BioAtla, Inc. (BCAB) is a Biotechnology company in the Healthcare sector, currently trading at $4.20. It has a SharesGrow Score of 36/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is BCAB = $5 (+19% upside).
Valuation: BCAB trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -0.1 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $2M, -81.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $60M (loss), growing at +13.6%/yr. Net profit margin is -2980.4% (negative). Gross margin is 100% (+8.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $6M with negative equity of -$36M — 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 0.37 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 44.8%. Total assets: $14M.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 9 analysts rate BCAB as buy (67%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 75/100 (Pass), Growth 48/100 (Partial), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 50/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 10/100 (Fail).
