Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (CGTX) vs Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (HRTX)

Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. and Heron Therapeutics, Inc. are both Biotechnology companies. Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. and Heron Therapeutics, Inc. are of similar size ($71.5M and $69.7M). Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −22.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −6.35%). Across the 14 metrics below, Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. leads on 9 and Heron Therapeutics, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
P/E n/m n/m 8.50
P/S n/m 0.45 9.71
P/B 2.00 11.70 2.13
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 20.82
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 0.64
EV/Sales n/m 1.11 9.21
Earnings yield (23.29%) (52.78%) (33.15%)
Free cash flow yield (26.75%) (17.64%) (25.50%)

Profitability

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
Gross margin 0.00% 70.07% 65.16%
Operating margin 0.00% (7.19%) 0.00%
Net margin 0.00% (22.52%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (8.00%) 0.00%
Return on equity (83.76%) 318.21% (56.36%)
Return on assets (57.33%) (14.06%) (48.04%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (6.35%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 0.99% 6.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 62.79% (33.33%) 30.26%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 11.81% 9.41%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
Debt to equity 0.00 20.65 0.00
Current ratio 7.03 2.49 4.72
Net debt to EBITDA 0.78 (643.88) 0.96

Dividend

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
Dividend yield — — 0.09%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric CGTX HRTX Biotechnology median
Market cap 69.67m 71.48m 135.18m

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