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ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (ADTN) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)

Invetso Score: 5/10 — Balanced · Last Updated: 2026-08-01

Overall Score

Financial Risk

Leverage remains manageable with net debt to EBITDA at 1.41x and a current ratio of 1.79x.

Profitability is still weak, with negative net margin (-2.29%), operating margin (-0.18%), and ROE (-18.82%).

Interest coverage is still poor at -0.07x, indicating earnings are not currently covering interest expense.

Operational Risk

Working capital remains positive at $273.0M, but the cash conversion cycle is still elevated at 89.5 days.

Inventory and receivables remain relatively heavy, with 108.8 days of inventory outstanding and 68.9 days of sales outstanding.

Income quality remains weak at 0.32, suggesting limited conversion of accounting earnings into cash.

Valuation Risk

Valuation remains inexpensive on sales and cash flow, with EV/Sales at 0.74x and EV/FCF at 14.83x.

However, the negative earnings yield (-3.85%) and negative earnings keep the stock dependent on a recovery in profitability.

Price-to-book remains elevated at 5.23x relative to the company’s weak current returns.

Sources

  • Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
  • Financial and market data providers
  • Public news and industry information

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