Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:CARA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$23.4m

Cara Therapeutics Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Cara Therapeutics has a total shareholder equity of $707.0K and total debt of $40.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 5740.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $51.3M and $50.6M respectively.

Key information

5,740.2%

Debt to equity ratio

US$40.58m

Debt

Interest coverage ration/a
CashUS$42.04m
EquityUS$707.00k
Total liabilitiesUS$50.62m
Total assetsUS$51.33m

Recent financial health updates

We're A Little Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

Feb 16
We're A Little Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

Recent updates

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

Nov 01
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 34%

Jul 18
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 34%

We Think Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) CEO Compensation Package Needs To Be Put Under A Microscope

May 29
We Think Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) CEO Compensation Package Needs To Be Put Under A Microscope

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Low P/S

May 25
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Low P/S

We're A Little Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

Feb 16
We're A Little Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 43%

Dec 19
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Cara Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARA) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 43%

News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Forecasts

Nov 04
News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Forecasts

Can Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Afford To Invest In Growth?

Oct 25
Can Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Afford To Invest In Growth?

Is Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Jul 20
Is Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Take Care Before Jumping Onto Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Even Though It's 30% Cheaper

Jun 04
Take Care Before Jumping Onto Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Even Though It's 30% Cheaper

News Flash: 8 Analysts Think Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Earnings Are Under Threat

Mar 11
News Flash: 8 Analysts Think Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Earnings Are Under Threat

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Analysts Just Slashed Next Year's Estimates

Feb 15
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) Analysts Just Slashed Next Year's Estimates

We Think Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Feb 06
We Think Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

We're Interested To See How Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Oct 18
We're Interested To See How Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Cara's partner files for Japanese approval of Korsuva to treat itch in hemodialysis patients

Sep 28

Cara Therapeutics hires new finance chief

Sep 12

Cara Therapeutics: All Eyes On Korsuva Launch Metrics

Sep 01

Cara, Vifor's Kapruvia gets approval in Switzerland to treat itch in hemodialysis patients

Aug 19

Cara Therapeutics GAAP EPS of -$0.08 beats by $0.18, revenue of $23M beats by $1.97M

Aug 08

Calls A Much Safer Way To Buy Cara Therapeutics

Jun 24

We're Not Very Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

Jun 15
We're Not Very Worried About Cara Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:CARA) Cash Burn Rate

Brokers Are Upgrading Their Views On Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) With These New Forecasts

May 12
Brokers Are Upgrading Their Views On Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA) With These New Forecasts

Taking A (Speculative) Position In Cara Therapeutics

Mar 21

Companies Like Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Mar 09
Companies Like Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Cara Therapeutics: De-Risked And Extremely Attractive

Dec 25

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CARA's short term assets ($47.9M) exceed its short term liabilities ($10.0M).

Long Term Liabilities: CARA's short term assets ($47.9M) exceed its long term liabilities ($40.6M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CARA has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: CARA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0% to 5740.2% over the past 5 years.


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: CARA has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: CARA has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 7.4% each year


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 12:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jason Matthew GerberryBofA Global Research
Corey DavisCanaccord Genuity
Charles DuncanCantor Fitzgerald & Co.