Is PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (PACB) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | 168.5% / 30% | 67.1% / 30% | 8.5% / 30% | 11.54% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| DJIM | 168.5% / 33% | 67.1% / 33% | 8.5% / 33% | 11.54% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| MSCI | 89.6% / 33% | 35.6% / 33% | 4.5% / 33% | 11.54% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| S&P | 168.5% / 33% | 67.1% / 33% | 8.5% / 33% | 11.54% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
| FTSE | 89.6% / 33% | 35.6% / 33% | 4.5% / 50% | 11.54% / 5% | ✗ NOT HALAL |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 34.3% | |
| Operating Margin | -134.5% | |
| Net Margin | 0.0% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -213.5% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | -33.7% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | -$111M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$119M |
| Total Debt | $702M |
| Debt-to-Equity | 13131.8 |
| Current Ratio | 5.2 |
| Total Assets | $784M |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $1.35 |
| 50-Day MA | $1.76 |
| 200-Day MA | $1.66 |
| Avg Volume | 7.0M |
| Beta | 2.3 |
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52-Week Range
$0.85
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About PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (PACB)
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures sequencing solutions to resolve genetically complex problems. The company provides sequencing systems; consumable products, including single molecule real-time (SMRT) technology; long-read sequencing; and various reagent kits designed for specific workflow, such as preparation kit to convert DNA into SMRTbell double-stranded DNA library formats, including molecular biology reagents, such as ligase, buffers, and exonucleases. It also offers binding kits, such as modified DNA polymerase used to bind SMRTbell libraries to the polymerase in preparation for sequencing; and sequencing kits comprise reagents required for on-instrument, real-time sequencing, including the phospholinked nucleotides. In addition, the company provides Revio, Vega, and Sequel instruments which conduct, monitor, and analyze single-molecule biochemical reactions on SMRT cell microchips; short-read sequencing; and onso instrument. It serves academic and governmental research institutions, commercial testing and service laboratories, genome centers, public health labs, hospitals and clinical research institutes, contract research organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and agricultural companies. The company markets its products through a sales force and distribution partners in Australia, certain parts of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central America, and South America. It has a collaboration with DNAstack Inc. to provide federated dataset of HiFi whole genome sequencing data. The company was formerly known as Nanofluidics, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in 2005. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (PACB) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.
What is PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.'s debt ratio?
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.'s debt ratio is 168.5% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 89.6%.
What are PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.'s key financial metrics?
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. has a market capitalization of $381M, and revenue of $160M. Return on equity stands at -213.5%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.
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