Cenntro Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Cenntro Inc. had return on equity of -123.6%, an operating margin of -180.0%, debt equal to 16.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.71. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | −3.5% | 10.4% | 17.5% | −5.7% | 15.5% | 24.3% | −12.8% | −11.6% |
| Operating margin | −497.6% | −194.8% | −191.9% | −617.7% | −414.8% | −101.7% | −180.0% | −175.4% |
| Net margin | −544.4% | −94.6% | −191.5% | <−999% | −519.9% | −143.4% | −403.7% | −423.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −132.2% | −145.6% | −259.2% | −812.9% | −633.9% | −71.0% | −69.8% | −51.8% |
| Return on equity | — | −63.4% | −12.1% | −50.5% | −36.8% | −44.9% | −123.6% | −193.8% |
| Return on assets | — | −22.7% | −10.5% | −39.4% | −23.9% | −28.2% | −70.5% | −100.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.39 | 10.65 | 2.89 | 3.58 | 2.26 | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 16.0% | 18.2% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 60.0% | 25.0% | 17.2% | 71.2% | 74.1% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 13.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.6% | 1.4% | 8.8% | 36.7% | 73.2% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.8% | −8.1% | 15.0% | −0.3% | 2.3% | −54.9% | 19.6% | 6.6% |
| Operating margin | −40.4% | −190.2% | −288.1% | −126.4% | −150.4% | −229.9% | −328.4% | −120.5% |
| Net margin | −55.3% | −323.2% | −263.8% | −154.4% | −146.7% | <−999% | −322.4% | −169.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −1.6% | −158.5% | −255.4% | −70.6% | −33.2% | — | −231.8% | −45.0% |
| Current ratio | 2.70 | 2.26 | 2.03 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 1.71 | 1.69 | 1.65 |
| Debt to equity | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 8.6% | 22.5% | 36.6% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 39.4% | 7.5% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $42m of assets due within a year against $25m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $42m short-term assets against $9m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $4m of cash against $4m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 10% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$9m of operating cash flow against $4m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Cenntro's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Pricing power 0 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 2.6%, moving by 12.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -193.7%; its worst year was -497.6%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 5 years, at a median -132.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (17 before it).
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