Esperion Therapeutics
Market Cap
US$828.5m
Last Updated
2020/12/02 23:45 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet with limited growth.
Share Price & News
How has Esperion Therapeutics's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ESPR is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ESPR's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
10.2%
ESPR
3.9%
US Biotechs
0.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
-42.4%
ESPR
24.7%
US Biotechs
22.2%
US Market
Return vs Industry: ESPR underperformed the US Biotechs industry which returned 26.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ESPR underperformed the US Market which returned 22.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ESPR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% |
| 30 Day | 2.5% | 14.0% | 11.8% |
| 90 Day | -17.6% | 14.9% | 8.6% |
| 1 Year | -42.4%-42.4% | 26.8%24.7% | 25.0%22.2% |
| 3 Year | -44.1%-44.1% | 27.7%21.1% | 49.4%39.5% |
| 5 Year | 16.9%16.9% | 17.3%9.2% | 100.2%78.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Esperion Therapeutics's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
3 days ago | Simply Wall St
Esperion Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:ESPR) Stock Price Has Reduced 58% In The Past Three Years4 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Analysts Have Lowered Expectations For Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) After Its Latest Results2 months ago | Simply Wall St
An Intrinsic Calculation For Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) Suggests It's 24% UndervaluedValuation
Is Esperion Therapeutics undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
19.6%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ESPR ($29.72) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($36.98)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ESPR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ESPR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Biotechs industry average.
PE vs Market: ESPR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate ESPR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ESPR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (92.4x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (3.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Esperion Therapeutics forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 11 analysts?
21.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ESPR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: ESPR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: ESPR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ESPR's revenue (23.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ESPR's revenue (23.8% 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 ESPR's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Esperion Therapeutics performed over the past 5 years?
-14.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ESPR is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: ESPR is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ESPR is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 14.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ESPR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: ESPR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Biotechs industry (-11.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ESPR has a negative Return on Equity (-1127.47%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Esperion Therapeutics's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ESPR's short term assets ($242.8M) exceed its short term liabilities ($75.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: ESPR's short term assets ($242.8M) exceed its long term liabilities ($166.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ESPR's debt to equity ratio (1910.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: ESPR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 1.6% to 1910.4% 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: ESPR has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: ESPR has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 17.2% each year
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Dividend
What is Esperion Therapeutics's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESPR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESPR'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 ESPR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ESPR'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 ESPR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Tim Mayleben (59 yo)
8yrs
Tenure
US$1,080,850
Compensation
Mr. Timothy M. Mayleben, also known as Tim, M.B.A., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. since December 2012. Mr. Mayleben serves as an Advisor to several biote...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Tim's total compensation ($USD1.08M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.60M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Tim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8yrs | US$1.08m | 0.32% $ 2.6m | |
| CFO & Corporate Secretary | 2.92yrs | US$485.50k | 0.040% $ 329.7k | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 2.67yrs | US$624.39k | 0.031% $ 260.1k | |
| Chief Technical Operations Officer | 1.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Marketing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | 2.67yrs | no data | 0.036% $ 297.2k | |
| Senior Director of Project Management | 12.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of National Accounts | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director of Managed Care | 2.42yrs | no data | no data |
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ESPR's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 8yrs | US$1.08m | 0.32% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 8.08yrs | US$300.00k | 0.018% $ 147.6k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5yrs | US$327.50k | 0.048% $ 394.9k | |
| Independent Non-Employee Director | 0.75yr | no data | 0.046% $ 382.8k | |
| Independent Director | 6.92yrs | US$295.00k | 0.040% $ 329.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.58yrs | US$308.39k | 0.040% $ 329.1k | |
| Director | 3yrs | US$297.50k | 0.040% $ 329.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.58yrs | US$513.36k | 0.011% $ 89.9k | |
| Independent Director | 6.83yrs | US$295.00k | 0.036% $ 296.2k |
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ESPR's board of directors are considered experienced (5 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.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 2%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
- Ticker: ESPR
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 2008
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
- Market Cap: US$828.493m
- Shares outstanding: 27.88m
- Website: https://www.esperion.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
- 3891 Ranchero Drive
- Suite 150
- Ann Arbor
- Michigan
- 48108
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPR | NasdaqGM (Nasdaq Global Market) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 2013 |
| 0ET | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 2013 |
| 0IIM | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jun 2013 |
Biography
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for the treatment of patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the United States. Its lead p...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/12/02 23:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/12/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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