M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 125.24 | 108.8 | 165.43 | 236.72 | 430.51 | 431.68 | 235.13 | 188.05 | 420.14 | 226.27 | 294.05 | 559.77 | 158.36 | 220.01 | 107.14 | 111.49 | 161.87 | 141.97 | 95.82 | 106.59 | 73.38 |
| Other Current Assets | 996.47K | 1.06M | 1.07M | 1.34M | 2.12M | 2.05M | 1.01M | 895.1K | 1.31M | 873.95K | 797.41K | 608.95K | 422.91K | 200.94K | 199.57K | 74.63K | 158.82K | 41.19K | 0 | 240K | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 13.59M | 12.88M | 12.68M | 44.65M | 41.07M | 11.32M | 7.42M | 9.37M | 7.75M | 5.59M | 4.12M | 3.03M | 1.74M | 1.18M | 1.22M | 1.68M | 1.29M | 1.46M | 1.51M | 1.47M | 1.3M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 9.3M | 8.63M | 8.08M | 8.37M | 4.83M | 6.31M | 4.35M | 6.42M | 4.29M | 4.12M | 3.36M | 2.02M | 416.96K | 446.33K | 664.97K | 961.69K | 562.09K | 701.37K | 825.92K | 860K | 780K |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.67x | 0.73x | 0.71x | 1.45x | 2.45x | 2.09x | 2.66x | 1.04x | 1.89x | 1.34x | 0.63x | 1.36x | 7.27x | 5.35x | 4.85x | 13.57x | 21.80x | 16.95x | 15.12x | 11.80x | 12.23x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 3.99M | 3.95M | 3.95M | 29.84M | 33.55M | 4.07M | 2.81M | 2.7M | 3.2M | 1.47M | 750.3K | 1.02M | 1.21M | 736.17K | 551.31K | 720.6K | 1.36M | 1.45M | 1.41M | 610K | 530K |
| Long-Term Investments | 2M | 300K | 650K | 6.43M | 450K | 450K | 250K | 250K | 250K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631.14K | 491.92K | 2.5B | 1.96B | 259.19K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.52K | 0 | -1.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10K |
| Total Assets | 38.37M | 40.07M | 39.41M | 86.15M | 132.31M | 148.47M | 52.47M | 28.45M | 35.13M | 26.83M | 22.35M | 19.56M | 3.7M | 2.86M | 2.43M | 5.82M | 9.19M | 8.41M | 6.22M | 6.97M | 5.01M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.15x | 0.16x | 0.15x | 0.14x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.22x | 0.23x | 0.23x | 0.21x | 0.10x | 0.14x | 0.82x | 0.83x | 1.33x | 2.24x | 1.33x | 1.41x | 2.01x | 1.46x | 1.90x |
| Asset Growth % | 7% | 1.69% | -54.26% | -34.89% | -10.88% | 182.95% | 84.46% | -19.03% | 30.93% | 20.08% | 14.22% | 428.7% | 29.28% | 17.98% | -58.31% | -36.7% | 9.32% | 35.15% | -10.73% | 39.12% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4.01M | 4.89M | 2.11M | 5.22M | 15.28M | 4.16M | 3.1M | 2.63M | 4.68M | 5.44M | 4.42M | 1.8M | 3.39M | 3.66M | 5.15M | 10.19M | 6.8M | 5.91M | 6.56M | 4.53M | 3.64M |
| Accounts Payable | 1.5M | 685.01K | 538.22K | 1.57M | 1.21M | 2.05M | 1.52M | 1.06M | 2.67M | 3.73M | 1.09M | 907.43K | 2.18M | 2.42M | 2.9M | 3.77M | 4.13M | 3.94M | 4.76M | 4.03M | 2.74M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 51.86 | 34.05 | 18.5 | 41.31 | 46.3 | 72.99 | 58.47 | 35.01 | 153.95 | 218.85 | 120.39 | 151.67 | 379.18 | 558.44 | 451.62 | 165.35 | 178.29 | 188.85 | 197.82 | 216.93 | 173.33 |
| Short-Term Debt | 500.91K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42M | 55.79K | 277.96K | 377.79K | 1.43M | 4.92M | 906.66K | 1.14M | 702.29K | 80K | 90K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 301.84K | 62.36K | 125.9K | 18.84K | 29.06K | 27.8K | 41.15K | 142.46K | 364.09K | 181.29K | 575.73K | 97.33K | 173.95K | 170.78K | 63.08K | 392.15K | 1.29M | 170.67K | 222.37K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1.48M | 0 | 0 | 1M | 12.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.36K | 1.11M | 629.16K | 168.4K | 248.74K | 360.67K | 181.32K | 923.72K | 297.58K | 660.12K | 890.16K | 420K | 810K |
| Current Ratio | 6.19x | 5.56x | 12.65x | 7.96x | 5.97x | 33.00x | 14.56x | 7.24x | 5.86x | 3.91x | 4.12x | 9.17x | 0.58x | 0.46x | 0.23x | 0.41x | 1.16x | 1.18x | 0.72x | 1.21x | 1.02x |
| Quick Ratio | 5.65x | 5.12x | 10.37x | 6.23x | 5.23x | 30.07x | 12.58x | 5.07x | 4.30x | 3.20x | 3.52x | 7.31x | 0.31x | 0.20x | 0.10x | 0.16x | 0.61x | 0.68x | 0.37x | 0.78x | 0.70x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 179.26 | 222.41 | 291.75 | 321.85 | 516.65 | 420.86 | 220.43 | 241.78 | 301.02 | 104.43 | 191.38 | 451.33 | -174.65 | -305.6 | -325.19 | -22.99 | 24.06 | -2.45 | -60.69 | -1.08 | -24.19 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 371.27K | 502.11K | 0 | 137.67K | 305.15K | 582.88K | 1.07M | 1.57M | 3.03M | 18.33K | 201.46K | 1.67M | 14.71M | 12.24M | 3.48M | 2.45M | 5.8M | 2.83M | 1.75M | 2.01M | 1.98M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23M | 976.48K | 170.5K | 1.72M | 1.07M | 3.43M | 1.96M | 0 | 612.43K | 1.21M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.51M | 502.11K | 0 | 137.67K | 305.15K | 582.88K | 1.07M | 1.57M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88K | 40.04K | 52K | 102.07K | 94.18K | 559.54K | 418.83K | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.46K | 440.09K | 13.62M | 12.05M | 1.73M | 1.33M | 2.27M | 783.32K | 1.19M | 978.74K | 770K |
| Total Liabilities | 4.38M | 5.39M | 2.11M | 5.35M | 15.58M | 4.74M | 4.17M | 4.21M | 4.68M | 5.45M | 4.62M | 3.47M | 18.1M | 15.9M | 8.64M | 12.64M | 12.6M | 8.74M | 8.31M | 6.54M | 5.62M |
| Total Debt | 872.18K | 1M | 494.24K | 301.19K | 956.16K | 1.12M | 1.52M | 2.1M | 0 | 0 | 1.42M | 1.28M | 1.38M | 589.84K | 3.24M | 6.79M | 3.84M | 3.29M | 1.4M | 1.11M | 1.3M |
| Net Debt | -19.29M | -20.15M | -17.69M | -26.25M | -71.61M | -119.09M | -34.55M | -8.51M | -17.26M | -14.89M | -13.12M | -10.59M | 1.3M | 279.69K | 3.18M | 6.37M | 1.21M | 790.05K | 582.91K | 740K | 730K |
| Debt / Equity | 0.03x | 0.03x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.09x | - | - | 0.08x | 0.08x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.64x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.03x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.69x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1130.58x | -80.11x | -27.97x | -13.08x | -12.44x | -19.14x | -8.31x | -4.93x | -9.49x | -10.04x | -17.73x | -12.15x | -5.00x |
| Total Equity | 34M | 34.68M | 37.29M | 80.79M | 116.73M | 143.73M | 48.3M | 24.24M | 30.46M | 21.38M | 17.72M | 16.09M | -14.4M | -13.04M | -6.21M | -6.82M | -3.41M | -330.23K | -2.09M | 420K | -600K |
| Equity Growth % | -12.08% | -7% | -53.84% | -30.79% | -18.78% | 197.55% | 99.27% | -20.41% | 42.46% | 20.64% | 10.12% | 211.77% | -10.43% | -109.97% | 9.01% | -100.05% | -933.08% | 84.2% | -597.61% | 170% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 1.27 | 1.83 | 2.35 | 1.27 | 0.80 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.04 | -1.37 | -2.18 | -1.70 | -1.63 | -0.97 | -0.11 | -0.75 | 0.17 | -0.26 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 34M | 34.68M | 37.29M | 80.79M | 116.73M | 143.73M | 48.3M | 24.24M | 30.46M | 21.38M | 17.72M | 16.09M | -14.4M | -13.04M | -6.21M | -6.82M | -3.41M | -330.23K | -2.09M | 420K | -600K |
| Common Stock | 83.74K | 81.68K | 76.55K | 65.3K | 63.78K | 63.67K | 45.65K | 33.13K | 27.59K | 24.28K | 19.57K | 16.09K | 11.3K | 9.6K | 265.26K | 189.16K | 263.6K | 263.6K | 218.27K | 200K | 170K |
| Retained Earnings | -406.97M | -399.86M | -367.52M | -293.98M | -243.84M | -203.07M | -162.69M | -144.74M | -118.27M | -96.47M | -76.84M | -57.59M | -44.16M | -36.29M | -26.15M | -26.47M | -22.59M | -18.03M | -14.69M | -9.69M | -6.53M |
| Treasury Stock | -2.48M | -2.48M | -2.48M | -2.48M | -2.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.06M | -2.25M | -1.69M | -1.04M | -2.15M | -2.7M | -2.4M | -2.57M | -2.17M | -2.03M | -1.62M | -1.17M | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Persistent operating cash burn
According to reported financial statements, Vuzix's total assets have declined from $86.1 million in 2023Q4 to $38.4 million by 2026Q1, reflecting a consistent erosion of the balance sheet as the company funds ongoing operational deficits through the liquidation of its cash and investment holdings.
The steady reduction in total assets suggests that the company is consuming its capital base to sustain R&D and manufacturing operations without achieving a corresponding increase in revenue scale. Investors should monitor whether this downward trajectory in asset value will eventually necessitate further dilutive equity raises to maintain minimum liquidity requirements.
As indicated by recent quarterly filings, Vuzix maintains a current ratio of 6.19 as of 2026Q1, yet this figure appears to be a function of low current liabilities rather than a robust cash buffer, given the company's persistent and significant quarterly operating cash flow deficits.
While the high current ratio may appear superficially healthy, it provides a misleading sense of security when contrasted with the company's ongoing cash burn. The reliance on cash reserves to fund operations suggests that the current liquidity position is a temporary state that will continue to deteriorate absent a fundamental shift in unit economics.
Based on the provided balance sheet data, the company's retained earnings have plummeted to a deficit of $407.0 million as of 2026Q1, illustrating the long-term impact of persistent net losses on the firm's equity base and the overall quality of shareholder capital.
The massive accumulated deficit highlights the difficulty the company has faced in converting its technological investments into profitable commercial outcomes. This trend suggests that equity value is being systematically consumed, which may limit the company's future flexibility to raise capital without significant dilution to existing shareholders.
As reported in financial disclosures, goodwill dropped sharply from $29.8 million in 2023Q4 to $4.0 million by 2026Q1, indicating a significant impairment of previously acquired assets that may have failed to meet performance expectations in the current competitive landscape.
The substantial reduction in goodwill suggests that the company has had to reconcile the carrying value of its assets with the reality of its market position. This impairment warrants further investigation into the underlying value of the remaining intangible assets and whether further write-downs could be required if commercial adoption remains sluggish.
Based on an analysis of the balance sheet, the company's minimal debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03 appears to be a strategic choice to avoid interest obligations, yet this lack of leverage may actually reflect a limited ability to access traditional debt markets due to persistent losses.
While a low debt-to-equity ratio is often viewed as a sign of financial strength, in this context, it may indicate that the company is entirely dependent on equity markets for survival. This reliance creates a non-obvious risk where the company's future is tied to its ability to continuously issue shares, regardless of the prevailing market valuation.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VUZI stock.
As of 2025, Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) had total assets of $40.1M including $27.2M in current assets.
Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) carries total debt of $1.0M, offset by $21.2M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $34.7M ($0.45 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Vuzix Corporation (VUZI) reported a current ratio of 5.56x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.