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Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $32M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

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Pelthos Therapeutics

PTHS
22
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$28.36
-1.09 (-3.70%)
Market Cap
$18.4M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+226.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 577K (2021) → 1.9M (2025)

Pelthos Therapeutics is a small biotechnology company focused on developing drugs to treat diseases of the ear, particularly conditions affecting hearing and balance. Its main target market is patients suffering from ear disorders, and it works to bring specialized medicines through clinical trials toward regulatory approval.

The company earns little to no revenue from product sales yet, as it is still in the drug development stage — a common situation for early-stage biotech firms. It operates primarily in the United States and, with a market cap near zero and a deeply negative operating margin, it relies on outside funding such as equity raises or partnerships to keep research going. The key risk is that drug development is expensive and uncertain, and Pelthos must successfully advance its pipeline through clinical trials and win FDA approval before it can generate meaningful commercial revenue.

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

+3.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$1M/ year

Flat (+4% vs prior year)

7.3% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

79.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~7 months

$32M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Pelthos Therapeutics 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
51.3%
Healthy — 51.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-120.0%
Losing money on operations — -120.0%
ROCE
-15.3%
Weak — -15.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
3/6 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-127.7%
Burning cash (-127.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.43
Elevated debt (1.43)
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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