Cerus Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 11.72% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Cerus Corporation's free cash flow has increased 0.00% from $8.52M last year to $8.52M, signaling increasing performance

Cerus Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.44, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy

Cerus Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.75 last year to 1.44 today, signaling strengthened financials

Cerus Corporation has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable

Cerus Corporation's interest coverage ratio is -2.18, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Cerus Corporation's profit margin has increased (-63.06%) in the last year from -11.60% to -4.29%, signaling increasing performance

Cerus Corporation's short-term assets of $174.38M exceed its short-term liabilities of $100.80M

Cerus Corporation's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Cerus Corporation's return on equity of -15.36%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Cerus Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Cerus Corporation had positive net income in only 0.00 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Cerus Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Cerus Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 1.39%, which is below the 2.00% threshold, indicating limited cash return relative to market value

Cerus Corporation's yearly earnings has increased -25.29% since last year from $-20.92M to $-15.63M, signaling increasing performance

Cerus Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 14.35% since last year from $180.27M to $206.13M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC -10.34% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Cerus Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 8.35% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Cerus Corporation had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Cerus Corporation had positive ROE in only 0.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Cerus Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Cerus Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Cerus Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model

Cerus Corporation has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

Cerus Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -4.02 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Cerus Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Cerus Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 8.73x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

Cerus Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.68x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue