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Fibrogen, Inc. (XNAS:FGEN) In-Depth Stock/Fundamental/Options Analysis Today

Primary Facts

FGEN

Name:

FIBROGEN, INC. (XNAS:FGEN)

Sector:

- 45114.00K

Industry:

Biotechnology

CEO:

Mr. Enrique Conterno

Total Employees:

566

Our Technological Advancement Rating

Our Rating:

B

Technological advancement compared to industry is -5.47% lower

ANALYSIS OF ALL CRITICAL FACTORS & RISKS RELATED TO THE STOCK & FUNDAMENTAL/LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF FIBROGEN, INC.(FGEN) AS PER DATA ANALYSIS OF LAST 3 YEARS AND COMPARISON WITH COMPETITORS/PEERS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY. DATE: 07/09/2022

Primary Targets/Price Insights

Previous Close ($) :

12.6

One Month Price Target:

$12.66

Six Month Price Target :

$12.97

Likely Price in One Year's Time:

Ticker:

$13.33

Likely Trading Range Today Under (Normal Volatility)
 

$12.51

Price Upper limit ($) :

$12.69

Price Lower limit ($) :

Crash Risk Prep/Key Price Levels (High Volatility/Risk)

Price, as per data analysis, isn't likely to fall below:

Today:

$11.5

                                                               This week:

$10.15

                                                        This month :

$7.7

Other Primary facts

Market Cap:

1.15B

Market Cap Classification:

Small Cap

Number of Shares

IPO Date:

93.74M

Best/Worst Daily Performance (Last 3+ Years)
 

Highest Daily Appreciation:

25.82%

-43.01%

Worst Daily Decline:

Our Options Trading Entry Points

Iron Condor entry points for options expiring in 1 week's time

Low risk (<2%) entry points

Buy Call:

Sell Call:

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$17.69

$15.38

$7.51

$9.82

Medium risk (<10%) entry points

Buy Call

Sell Call

$14.63

Buy Put:

Sell Put:

$14.14

$10.57

$11.06

These entry points can be used for other strategies, such as butterflies, straddles, etc.

Risk-Adjusted returns (Sharpe Ratio) of

FGEN

Sharpe Ratio:

-0.62%

Comparison:

FGEN, is amongst the top 40% stocks with lowest risk-adjusted returns

Sharpe ratio is -131.90% lower than the industry

& is -127.22% lower than the market/S&P 500 average

Average Returns/Yield of

FGEN

Daily returns:

-0.02%

Weekly returns:

-0.09%

Monthly returns:

-0.35%

Yearly returns:

25.22%

Comparison of returns:

Average annual returns/yield (last 3 years) is -116.51% below industry average

Classification:

FGEN, is amongst the top 40% lowest yielding stocks in terms of daily returns

Results of T-Test of Returns:

0.39

Statistical test of Returns:

FGEN has yielded returns statistically similar to the market

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Volatility (measured by Standard Deviation)

Daily Volatility:

4.22%

Weekly Volatility:

9.44%

Monthly Volatility:

18.89%

Yearly Volatility:

65.43%

Volitlilty of last five days (Measured by Standard Deviation) 

Average Volatility of this Week:

4.54%

Volatility in last five trading days has been 7.59% above long-term volatility

Value at Risk Analysis (VaR)

Daily VaR:

-8.69%

Weekly VaR:

-19.44%

Monthly VaR:

-38.87%

How Much Can the price of

FGEN

Decline in a Recession?

Likely price decline in a recession: 

Base case (decline):

-35%

Worst case (decline):

>85%

This translates to price declining to:

$8.24

This translates to price declining to:

$1.89

Severe Crash Probability

Risk of crash in next 6/12 months: Low (<25%)

What is Value at Risk (VaR)?

VaR explained figure

Risk Fundamentals

FGEN is a 174.35% riskier investment compared to the market/S&P 500 & is 135.04% riskier than Nasdaq (IXIC)

Risk (measured by volatility) is -11.16% below industry average

Overall, it is amongst the top 50% most risky stocks

Beta Examination of

FGEN

Beta in relation to market/S&P 500--0.87

Expected beta in 1 year's time:

0.851

Expected beta in 3 year's time:

1.203

Unlevered (debt free) Beta:

0.561

Beta in relation to Nasdaq (XNAS):

1.194

Beta in relation to all global stocks::

1.099

Beta Comparison & Analysis

Beta of competitors/peers::

1.071

Beta is -19.04% lower than peers

Average Industry Beta: 

1.152

Beta is -24.72% below industry average

Sustainable Growth Rate Analysis

Sustainable growth rate for this stock/firm:

-

-

Alpha provided | Alpha Analysis 

Alpha provided:

-0.133

Alpha is -193.44% below industry average alpha yield

Alpha is -844% below the market average

Analysis of Cost of Capital of

FGEN

Equity cost of capital:

0.091

Equity cost of capital is -17.67% below industry mean WACC

Unlevered (without debt) cost of capital:  

5.88%

Before-tax cost of debt:

2.74%

After-tax cost of debt:

2.17%

Overall debt rating:

High AA grade (second highest grade)

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC):

2.17%

WACC is -9.70% below industry mean WACC

Key Per-Share Metrics & Analysis

Revenue per share:

$2.75

Revenue growth rate per share of (3Y):

6.64

Annual revenue growth rate is -99.95% below industry average

EPS:

-$3.04

Expected Annual growth rate of  EPS (3Y):

52.23%

Expected future EPS growth rate is 423.40% higher than the Biotechnology industry

Free cash flow (FCF) per share:

-

-

-

Debt per share

$0.92

EBITDA per share

-$2.84

Valuation Analysis Today of

FGEN

P/E Ratio:

104.54

P/E Ratio of Competitors/Peers:

408.4

P/E ratio is -74.40% lower than main peers & is 16.51% higher than the industry

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FGEN is -104.62% undervalued if valued using industry average P/E ratio

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P/S (Price to Sales ratio):

4.58

Price to sales ratio is -88.68% below the industry mean

P/B (Price to book value ratio):

6.64

-

-

Net income growth rate (3Y):

204.51%

Net income growth rate is 189.74% higher than the average industry net income growth rate

Dividend Analysis

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-

-

Dividend History:

--$0.00

--$0.00

--$0.00

--$0.00

--$0.00

--$0.00

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In-depth Debt & Leverage Analysis

Debt to equity ratio:

54.38%

Net debt to equity ratio:

-56.29%

Debt to assets ratio:

11.52%

Net debt to assets ratio:

-11.93%

Debt-to-asset ratio is -72.67% below industry average

Ability to repay debt:

Interest coverage ratio:

-100.2

Interest coverage ratio is -15.33% less than industry average

Looking forward:

Debt growth rate:

164.40%

Annual debt growth is 22% higher than industry average debt growth rate

Debt repayment rate in last quarter: 0.12%

Analysis of Key Statistics  

Correlation of price movement with the market:

0.472

Statistical significance of correlation:

FGEN has a statistically significant correlation with the market

Average Correlation of  the industry with the market:

0.34

Stock price is 38.81% more correlated with the market, compared to the industry average correlation

R Squared (percentage of price movement explained by movement of the market): 

0.34

Correlation of price movement with Nasdaq (^IXIC):

0

Covariance  of price movement with the market:

0

Kurtosis 

20.053

Returns have severe fat-tails (leptokurtic), i.e., returns considerably higher or lower than the mean returns are considerably more likely, compared to assets with normally distributed returns

Skewness of returns:

-1.609

Returns are left (negative) skewed; mean returns are lower than median and mode returns

Fundamental Analysis & Dupont Analysis of

FGEN

Gross Profit Margin Ratio:

359%

Operating Profit Margin Ratio:

-109.08%

Operating profit margin is -74.56% lower than the industry

Net Profit Margin Ratio:

359%

Effective Tax Rate:

-0.12%

Effective tax rate is -102.03% lower than the industry

Dupont Method

Net Profit Margin

Return on Equity Ratio (ROE):

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ROA

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-178.09%

Return on equity (ROE) is 210.63% higher than the industry

Financial Leverage

Asset Turnover Ratio (ROA):

-37.73%

Return on assets (ROA) is 84.95% higher than the industry

Financial Leverage:

1.1x

Current Ratio:

2.05

Current ratio is -74.63% below industry average

Cash Conversion Cycle (days):

243.9

Cash conversion cycle is -54.25% below industry average

The remaining useful life of property plant & equipment is: 17.2 years

Stock based compensation to net income ratio:

-6.09%

In-depth Efficiency  Analysis

Revenue generated per employee:

455.3K

Each employee generates -72% less revenue than industry average revenue per employee

EBITDA generated per employee: 

- 470.7K

Each employee generates -222% less EBITDA than industry average revenue per employee

Profit generated per employee: 

- 497.3K

Each employee generates -489% less net income/profit than industry average revenue per employee

Free cash flow (FCF) generated per employee: 

- 79.7K

Each employee generates -154% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Assets/Capital per employee

391.4K

Each employee generates -154% less free cash flow than industry average revenue per employee

Research & Development (R&D) Analysis

Research & development (R&D) investment growth rate-- 53.03%

Growth rate in R&D investment/expenditure is -1578.05% lower than the industry

Competitors/Peer firms of 

FGEN

QUANTERIX CORPORATION (XNAS:QTRX)

VAXCYTE, INC. (XNAS:PCVX)

IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC (XNAS:IMCR)

NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE, INC. (XNAS:NXGN)

Merus NV (XNAS:MRUS)

AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC. (XNAS:AXSM)

KEROS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (XNAS:KROS)

TIVITY HEALTH, INC. (XNAS:TVTY)

NURIX THERAPEUTICS, INC. (XNAS:NRIX)

Current Analyst Ratings

Strong buy�21%

Buy�0%

Hold�8%

Sell�0%

Strong sell�0%

Overall analyst sentiment is: Strong buy

Income Statement

Period:

TTM

Date:

3/31/22

Revenue:

257.71M

Cost of Revenue:

Gross Profit:

R&D Expense

General & Admin Expenses:

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Other Expenses :

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Interest Income:

Interest Expenses:

Depreciation & Amortization:

EBITDA:

Operating Income:

Other Income Expenses:

Income Before Tax:

Income Tax Expense:

Net Income:

Balance Sheet

Date:

Calendar Year:

Period:

Cash & Cash Equivalents:

Short Term Investments:

Cash & Short Term Investments:

Net Receivables:

Inventory:

Other Current Assets:

Total Current Assets:

PP&E:

Goodwill: 

Intangible Assets: 

Long Term Investments: 

Tax Assets: 

Other Non-Current Assets: 

Total Non-Current Assets: 

Other Assets: 

Total Assets: 

Accounts Payable: 

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Tax Payables:

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Other Current Liabilities:

Total Current Liabilities:

Long Term Debt:

Other Non-Current Liabilities:

Total Non Current Liabilities:

Other Liabilities:

Total Liabilities:

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Retained Earnings:

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:

Other Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Stockholders' Equity:

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Total Investments:

Total Debt:

Net Debt:

13.71M

244.00M

401.39M

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123.71M

-

-

525.10M

1.36M

2.66M

12.05M

- 266433.00K

- 281095.00K

- 281474.00K

- 282712.00K

328.00K

- 281474.00K

Statement of Cash Flow

Date:

Period:

2.58M

Differed Income Tax :

-

Stock Based Compensation :

17.15M

Change in Working Capital :

34.38M

Accounts Receivables:

- 26481.00K

Other Working Capital:

- 13024.00K

Other Non-Cash Items:

618.00K

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

- 8476.00K

Investments in PP&E:

- 1638.00K

Net Acquisitions:

-

Purchases of Investments:

- 20912.00K

Sales/Maturities of Investments:

Other Investing Activities:

​Net Cash Used for Investing Activities:

Debt Repayment:

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Dividend Paid:

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Effect of FOREX on Changes in Cash:

Net Changes in Cash:

Cash at End of Period:

Cash at Beginning of Period:

Operating Cash Flow:

Capital Expenditure:

Free Cash Flow (FCF):

3/31/22

2022

Q1

185.90M

242.18M

428.08M

43.88M

43.07M

9.39M

524.42M

114.87M

-

-

97.64M

-

9.01M

221.52M

-

745.93M

36.35M

10.98M

13.93M

7.50M

200.54M

255.37M

85.95M

41.70M

312.55M

-

567.92M

933.00K

- 1327239.00K

- 6505.0K

1.49B

March 31, 2022 at 6:00:00 AM

538.80M

158.05M

725.97M

339.82M

96.93M

- 88970.0K

83.49M

- 35000.00K

25.94M

- 102.00K

183.00K

-

-

- 2974.00K

- 2893.00K

107.00K

14.67M

185.90M

171.22M

- 8476.00K

- 36638.00K

- 45114.00K

Our Proprietary Portfolio Rating

Our Rating:

B

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Price Forecast/Expected Price in Next 5 Years of

FGEN

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

$13.37

$14.15

$14.98

$15.85

$16.77

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