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FIBROGEN INC (FGEN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:FGEN - Nasdaq - US31572Q8087 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

7.69  +0.54 (+7.55%)

Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, FGEN scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. FGEN was compared to 558 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. Both the profitability and financial health of FGEN have multiple concerns. FGEN has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FGEN has reported negative net income.
FGEN had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
FGEN had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
FGEN had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
FGEN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFGEN 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 -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

FGEN has a Return On Assets of -6.06%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FGEN outperforms 87.28% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.06%
ROE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-45.81%
ROA(5y)-39.56%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
FGEN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFGEN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500 1K

1.3 Margins

FGEN has a Gross Margin of 109.67%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FGEN outperforms 99.82% of its industry peers.
FGEN's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
FGEN does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 109.67%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-20.51%
GM growth 5Y-13.76%
FGEN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFGEN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -200 -400 -600

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FGEN does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for FGEN has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for FGEN has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for FGEN is higher compared to a year ago.
FGEN Yearly Shares OutstandingFGEN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1M 2M 3M 4M
FGEN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFGEN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

FGEN has an Altman-Z score of -17.05. This is a bad value and indicates that FGEN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
FGEN has a Altman-Z score of -17.05. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FGEN underperforms 81.36% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -17.05
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC14.68%
FGEN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFGEN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

FGEN has a Current Ratio of 2.02. This indicates that FGEN is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.02, FGEN is doing worse than 74.91% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.98 indicates that FGEN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.98, FGEN is not doing good in the industry: 74.19% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.02
Quick Ratio 1.98
FGEN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFGEN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FGEN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 95.69%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, FGEN shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -38.58% in the last year.
FGEN shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -35.07% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)95.69%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%115.15%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-38.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-49.88%
Revenue growth 5Y-35.07%
Sales Q2Q%-95.1%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, FGEN will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.11% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, FGEN will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.58% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-3.06%
EPS Next 2Y-24.12%
EPS Next 3Y-10.79%
EPS Next 5Y15.11%
Revenue Next Year-94.39%
Revenue Next 2Y-76.77%
Revenue Next 3Y-61.88%
Revenue Next 5Y9.58%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
FGEN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFGEN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
FGEN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFGEN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

FGEN reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year FGEN is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
FGEN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFGEN 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
FGEN Per share dataFGEN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 -40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as FGEN's earnings are expected to decrease with -10.79% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-24.12%
EPS Next 3Y-10.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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FIBROGEN INC

NASDAQ:FGEN (7/14/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

7.69

+0.54 (+7.55%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)05-12 2025-05-12/amc
Earnings (Next)08-04 2025-08-04/amc
Inst Owners33%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners1.46%
Ins Owner Change1.04%
Market Cap31.07M
Analysts80
Price Target255 (3215.99%)
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio7.39
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)185.57%
Min EPS beat(2)145.1%
Max EPS beat(2)226.05%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)116.87%
Min EPS beat(4)45.36%
Max EPS beat(4)226.05%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)57.32%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)39.98%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)569.61%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)88.13%
Min Revenue beat(2)77.86%
Max Revenue beat(2)98.39%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)62.54%
Min Revenue beat(4)30.67%
Max Revenue beat(4)98.39%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)37.49%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)23.77%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)16.73%
PT rev (1m)2400%
PT rev (3m)2400%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2400%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-922.73%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2277.45%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1619.86%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-92.7%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-92.7%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-89.67%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-89.67%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.3
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-2.5
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-18.49
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-18.87
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-18.81
OCFYN/A
SpS25.46
BVpS-53.69
TBVpS-53.69
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.06%
ROE N/A
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 109.67%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-45.81%
ROA(5y)-39.56%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
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 3Y-20.51%
GM growth 5Y-13.76%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.62
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 11.51%
Cap/Sales 0.25%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.02
Quick Ratio 1.98
Altman-Z -17.05
F-Score4
WACC14.68%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)133.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)124.53%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.27%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.78%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)95.69%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%115.15%
EPS Next Y-3.06%
EPS Next 2Y-24.12%
EPS Next 3Y-10.79%
EPS Next 5Y15.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-38.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-49.88%
Revenue growth 5Y-35.07%
Sales Q2Q%-95.1%
Revenue Next Year-94.39%
Revenue Next 2Y-76.77%
Revenue Next 3Y-61.88%
Revenue Next 5Y9.58%
EBIT growth 1Y48.83%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year0.29%
EBIT Next 3Y-5.41%
EBIT Next 5Y-6.84%
FCF growth 1Y68.46%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y68.21%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A