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AURA BIOSCIENCES INC (AURA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:AURA - Nasdaq - US05153U1079 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

7.23  +0.17 (+2.41%)

After market: 7.06 -0.17 (-2.35%)

Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to AURA. AURA was compared to 556 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. AURA has a great financial health rating, but its profitability evaluates not so good. AURA does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AURA had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year AURA has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
AURA had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years AURA always reported negative operating cash flow.
AURA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAURA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -20M -40M -60M -80M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of AURA (-60.94%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
AURA's Return On Equity of -74.00% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AURA outperforms 53.06% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -60.94%
ROE -74%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-34.61%
ROA(5y)-53.81%
ROE(3y)-40.36%
ROE(5y)-61.34%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AURA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAURA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -50 -100 -150

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for AURA so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
AURA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAURA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

Compared to 1 year ago, AURA has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, AURA has more shares outstanding
There is no outstanding debt for AURA. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
AURA Yearly Shares OutstandingAURA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
AURA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAURA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.71 indicates that AURA is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
AURA's Altman-Z score of 4.71 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AURA outperforms 76.08% of its industry peers.
AURA has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 4.71
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
AURA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAURA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

AURA has a Current Ratio of 11.06. This indicates that AURA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of AURA (11.06) is better than 81.30% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 11.06 indicates that AURA has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 11.06, AURA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 81.47% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 11.06
Quick Ratio 11.06
AURA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAURA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 11.62% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.62%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AURA will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -2.27% on average per year.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-13.42%
EPS Next 2Y-6.65%
EPS Next 3Y-2.27%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
AURA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAURA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M 800M
AURA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAURA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 -1 -2 -3 -4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

AURA reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AURA. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
AURA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAURA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
AURA Per share dataAURA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1 2

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as AURA's earnings are expected to decrease with -2.27% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-6.65%
EPS Next 3Y-2.27%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AURA does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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AURA BIOSCIENCES INC

NASDAQ:AURA (7/25/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 7.06 -0.17 (-2.35%)

7.23

+0.17 (+2.41%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)05-15 2025-05-15/bmo
Earnings (Next)08-07 2025-08-07/amc
Inst Owners68.03%
Inst Owner Change-0.06%
Ins Owners2%
Ins Owner Change39.7%
Market Cap447.97M
Analysts83.08
Price Target21.93 (203.32%)
Short Float %4.8%
Short Ratio11.7
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-12.36%
Min EPS beat(2)-14.95%
Max EPS beat(2)-9.78%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.88%
Min EPS beat(4)-14.95%
Max EPS beat(4)10.68%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.98%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)0.31%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-2.27%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)9.45%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)9.84%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.5
P/tB 3.5
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.75
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.99
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.29
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.27
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS2.07
TBVpS2.07
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -60.94%
ROE -74%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-34.61%
ROA(5y)-53.81%
ROE(3y)-40.36%
ROE(5y)-61.34%
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 111.92%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 11.06
Quick Ratio 11.06
Altman-Z 4.71
F-Score4
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)83.19%
Cap/Depr(5y)119.79%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.62%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y-13.42%
EPS Next 2Y-6.65%
EPS Next 3Y-2.27%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-17.04%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-41.93%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-41.03%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A