iRobot stock falls after revealing lowball acquisition offer

Published 27/10/2025, 14:12
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Investing.com -- iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) stock fell 8% after the company disclosed that the last remaining potential buyer offered a price "significantly lower" than recent trading levels, casting doubt on a successful sale of the business.

The robotic vacuum maker revealed in an SEC filing that its strategic review process continues but has hit a significant roadblock. The company stated that "during our most recent negotiations in a potential sale transaction, the last remaining potential counterparty offered a price per share that it would be willing to pay to acquire our company that was significantly lower than the trading price of our stock over recent months."

The filing paints a grim picture of iRobot’s financial situation. The company has been operating under a series of waiver extensions from its lenders regarding covenant obligations, with the latest extension running through December 1, 2025. Without further extensions, iRobot would be in default on its credit agreement.

The company’s cash position has continued to deteriorate, with cash and cash equivalents totaling $40.6 million as of June 28, 2025, against a term loan with a fair value of $203.2 million. iRobot has already drawn down the remaining $36 million of restricted cash from an earlier Amazon termination payment to fund ongoing operations.

The filing warns that if lenders don’t provide additional funding or if the company can’t find other capital sources in the near term, it "may be forced to significantly curtail or cease operations and would likely seek bankruptcy protection." In such a scenario, the company cautions that stockholders would "likely lose all of their investment."

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