Spero Therapeutics, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
  • ISIN: US84833T1034
USD
2.51
-0.02 (-0.79%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Spero Therapeutics, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 5.97%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.97% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -27.67 MM
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 79.81 MM
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 3.05 MM
3
With ROE of -158.96%, it has a risky valuation with a 5.51 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 170.90%, its profits have fallen by -1299.7%
4
Reducing Promoter Confidence
  • Promoters have decreased their stake in the company by -2.46% over the previous quarter and currently hold 7.41% of the company
  • Promoters decreasing their stake may signify reduced confidence in the future of the business
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 170.90% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Spero Therapeutics, 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 Spero Therapeutics, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Spero Therapeutics, Inc.
334.26%
0.25
253.12%
S&P 500
30.29%
0.62
19.30%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
21.55%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-40.38
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-1.39
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.01
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
29.49%
ROCE (avg)
20.70%
ROE (avg)
5.97%
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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
5.51
EV to EBIT
-1.76
EV to EBITDA
-1.76
EV to Capital Employed
-4.91
EV to Sales
3.38
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
Negative Capital Employed
ROE (Latest)
-158.96%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

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Financial Trend scale:

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

11What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -170.85 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -6.79 MM has Grown at 61.03%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -6.79 MM has Grown at 60.37%

-9What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -27.67 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 79.81 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.05 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -319 %

Here's what is working for Spero Therapeutics, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -6.79 MM has Grown at 61.03%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -6.79 MM has Grown at 60.37%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -170.85 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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 Spero Therapeutics, Inc.

Net Sales
At USD 3.05 MM has Fallen at -61.02%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -27.67 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 3.05 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -319 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 79.81 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents