Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 25.28%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 36.06% and Operating profit at 41.55%
4
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 275.09 MM
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 108.96 MM has Grown at 63.51%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.34% (YoY)
5
With ROE of 23.98%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 3.97 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 11.33%, its profits have risen by 188.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6.31%
1.26
40.29%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
36.06%
EBIT Growth (5y)
41.55%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.73
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.77
Tax Ratio
23.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
86.94%
ROCE (avg)
116.28%
ROE (avg)
25.28%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.97
EV to EBIT
11.13
EV to EBITDA
9.56
EV to Capital Employed
12.03
EV to Sales
4.82
PEG Ratio
0.11
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
108.10%
ROE (Latest)
23.98%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 275.09 MM
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 108.96 MM has Grown at 63.51%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.34% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,233.46 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -75.91 %
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 146.56 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 75.76 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 72.25 MM
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 275.09 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 108.96 MM has Grown at 63.51%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 146.56 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 75.76 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 72.25 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,233.46 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -75.91 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.34% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.09 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






