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ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC (ACHV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:ACHV - Nasdaq - US0044685008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

2.36  -0.04 (-1.67%)

After market: 2.36 0 (0%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall ACHV gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated ACHV against 567 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ACHV have multiple concerns. ACHV is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ACHV had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year ACHV has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
ACHV had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
ACHV had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ACHV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFACHV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -10M -20M -30M -40M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of ACHV (-103.09%) is worse than 77.78% of its industry peers.
ACHV's Return On Equity of -190.57% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACHV is outperformed by 67.55% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -103.09%
ROE -190.57%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-132.77%
ROA(5y)-100.92%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ACHV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICACHV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500 -500 1K 1.5K 2K

1.3 Margins

ACHV does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
ACHV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsACHV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -100 -200 -300

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ACHV has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ACHV has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for ACHV has been reduced compared to a year ago.
ACHV Yearly Shares OutstandingACHV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M
ACHV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsACHV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -7.09, we must say that ACHV is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -7.09, ACHV is doing worse than 67.37% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.47 indicates that ACHV is not too dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.47, ACHV is not doing good in the industry: 73.72% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -7.09
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
ACHV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFACHV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M

2.3 Liquidity

ACHV has a Current Ratio of 5.46. This indicates that ACHV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
ACHV has a Current ratio (5.46) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ACHV has a Quick Ratio of 5.46. This indicates that ACHV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
ACHV has a Quick ratio of 5.46. This is in the better half of the industry: ACHV outperforms 60.14% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 5.46
Quick Ratio 5.46
ACHV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesACHV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ACHV shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 19.61%, which is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-38.46%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

ACHV is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 37.16% yearly.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-1.64%
EPS Next 2Y3.26%
EPS Next 3Y22.04%
EPS Next 5Y37.16%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
ACHV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesACHV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2021 2022 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M
ACHV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesACHV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 -1K -2K -3K

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ACHV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year ACHV is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ACHV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsACHV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
ACHV Per share dataACHV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.5 -0.5 -1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as ACHV's earnings are expected to grow with 22.04% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.26%
EPS Next 3Y22.04%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ACHV does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC

NASDAQ:ACHV (4/25/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 2.36 0 (0%)

2.36

-0.04 (-1.67%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)03-11 2025-03-11/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-08 2025-05-08/amc
Inst Owners57.49%
Inst Owner Change-37.86%
Ins Owners4.97%
Ins Owner Change0.68%
Market Cap81.87M
Analysts84.62
Price Target13.26 (461.86%)
Short Float %9.19%
Short Ratio15.31
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-22.65%
Min EPS beat(2)-35%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.29%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-13.89%
Min EPS beat(4)-35%
Max EPS beat(4)-4.47%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)0.47%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-2.94%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-3.28%
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-20.18%
PT rev (3m)-22.88%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.35%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-7.79%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.92
P/tB 4.33
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.23
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.25
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.86
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.86
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS0.6
TBVpS0.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -103.09%
ROE -190.57%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-132.77%
ROA(5y)-100.92%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 5.46
Quick Ratio 5.46
Altman-Z -7.09
F-Score5
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-38.46%
EPS Next Y-1.64%
EPS Next 2Y3.26%
EPS Next 3Y22.04%
EPS Next 5Y37.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-43.39%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-21.51%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-21.61%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A