Epigenomics
Market Cap
€54.9m
Last Updated
2020/06/02 23:58 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Epigenomics AG, a cancer molecular diagnostics company, develops and commercializes blood-based diagnostic tests across multiple cancer indications with high medical needs in Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
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Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Epigenomics's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ECX's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.0%
ECX
-1.3%
DE Biotechs
2.6%
DE Market
1 Year Return
-42.3%
ECX
9.4%
DE Biotechs
0.5%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: ECX underperformed the German Biotechs industry which returned 9.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ECX underperformed the German Market which returned -0.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ECX | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.0% | -1.3% | 2.6% |
| 30 Day | -5.7% | 14.0% | 7.6% |
| 90 Day | -19.1% | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1 Year | -40.4%-42.3% | 9.7%9.4% | 2.2%0.5% |
| 3 Year | -82.1%-83.6% | 14.5%13.0% | -4.8%-12.1% |
| 5 Year | -76.8%-78.8% | 20.5%18.3% | 7.8%-6.0% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Epigenomics's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is Epigenomics undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ECX (€1.22) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€3.3)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ECX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ECX is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Biotechs industry average.
PE vs Market: ECX is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the German market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate ECX's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ECX is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (8.5x) compared to the DE Biotechs industry average (5x).
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Future Growth
How is Epigenomics forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
23.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ECX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: ECX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: ECX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ECX's revenue (63% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the German market (5.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ECX's revenue (63% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if ECX's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Epigenomics performed over the past 5 years?
-9.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ECX is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: ECX is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ECX is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of -9.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ECX's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: ECX is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Biotechs industry (17.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ECX has a negative Return on Equity (-270.79%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Epigenomics's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ECX's short term assets (€11.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (€6.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: ECX's short term assets (€11.8M) exceed its long term liabilities (€687.0K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ECX is debt free.
Reducing Debt: ECX has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 38.2%.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: ECX has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: ECX has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 10.3% each year
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Dividend
What is Epigenomics's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ECX's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ECX's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ECX's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ECX's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of ECX's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the German market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Greg Hamilton (49yo)
3.92yrs
Tenure
€877,600
Compensation
Mr. Gregory Hamilton, also known as Greg, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Member of Executive Board at Epigenomics AG since July 1, 2016. Mr. Hamilton has over 20 years of management experience in ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Greg's total compensation ($USD976.52K) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD423.20K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Greg's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Member of the Executive Board | 3.92yrs | €877.60k | 0.045% €24.8k | |
| President | 2.5yrs | €825.64k | 0.0021% €1.2k | |
| Executive VP of Finance & Member of the Executive Board | 2.42yrs | €327.88k | 0.00021% €115.3 | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Epigenomics Inc. | 9.08yrs | no data | no data | |
| Investor Relations Officer | no data | no data | no data |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ECX's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board | 8.08yrs | €52.00k | 0.29% €160.3k | |
| Independent Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 5.58yrs | €52.00k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 8.08yrs | €102.00k | 1.03% €565.0k | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 4.08yrs | €47.00k | 0.037% €20.4k | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 1.08yrs | €28.42k | 0.041% €22.7k |
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
70yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ECX's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 30.8%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Epigenomics AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Epigenomics AG
- Ticker: ECX
- Exchange: XTRA
- Founded: 1998
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
- Market Cap: €54.906m
- Shares outstanding: 47.13m
- Website: https://www.epigenomics.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Epigenomics AG
- Geneststrasse 5
- Berlin
- Berlin
- 10829
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPGN.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Common Shares | US | USD | Jul 2004 | |
| EPGN.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | SPONSORED ADR | US | USD | Jul 2013 | |
| ECX | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| ECX | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| 0QXH | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | GB | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| ECXD | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Registered Shares | GB | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| ECX | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Registered Shares | IT | EUR | Sep 2014 |
Biography
Epigenomics AG, a cancer molecular diagnostics company, develops and commercializes blood-based diagnostic tests across multiple cancer indications with high medical needs in Europe, North America, and Asia. Its lead product is Epi proColon, a blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer using its proprietary DNA methylation biomarker, Septin9. The company also offers Epi proLung, a liquid biopsy test for lung cancer detection; and Epi BiSKit, a pre-analytical tool provides set of reagents for the preparation of bisulfite-converted DNA. Its development pipeline also contains products for screening, early detection, and diagnosis of colorectal and lung cancers. In addition, the company engages in the research and identification of additional DNA methylation biomarkers for prostate, bladder, breast, and ovarian cancers. Epigenomics AG was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/06/02 23:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/06/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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