ASTI
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-16 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
- Nom
- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
- Secteur
- Energy
- Industrie
- Solar
- Bourse
- NASDAQ
- Capitalisation
- $16.7M
- Employés
- 16
- PDG
- Paul Warley Jr.
- Site web
- https://www.ascentsolar.com
- Marché
- BRNNUAIPNPTLERBNESKYQ
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. specializes in the development, production, and distribution of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic products. These solar energy solutions are engineered for diverse applications, spanning the aerospace industry, defense sector, emergency management, and both consumer and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) demands. A notable offering includes their outdoor solar charging devices. The company markets and distributes its goods via a comprehensive network of OEMs, system integrators, wholesalers, retailers, and online e-commerce channels. Founded in 2005, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. maintains its primary offices in Thornton, Colorado.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 31 272 titres (~92 200,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- Forrest Reynolds T.
- Total bought
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- Total sold
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$92,200
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $2.95 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
- Last activity
- 2026-09-11
- Last synced
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Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Forrest Reynolds T. | Sell · S S | 22,152 | $2.89 | ≈ $64,103 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-27 | Forrest Reynolds T. | Sell · S S | 5,000 | $3.10 | ≈ $15,512 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-25 | Forrest Reynolds T. | Sell · S S | 4,120 | $3.05 | ≈ $12,585 | Form 4 |
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Signal
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-16 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
ASTI presents a critically weak profile across all dimensions: a liquidity score of 25 and fundamental trend score of 15 confirm severe financial distress with unsustainable cash burn and negative margins exceeding…
The first sentence of the analysis written for ASTI on 2026-09-16 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Bearish signal
Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 1.53 · operating margin -10257% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | -155.7% | -254.2% | -312.9% | -64.5% | -213.0% | |
| Ebit Margin | -10134.8% | -20205.2% | -3250.5% | -1394.3% | -808.1% | |
| Ebitda Margin | -9317.3% | -18872.2% | -3084.1% | -1331.4% | -691.9% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -10256.7% | -20378.5% | -3413.6% | -1394.8% | -1446.3% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -10202.5% | -21794.3% | -3724.9% | -1617.8% | -987.2% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -10202.5% | -21794.3% | -3724.9% | -1615.5% | -987.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -10202.5% | -21794.3% | -3724.9% | -1615.5% | -987.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -10288.4% | -21873.8% | -7648.6% | -1615.5% | -987.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.534 | 1.628 | 0.267 | 2.502 | 2.245 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.288 | 1.430 | 0.189 | 2.378 | 2.051 | |
| Solvency Ratio | -2.406 | -2.276 | -1.933 | -1.347 | -0.338 | |
| Cash Ratio | 1.263 | 1.390 | 0.182 | 2.309 | 1.954 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -1.330 | -0.315 | -0.025 | -2.470 | -9.958 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.019 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.052 | 0.026 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.019 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.052 | 0.026 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -1.330 | -0.315 | -0.025 | -2.470 | -9.958 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.019 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.052 | 0.026 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.147 | 0.854 | -0.584 | 10.593 | -21.086 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 136.823 | 68.888 | 1.946 | 39.724 | 98.308 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -1.514 | -0.343 | -0.066 | -4.545 | -6.169 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.521 | -0.343 | -0.094 | -4.623 | -6.353 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.231 | 0.289 | 0.612 | 0.540 | 1.102 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.439 | 0.610 | -2.770 | 2.198 | -4.995 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.305 | 0.379 | 1.565 | 0.687 | 1.250 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.535 | 1.540 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.897 | 2.114 | -4.527 | 4.073 | -4.534 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 0.059 | -0.030 | 0.282 | 0.217 | -0.266 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -3.130 | -3.694 | -1.655 | -2.112 | -3.082 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -89.927 | -201.073 | -20.811 | -8.592 | -15.473 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.005 | 1.000 | 1.407 | 1.017 | 1.030 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -137.577 | -11.537 | -3.654 | -5.500 | -2.119 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -151.448 | -12.824 | -7.195 | -6.305 | -8.077 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | -430.763 | -5.629 | -42.026 | -10.487 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -4.713 | -4.084 | -2.255 | -1.042 | -0.664 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -215.648 | -20,008.477 | -2.460 | -57.756 | -33.549 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -215.648 | -20,008.477 | -2.460 | -57.756 | -33.549 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -1.284 | -0.225 | -0.288 | -2.897 | -16.156 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | -155.7% | ▲98.5% | ▲44.3% |
| Ebit Margin | -10134.8% | ▲10070.4% | ▼-2976.2% |
| Ebitda Margin | -9317.3% | ▲9554.9% | ▼-2657.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -10256.7% | ▲10121.8% | ▼-2878.7% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -10202.5% | ▲11591.8% | ▼-2537.2% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -10202.5% | ▲11591.8% | ▼-2537.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -10202.5% | ▲11591.8% | ▼-2537.6% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -10288.4% | ▲11585.4% | ▼-1805.7% |
| Current Ratio | 1.534 | ▼-0.094 | ▼-0.101 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.288 | ▼-0.142 | ▼-0.179 |
| Solvency Ratio | -2.406 | ▼-0.131 | ▼-0.747 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.263 | ▼-0.127 | ▼-0.156 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -1.330 | ▼-1.015 | ▲1.490 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.019 | ▲0.016 | ▼-0.001 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.019 | ▲0.016 | ▼-0.001 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -1.330 | ▼-1.015 | ▲1.490 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.019 | ▲0.016 | ▼-0.001 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.147 | ▲2.293 | ▲4.562 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 136.823 | ▲67.935 | ▲67.685 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -1.514 | ▼-1.172 | ▲1.013 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.522 | ▼-1.179 | ▲1.065 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.231 | ▼-0.057 | ▼-0.323 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.439 | ▼-0.171 | ▲1.342 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.305 | ▼-0.074 | ▼-0.532 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▼-0.415 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.897 | ▼-0.217 | ▲2.092 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 0.059 | ▲0.089 | ▲0.006 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -3.130 | ▲0.564 | ▼-0.395 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -89.927 | ▲111.146 | ▼-22.752 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.005 | ▲0.005 | ▼-0.087 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -137.577 | ▼-126.040 | ▼-105.499 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -151.448 | ▼-138.624 | ▼-114.278 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | ▲430.763 | ▲97.781 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -4.713 | ▼-0.629 | ▼-2.161 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -215.648 | ▲19792.830 | ▲3847.930 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -215.648 | ▲19792.830 | ▲3847.930 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -1.284 | ▼-1.059 | ▲2.886 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.5M | $2.9M | $892K | $48.6M | $59.8M | |
| Enterprise value | $9.2M | $1.8M | $4.1M | $47.2M | $67.9M | |
| EV / Sales | 119.61x | 42.44x | 8.88x | 38.58x | 111.78x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | -1.33x | -0.21x | -0.43x | -4.49x | -7.22x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -1.32x | -0.21x | -0.30x | -4.41x | -7.01x | |
| EV / EBITDA | -1.28x | -0.23x | -0.29x | -2.90x | -16.16x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.18x | 0.14x | -0.23x | 0.09x | -1.95x | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.63x | 0.27x | 2.50x | 2.25x | |
| Income quality | 0.88x | 0.92x | 0.56x | 0.53x | 1.57x | |
| Graham net-net | $0 | -$0 | -$699 | -$2K | -$39K | |
| Tax burden | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | |
| Interest burden | 100.7% | 107.9% | 114.6% | 116.0% | 122.2% | |
| Working capital | $1.2M | $1.4M | -$4.2M | $7.5M | $3.8M | |
| Invested capital | $21.7M | $3.6M | -$760K | $12.4M | $9.2M | |
| Return on assets | -123.7% | -127.8% | -247.0% | -105.8% | -46.7% | |
| Operating ROA | -116.8% | -121.5% | -122.3% | -108.2% | -86.9% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -123.9% | -128.3% | -248.9% | -106.2% | -47.0% | |
| Return on equity | -234.7% | -270.1% | 1118.2% | -430.8% | 211.7% | |
| Return on invested capital | -164.0% | -156.3% | -468.9% | -116.0% | -77.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -190.8% | -175.4% | -1359.5% | -124.5% | -89.7% | |
| Earnings yield | -74.6% | -316.4% | -1914.2% | -40.7% | -10.0% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -66.0% | -291.9% | -1504.3% | -22.0% | -16.2% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | -0.5% | -0.0% | -40.7% | -1.7% | -3.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 5.1% | 0.1% | 508.3% | 23.6% | 39.7% | |
| Capex / Sales | 41.7% | 1.0% | 846.1% | 14.9% | 46.1% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 6814.9% | 13202.9% | 1660.2% | 835.4% | 542.6% | |
| R&D / Sales | 3182.4% | 5492.4% | 703.2% | 488.7% | 681.2% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1476.7% | 2410.4% | 489.6% | 448.1% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 0d | 0d | 0d | 1d | 30d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 734d | 1106d | 112d | 108d | 123d | |
| Operating cycle | 1011d | 1115d | 86d | 112d | 143d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 277d | 9d | -25d | 4d | 20d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+264.0%EV / Sales ▲+181.9%EV / EBITDA ▼-470.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-1.119Earnings yield ▲+2.418
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.355Return on assets ▲+0.041Return on invested capital ▼-0.077Return on capital employed ▼-0.154Operating ROA ▲+0.046Income quality ▼-0.041Tax burden 0.000
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding n/aDays payables outstanding ▼-371.813Operating cycle ▼-103.982Cash conversion cycle ▲+267.831Capex / Sales ▲+0.407R&D / Sales ▼-23.101
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.094Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.045Working capital ▼-254010.000Invested capital ▲+18077658.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.003
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-82.4%EV / Sales ▲+7.0%EV / EBITDA ▲+92.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+5.894Earnings yield ▼-0.645
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-4.464Return on assets ▼-0.770Return on invested capital ▼-0.864Return on capital employed ▼-1.011Operating ROA ▼-0.299Income quality ▼-0.686Tax burden 0.000
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-29.577Days payables outstanding ▲+610.580Operating cycle ▲+867.444Cash conversion cycle ▲+256.864Capex / Sales ▼-0.044R&D / Sales ▲+25.011
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.711Net debt / EBITDA ▲+2.133Working capital ▼-2620904.000Invested capital ▲+12502341.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.005
Employee count
Peer market caps
Recent news
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- 2026-09-09 Ascent Solar Technologies Expands Commercial and Defense Industry Expertise with Strategic Leadership Appointments THORNTON, Colo., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced the additions of Tom Bawol as the Company''s new Director of Strategic Sales & Market Development, and LTG.
- 2026-08-18 Ascent Solar Technologies Broadens Thin-Film Space PV Testing Program to Expand on NASA''s Results as Demand Grows for Multi-Orbit Solar Solutions THORNTON, Colo., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ("Ascent" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced plans to expand testing of its CIGS PV technology beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) as Company leadership has received an increase in requests for solar solutions capable of supporting missions across multiple orbital environments. Ascent is preparing a series of in-house characterization campaigns designed to validate the survivability and performance of its thin-film solar technology in increasingly challenging space conditions, concluding in Q4 2026.
- 2026-08-05 Ascent Solar Technologies Meets Growing Drone Market Demand; Reinforces Primary Space Industry Focus THORNTON, Colo., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today emphasized its continued commitment to providing durable, reliable solar solutions to the space market, and expanded on its entry into the unmanned systems market as global demand rapidly grows.
- 2026-07-14 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Reflects on H1 2026 Achievements and Milestones; Outlines Strategic Goals for Continued Corporate Development THORNTON, Colo., July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies , Inc. (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today recapped its commercial progress and solar material development in the first half of 2026, and outlined its objectives to spur growth and advancement throughout the second half of the year.
- 2026-06-29 Ascent Solar''s Thin-Film Space Solar Products Experience Zero Damage in Atomic Oxygen Exposure Test Campaign THORNTON, Colo., June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies (“Ascent” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTI), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced the results of its preliminary Atomic Oxygen (AO) exposure testing for its space grade thin-film PV products.