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Alterity Therapeutics Limited

ATHE
22
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$4.98
-0.10 (-2.06%)
Market Cap
$45.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+277.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.8M (2021) → 10.7M (2025)

Alterity Therapeutics is a small Australian biotechnology company focused on developing drugs for rare brain diseases. Its main work centers on a compound called ATH434, which is being tested as a potential treatment for multiple system atrophy, a rare and fatal neurological disorder. The company does not yet sell any approved products and is entirely in the clinical research stage.

Alterity earns no meaningful revenue from product sales. It is funded primarily through capital raises and grants, which is typical for early-stage biotech companies. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and also has a presence in the United States, but it remains very small with a market cap near zero. Its entire value depends on whether ATH434 succeeds in clinical trials — if the drug fails to show safety or effectiveness in testing, the company would face serious financial pressure and potential collapse.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+80.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+65.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$14M/ year

Declining (-23% vs prior year)

264.8% of revenue

14.7x the sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

31.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~4 years

$41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$41M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Alterity Therapeutics Limited grew revenue 81% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
98.3%
Premium pricing power — 98.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-184.9%
Losing money on operations — -184.9%
ROCE
-16.7%
Weak — -16.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-11.9%
Shrinking sales (-11.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-525.0%
Burning cash (-525.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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