Durect Corporation

Company Profile

Durect Corporation had its IPO on 2000-09-28 under the ticker symbol DRRX.

The company operates in the Healthcare sector and Drug Manufacturers-Specialty & Generic industry. Durect Corporation has a staff strength of 75 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Durect Corporation opened at $3 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $2.88 - $3.03, and closed at $2.93.

This is a -1.68% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 127,478 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Durect Corporation have slipped by -4.25%.

Durect Corporation's Key Ratios

Durect Corporation has a market cap of $141.31 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.3797 and a price to sales ratio of 3.9568.

In the last 12-months Durect Corporation’s revenue was $19.42 million with a gross profit of $16.48 million and an EBITDA of $-35609000. The EBITDA ratio measures Durect Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Durect Corporation’s operating margin was -184.01% while its return on assets stood at -32.17% with a return of equity of -115.9%.

In Q1, Durect Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 0% while revenue growth was a positive 7.3%.

Durect Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

0

PEG

-0.46

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-1.49 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of -0.46. 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 Durect Corporation’s profitability.

Durect Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.3466 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -1.8645. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.9568.

Durect 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

$58.35 million

Total Liabilities

$42.09 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-4924000.00

Capital Expenditure

$0

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Durect Corporation ended 2024 with $58.35 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $58.35 million while shareholder equity stood at $15.34 million.

Durect Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $42.09 million in other current liabilities, 23000.00 in common stock, $-573369000.00 in retained earnings and $6.17 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $39.30 million and cash and short-term investments were $44.22 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $22,958,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.

Durect Corporation’s total current assets stands at $50.50 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $4.92 million. Its net receivables were $1.40 million compared to accounts payable of $2.01 million and inventory worth $2.21 million.

In 2024, Durect Corporation's operating cash flow was $-4924000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $0.

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

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$2.93

52-Week High

$9.7

52-Week Low

$3.165

Analyst Target Price

$36.25

Durect Corporation stock is currently trading at $2.93 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $9.7 and a 52-week low of $9.7. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $36.25.

Its 50-day moving average was $3.59 and 200-day moving average was $4.66 The short ratio stood at 3.64 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 149.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 3957.5% are held by institutions.