Cerus Corporation
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PositoAI's own ratios from Cerus Corporation's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Healthcare companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Tangible Assets Ratio: Of every $100 the company owns, $99 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles. More tangible than 92% of Healthcare companies in United States.
- Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Of every $100 of net worth, $98 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies. More tangible than 88% of Healthcare companies in United States.
- Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 3 of 3. Steadier than 85% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
-2.4×Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex).
Higher than 59% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$28For every $100 of sales, $28 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $19 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 61% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
2/3 · 3/3Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 3 of 3.
Steadier than 85% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
$62Sales grew 27% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $62 became extra profit.
Higher than 73% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Asset Productivity Ratio
+27% / +2%In 3 years sales changed by +27% while total assets changed by +2%. Sales grew faster than assets.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
0.1×Debt due within a year is covered 0.1 times by its yearly operating cash.
Higher than 69% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−3%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 3% of its market value (net debt).
Lower than 72% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
99%Of every $100 the company owns, $99 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
More tangible than 92% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
98%Of every $100 of net worth, $98 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.
More tangible than 88% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)
Cerus Corporation made a loss over the last year. Cerus Corporation owes $0.66 for every $1 it owns. Cerus Corporation made a loss in each of the last two years.
Compared with Healthcare companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.
P/E ratio
LossCerus Corporation made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.
P/B ratio
6.65The share price is 6.65 times Cerus Corporation's book value per share, higher than 79% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Market cap
$466 MThe total market value of all of Cerus Corporation's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 53% of Healthcare companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$70 MWhat Cerus Corporation would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).
Book value per share
$0.35Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $2.31 is 6.6 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
-10.8%Cerus Corporation lost 10.8% of its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 71% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.66×Cerus Corporation owes $0.66 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 68% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Dividend yield
NoneCerus Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue growth
+14%Revenue rose 14% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
LossCerus Corporation made a loss in each of the last two years.
Profit margin
-7.6%Cerus Corporation lost $8 for every $100 of revenue.
Interest cover
Not coveredCerus Corporation's operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Dec 2025.
Cash vs debt
Net debtCerus Corporation had $14 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.
Questions
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Cerus Corporation: $466 M ÷ $70 M (30 Jun 2026) = 6.6.
What is Cerus Corporation's return on equity?
Cerus Corporation lost 10.8% of its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 71% of Healthcare companies in United States.
How much does Cerus Corporation owe compared with what it owns?
Cerus Corporation owes $0.66 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 68% of Healthcare companies in United States.
Does Cerus Corporation pay a dividend?
No. Cerus Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.
Is Cerus Corporation's revenue growing?
Revenue rose 14% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.