Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ASTI
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ("Ascent" or the "Company") is a solar technology company that manufactures and sells photovoltaic ("PV") solar modules that are flexible, durable, and possess attractive power to weight and power to area performance. Our technology provides renewable power solutions to high-value production and specialty solar markets where traditional rigid solar panels are not suitable, including space power beaming, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles ("UAV"), aquatic, terrestrial, and other weight-sensitive markets (including DoD drone and space operations) with transformational high quality, value added product applications. We operate in these target markets because they have highly specialized needs for power generation and offer attractive pricing due to the significant technological requirements.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $76.8K | $41.9K | $458.3K | $1.2M | $607.8K | $66.6K | $638.4K | $862.4K | $642.2K | $1.7M |
| R&D | $2.4M | $2.3M | $3.2M | $6.0M | $4.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $2.8M | $4.8M | $6.6M |
| SG&A | $4.1M | $4.5M | $5.4M | $4.7M | $3.3M | $1.0M | $1.8M | $3.2M | $5.6M | $10.3M |
| Total operating expenses | $8.0M | $8.6M | $16.1M | $18.3M | $9.4M | $2.5M | $3.9M | $7.4M | $14.8M | $26.4M |
| Operating income | -$7.9M | -$8.5M | -$15.6M | -$17.1M | -$8.8M | -$2.5M | -$3.3M | -$6.6M | -$14.1M | -$24.6M |
| Pre-tax income | -$7.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Income tax | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | -$7.9M | -$9.2M | -$17.1M | -$19.8M | -$6.0M | $1.6M | -$4.9M | -$16.0M | -$18.6M | -$38.9M |
| EPS, basic | -3.09 | -10.38 | -3,419.00 | -132.00 | -1.54 | 1.15 | — | — | — | — |
| EPS, diluted | -3.09 | -10.38 | -3,419.00 | -132.00 | -1.54 | 0.32 | -0.00 | -0.69 | -3.15 | -0.42 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 2.6M | 882,547 | 10,251 | 149,016 | 3.9M | 3.7M | 1.54B | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $2.8M | $3.2M | $1.0M | $11.5M | $6.0M | $167.7K | — | $18.2K | $89.6K | $130.9K |
| Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.8K | $49.2K | $5.5K | $0 | $165.2K | $6.7K | $549.2K |
| Inventory | $543.6K | $453.1K | $447.5K | $615.3K | $592.2K | $534.4K | $533.9K | $660.8K | $1.0M | $2.6M |
| Total current assets | $3.4M | $3.7M | $1.5M | $12.4M | $6.9M | $779.3K | $585.5K | $982.5K | $1.6M | $4.2M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $190.1K | $233.7K | $1.0M | $551.7K | $279.7K | $18.8K | $4.2M | $4.4M | $4.6M | $5.7M |
| Other intangibles | $9.1K | $28.5K | $54.0K | $80.0K | $86.6K | $439.8K | $813.4K | $862.4K | $1.5M | $1.6M |
| Total assets | $6.3M | $7.1M | $6.3M | $18.7M | $12.8M | $7.4M | $5.6M | $6.3M | $7.8M | $11.6M |
| Accounts payable | $394.7K | $449.4K | $579.2K | $595.2K | $642.2K | $737.0K | $1.7M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $4.9M |
| Short-term debt | — | — | $406.7K | $14.9M | — | — | — | $349.1K | $343.4K | $243.1K |
| Total current liabilities | $2.2M | $2.3M | $5.8M | $5.0M | $3.1M | $9.2M | $30.7M | $23.9M | $15.0M | $18.1M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5.9M | $5.0M | $5.1M | $5.3M |
| Total liabilities | $3.0M | $3.8M | $7.8M | $14.1M | $15.7M | $27.6M | $30.7M | $28.9M | $20.2M | — |
| Retained earnings | -$499.4M | -$491.6M | -$482.5M | -$447.5M | -$427.8M | -$421.8M | -$423.4M | -$418.5M | -$402.5M | -$383.9M |
| Total equity | $3.3M | $3.4M | -$1.5M | $899.3K | -$2.8M | -$20.2M | -$25.1M | -$22.6M | -$15.2M | -$14.0M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$6.9M | -$8.4M | -$9.5M | -$10.5M | -$9.4M | -$2.9M | -$2.7M | -$4.0M | -$12.6M | -$16.9M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $79.7K | $74.1K | $95.2K | $75.6K | $57.3K | $151.7K | $242.8K | $381.1K | $1.2M | $3.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $5.5M | — | — | $20.8K | $29.3K | $123.3K | $888.3K |
| Capital expenditure | $32.0K | $421 | $3.9M | $169.4K | $280.3K | — | $6.4K | $0 | $6.4K | $51.7K |
| Investing cash flow | -$107.0K | -$421 | -$3.9M | -$265.5K | -$301.5K | $254.4K | $827.5K | -$2.4K | $80.9K | -$158.4K |
| Financing cash flow | $6.6M | $10.5M | $3.0M | $16.3M | $15.5M | $2.8M | $1.9M | $3.9M | $12.5M | $16.8M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001079973-26-000543.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7M | $642.2K | $862.4K | $638.4K | $66.6K | $607.8K | $1.2M | $458.3K | $41.9K | $76.8K |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | -$38.9M | -$18.6M | -$16.0M | -$4.9M | $1.6M | -$6.0M | -$19.8M | -$17.1M | -$9.2M | -$7.9M |
Recent filings and events
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- Unregistered share sale Shares issued outside a registered offering. Dilution, and for a small company often the way it is funded. Item 3.02
- Other event Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- Unregistered share sale Item 3.02
- Other event Item 8.01
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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