Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (ARTL) is a Biotechnology company in the Healthcare sector, currently trading at $5.31. It has a SharesGrow Score of 30/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Valuation: ARTL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -1.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.03.
Net income is $13M (loss), growing at -9.7%/yr. Net profit margin is 0% (thin). Gross margin is 0% (+0 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $693,000 with negative equity of -$1M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.17 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 24.7%. Total assets: $3M.
Analyst outlook: 2 / 4 analysts rate ARTL as buy (50%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 28/100 (Fail), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income ?/100 (Fail).
