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KALA BIO

KALA
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$0.75
+0.01 (+1.49%)
Market Cap
$14.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+524.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.3M (2021) → 8.1M (2025)

KALA BIO is a small biotechnology company focused on developing medicines for eye diseases. Its main product is EYSUVIS, a prescription eye drop approved to treat dry eye disease, which affects millions of people in the United States. The company targets patients and eye care doctors, competing in the ophthalmology drug market.

KALA BIO makes money by selling its approved eye drop and by advancing other drug candidates through clinical trials, though it has not yet reached consistent profitability. It operates primarily in the United States and, with a market cap near zero, is considered a micro-cap or near-shell-stage company. The company has faced significant financial pressure, including restructuring and pipeline setbacks, and its deeply negative return on invested capital reflects heavy spending relative to revenue. The key risk is whether KALA BIO can secure enough funding or partnerships to continue operations and advance any remaining pipeline assets before cash runs out.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+85.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$19M/ year

Declining (-14% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

3.9%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~9 months

$9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

KALA BIO 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.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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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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