AXT Inc
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AXT Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $88.3 million, down 11.1% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 164.8%, EPS grew 212.5%, free cash flow grew 173.3% and total debt rose 50.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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AXT Inc (AXTI) Piotroski F-score
AXT Inc's Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 3 out of 9: 3 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 5 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | (2.00) |
| FY2024 | 5 | 2.00 |
| FY2023 | 3 | 0.00 |
| FY2022 | 3 | (2.00) |
| FY2021 | 5 | (2.00) |
| FY2020 | 7 | 4.00 |
| FY2019 | 3 | (1.00) |
| FY2018 | 4 | (2.00) |
| FY2017 | 6 | (2.00) |
| FY2016 | 8 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (5.50%) | (3.33%) | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | (12.78m) | (12.11m) | Fail | 0 |
| Rising return on assets | (5.50%) | (3.33%) | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 8.48m | (488.00k) | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.00 | 0.00 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 2.72 | 2.13 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 43,933,000 | 43,154,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 12.73% | 23.99% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.23 | 0.28 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated | 3 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
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|---|---|
| KLIC Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. compare | 8 |
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What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover