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TALPHERA INC (TLPH) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - NASDAQ:TLPH - US00444T2096 - Common Stock

1.32 USD
+0.07 (+5.6%)
Last: 11/17/2025, 5:37:43 PM
1.3015 USD
-0.02 (-1.4%)
After Hours: 11/17/2025, 5:37:43 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, TLPH scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. TLPH was compared to 192 industry peers in the Pharmaceuticals industry. There are concerns on the financial health of TLPH while its profitability can be described as average. TLPH does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

TLPH had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year TLPH had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years TLPH reported 4 times negative net income.
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

The Return On Assets of TLPH (1.36%) is better than 82.29% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 2.52%, TLPH belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.85% of the companies in the same industry.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 1.96%, TLPH belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.21% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.36%
ROE 2.52%
ROIC 1.96%
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

TLPH's Profit Margin of 14.91% is amongst the best of the industry. TLPH outperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.
The Operating Margin of TLPH (24.41%) is better than 90.63% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 253.62%, TLPH belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 24.41%
PM (TTM) 14.91%
GM 253.62%
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 200K 400K 600K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so TLPH is destroying value.
TLPH has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, TLPH has more shares outstanding
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

TLPH has an Altman-Z score of 0.31. This is a bad value and indicates that TLPH is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
TLPH's Altman-Z score of 0.31 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TLPH outperforms 52.60% of its industry peers.
TLPH has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.91. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as TLPH would need 3.91 years to pay back of all of its debts.
TLPH's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.91 is amongst the best of the industry. TLPH outperforms 85.42% of its industry peers.
TLPH has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.40. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.40, TLPH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.15% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.4
Debt/FCF 3.91
Altman-Z 0.31
ROIC/WACC0.22
WACC8.75%
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 0.54. This is a bad value and indicates that TLPH is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of TLPH (0.54) is worse than 92.19% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.53 indicates that TLPH may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
TLPH has a Quick ratio of 0.53. This is amonst the worse of the industry: TLPH underperforms 91.15% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.54
Quick Ratio 0.53
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 44.93% over the past year.
The Revenue for TLPH has decreased by -100.00% in the past year. This is quite bad
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

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.69% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
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 5Y22.69%
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 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
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.
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.
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 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, TLPH is valued cheaper than 98.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, TLPH is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.06
EV/EBITDA 2.72
TLPH Per share dataTLPH EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 100 150

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

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

TALPHERA INC

NASDAQ:TLPH (11/17/2025, 5:37:43 PM)

After market: 1.3015 -0.02 (-1.4%)

1.32

+0.07 (+5.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryPharmaceuticals
Earnings (Last)11-12 2025-11-12/amc
Earnings (Next)03-30 2026-03-30/amc
Inst Owners20.74%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners9.03%
Ins Owner Change0.28%
Market Cap60.18M
Revenue(TTM)1.38B
Net Income(TTM)206.45M
Analysts82.22
Price Target4.25 (221.97%)
Short Float %5.53%
Short Ratio3.7
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend23.88
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)12.47%
Min EPS beat(2)1.96%
Max EPS beat(2)22.97%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)29.17%
Min EPS beat(4)1.96%
Max EPS beat(4)57.11%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)24.45%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)20.71%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)19.45%
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-36.36%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-25%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.04
P/FCF 0.06
P/OCF 0.02
P/B 0.01
P/tB 0.01
EV/EBITDA 2.72
EPS(TTM)-0.38
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.56
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)21.59
FCFY1635.82%
OCF(TTM)53.14
OCFY4025.86%
SpS30.37
BVpS179.96
TBVpS174.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.36%
ROE 2.52%
ROCE 2.49%
ROIC 1.96%
ROICexc 1.97%
ROICexgc 2%
OM 24.41%
PM (TTM) 14.91%
GM 253.62%
FCFM 71.1%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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-Score6
Asset Turnover0.09
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.4
Debt/FCF 3.91
Debt/EBITDA 2.28
Cap/Depr 130.74%
Cap/Sales 103.88%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 168.48%
Profit Quality 476.84%
Current Ratio 0.54
Quick Ratio 0.53
Altman-Z 0.31
F-Score6
WACC8.75%
ROIC/WACC0.22
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)44.93%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%15.38%
EPS Next Y0%
EPS Next 2Y-4.88%
EPS Next 3Y6.27%
EPS Next 5Y22.69%
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 1Y5256.72%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y12884.8%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

TALPHERA INC / TLPH FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for TLPH stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to TLPH.


Can you provide the valuation status for TALPHERA INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to TALPHERA INC (TLPH). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is TALPHERA INC (TLPH) stock?

TALPHERA INC (TLPH) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for TLPH stock?

The financial health rating of TALPHERA INC (TLPH) is 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for TALPHERA INC (TLPH) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of TALPHERA INC (TLPH) is expected to decline by 0% in the next year.