Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: US5288723027
USD
1.72
0.08 (4.88%)
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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
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ?

1
With a growth in Operating Profit of 27.89%, the company declared Outstanding results in Sep 25
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD -73.42 MM
  • NET SALES(HY) Higher at USD 43.05 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at -45.92%
2
High Institutional Holdings at 81.55%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
3
Market Beating Performance
  • The stock has generated a return of 351.54% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 16.12%
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Lexicon 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 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
370.72%
-0.12
113.62%
S&P 500
16.12%
0.84
19.28%
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)
16.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
11.56%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-30.95
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.76
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.10
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
81.55%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
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
5.70
EV to EBIT
-10.81
EV to EBITDA
-10.93
EV to Capital Employed
10.05
EV to Sales
8.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-92.96%
ROE (Latest)
-49.67%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
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

26What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD -73.42 MM

NET SALES(HY)

Higher at USD 43.05 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at -45.92%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -11.53% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 27.1 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -12.77 MM has Grown at 54.28%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -12.77 MM has Grown at 54.28%

-1What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -42.45 %

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

Net Sales
At USD 43.05 MM has Grown at 1,167.24%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
Higher at USD 43.05 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Sep 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD -73.42 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -12.77 MM has Grown at 54.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -27.93 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -12.77 MM has Grown at 54.28%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -27.93 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 27.1 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -11.53% (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 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -42.45 %
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