Cerus Corporation

Company Profile

Cerus Corporation had its IPO on 1997-01-30 under the ticker symbol CERS.

The company operates in the Healthcare sector and Medical Devices industry. Cerus Corporation has a staff strength of 665 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Cerus Corporation opened at $1.69 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $1.68 - $1.79, and closed at $1.74.

This is a +3.57% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 914,509 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Cerus Corporation have slipped by -9.38%.

Cerus Corporation's Key Ratios

Cerus Corporation has a market cap of $408.05 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 9.5602 and a price to sales ratio of 4.7423.

In the last 12-months Cerus Corporation’s revenue was $155.58 million with a gross profit of $87.09 million and an EBITDA of $-35625000. The EBITDA ratio measures Cerus Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Cerus Corporation’s operating margin was -24.67% while its return on assets stood at -11.12% with a return of equity of -65.99%.

In Q1, Cerus Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 0% while revenue growth was a negative 17.3%.

Cerus Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

0

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.27 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Cerus Corporation’s profitability.

Cerus Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.324 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -23.2088. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.7423.

Cerus Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$209.34 million

Total Liabilities

$77.57 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-1646000.00

Capital Expenditure

$1.52 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Cerus Corporation ended 2024 with $209.34 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $209.34 million while shareholder equity stood at $58.63 million.

Cerus Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $77.57 million in other current liabilities, 180000.00 in common stock, $-1022740000.00 in retained earnings and $1.32 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $27.60 million and cash and short-term investments were $94.68 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $20,157,000 while long-term debt stood at $54.83 million.

Cerus Corporation’s total current assets stands at $162.22 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $67.08 million. Its net receivables were $25.24 million compared to accounts payable of $36.44 million and inventory worth $36.61 million.

In 2024, Cerus Corporation's operating cash flow was $-1646000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.52 million.

Comparatively, Cerus Corporation paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$1.74

52-Week High

$5.95

52-Week Low

$1.76

Analyst Target Price

$7.63

Cerus Corporation stock is currently trading at $1.74 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $5.95 and a 52-week low of $5.95. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $7.63.

Its 50-day moving average was $2.21 and 200-day moving average was $2.73 The short ratio stood at 6.62 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 313.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8272.9% are held by institutions.