Vaccinex, Inc. (VCNX) is a Biotechnology company in the Healthcare sector, currently trading at $1.16. It has a SharesGrow Score of 30/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Financials: revenue is $601,000, +128.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $19M (loss), growing at +6.8%/yr. Net profit margin is -3100.5% (negative). Gross margin is 100% (+18.8 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $25,000 with negative equity of -$2M — 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 0.5 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 1%. Total assets: $3M.
Analyst outlook: 1 / 2 analysts rate VCNX as buy (50%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value ?/100 (Fail), Growth 83/100 (Pass), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 50/100 (Partial), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 10/100 (Fail).
