MediciNova, Inc. (MNOV) vs NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NRXP)

MediciNova, Inc. and NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are both Biotechnology companies. MediciNova, Inc. and NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are of similar size ($132.9M and $131.2M). NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has the higher net margin (−691.8% vs −1,168.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −62.5%). Across the 15 metrics below, NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads on 11 and MediciNova, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
P/E n/m n/m 7.88
P/S 137.97 33.28 11.47
P/B 3.41 n/m 2.52
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 21.16
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 0.74
EV/Sales 110.36 27.01 10.73
Earnings yield (8.14%) (18.33%) (28.84%)
Free cash flow yield (7.18%) (18.30%) (23.03%)

Profitability

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
Gross margin 37.76% 46.64% 65.16%
Operating margin (1,287.53%) (586.15%) 0.00%
Net margin (1,168.31%) (691.78%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (991.31%) (609.02%) 0.00%
Return on equity (25.56%) 131.22% (57.72%)
Return on assets (23.83%) (120.41%) (49.22%)
Return on invested capital (62.48%) 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
Revenue growth (TTM) (82.20%) — 5.64%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (4.35%) 43.22% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 8.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
Debt to equity 0.00 (2.42) 0.00
Current ratio 8.75 0.86 4.73
Net debt to EBITDA 2.32 0.48 0.96

Dividend

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
Dividend yield — — 2.10%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric MNOV NRXP Biotechnology median
Market cap 132.90m 131.19m 162.10m

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