Anavex Life Sciences

AVXL

Biotechnology · Healthcare

Price

$2.39

+0.05 (+2.14%)

Market Cap

$221.5M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

–

No score yet — Winston is napping.

We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+22.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 69.8M (2021) → 85.3M (2025)

Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of drug candidates for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Its lead drug candidate is ANAVEX 2-73, which is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; Phase III clinical trial to treat pediatric patients with Rett syndrome; Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; and preclinical clinical trials to treat epilepsy, infantile spa

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+21.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$38M/ year

↓ Declining (-10% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

3.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~3 years

$103M cash & investments

$103M cash & investments at current burn rate

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Quality

Gross Margin

N/A

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Data not available

Operating Margin

N/A

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Data not available

ROCE

-11.4%

Weak — -11.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

FCF Margin

N/A

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Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

N/A

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Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

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Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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