Cemtrex Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Cemtrex Inc had an operating margin of 0.7%, debt equal to 191.4% of equity and a current ratio of 1.22. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2010Sept 2010 | 2011Sept 2011 | 2012Sept 2012 | 2013Sept 2013 | 2014Sept 2014 | 2015Sept 2015 | 2016Sept 2016 | 2017Sept 2017 | 2018Sept 2018 | 2019Sept 2019 | 2020Sept 2020 | 2021Sept 2021 | 2022Sept 2022 | 2023Sept 2023 | 2024Sept 2024 | 2025Sept 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 42.1% | 15.5% | 11.3% | 8.4% | 32.7% | 28.7% | 31.2% | 33.1% | 36.3% | 39.6% | 40.5% | 39.3% | 36.8% | 43.3% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 38.2% |
| Operating margin | −30.3% | 8.0% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4.2% | −55.4% | −19.0% | −10.5% | −20.3% | −31.4% | −2.5% | −7.9% | 0.7% | −10.3% |
| Net margin | −31.1% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 3.6% | −40.8% | −57.0% | −24.1% | 18.1% | −28.9% | −2.5% | −10.8% | −36.8% | −38.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −29.3% | — | — | — | −10.6% | 4.2% | 7.7% | −3.9% | −64.9% | 5.8% | — | −25.8% | −39.7% | −8.4% | −7.8% | −2.3% | −13.5% |
| Return on equity | — | — | 138.3% | 29.2% | 111.8% | 52.7% | 45.0% | 16.2% | −24.9% | −84.8% | −46.2% | 31.0% | −71.3% | −14.0% | −116.6% | — | −134.2% |
| Return on assets | −83.5% | 55.2% | 31.6% | 12.7% | 23.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 7.0% | −13.6% | −40.8% | −19.9% | 13.7% | −26.4% | −3.2% | −15.6% | −61.2% | −46.4% |
| Asset turnover | 2.68 | 7.50 | 5.92 | 6.01 | 4.20 | 2.68 | 2.38 | 1.91 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.91 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.21 |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 2.93 | 4.38 | 3.95 | 1.84 | 1.53 | 1.47 | 2.31 | 1.46 | 1.21 | 2.22 | 1.77 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.44 | 1.22 | 1.54 |
| Debt to equity | — | >999% | 56.5% | 97.9% | 153.6% | 105.1% | 73.4% | 32.5% | 59.0% | 84.2% | 95.0% | 116.7% | 138.1% | 506.6% | 448.5% | 191.4% | 59.5% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | — | 16.5x | 7.6x | 6.9x | 5.0x | 7.5x | 5.5x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.2x | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 17.9% | −2.6% | — | — | — | 48.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.6% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 2.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.0% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 36.9% | 43.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.0% | — | — | — | 5.7% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 53.9% | 4.2% | — | 2.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | −188.9% | 83.3% | 144.8% | −106.7% | — | — | — | −142.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Sept 2024 | 2025 Q1Dec 2024 | 2025 Q2Mar 2025 | 2025 Q3Jun 2025 | 2025 Q4Sept 2025 | 2026 Q1Dec 2025 | 2026 Q2Mar 2026 | 2026 Q3Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.8% | 41.5% | 44.6% | 43.4% | 38.0% | 34.8% | 37.9% | 41.7% |
| Operating margin | −1.8% | −16.6% | 16.9% | −3.8% | −6.4% | −17.4% | −12.0% | −6.5% |
| Net margin | 24.4% | −209.3% | 31.7% | −27.3% | −17.3% | −127.4% | 5.0% | −24.3% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −15.1% | −15.5% | 8.7% | 10.2% | −20.2% | −6.7% | −25.3% | −1.2% |
| Current ratio | 1.44 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 2.38 | 1.57 | 1.54 |
| Debt to equity | 382.2% | 395.7% | 279.4% | 475.2% | 155.0% | 43.8% | 50.5% | 52.0% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 3.8% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.3% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 35.3% | 49.2% | 23.7% | 43.1% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 44.1% | 42.7% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $38m of assets due within a year against $24m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $38m short-term assets against $14m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $8m of cash against $17m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 52% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 11% to 52% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$8m of operating cash flow against $17m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$7m against $14m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Cemtrex's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -15.4% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 11 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 39.2%, moving by 4.7 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -9.0%; its worst year was -21.3%.
- Cash conversion 3 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 10 years, at a median -7.1% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 362.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.1% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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