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COGENT BIOSCIENCES INC (COGT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - NASDAQ:COGT - US19240Q2012 - Common Stock

14.05 USD
+0.76 (+5.72%)
Last: 9/26/2025, 1:15:10 PM
Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to COGT. COGT was compared to 538 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. While COGT seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. COGT is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

COGT had negative earnings in the past year.
COGT had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
COGT had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
COGT had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
COGT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCOGT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50M -100M -150M -200M -250M

1.2 Ratios

COGT has a worse Return On Assets (-74.40%) than 65.43% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -131.89%, COGT is doing worse than 60.78% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -74.4%
ROE -131.89%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-52.46%
ROA(5y)-51.99%
ROE(3y)-64.47%
ROE(5y)-60.7%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
COGT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCOGT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for COGT 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
COGT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCOGT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

Compared to 1 year ago, COGT has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for COGT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
COGT has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
COGT Yearly Shares OutstandingCOGT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
COGT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCOGT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

COGT has an Altman-Z score of 1.40. This is a bad value and indicates that COGT is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
COGT has a better Altman-Z score (1.40) than 64.87% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.28 indicates that COGT is not too dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of COGT (0.28) is worse than 70.26% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.28
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.4
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
COGT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCOGT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 4.19 indicates that COGT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
COGT has a Current ratio (4.19) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 4.19 indicates that COGT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
COGT has a Quick ratio (4.19) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4.19
Quick Ratio 4.19
COGT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCOGT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 27.02% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)27.02%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%10.17%
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, COGT will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 19.15% on average per year.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-7.84%
EPS Next 2Y3.96%
EPS Next 3Y15.45%
EPS Next 5Y19.15%
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.
COGT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCOGT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M 800M
COGT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCOGT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 2 -2 -4 -6 -8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

COGT 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 COGT. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
COGT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCOGT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as COGT's earnings are expected to grow with 15.45% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.96%
EPS Next 3Y15.45%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for COGT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

COGENT BIOSCIENCES INC

NASDAQ:COGT (9/26/2025, 1:15:10 PM)

14.05

+0.76 (+5.72%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)08-05 2025-08-05/bmo
Earnings (Next)11-10 2025-11-10/bmo
Inst Owners103.04%
Inst Owner Change1.33%
Ins Owners0.04%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap1.96B
Analysts82.22
Price Target20.6 (46.62%)
Short Float %9.47%
Short Ratio4.6
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)12.16%
Min EPS beat(2)11.44%
Max EPS beat(2)12.87%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)23.39%
Min EPS beat(4)-10.87%
Max EPS beat(4)80.14%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)4.79%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)3.15%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-2.5%
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)8.02%
PT rev (3m)25.54%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.8%
EPS NQ rev (3m)2.52%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.84%
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 12.66
P/tB 12.66
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.81
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.81
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.68
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.67
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS1.11
TBVpS1.11
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -74.4%
ROE -131.89%
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)-52.46%
ROA(5y)-51.99%
ROE(3y)-64.47%
ROE(5y)-60.7%
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-Score2
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.28
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 40.67%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4.19
Quick Ratio 4.19
Altman-Z 1.4
F-Score2
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)321.08%
Cap/Depr(5y)421.98%
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)27.02%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%10.17%
EPS Next Y-7.84%
EPS Next 2Y3.96%
EPS Next 3Y15.45%
EPS Next 5Y19.15%
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-22.91%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-4%
EBIT Next 3Y7.82%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-64.18%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-72.67%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A