Alimera Sciences, Inc.

NasdaqGM:ALIM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$301.3m

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

Alimera Sciences Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Alimera Sciences's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -37.8%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings declining at 0.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.3% per year.

Key information

-37.79%

Earnings growth rate

-16.04%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth5.95%
Revenue growth rate10.30%
Return on equity-37.89%
Net Margin-15.32%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Sep 11

Alimera Sciences: Deal Closing After All, CVR Still Attractive

Summary Alimera Sciences, Inc. is being acquired by ANI Pharmaceuticals for $5.50 per share, with a contingent value right, or CVR, potentially adding up to $0.50 per share. Despite initial delays and Alimera suing ANI to close the deal, ANI remains committed, expecting to resolve closing conditions promptly. The deal is highly synergistic, adding durable assets to ANI's portfolio, with significant revenue growth and accretion expected by 2025. At $5.54 per share, Alimera Sciences stock is attractive, offering potential CVR payouts based on achievable sales targets, making it a compelling investment. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha Jul 16

Alimera Sciences: Cheap CVR Optionality

Summary Alimera Sciences is being acquired by a larger peer at $5.5/share + CVR of up to 50 cents. In this article, I will focus on a CVR play with only a 10-cent outlay and a potential payout of up to 50 cents. The merger-related risks are minimal, and there are arguments that suggest the CVR milestones could be met. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article Jun 18

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALIM)

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.9x Alimera Sciences, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ALIM ) is a stock...
Analysis Article Feb 15

Alimera Sciences, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ALIM) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

Alimera Sciences, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:ALIM ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.6x might make it look like a buy right...
Analysis Article Dec 30

Is Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) A Risky Investment?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Oct 13

Investors Holding Back On Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALIM)

There wouldn't be many who think Alimera Sciences, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:ALIM ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.5x is...
Analysis Article Sep 13

Is Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Seeking Alpha Oct 06

Alimera confirmatory trial testing Iluvien in diabetic macular edema patients shows positive data

Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) said on Thursday a post-hoc analyses from a Phase 4 study showed that median treatment frequency in diabetic macular edema patients treated with its therapy Iluvien 0.19 mg was lower than from patients on other regimens. Iluvien provides diabetic macular edema patients with continuous therapy for up to 36 months. The treatment significantly reduced the number of eyes requiring anti-VEGF, corticosteroid, and laser therapy and reduced the total number of therapies administered by 46%. Iluvien is a intravitreal implant in the United States for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) in patients who have been previously treated with a course of corticosteroids and did not have a clinically significant rise in intraocular pressure.
Seeking Alpha Sep 20

Alimera's eye inflammation Iluvien injection granted reimbursement in Ireland

Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) on Tuesday said it had been granted reimbursement for its Iluvien injection for the treatment of uveitis, a type of eye inflammation, in Ireland. ALIM said the reimbursement was granted to the its Ireland-based European unit by the Health Service Executive Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit and National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in Ireland. The reimbursement decision by Ireland adds to a string of such grants earlier this year by Portugal, France and Italy. "We continue to expand the availability of our non-infectious uveitis indication in our International Segment with it now accessible to patients in all of our direct markets in addition to our key distributor markets," ALIM CEO Rick Eiswirth said in a statement. ALIM stock closed -3.6% at $5.38 on Monday.
Seeking Alpha Aug 09

Alimera granted reimbursement in Portugal for eye inflammation Iluvien injection

Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) on Tuesday said it had been granted reimbursement for its Iluvien injection for the treatment of uveitis, a type of eye inflammation, in Portugal. ALIM said the reimbursement was granted by Portugal's National Authority of Medicines and Health Products with no change to the current label. The reimbursement decision by Portugal follows similar approvals for Iluvien in France and Italy in July. “This summer has been a productive one for expanding availability of our non-infectious uveitis indication in our International Segment with it soon to be accessible to patients in all of our direct markets in addition to our key distributor markets,” ALIM CEO Rick Eiswirth said in a statement. ALIM said it is planning to launch Iluvien in Portugal and France in Q3. Alimera (ALIM) stock closed +2.6% at $7.18 on Monday.
Seeking Alpha Jul 22

Alimera granted pricing, reimbursement in France for eye inflammation Iluvien injection

Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) on Friday said it would launch its Iluvien injection for the treatment of uveitis, a type of eye inflammation, in France through its distribution partner Horus Pharma. ALIM said Horus had been granted pricing and reimbursement approval for Iluvien for prevention of relapse in recurrent non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye from the Economics Committee for Health Products. Alimera (ALIM) did not disclose the pricing determination for Iluvien. Earlier in July, ALIM got Italian regulatory approval and was granted pricing and reimbursement for Iluvien for the same indication. ALIM stock closed +0.8% at $5.33 on Thursday.
Seeking Alpha Jul 08

Alimera gets Italian nod for its Iluvien injection to treat a form of eye inflammation

Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) has got Italian regulatory approval for its Iluvien injection for the treatment of uveitis, a form of eye inflammation. ALIM's Ireland-based European unit, Alimera Sciences Europe, got an approval and was granted pricing and reimbursement for Iluvien by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Alimera said in a statement on Friday. The indication was for the prevention of relapse in recurrent non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye. ALIM said it would launch Iluvien through its Italian distribution partner, ophthalmic company SIFI. It did not disclose the pricing determination for Iluvien. ALIM stock closed marginally higher at $5.32 on Thursday.
Analysis Article Mar 24

Is Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) Using Too Much Debt?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Nov 06

Is Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALIM) Worth US$5.7 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Alimera Sciences, Inc...
Analysis Article Aug 24

Why Alimera Sciences' (NASDAQ:ALIM) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Even though Alimera Sciences, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ALIM ) posted strong earnings recently, the stock hasn't reacted in a large...
Analysis Article Feb 11

Alimera Sciences' (NASDAQ:ALIM) Shareholders Are Down 75% On Their Shares

Alimera Sciences, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ALIM ) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 97% in...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Alimera Sciences makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGM:ALIM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 24100-155417
31 Mar 2490-235117
31 Dec 2381-214617
30 Sep 2368-214116
30 Jun 2359-254017
31 Mar 2356-173917
31 Dec 2254-183916
30 Sep 2254-184016
30 Jun 2253-173915
31 Mar 2260-73814
31 Dec 2159-43614
30 Sep 2159-13413
30 Jun 215923312
31 Mar 2147-83110
31 Dec 2051-53210
30 Sep 2054-43410
30 Jun 2055-63610
31 Mar 2056-93911
31 Dec 1954-103911
30 Sep 1952-123811
30 Jun 1950193711
31 Mar 1950223711
31 Dec 1847173711
30 Sep 1841113811
30 Jun 1839-223811
31 Mar 1839-233711
31 Dec 1736-223610
30 Sep 1737-213810
30 Jun 1736-253910
31 Mar 1735-294311
31 Dec 1634-334512
30 Sep 1629-384413
30 Jun 1628-304314
31 Mar 1624-324215
31 Dec 1522-314215
30 Sep 1518-304114
30 Jun 1514-353714
31 Mar 1510-263212
31 Dec 148-372712
30 Sep 148-412411
30 Jun 146-36259
31 Mar 144-58269
31 Dec 132-51249
30 Sep 131-42268

Quality Earnings: ALIM is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: ALIM is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ALIM is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 37.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ALIM's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: ALIM is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Pharmaceuticals industry (13%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ALIM has a negative Return on Equity (-37.89%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/09/18 13:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/09/13 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Alimera Sciences, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James MolloyAlliance Global Partners
Andrew D'SilvaB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Caroline CornerCantor Fitzgerald & Co.