Alpha Teknova, Inc. (TKNO) Stock — Forensic Analysis, Red Flags & Rating | Stockonomy · Stockonomy
Forensic Analysis · Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals / Biotech · as of Jun 28, 2026
Alpha Teknova, Inc. (TKNO)
A forensic read on Alpha Teknova, Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
D · Weak — demands caution
Forensic grade
Distress
Financial health
-1.6
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
4
Forensic signals
-24.3%
ROE
$308M
Market cap
Alpha Teknova, Inc. earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is -1.6, placing it in the Distress zone. 4 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.
What the filings flag
-15%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is -15% and rising from -40% — well below its ~10% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
+30.1%/yrShare-count dilution.Diluted share count changed +90% over the last 3 years to FY2025 (+30.1%/yr). The count is GROWING — existing holders are being diluted. That's ~30.1% shaved off per-share growth every year — total profit has to grow that much just to keep earnings-per-share flat, and a stake held since FY2022 has been diluted ~90%.
95dInventory days.Days inventory outstanding moved from 81 to 95 FY2024→FY2025 (against cost of goods sold; inventory +4% vs -11% in cost of sales). Inventory is building a little faster than sales — watch for markdowns.
$17MGoodwill impairments.Took $17M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year(s) (FY2022 ($17M)). Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them — worth weighing on capital-allocation skill.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-42.6%
Debt / Equity0.19x
Free Cash Flow$-9.8M
Latest Revenue$40.5M
Return on Equity-25.1%
Revenue Growth YoY+7.4%
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