Alpha Teknova, Inc.
TKNO · In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances · 53.6M shares · +87%/yr ↑ dilution · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $2.15 · est. market cap ~$115M — last insider purchase, 2026-03-06 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D44Life-science reagents/tools company with operating losses and cash burn, funded.
Strengths
- Strong liquidity — current ratio 4.6 (87th)
Risks
- Operating/net losses — operating margin -42%, net margin -43%
- Cash burn — FCF -$10M
- Tools-demand softness/scale risk — per 10-K
Notable findings
- Restatement▪ The terms of our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement entered into on March 3, 2025, may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take 8-K ↗
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -42.6%)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-9.8M)
- Material weakness▪ Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting may cause us to fail to timely and accurately report our financial results or result in a material misstatement of our financial
- Chronic dilutionShare count +87%/yr over 4y (dilution, book value/share -96%)
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Insider buyingInsider buying — 2 open-market buy(s) by 2 insider(s) (cluster of 2 insiders, ~$143,417, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
33.2%
Operating margin
-41.9%
Net margin
-42.6%
Return on equity
-25.1%
Return on assets
-16.7%
ROIC
-16.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
10.9%
Debt / equity
0.2×
Current ratio
4.6×
Free cash flow
-$10M
EBITDA
-$11M
Tangible book value
$57M
Cash & investments
$21M
Cash runway
9q
Stock comp / revenue
8.5%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Gunstream Stephen | Buy | 26K | $2.15 |
| 2026-03-06 | Lowell Matthew | Buy | 40K | $2.19 |
| 2025-06-27 | DEMSKI MARTHA J | Sell | 8.0K | $5.06 |
| 2025-06-17 | Vos Alexander | Grant | 54K | — |
| 2025-06-17 | ROBERTSON BRETT | Grant | 54K | — |
| 2025-06-17 | DEMSKI MARTHA J | Grant | 54K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | ROBERTSON BRETT | Other | 5.0K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-06 | Results5.05Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-08-07 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-06-23 | Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-05-08 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-03-04 | Material agreementResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-01 | 2026-05-27 | 0001850902-26-000011 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-31 | 0001850902-26-000008 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 2026-05-04 | 0001850902-26-000007 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-02 | 2025-12-31 | 0001850902-26-000002 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-26 | 0001193125-26-076592 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-07 | 2025-09-30 | 0001193125-25-272321 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-06 | 0001193125-25-269488 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-08 | 2025-06-30 | 0000950170-25-105825 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-07 | 2025-08-07 | 0000950170-25-105005 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-17 | 0000950170-25-089004 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-05-09 | 2025-03-31 | 0000950170-25-068050 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-08 | 0000950170-25-067005 ↗ |