OPTX
Neutral signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Pulls against a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.35 · operating margin -1.8%
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
ACHAT TOTAL: 8681 titres (~79896 USD)
- Insiders
- Manzone Albert
- Total bought
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$79,896
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $9.20 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-19
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Manzone Albert | Buy | 3,681 | $8.12 | $29,896 | Form 4 |
| 2026-04-14 | Manzone Albert | Buy | 5,000 | $10.00 | $50,000 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-27
Despite a strong earnings catalyst (record Q2 2026 revenue, return to profitability, 26% defense/comms growth, and meaningful insider buying), OPTX's severely distressed financial foundation — with a cash ratio of 0.03…
The first sentence of the analysis written for OPTX on 2026-08-27 - 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.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.3% | 20.0% | 26.9% | 22.0% | 24.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | -2.0% | -7.8% | 6.5% | -0.9% | 13.4% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 7.3% | 1.9% | 15.9% | 10.4% | 25.5% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -1.8% | -9.1% | 5.2% | -1.9% | 5.4% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -4.8% | -10.5% | 4.3% | -2.1% | 12.7% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -6.4% | -8.7% | 6.7% | -1.6% | 12.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.4% | -8.7% | 6.7% | -1.6% | 12.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -6.4% | -8.7% | 6.7% | -1.6% | 12.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.348 | 1.314 | 1.331 | 1.140 | 3.266 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.646 | 0.657 | 0.818 | 0.756 | 3.266 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.056 | 0.017 | 0.312 | 0.199 | 1.234 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.032 | 0.057 | 0.190 | 0.056 | 2.423 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -57.200 | -36.000 | 74.959 | -724.638 | 57.882 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.002 | 0.168 | -0.138 | 6.702 | 0.000 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.002 | 0.168 | -0.138 | 6.702 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -57.200 | -37.278 | 74.959 | -724.638 | 57.882 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.197 | 0.177 | -0.138 | 6.702 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 11.067 | 8.090 | 11.347 | 33.406 | 1.326 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.760 | 3.138 | 5.035 | 11.351 | 7.086 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 3,725.500 | -40.897 | 170.187 | 459.917 | -688.271 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 156.982 | -94.679 | 53.090 | 163.840 | -688.278 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.459 | 0.408 | 0.316 | 0.434 | 0.000 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.170 | 1.035 | 0.683 | 1.057 | 0.000 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.539 | 0.508 | 0.406 | 0.514 | 0.000 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.182 | 0.192 | 0.134 | 0.168 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.548 | 2.534 | 2.164 | 2.435 | 1.037 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 7.762 | 8.023 | 11.573 | 31.228 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.060 | -0.089 | 0.245 | 0.204 | -1.343 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.024 | -0.033 | 0.095 | 0.069 | -0.010 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.042 | 2.315 | 0.312 | 0.356 | 1.000 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.200 | 0.135 | 0.715 | 0.363 | 34.162 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -0.650 | -3.368 | 2.354 | -1.572 | 7.327 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.093 | -0.134 | 0.405 | 0.240 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.060 | -0.083 | 0.313 | 0.193 | 0.000 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.044 | -0.760 | 1.453 | 1.553 | -91,339.000 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.044 | -0.760 | 1.408 | 1.267 | -91,339.000 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.031 | -0.646 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 56.619 | 186.667 | 33.112 | 112.731 | 27.741 |
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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 | 23.2% | ▲3.2% | ▼-0.1% |
| Ebit Margin | -2.0% | ▲5.9% | ▼-3.8% |
| Ebitda Margin | 7.3% | ▲5.4% | ▼-4.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -1.8% | ▲7.2% | ▼-1.4% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -4.8% | ▲5.7% | ▼-4.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -6.4% | ▲2.3% | ▼-6.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.4% | ▲2.3% | ▼-6.8% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -6.4% | ▲2.3% | ▼-6.8% |
| Current Ratio | 1.348 | ▲0.034 | ▼-0.332 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.646 | ▼-0.011 | ▼-0.582 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.056 | ▲0.039 | ▼-0.308 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.032 | ▼-0.025 | ▼-0.519 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -57.200 | ▼-21.200 | ▲79.799 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.002 | ▲1.834 | ▲0.255 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.002 | ▲1.834 | ▲0.255 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -57.200 | ▼-19.922 | ▲80.055 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.197 | ▲2.020 | ▲0.409 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 11.067 | ▲2.977 | ▼-1.980 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.760 | ▲0.622 | ▼-2.314 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 3725.500 | ▲3766.397 | ▲3000.213 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 156.982 | ▲251.661 | ▲238.791 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.459 | ▲0.051 | ▲0.136 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.170 | ▲0.135 | ▲0.381 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.539 | ▲0.031 | ▲0.146 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.182 | ▼-0.009 | ▲0.047 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.548 | ▲0.015 | ▲0.405 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 7.762 | ▼-0.261 | ▼-3.955 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.060 | ▲0.149 | ▲0.244 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.024 | ▲0.057 | ▼-0.005 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.042 | ▼-2.273 | ▼-0.763 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.201 | ▲0.065 | ▼-6.915 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -0.650 | ▲2.718 | ▼-1.468 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.093 | ▲0.227 | ▼-0.028 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.060 | ▲0.143 | ▼-0.036 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.044 | ▲1.804 | ▲18268.186 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.044 | ▲1.804 | ▲18268.252 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▲0.123 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 56.619 | ▼-130.047 | ▼-26.755 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $105.6M | $89.3M | $148.2M | $316.0M | $188.6M | |
| Enterprise value | $116.4M | $100.1M | $155.0M | $325.5M | $188.1M | |
| EV / Sales | 4.14x | 3.52x | 5.26x | 11.69x | 7.07x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 173.04x | -106.15x | 55.51x | 168.75x | -686.47x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 4106.66x | -45.85x | 177.96x | 473.71x | -686.47x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 56.62x | 186.67x | 33.11x | 112.73x | 27.74x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.25x | 20.17x | 1.45x | 3.28x | -0.07x | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 1.31x | 1.33x | 1.14x | 3.27x | |
| Income quality | -0.38x | 0.38x | 1.41x | -4.44x | 1.62x | |
| Graham number | — | — | $1 | — | $5 | |
| Graham net-net | -$0 | -$0 | -$0 | -$0 | -$0 | |
| Tax burden | 132.5% | 82.8% | 157.2% | 73.7% | 96.3% | |
| Interest burden | 242.8% | 134.3% | 65.8% | 232.6% | 94.5% | |
| Working capital | $3.9M | $3.3M | $3.8M | $1.3M | $462K | |
| Invested capital | $13.1M | $15.0M | $15.2M | $13.0M | $462K | |
| Return on assets | -7.4% | -8.9% | 7.0% | -1.9% | 2.2% | |
| Operating ROA | -2.0% | -9.2% | 6.0% | -0.6% | 0.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -7.4% | -8.9% | 7.1% | -1.9% | 2.2% | |
| Return on equity | -18.8% | -22.5% | 15.1% | -4.6% | 2.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | -2.5% | -8.7% | 6.5% | -1.8% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.0% | -14.8% | 9.1% | -3.9% | 1.0% | |
| Earnings yield | -1.7% | -2.8% | 1.3% | -0.1% | 1.7% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.0% | -2.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | -0.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 95.8% | -131.5% | 68.8% | 64.4% | -0.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 24.7% | 44.8% | 69.4% | 39.5% | 0.0% | |
| Capex / Sales | 2.3% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 25.1% | 29.1% | 21.7% | 23.9% | 19.4% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 81d | 74d | 84d | 78d | 0d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 46d | 43d | 52d | 7d | 0d | |
| Operating cycle | 215d | 185d | 183d | 139d | 0d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 169d | 142d | 132d | 132d | 0d |
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 ▲+18.3%EV / Sales ▲+17.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-69.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+279.194Earnings yield ▲+0.011
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.037Return on assets ▲+0.015Return on invested capital ▲+0.062Return on capital employed ▲+0.109Operating ROA ▲+0.072Income quality ▼-0.755Tax burden ▲+0.497
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+7.365Days payables outstanding ▲+2.156Operating cycle ▲+29.319Cash conversion cycle ▲+27.163Capex / Sales ▼-0.021R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.034Net debt / EBITDA ▼-14.918Working capital ▲+587501.000Invested capital ▼-1908655.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-44.0%EV / Sales ▼-41.4%EV / EBITDA ▲+104.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+859.517Earnings yield ▼-0.034
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.211Return on assets ▼-0.096Return on invested capital ▼-0.034Return on capital employed ▼-0.049Operating ROA n/aIncome quality ▼-1.992Tax burden ▲+0.362
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding n/aDays payables outstanding n/aOperating cycle n/aCash conversion cycle n/aCapex / Sales ▲+0.023R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-1.917Net debt / EBITDA ▲+5.328Working capital ▲+3449631.000Invested capital ▲+12622334.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
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- 2026-08-14 OPTX Swings to Earnings in Q2 on Defense, Communications Growth Syntec Optics returns to profitability in Q2 and posts 26% revenue growth, aided by strong growth across communications and defense markets.
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- 2026-08-03 Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) Secures Fusion Energy Order as AI Data Center Orders Top $4M ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTX), a leading provider of deep tech for the defense, space, AI data center, and other vibrant end-markets, today announced it hit a landmark milestone. Syntec received a wave of new fusion orders-worth 7 times more than orders received late last year.
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- 2026-07-29 Syntec Optics (NASDAQ: OPTX) Secures New Space Order, Expanding Footprint from Orbital Highway to Critical Orbital Safety ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTX), a leading provider of deep tech for the defense, space, and other vibrant end-markets, today announced a major new production order to launch an additional space optics product line. This expansion addresses the urgent, rapidly growing market demand for advanced collision avoidance optics in low Earth orbit.
- 2026-07-23 Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) Included in Russell 3000® Index ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTX) (“Syntec Optics”), a premier provider of deep tech solutions for defense and space modernization, today announced that it has been included in the Russell 3000® Index. The final, fully validated list of index members was implemented at the opening of the U.S. equity markets on Monday, June 29, 2026. The company is scheduled to receive education on the Russell indexes on July 24, 2026.