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Talphera, Inc. (TLPH) Financial Ratios

Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -3.5x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -114.2%. (2008–2025 historical series)

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TLPH Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Market Cap$50M$48M$14M$11M$17M$67M$106M$167M$135M$95M$118M
Enterprise Value$51M$49M$11M$5M$11M$78M$104M$274M$153M$145M$132M
P/E Ratio →-3.50———0.40——————
P/S Ratio1802.461726.72—16.21—177.5719.5272.9962.7311.906.79
P/B Ratio2.962.841.690.750.77———31.72——
P/FCF———————————
P/OCF———————————

P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart

TLPH EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
EV / Revenue—1748.33—7.43—206.5619.21119.7870.9518.137.61
EV / EBITDA———————————
EV / EBIT————0.19——————
EV / FCF———————————

TLPH Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Gross Margin100.0%100.0%—-751.9%—-695.2%-11.4%-197.3%-84.8%-33.3%29.0%
Operating Margin-48157.1%-48157.1%—-2594.3%—-4792.6%-756.3%-2368.1%-1660.9%-483.8%-184.1%
Net Profit Margin-51035.7%-51035.7%—-2826.0%—-9285.4%-745.6%-2325.9%-2192.0%-644.3%-248.6%

Return on Capital

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
ROE-114.2%-114.2%-117.7%-102.4%194.9%———-1108.6%—-310.8%
ROA-59.6%-59.6%-67.3%-54.2%67.8%-48.7%-51.2%-50.3%-48.1%-58.7%-37.9%
ROIC-86.8%-86.8%-162.8%-101.6%-92.2%—-743.4%-92.8%-152.2%-261.8%-257.5%
ROCE-65.0%-65.0%-96.9%-68.1%-43.7%-33.5%-64.8%-59.5%-42.9%-51.0%-31.2%

TLPH Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Debt / Equity0.380.380.82—0.46———24.85——
Debt / EBITDA———————————
Net Debt / Equity—0.04-0.29-0.41-0.24———4.16——
Net Debt / EBITDA———————————
Debt / FCF———————————
Interest Coverage——-38.71-126.0453.99-7.91-11.22-20.00-2.75-2.72-2.55

TLPH Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Current Ratio5.495.493.562.561.782.732.665.276.784.648.74
Quick Ratio5.495.493.562.561.702.672.565.026.734.578.53
Cash Ratio5.355.353.352.081.152.522.434.866.644.437.88
Asset Turnover—0.00—0.03—0.000.080.030.020.110.17
Inventory Turnover————1.402.713.712.074.6611.155.72
Days Sales Outstanding—————154.5042.7968.8968.0569.99122.66

TLPH Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Dividend Yield———————————
Payout Ratio———————————

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Earnings Yield————253.1%——————
FCF Yield———————————
Buyback Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Total Shareholder Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Shares Outstanding—$42M$26M$14M$7M$6M$4M$4M$3M$2M$2M

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeContracting
ProfitabilityNegative
Balance SheetVulnerable
Cash FlowBurning
Top Statement Risk

Clinical trial funding shortfall

Verified Source

Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.

SEC 10-K (2026Q1)

Speculative Valuation Lacks Fundamental Support

Based on reported figures, Talphera trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 1560.11, which, according to recent financial statements, reflects an extreme premium that is untethered from current revenue generation and instead relies entirely on the speculative option value of the Niyad clinical pipeline for future growth.

The absence of meaningful revenue renders traditional valuation metrics like P/E or EV/EBITDA entirely inapplicable to the current business model. Investors should recognize that the current market capitalization is essentially a binary bet on the NEPTUNE trial outcome rather than a reflection of existing operational performance or asset-based value.

Capital Efficiency Remains Deeply Negative

As reported in financial statements, Talphera's ROIC has consistently remained in deep negative territory, reaching -18.3% in 2026Q1, which indicates that the company is currently destroying shareholder capital rather than compounding it while it navigates the high-cost, pre-revenue phase of its clinical development cycle.

The persistent negative returns on invested capital are a direct consequence of the massive R&D burn required to support the Niyad platform without any offsetting commercial income. This trend suggests that until the company achieves regulatory approval and subsequent market penetration, capital efficiency will remain structurally impaired by the necessity of funding non-productive clinical assets.

Liquidity Buffer Faces Rapid Erosion

According to recent SEC filings, Talphera's current ratio of 5.30 in 2026Q1, while appearing superficially healthy, masks a rapidly depleting cash position that is insufficient to cover the long-term costs of the NEPTUNE trial, warranting further investigation into the company's immediate need for additional dilutive equity financing.

The liquidity position is highly sensitive to the company's burn rate, and the decline in cash reserves suggests that the current buffer is likely to be exhausted well before commercialization can occur. Investors should monitor the cash runway closely, as the lack of operational cash flow makes the firm entirely dependent on external capital markets to maintain its going-concern status.

Gross Margin Misleads Operational Reality

As indicated by recent financial disclosures, the reported 100% gross margin is an accounting artifact of minimal revenue against zero cost of goods sold, which, based on reported figures, obscures the reality that the company has no functional commercial manufacturing or distribution model at this time.

Analysts frequently misapply gross margin as a proxy for product profitability, but in Talphera's case, it provides no insight into the future unit economics of Niyad. A more appropriate metric for this stage would be the R&D-to-burn ratio, which better captures the true economic cost of the company's clinical development activities.

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TLPH — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TLPH stock.

What is Talphera, Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Talphera, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -3.5x. The historical average is 0.4x.

What is Talphera, Inc.'s ROE?

Talphera, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -114.2%. The historical average is -85.6%.

Is TLPH stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Talphera, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -3.5x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What are Talphera, Inc.'s profit margins?

Talphera, Inc. has 100.0% gross margin and -48157.1% operating margin.