Mesa Laboratories Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Mesa Laboratories Inc cash flow quality index. Mesa Laboratories Inc (MLAB) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 5.17x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $18.75 Million exceeds net income of $3.63 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can Mesa Laboratories Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Mesa Laboratories Inc (1990–2023)
Cash flow quality index of Mesa Laboratories Inc from 1990 to 2023. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Mesa Laboratories Inc across 33 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See Mesa Laboratories Inc balance sheet independence to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Mesa Laboratories Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2023)
Mesa Laboratories Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2023. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Mesa Laboratories Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Mesa Laboratories Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.09x | $27.98 Million | $930.00K | ▲ +43.5% |
| 2022 | 20.96x | $39.22 Million | $1.87 Million | ▲ +85.1% |
| 2021 | 11.32x | $37.07 Million | $3.27 Million | ▼ -42.5% |
| 2020 | 19.69x | $26.56 Million | $1.35 Million | ▲ +382.2% |
| 2019 | 4.08x | $30.55 Million | $7.48 Million | ▲ +489.1% |
| 2017 | 0.69x | $7.75 Million | $11.18 Million | ▼ -54.2% |
| 2016 | 1.51x | $16.90 Million | $11.17 Million | ▲ +34.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13x | $10.82 Million | $9.58 Million | ▼ -17.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37x | $12.37 Million | $9.00 Million | ▲ +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.35x | $11.40 Million | $8.45 Million | ▼ -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.58x | $12.49 Million | $7.92 Million | ▲ +9.9% |
| 2011 | 1.44x | $8.87 Million | $6.18 Million | ▲ +14.4% |
| 2010 | 1.25x | $5.98 Million | $4.77 Million | ▲ +18.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06x | $5.08 Million | $4.79 Million | ▲ +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.00x | $4.62 Million | $4.61 Million | ▼ -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02x | $4.03 Million | $3.96 Million | ▲ +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.82x | $2.31 Million | $2.81 Million | ▼ -24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08x | $2.50 Million | $2.31 Million | ▼ -29.6% |
| 2004 | 1.54x | $3.27 Million | $2.13 Million | ▲ +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.36x | $2.90 Million | $2.13 Million | ▲ +22.7% |
| 2002 | 1.11x | $2.26 Million | $2.03 Million | ▲ +94.7% |
| 2001 | 0.57x | $1.05 Million | $1.83 Million | ▼ -48.4% |
| 2000 | 1.11x | $2.33 Million | $2.11 Million | ▼ -14.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29x | $2.70 Million | $2.10 Million | ▲ +22.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05x | $2.20 Million | $2.10 Million | ▼ -25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.41x | $2.40 Million | $1.70 Million | ▲ +32.9% |
| 1996 | 1.06x | $1.70 Million | $1.60 Million | ▲ +41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.75x | $900.00K | $1.20 Million | ▲ +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.70x | $700.00K | $1.00 Million | ▲ +26.0% |
| 1993 | 0.56x | $500.00K | $900.00K | ▼ -50.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11x | $1.00 Million | $900.00K | ▲ +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.00x | $900.00K | $900.00K | ▲ +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.75x | $300.00K | $400.00K | — |