Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$60K in Q3 FY26 · −$421K over twelve months
Operating cash flow$61K
Capital spending−$1K
Free cash flow+$60K
Cash conversion cycle48 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Pharma-Bio Serv generated $61K of operating cash flow and spent $1K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $60K. That is $175K less than in Q3 FY25 ($234K).
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, operating cash flow was −$415K; the largest uses were dividends ($1.7M), operating cash flow ($415K), other investing ($297K); the cash balance fell by $2.4M.
Operating cash flow was $61K against net income of −$14K. The largest differences: receivables +$296K, prepaid and other assets −$142K, depreciation & amortization +$14K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 48 days (receivables 101 + inventory 0 − payables 53).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $61K, Capital spending $1K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.5M; the largest uses were dividends ($10.3M) and operating cash flow ($782K). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$8.6M
Debtnone
Net cash$8.6M
Cash runwaymore than 10 years
Pharma-Bio Serv is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$421K a year at the current rate against $8.6M of cash and investments: a runway of more than ten years at that rate before any new financing.
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
101
—
53
48
Q2 FY26
89
—
46
43
Q1 FY26
101
—
54
46
Q4 FY25
94
—
61
32
Q3 FY25
110
—
60
50
Q2 FY25
99
—
53
46
Q1 FY25
97
—
56
40
Q4 FY24
101
—
64
37
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$61K
−$1K
—
—
$273K
$60K
Q2 FY26
−$365K
−$2K
−$1K
−$1.7M
$4.0M
−$368K
Q1 FY26
−$390K
−$2K
−$2K
—
−$2.4M
−$393K
Q4 FY25
$280K
−$350
−$9K
—
$579K
$279K
Q3 FY25
$237K
−$2K
−$5K
—
−$1.9M
$234K
Q2 FY25
−$302K
−$4K
−$17K
−$1.7M
$5.2M
−$306K
Q1 FY25
−$429K
—
—
—
−$540K
−$429K
Q4 FY24
$78K
−$157K
—
—
−$247K
−$79K
Pharma-Bio Serv: income statement and cash flow
Pharma-Bio Serv, Q3 FY26: revenue $2.3M (+19% year over year), operating margin -3.1%. 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.