Microvision, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Microvision, Inc. had return on equity of -182.1%, an operating margin of -6856.6%, debt equal to 69.2% of equity and a current ratio of 2.69. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | −1.6% | — | — | 17.2% | 69.2% | 70.0% | 21.9% | 29.7% | −2.4% | 39.6% | 3.6% | 54.8% | 99.9% | 84.9% | 61.8% | −60.3% | — | — |
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | −641.4% | −270.8% | −257.9% | −377.8% | −158.4% | −111.5% | −264.5% | −154.6% | −297.9% | −440.6% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | −637.5% | −271.3% | −225.2% | −519.9% | −158.3% | −111.6% | −264.5% | −154.8% | −298.0% | −441.2% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −862.8% | <−999% | −506.3% | −252.9% | −222.7% | −377.6% | −75.8% | −106.5% | −192.8% | −134.5% | −279.0% | −533.2% | <−999% | <−999% | −950.9% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Return on equity | −94.4% | −149.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −71.0% | −52.4% | −89.3% | −134.1% | −182.1% | — |
| Return on assets | — | −134.7% | −121.2% | −123.3% | −123.2% | −177.7% | −111.9% | −96.5% | −102.2% | −103.2% | −151.9% | −83.0% | −57.1% | −43.3% | −67.7% | −77.3% | −84.7% | −115.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.34 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.30 | 1.46 | 1.23 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.44 | 2.39 | 1.22 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 1.75 | 9.58 | 7.96 | 4.23 | 1.79 | 2.69 | 0.80 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 12.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 117.4% | 69.2% | 198.7% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 641.2% | 455.7% | 272.0% | 153.6% | 180.2% | 260.2% | 94.5% | 82.2% | 156.7% | 140.1% | 210.0% | 318.4% | 964.4% | >999% | 781.2% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 379.3% | 321.8% | 237.0% | 134.5% | 149.6% | 201.0% | 85.8% | 59.2% | 105.4% | 54.1% | 91.5% | 191.5% | 890.2% | >999% | 505.4% | 624.9% | >999% | 621.5% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 35.5% | 39.8% | 9.8% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 6.1% | 32.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 13.0% | 99.7% | 656.5% | 26.7% | 8.0% | 56.2% | 40.9% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | 6.6% | — | — | — | 38.8% | 43.6% | 50.0% |
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −889.0% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −509.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −918.7% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −625.1% |
| Current ratio | 1.79 | 1.89 | 2.41 | 2.88 | 2.69 | 1.05 | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Debt to equity | 67.7% | 56.6% | 41.9% | 31.9% | 34.6% | 81.3% | 119.1% | 99.3% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 531.2% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 549.2% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 359.0% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 625.3% | 390.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $38m of assets due within a year against $47m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $38m short-term assets against $21m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $29m of cash against $23m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 99% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 1% to 99% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$65m of operating cash flow against $23m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$110m against $10m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Microvision'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
Cash operating profit has been a median -32.4% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 0 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 17.0%, moving by 104.6 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -1278.0%; its worst year was -4301.1%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 10 years, at a median -1026.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 406.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 99.8% 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 (10 before it).
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