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Citius Pharmaceuticals

CTXR
11
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$0.50
-0.01 (-2.88%)
Market Cap
$5.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
11
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+52.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.2M (2021) → 11.1M (2025)

Citius Pharmaceuticals is a small biotech company that develops specialty drugs for hospitals and healthcare providers. Its main focus has been on treatments for serious medical conditions, including a product called Mino-Lok, which is designed to treat infected catheters in hospital patients. The company also spun off a subsidiary called TenX Keane to pursue an oncology drug candidate targeting cancer patients.

Citius earns revenue through drug development and licensing rather than large-scale commercial sales, which explains why its operating losses are steep relative to any income it generates. The company operates primarily in the United States and is very small, with a market cap near zero, meaning it carries significant financial risk. Its biggest challenge is the same one facing most early-stage biotechs: it must successfully advance drugs through clinical trials and regulatory approval before it runs out of cash, making funding and pipeline progress the central risks investors watch closely.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+25.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$9M/ year

Declining (-23% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

5.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~11 months

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Citius Pharmaceuticals has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
-22.9%
Thin — -22.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-1931.0%
Losing money on operations — -1931.0%
ROCE
-52.3%
Weak — -52.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-59.3%
Shrinking sales (-59.3% 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
-1387.1%
Burning cash (-1387.1%)

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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