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20.8/100

Rank #2,669 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

10.7/100

Profitability

15.5/100

Balance Sheet

11.6/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

53.4/100

Institutional Flow

0.6/100

Revenue Scale

15.5/100

Dilution Risk

40.1/100

HBIO Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC (HBIO), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores HBIO at 20.8/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,669 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. Areas of concern include institutional flow (0.6) and revenue growth (10.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 40.1/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC reports quarterly revenue of $20.8M, net income of $-3.4M, free cash flow of $-1.1M. Top institutional holders of HBIO by reported 13-F value include WEBER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT /ADV, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., based on the most recent SEC filings. HBIO trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1123494. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate HBIO daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC directly from SEC EDGAR. HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 14 and 33 since 2021, currently 20.8 — a declining long-term trajectory across 30 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind HBIO — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. life sciences company · small-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Massachusetts.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue in the range of $100–150 million — not a giant, but a specialist serving research labs and biotech firms worldwide.
  • 3
    The History
    Traces its roots back to the 1990s, built through a series of acquisitions that assembled a portfolio of precision instruments under one roof.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its bread and butter is making equipment that keeps living cells and tissues alive outside the body — think bioreactors, pumps, and surgical tools for research.
  • 5
    The Lore
    Its brands include Denville Scientific and Biochrom, supplying the unglamorous but essential plumbing of modern biology — the stuff every lab needs but nobody tweets about.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    The name sounds like an Ivy League side project, but this Holliston, MA company makes apparatus for life science research and trades under a ticker that nods squarely at Harvard… Bioscience.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$20.8M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-3.4M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$-1.1M

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

3.60

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-1.0% YoY
$112.3MFY 2023
FY19 $116.2MFY20 $102.1MFY22 $113.3MFY23 $112.3M

Net Income

+64.1% YoY
$-3.4MFY 2023
FY19 $-4.7MFY20 $-7.8MFY22 $-9.5MFY23 $-3.4M

Operating Income

+127.3% YoY
$1.9MFY 2023
FY19 $377.0KFY20 $221.0KFY22 $-6.9MFY23 $1.9M

EPS (Diluted)

+65.2% YoY
$-0.08FY 2023
FY19 $-0.12FY20 FY22 $-0.23FY23 $-0.08

Total Assets

-5.5% YoY
$137.4MFY 2023
FY19 $164.9MFY20 $156.3MFY22 $145.4MFY23 $137.4M

Total Debt

-15.4% YoY
$43.1MFY 2023
FY19 $57.0MFY20 $50.0MFY22 $50.9MFY23 $43.1M

Op. Cash Flow

+1117.7% YoY
$14.0MFY 2023
FY19 $8.0MFY20 $9.3MFY22 $1.2MFY23 $14.0M

AI Insight: HBIO Financial Trends

HBIO faces severe financial deterioration: revenue flat-to-declining at ~$21M, net income volatile with two large losses, and equity collapsed 85% from Q2 2024 to Q1 2026.

Revenue declined from $23M (Q2 2024) to $21M (Q1 2026), down 9% over 8 quarters with no sustained growth.

Equity eroded from $67M to $10M; Q1 2025 loss of $50M triggered a 76% equity drop in single quarter.

Operating cash flow near-zero or negative in recent quarters (Q1 2026: -$1M); profitability swings wide.

Debt-to-equity ratio spiked from 0.6x (Q2 2024) to 3.6x (Q1 2026) despite debt reduction; balance sheet highly leveraged.

Q4 2025 reported $44M net loss; source and sustainability of this charge unclear from table alone.

AI Insight: HBIO Ratio Trends

HBIO swung from near-breakeven in Q4 2025 to sharp losses across all profitability metrics in Q1 2026, with leverage spiking to 3.60x D/E.

Operating margin collapsed to -5.7% in Q1 2026 from +7.2% in Q4 2025, a 12.9pp deterioration in a single quarter.

ROIC swung from +13.8% in Q4 2025 to -10.2% in Q1 2026, erasing prior quarter gains.

Debt-to-equity ratio rose to 3.60x at TTM (Mar 2026), matching the peak from mid-2024 amid persistent unprofitability.

Net profit margin shows extreme volatility: -16.5% in Q1 2026 after +195.2% anomaly in Q3 2025, signaling potential one-off items masking operational health.

Return on equity plunged to -136.3% in Q1 2026; TTM ROE at -97.4% suggests sustained capital destruction.

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC (HBIO) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Technology sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for HBIO are available on the HBIO stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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