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TALPHERA INC (TLPH) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:TLPH - US00444T2096 - Common Stock

0.541 USD
0 (-0.86%)
Last: 8/29/2025, 8:00:01 PM
0.531 USD
-0.01 (-1.85%)
After Hours: 8/29/2025, 8:00:01 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, TLPH scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. TLPH was compared to 195 industry peers in the Pharmaceuticals industry. TLPH scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. TLPH does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year TLPH has reported negative net income.
TLPH had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
TLPH had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
TLPH had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
TLPH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTLPH 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 20M -20M 40M -40M

1.2 Ratios

TLPH's Return On Assets of -68.45% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TLPH is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -170.59%, TLPH is doing worse than 68.21% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -68.45%
ROE -170.59%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-24.13%
ROA(5y)-35.67%
ROE(3y)-32.93%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TLPH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTLPH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500 -500 -1K

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for TLPH 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
TLPH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTLPH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1K -1K 2K -2K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

TLPH does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, TLPH has more shares outstanding
TLPH has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
TLPH has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
TLPH Yearly Shares OutstandingTLPH Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M
TLPH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTLPH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -40.90, we must say that TLPH is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of TLPH (-40.90) is worse than 88.21% of its industry peers.
TLPH 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 -40.9
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.64%
TLPH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTLPH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M -40M

2.3 Liquidity

TLPH has a Current Ratio of 2.93. This indicates that TLPH is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
TLPH has a Current ratio (2.93) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 2.93 indicates that TLPH has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 2.93, TLPH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.92% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.93
Quick Ratio 2.93
TLPH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTLPH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 37.50% over the past year.
TLPH shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -100.00%.
EPS 1Y (TTM)37.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-100%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, TLPH will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 31.82% on average per year.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y0%
EPS Next 2Y-4.88%
EPS Next 3Y6.27%
EPS Next 5Y31.82%
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.
TLPH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTLPH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 50M 100M 150M
TLPH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTLPH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 5 -5 -10 -15 -20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

TLPH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year TLPH 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
TLPH Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTLPH Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
TLPH Per share dataTLPH EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.2 -0.2 -0.4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-4.88%
EPS Next 3Y6.27%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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TALPHERA INC

NASDAQ:TLPH (8/29/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 0.531 -0.01 (-1.85%)

0.541

0 (-0.86%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Earnings (Last)08-14 2025-08-14/amc
Earnings (Next)11-04 2025-11-04
Inst Owners31.31%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners2.58%
Ins Owner Change44.59%
Market Cap11.10M
Analysts82.22
Price Target4.25 (685.58%)
Short Float %0.17%
Short Ratio0.08
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)18.3%
Min EPS beat(2)1.96%
Max EPS beat(2)34.64%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)32.88%
Min EPS beat(4)1.96%
Max EPS beat(4)57.11%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)30.58%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)20.73%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)18.14%
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-40%
EPS NQ rev (3m)37.78%
EPS NY rev (1m)-25%
EPS NY rev (3m)-10.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 411.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.68
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.4
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.56
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.57
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.57
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS0.32
TBVpS-0.11
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -68.45%
ROE -170.59%
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)-24.13%
ROA(5y)-35.67%
ROE(3y)-32.93%
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 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.93
Quick Ratio 2.93
Altman-Z -40.9
F-Score2
WACC9.64%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
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)37.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
EPS Next Y0%
EPS Next 2Y-4.88%
EPS Next 3Y6.27%
EPS Next 5Y31.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-100%
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 1Y9.69%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y46.08%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y45.32%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A