* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and markets small-molecule protease inhibitors for illnesses with unmet needs. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $243 M
Debt : $1 M
EBITDA : $-192 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 16 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $-37 M
Average Revenue: $4 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): -1,029.6%
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 (2025-04-30): $0 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2020-04-30): $13 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: -100.0%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): -100.0%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): -90.0%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 0 - 5, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2025-04-30): $50 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2021-04-30): $19 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): $-2.79
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
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: $-2.79
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 12 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: -55.5%
Since Average ROE is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $15.83
52-Week Low: $9.23
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $10.61
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: $800 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) (2018-04-30): $0.18
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 7 points to above Kalvista Pharmaceuticals Inc (KALV) stock.
Fair Value PE 9, Industry Based PE 15, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 17.81. Based on these 3 values, average assigned is 13.94. The fair value of Kalvista Pharmaceuticals Inc (KALV) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
