Lipocine Inc. (LPCN) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

Lipocine Inc. (LPCN) — Price $2.16 HealthcareBiotechnology — NASDAQ

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Valuation dashboard for Lipocine Inc. (LPCN) with P/E N/A, P/B 0.79, EV/EBITDA -1.23 and dividend yield 0.00%. DCF, Graham Number and Earnings Power Value models plus sector comparison against other Healthcare companies.

Lipocine Inc. is a biopharmaceutical firm currently in the clinical development phase, concentrating its efforts on creating medicinal products to address a range of neuroendocrine and metabolic conditions. A core aspect of the company's research and development involves formulating oral delivery methods for pharmaceutical compounds that typically suffer from low bioavailability. Its foremost investigational therapy is TLANDO, an oral solution for testosterone replacement.

Analysis Summary

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 98.1%, operating margin -8.0%, net margin -7.6%.

At the current price of $2.16, LPCN has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -64.75%. Market capitalisation stands at $18M.

Balance sheet quality for LPCN: current ratio of 6.7. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

Price / Book0.79
EV / EBITDA-1.23
Dividend Yield0.00%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
LPCNLipocine Inc.$18M0.79-64.7%
0QZU.LVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$131.8B
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$130.3B29.686.4523.3%
0R2M.LRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$84.0B
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$79.8B18.792.5713.8%
ARGXargenx SE$61.2B36.307.4021.7%
MRNAModerna, Inc.$57.8B1.34-39.2%
RVMDRevolution Medicines, Inc.$41.7B15.96-96.4%

Price

Price$2.16
Market Cap$18M
ExchangeNASDAQ
CountryUS

Profitability

Return on Equity-64.75%
Return on Invested Capital-57.74%
Return on Assets-49.72%
Gross Margin98.10%
Operating Margin-800.82%
Net Margin-755.13%

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