La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

NasdaqCM:LJPC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$155.1m

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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: LJPC ($6.22) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($29.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LJPC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As LJPC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LJPC. This is calculated by dividing LJPC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LJPC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio39.1x
EarningsUS$3.97m
Market CapUS$155.11m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LJPC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LJPC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average6.2x
CTMX CytomX Therapeutics
5.8x-39.9%US$79.8m
VYGR Voyager Therapeutics
12.2x-28.8%US$309.7m
INBX Inhibrx Biosciences
0.1xn/aUS$223.7m
PBYI Puma Biotechnology
6.8x-45.4%US$154.1m
LJPC La Jolla Pharmaceutical
39.1x59.0%US$155.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LJPC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.1x) compared to the peer average (24x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LJPC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

12 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ROIV Roivant Sciences
2x-50.2%US$9.24b
AGIO Agios Pharmaceuticals
5x-56.7%US$3.37b
INBX Inhibrx Biosciences
0.1xn/aUS$223.65m
DTIL Precision BioSciences
4.8x-41.0%US$52.62m
LJPC 39.1xIndustry Avg. 16.6xNo. of Companies12PE020406080100+
12 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LJPC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.1x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (18.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

LJPC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39.1x
Fair PE Ratio42.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LJPC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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