* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, is dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of a cure for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States. The company is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $18 M
Debt : $1 M
EBITDA : $-37 M
Since Ebitda is less than 0, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Health care
Industry: Biotechnology
Biotechnology detected → treating as non-Technology. 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate PE Ratio since EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Forward PE Ratio (using default values): 20.00
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 20 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $-35 M
Average Revenue: $14 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): -248.0%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2025-12-31): $14 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $7 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: 103.7%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): 15.3%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): 10.7%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 15 - 20, 4 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2025-12-31): $192 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2021-12-31): $106 M
Company is not buying back its own shares, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.23
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $-0.26
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0.00%
⚠️ Caution: Negative earnings detected — Further research is recommended - Next Fiscal Yr EPS: $-0.23
- Latest/TTM EPS: $-0.26
Since Dividend Per Share is less than or equal to 0, 0 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 20 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: 521.4%
Since Average ROE is greater than 20, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $4.46
52-Week Low: $2.71
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $3.11
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $876 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 1% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share, latest positive annual) (2012-12-31): $0.17
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 15 points to above Arbutus Biopharma Corp (ABUS) stock.
Heads up: One or more P/E inputs look exaggerated and may skew the blend.
• ROE Based PE 50.00 (>2× median)
Further research is recommended; please use your own due diligence.
In such cases, multiplying earnings by the long-run average P/E typically gives a closer, more reliable fair value.
Fair Value PE 12, Industry Based PE 15, Growth Based PE 15, ROE Based PE 50, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 17.65. Based on these 5 values, average assigned is 21.93. The fair value of Arbutus Biopharma Corp (ABUS) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
