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We are a leading cell analysis solutions company advancing the next generation of research and clinical tools with our novel technical approach of leveraging the full spectrum of fluorescence signatures from multiple lasers to distinguish fluorescent tags on single cells ( Full Spectrum Profiling or FSP technology). Our goal is to become the premier cell analysis company through continued innov…
$4.62
$0.02 (-0.43%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-20.04% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue growth slowed to 0.5%, essentially flat. Margins also contracted 9.8pp. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
Free cash flow declined 140% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from -3.99% to -8.33%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$204M
▲ +0.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$74M
▼ -1005.3% YoY
Op. Margin
-21.49%
▼ -9.8pp YoY
ROIC
-9.29%
▼ -4.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$13M
▼ -140.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$7M
▼ -118.5% YoY
Net Debt
-$49M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$66M
5Y CAGR: +209.5%
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Cytek Biosciences (CTKB)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cytek Biosciences scores 50/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Cytek Biosciences scores 50 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -21.5% operating margin and a -9.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CTKB's valuation and scores 50/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.