Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:CARA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.3m

Cara Therapeutics Valuation

Is CARA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CARA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CARA?

Key metric:

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for CARA. This is calculated by dividing CARA's market cap by their current revenue.
What is CARA's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.4x
SalesUS$8.69m
Market CapUS$21.26m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does CARA's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for CARA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.5x
LPCN Lipocine
3.1x32.4%US$23.4m
SLGL Sol-Gel Technologies
2.1x37.4%US$29.3m
PRPH ProPhase Labs
1.1x86.3%US$14.2m
IGXT IntelGenx Technologies
27.8xn/aUS$29.2m
CARA Cara Therapeutics
2.4xn/aUS$21.3m


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does CARA's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?

67 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VTRS Viatris
0.9x-1.1%US$13.49b
OGN Organon
0.6x0.7%US$4.05b
PRGO Perrigo
0.8x3.7%US$3.25b
BHC Bausch Health Companies
0.3x0.6%US$2.74b
CARA 2.4xIndustry Avg. 3.1xNo. of Companies67PS048121620+
67 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CARA's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CARA PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.4x
Fair PS Ration/a


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 1 Analyst
US$12.00
Fair Value
61.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
1
Number of Analysts


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/21 21:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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.