Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: US4622221004
USD
75.66
0.3 (0.4%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

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Why is Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 0.04%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 0.04% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -220.04% of over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Sep 25
  • NET SALES(Q) At USD 156.72 MM has Fallen at -33.63%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -31.52 %
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD -155.68 MM
4
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 122.89%, its profits have risen by 32.6%
5
Rising Promoter Confidence
  • Promoters have increased their stake in the company by 1.19% over the previous quarter and currently hold 2.99% of the company
  • Promoters increasing their stake is a sign of high confidence in the future of the business
6
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 122.89% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 17.78%
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
134.82%
1.75
51.10%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.92
19.35%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.73%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-220.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-6.98
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.73
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.34
Tax Ratio
1.39%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0.04%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
18.56
EV to EBIT
-42.31
EV to EBITDA
-46.05
EV to Capital Employed
75.36
EV to Sales
11.90
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-178.14%
ROE (Latest)
-38.89%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

19What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD -247.02 MM

NET SALES(HY)

At USD 608.77 MM has Grown at 69.54%

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -16.65 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at -39.99%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.68% (YoY

-14What is not working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)

At USD 156.72 MM has Fallen at -33.63%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -31.52 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -155.68 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -158.3 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -158.51 MM

Here's what is working for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD -247.02 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.68% (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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Net Sales
At USD 156.72 MM has Fallen at -33.63%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 236.12 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -158.3 MM has Fallen at -151.05%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -63.06 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -158.51 MM has Fallen at -158.06%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -61.43 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -31.52 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD -155.68 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD -158.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD -158.51 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)