Cyanotech Corporation

OTCPK:CYAN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8m

Cyanotech Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Cyanotech's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -50.6%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings declining at 0.01% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 9.5% per year.

Key information

-50.56%

Earnings growth rate

-49.55%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products Industry Growth20.87%
Revenue growth rate-9.50%
Return on equity-22.02%
Net Margin-7.03%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Feb 15

Cyanotech Corporation (NASDAQ:CYAN) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 39%

Cyanotech Corporation ( NASDAQ:CYAN ) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough...
Analysis Article Feb 09

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Using Debt Sensibly?

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Analysis Article Oct 05

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Sep 30

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Aug 14

Here's Why Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Seeking Alpha Aug 10

Cyanotech GAAP EPS of -$0.08, revenue of $6.72M

Cyanotech press release (NASDAQ:CYAN): Q1 GAAP EPS of -$0.08. Revenue of $6.72M (-25.0% Y/Y).
Analysis Article Jun 08

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

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Analysis Article May 12

Is Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) A Risky Investment?

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Seeking Alpha Mar 19

The ESG Future Of Food Protein Production: Cyanotech

Cyanotech is getting new wholesale orders for bulk microalgae production in Hawaii. Wall Street has not recognized the uptick in customer demand, or the possibility for stronger growth starting in 2022. The stock is incredibly undervalued and underfollowed today. Technical momentum indicators have been turning higher for weeks, as buying interest begins to show up in its shares.
Analysis Article Mar 04

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

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Analysis Article Jan 11

We Think Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Nov 30

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

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Analysis Article Jun 08

Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Feb 23

Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Promising Earnings May Rest On Soft Foundations

Cyanotech Corporation ( NASDAQ:CYAN ) announced strong profits, but the stock was stagnant. We did some digging, and we...
Analysis Article Feb 08

These 4 Measures Indicate That Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Jan 04

Returns On Capital Tell Us A Lot About Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN)

Ignoring the stock price of a company, what are the underlying trends that tell us a business is past the growth phase...
Analysis Article Nov 30

Cyanotech Corporation's (NASDAQ:CYAN) Stock Has Seen Strong Momentum: Does That Call For Deeper Study Of Its Financial Prospects?

Most readers would already be aware that Cyanotech's (NASDAQ:CYAN) stock increased significantly by 21% over the past...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cyanotech makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:CYAN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2525-290
30 Jun 2524-390
31 Mar 2524-390
31 Dec 2424-591
30 Sep 2423-5101
30 Jun 2424-5101
31 Mar 2423-5101
31 Dec 2322-5101
30 Sep 2323-4101
30 Jun 2322-491
31 Mar 2323-391
31 Dec 2226-291
30 Sep 2229-1101
30 Jun 22341101
31 Mar 22362101
31 Dec 21372101
30 Sep 21352101
30 Jun 21341101
31 Mar 21321101
31 Dec 20321101
30 Sep 20321111
30 Jun 20311101
31 Mar 20320111
31 Dec 1929-1111
30 Sep 1932-1121
30 Jun 1931-2131
31 Mar 1930-4131
31 Dec 1832-3121
30 Sep 1831-2121
30 Jun 1832-1111
31 Mar 18341111
31 Dec 17332111
30 Sep 17320111
30 Jun 17340121
31 Mar 1732-1121
31 Dec 1633-5121
30 Sep 1633-5121
30 Jun 1632-5121
31 Mar 1632-4121
31 Dec 1532-1111
30 Sep 15340121
30 Jun 15340121

Quality Earnings: CYAN is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: CYAN is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CYAN is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 50.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CYAN's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: CYAN is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Personal Products industry (-8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CYAN has a negative Return on Equity (-22.02%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/20 08:54
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/15 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Cyanotech Corporation is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.