ARDELYX INC (ARDX) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ARDX • US0396971071

Current stock price

5.97 USD
-0.02 (-0.33%)
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6 USD
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This ARDX fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ARDX Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ARDX had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year ARDX has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years ARDX always reported negative net income.
  • ARDX had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ARDX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFARDX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -50M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • ARDX has a better Return On Assets (-12.28%) than 79.81% of its industry peers.
  • With a decent Return On Equity value of -36.90%, ARDX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.32% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.28%
ROE -36.9%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-14.49%
ROA(5y)-36.87%
ROE(3y)-33.03%
ROE(5y)-71.79%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ARDX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICARDX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 90.29%, ARDX belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.84% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ARDX has declined.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for ARDX so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 90.29%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.66%
GM growth 5Y-1.65%
ARDX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsARDX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -1K -2K -3K

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2. ARDX Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ARDX does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • ARDX has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • ARDX has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • ARDX has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
ARDX Yearly Shares OutstandingARDX Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
ARDX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsARDX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.24, we must say that ARDX is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 1.24, ARDX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ARDX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.21. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ARDX has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.21) than 77.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.21
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.24
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.62%
ARDX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFARDX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

  • ARDX has a Current Ratio of 4.31. This indicates that ARDX is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 4.31, ARDX is in line with its industry, outperforming 49.71% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ARDX has a Quick Ratio of 4.11. This indicates that ARDX is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ARDX has a Quick ratio of 4.11. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ARDX outperforms 51.07% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4.31
Quick Ratio 4.11
ARDX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesARDX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

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3. ARDX Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ARDX have decreased strongly by -53.37% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 22.09% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • ARDX shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 121.91% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-53.37%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.09%
Revenue growth 3Y98.4%
Revenue growth 5Y121.91%
Sales Q2Q%7.82%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 62.18% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ARDX will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 28.44% on average per year.
EPS Next Y101.08%
EPS Next 2Y102.78%
EPS Next 3Y90.82%
EPS Next 5Y62.18%
Revenue Next Year37.43%
Revenue Next 2Y35.83%
Revenue Next 3Y34.74%
Revenue Next 5Y28.44%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
ARDX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesARDX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
ARDX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesARDX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 0 2 -2 4

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4. ARDX Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ARDX reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2217.02, the valuation of ARDX can be described as expensive.
  • 87.38% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ARDX, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • ARDX is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.99, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 2217.02
ARDX Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsARDX Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 500 1K 1.5K 2K

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
ARDX Per share dataARDX EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.5 1 1.5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ARDX's earnings are expected to grow with 90.82% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y102.78%
EPS Next 3Y90.82%

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5. ARDX Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • ARDX does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ARDX Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ARDELYX INC

NASDAQ:ARDX (4/28/2026, 6:06:45 PM)

After market: 6 +0.03 (+0.5%)

5.97

-0.02 (-0.33%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners69.25%
Inst Owner Change0.03%
Ins Owners2.92%
Ins Owner Change5.29%
Market Cap1.46B
Revenue(TTM)407.32M
Net Income(TTM)-61.60M
Analysts90
Price Target16.2 (171.36%)
Short Float %10.17%
Short Ratio6.55
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)0%
Min EPS beat(2)-100%
Max EPS beat(2)100%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.35%
Min EPS beat(4)-100%
Max EPS beat(4)100%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)59.25%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)48.51%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)412.07%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)5.23%
Min Revenue beat(2)3.91%
Max Revenue beat(2)6.56%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)5.19%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.8%
Max Revenue beat(4)18.08%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)11.24%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)23.49%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)23.73%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)20.32%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-260.46%
EPS NY rev (1m)-91.46%
EPS NY rev (3m)-98.11%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-10.19%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.8%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 2217.02
P/S 3.59
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 8.77
P/tB 8.77
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0
Fwd EY0.05%
FCF(TTM)-0.18
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.17
OCFYN/A
SpS1.66
BVpS0.68
TBVpS0.68
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.28%
ROE -36.9%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 90.29%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-14.49%
ROA(5y)-36.87%
ROE(3y)-33.03%
ROE(5y)-71.79%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.66%
GM growth 5Y-1.65%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.81
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.21
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 48.77%
Cap/Sales 0.37%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4.31
Quick Ratio 4.11
Altman-Z 1.24
F-Score3
WACC9.62%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)41.47%
Cap/Depr(5y)51.91%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.32%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.92%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-53.37%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
EPS Next Y101.08%
EPS Next 2Y102.78%
EPS Next 3Y90.82%
EPS Next 5Y62.18%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.09%
Revenue growth 3Y98.4%
Revenue growth 5Y121.91%
Sales Q2Q%7.82%
Revenue Next Year37.43%
Revenue Next 2Y35.83%
Revenue Next 3Y34.74%
Revenue Next 5Y28.44%
EBIT growth 1Y-44.68%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year197.65%
EBIT Next 3Y125.81%
EBIT Next 5Y75.72%
FCF growth 1Y4.03%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y5.19%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

ARDELYX INC / ARDX Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ARDELYX INC (ARDX) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ARDX.


What is the valuation status of ARDELYX INC (ARDX) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to ARDELYX INC (ARDX). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ARDELYX INC?

ARDELYX INC (ARDX) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.