Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$2.1M in Q3 FY26 · $3.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$2.2M
Capital spending−$87K
Free cash flow+$2.1M
Cash / net income1.4×
Cash conversion cycle38 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, SemiLEDs generated $2.2M of operating cash flow and spent $87K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.1M. That is $1.7M more than in Q3 FY25 ($383K).
Over the twelve months to May 31, 2026, operating cash flow was $4.0M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($465K), capital spending ($152K); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($25K); the cash balance rose by $3.5M.
Operating cash flow was $2.2M against net income of $1.5M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: accrued liabilities −$2.8M, payables +$2.7M, prepaid and other assets +$965K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 38 days (receivables 19 + inventory 67 − payables 49).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $2.2M, Capital spending $87K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$2.3M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($4.5M) and net borrowing ($2.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$6.0M
Debt$1.7M
Net cash$4.3M
Due within a year$2.9M
SemiLEDs funds itself: free cash flow was $3.9M over the last twelve months, and $6.0M of cash and investments stands against $1.7M of debt ($2.9M due within a year, 2.1× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $6.0M of cash and investments now.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 FY26
19
67
49
38
Q2 FY26
149
375
159
364
Q1 FY26
97
155
118
134
Q4 FY25
13
59
56
16
Q3 FY25
1
70
31
40
Q2 FY25
2
79
4
77
Q1 FY25
24
332
22
334
Q4 FY24
38
285
13
309
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$2.2M
−$87K
−$115K
−$2.0M
$2.1M
Q2 FY26
$1.2M
−$14K
−$114K
−$1.1M
$1.2M
Q1 FY26
$361K
−$30K
−$116K
−$291K
$331K
Q4 FY25
$260K
−$21K
−$120K
−$148K
$239K
Q3 FY25
$693K
−$310K
−$139K
−$74K
$383K
Q2 FY25
$1.4M
−$120K
−$109K
−$1.1M
$1.3M
Q1 FY25
−$158K
−$118K
−$112K
$425K
−$276K
Q4 FY24
$209K
−$43K
−$113K
$3K
$166K
SemiLEDs: income statement and cash flow
SemiLEDs, Q3 FY26: revenue $9.1M (-49% year over year), operating margin 15.6%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.