Energous Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Energous Corp had return on equity of -168.0% and a net margin of -170.4%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 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 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −170.4% | −76.4% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −91.0% | −158.5% | — | — | — | −93.5% | −86.3% | −73.4% | −107.2% | — | −168.0% | −30.4% |
| Return on assets | −233.4% | −252.0% | −82.9% | −134.9% | −194.9% | −271.8% | −163.8% | −81.6% | −79.3% | −64.8% | −83.4% | −179.7% | −93.4% | −25.8% |
| R&D as % of revenue | — | — | 753.0% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 73.3% | 38.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $44m of assets due within a year against $5m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $44m short-term assets against $300,000 of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- 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 Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$9m against $304,000 of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Energous'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 -118.6% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -4898.6%; its worst year was -13218.7%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 9 years, at a median -2893.7% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count fell 99.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 745.9% 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 (25 before it).
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