TALPHERA INC (TLPH) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:TLPH • US00444T2096

0.956 USD

-0.02 (-1.85%)

Last: Jan 30, 2026, 08:21 PM

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to TLPH. TLPH was compared to 191 industry peers in the Pharmaceuticals industry. The financial health of TLPH is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. 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.

1.2 Ratios

TLPH has a Return On Assets of -40.30%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: TLPH outperforms 43.98% of its industry peers.
TLPH has a Return On Equity (-64.60%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-40.3%
ROE	-64.6%
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

1.3 Margins

TLPH's Gross Margin of 12540700.00% is amongst the best of the industry. TLPH outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for TLPH so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	12540700%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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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.
TLPH has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
TLPH has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
There is no outstanding debt for TLPH. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -19.66, we must say that TLPH is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
TLPH's Altman-Z score of -19.66 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TLPH is outperformed by 81.68% 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 Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-19.66

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.37%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 6.83 indicates that TLPH has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 6.83, TLPH is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.63% of the companies in the same industry.
TLPH has a Quick Ratio of 6.83. This is a bad value and indicates that TLPH is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
TLPH's Quick ratio of -1.30 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TLPH is outperformed by 96.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	6.83
Quick Ratio	-1.3

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

TLPH shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 44.93%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, TLPH shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -100.00% in the last year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)44.93%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%15.38%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-100%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

TLPH is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 20.30% yearly.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next Y30%

EPS Next 2Y14.02%

EPS Next 3Y6.27%

EPS Next 5Y20.3%

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.

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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.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for TLPH. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.