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vTv Therapeutics

VTVT
49
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$32.88
+0.59 (+1.83%)
Market Cap
$86.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+437.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.6M (2021) → 8.4M (2025)

vTv Therapeutics is a small biotech company that discovers and develops experimental drugs to treat serious diseases. Its main focus areas include Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes. The company does not sell products to everyday consumers — instead, it works to move drug candidates through clinical trials with the goal of eventually licensing them to larger pharmaceutical companies.

vTv makes money primarily through licensing deals, research collaborations, and milestone payments from partners rather than product sales. It operates mainly in the United States and, with a market cap of roughly $100 million, is considered a micro-cap company with limited financial resources. The 100% gross margin reflects a royalty and licensing revenue model, but the negative operating margin shows the company is spending more than it earns — a common situation for clinical-stage biotechs. The biggest risk is that its drug candidates could fail in clinical trials, which would leave the company with little revenue and a need to raise more cash.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+351.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$18M/ year

Rising (+55% vs prior year)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

46.0%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$98M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

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Quality

Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
63.1%
Excellent — 63.1% operating margin
ROCE
25.9%
Exceptional — 25.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+216600.0%
Fast-growing sales (216600.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-462%
Weak — only -462% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-28.3%
Burning cash (-28.3%)

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/A
Data not available
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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