Verrica Pharmaceuticals Valuation
Is VRCA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Book vs Peers
Price-To-Book vs Industry
Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of VRCA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: VRCA ($6.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($137.22)
Significantly Below Fair Value: VRCA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for VRCA?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is VRCA's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | US$295.46m |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 53x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | -4.3x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Book Ratio vs Peers
How does VRCA's PB Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PB | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 1.7x | ||
TERN Terns Pharmaceuticals | 1.3x | -8.2% | US$326.6m |
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics | 2.3x | 16.4% | US$268.1m |
VTYX Ventyx Biosciences | 1.4x | 16.6% | US$263.6m |
TBPH Theravance Biopharma | 2x | 61.4% | US$409.8m |
VRCA Verrica Pharmaceuticals | 14.7x | 61.6% | US$295.5m |
Price-To-Book vs Peers: VRCA is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (14.7x) compared to the peer average (1.7x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does VRCA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?
Price-To-Book vs Industry: VRCA is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (14.7x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (1.8x).
Price to Book Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is VRCA's PB Ratio compared to its Fair PB Ratio? This is the expected PB Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PB Ratio | 14.7x |
| Fair PB Ratio | n/a |
Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate VRCA's Price-To-Book Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | US$6.85 | US$13.60 +98.5% | 35.6% | US$22.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 5 |
| Apr ’25 | US$5.92 | US$13.60 +129.7% | 35.6% | US$22.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | US$5.55 | US$13.60 +145.0% | 35.6% | US$22.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 5 |
| Feb ’25 | US$5.75 | US$12.83 +123.2% | 25.6% | US$18.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Jan ’25 | US$7.32 | US$12.83 +75.3% | 25.6% | US$18.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Dec ’24 | US$3.82 | US$12.83 +236.0% | 25.6% | US$18.00 | US$8.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Nov ’24 | US$3.65 | US$12.67 +247.0% | 16.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Oct ’24 | US$3.89 | US$12.67 +226.0% | 16.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Sep ’24 | US$4.63 | US$12.67 +173.6% | 16.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Aug ’24 | US$5.61 | US$12.33 +119.8% | 15.3% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 6 |
| Jul ’24 | US$5.77 | US$12.00 +108.0% | 14.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 5 |
| Jun ’24 | US$5.70 | US$12.00 +110.5% | 14.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | n/a | 5 |
| May ’24 | US$6.49 | US$12.00 +84.9% | 14.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | US$6.85 | 5 |
| Apr ’24 | US$6.50 | US$12.00 +84.6% | 14.9% | US$15.00 | US$10.00 | US$5.92 | 5 |
| Mar ’24 | US$7.58 | US$12.50 +64.9% | 13.3% | US$15.00 | US$11.00 | US$5.55 | 4 |
| Feb ’24 | US$4.98 | US$10.00 +100.8% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$5.75 | 4 |
| Jan ’24 | US$2.75 | US$10.00 +263.6% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$7.32 | 4 |
| Dec ’23 | US$3.18 | US$10.00 +214.5% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$3.82 | 4 |
| Nov ’23 | US$2.51 | US$10.00 +298.4% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$3.65 | 4 |
| Oct ’23 | US$2.92 | US$10.00 +242.5% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$3.89 | 4 |
| Sep ’23 | US$3.90 | US$10.00 +156.4% | 39.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$4.63 | 4 |
| Aug ’23 | US$2.95 | US$10.25 +247.5% | 39.3% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$5.61 | 4 |
| Jul ’23 | US$2.17 | US$11.25 +418.4% | 38.4% | US$15.00 | US$4.00 | US$5.77 | 4 |
| Jun ’23 | US$1.81 | US$12.20 +574.0% | 35.3% | US$16.00 | US$4.00 | US$5.70 | 5 |
| May ’23 | US$6.57 | US$19.29 +193.5% | 13.8% | US$25.00 | US$16.00 | US$6.49 | 7 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.