Lixte Biotechnology Holdings

LIXT

Biotechnology · Healthcare

Price

$7.21

-0.46 (-6.00%)

Market Cap

$89.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ Capital Market

Winston Score

–

No score yet — Winston is napping.

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

Share count rising — dilution

+3492.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.3M (2021) → 48.4M (2025)

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings is a small clinical-stage drug development company. It is working on experimental medicines designed to treat cancer by targeting proteins inside cells that help tumors survive. The company has no approved products yet and no paying customers — it is still in the research and testing phase.

Lixte does not generate meaningful revenue today. It funds its operations primarily through stock offerings, which is common for early-stage biotech companies. Based in the United States, it is a very small company with a market cap around $100 million and no commercial products on the market. The biggest risk it faces is running out of cash before its drug candidates complete clinical trials and reach approval — a challenge that affects most companies at this stage.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+37.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$254,919/ year

↓ Declining (-65% vs prior year)

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

Insider Activity

10.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings 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

N/A

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Data not available

Operating Margin

N/A

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Data not available

ROCE

-22.1%

Weak — -22.1% 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

0.13

Conservative — low debt load (0.13)

Interest Cover

N/A

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

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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