Celcuity Inc.
CELCAbout the company
Celcuity Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the development of targeted therapies for the treatment of various solid tumors in the United States.
Investment snapshot
Positive
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BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
2 / 13
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
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No comparable estimates
Models with upside
0 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
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| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL · Rank #2335 (Top 75.4%) | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 vs 2025-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-26 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-26 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-26 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-26 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-05 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Profitability0% pass✓ 2✗ 33▾
No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion
Positive EPS (10 years)0/11 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)0/11 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-78.3%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROEN/A (negative equity)✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value-8.2%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-8.2%, ROC=-54.0%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets-37.95%✗PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-45.60% -> -37.95% (delta: +7.65%)✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-32.85%, ROA=-37.95%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=30.9x✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-106.1% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency0/10 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization-8.13%; #4087/6340 (top 64.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0733; #3088/5884 (top 52.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years0/10 years positive✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Valuation0% pass✗ 28▾
All 13 investors flag CELC's valuation
Price / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio30.9x✗Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value-8.2%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-8.2%, ROC=-54.0%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPS✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)✗Dreman< 8xPrice / Book Value per Share30.9x✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation Reasonableness✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-4.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=30.9x✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low683% of trailing low ($9.43)✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization-8.13%; #4087/6340 (top 64.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization-0.0235; #5422/6449 (top 84.1%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share30.94x✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-6.78%; #3083/4519 (top 68.2%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-45.05%; #4987/6202 (top 80.4%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾
No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion
Free Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$-213.5M✗LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$-153.3M✗PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-32.85%, ROA=-37.95%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)✗Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-4.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive0/10 years FCF positive✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-6.9%✗Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency0/10 years positive✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-213.5M✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-6.78%; #3083/4519 (top 68.2%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency0/10 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency0/5 years with positive EPS growth✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR✗SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Verdicts7% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾
Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)✗GreenblattRank #2335✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✗SleepFAIL (0/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (1/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Debt & Leverage17% pass✓ 5✗ 10▾
10 of 12 flag CELC's debt & leverage — Buffett, Lynch, Dreman +7 more
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $0.0M vs NCA $627.9M✓GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: N/A (negative equity), IC: -17.2x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / EquityN/A (negative equity)✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt$178.2M✓LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change42.87% -> 29.48%✓PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities14.62✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt LevelsN/A (non-positive equity)✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-12.0x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity✗Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾
6 of 8 flag CELC's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more
Current Ratio14.62✓Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-1982.2%✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-1992.2%✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-54.0%✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY7.71 -> 10.55✓PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY✗PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities14.62✓Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested CapitalN/A (non-positive invested capital)✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-29.5%; FY2024: ROIC=-40.5%; FY2025: ROIC=-57.1%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest -57.1%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2025
Issued 27.7% of shares last year.
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Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
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| Metric | TTM · 2026-09-30 2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, interest expense, operating cash flow, capex. | Q3 FY 2026 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex. | Q2 FY 2026 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex. | Q1 FY 2026 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Sources | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $3.1Bcurrent | -- | -- | -- | $5.3Best. | $452.2Mest. | $385.1Mest. | $207.8Mest. | $165.9Mest. |
| Revenue | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating Income | -$243.1M↓53% | -$77.3M↓80% | -$66.1M↓50% | -$50.5M↓40% | -$172.2M↓52% | -$113.3M↓71% | -$66.2M↓68% | -$39.4M↓39% | -$28.4M |
| Net Income | -$256.0M↓57% | -$73.3M↓67% | -$78.9M↓74% | -$52.8M↓43% | -$177.0M↓58% | -$111.8M↓75% | -$63.8M↓58% | -$40.4M↓36% | -$29.6M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | $-1.33↓45% | $-1.44↓38% | $-0.97↓13% | $-3.79↓34% | $-2.83↓5% | $-2.69↓2% | $-2.64↓19% | $-2.21 |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROE | 345.8%↑349% | — | — | — | -176.1%↓82% | -96.7%↓112% | -45.6%↓51% | -30.2%↑30% | -43.1% |
| Total Debt | $0↓100% | $0↓100% | $0↓100% | $137.9M↑31% | $137.5M↑31% | $105.1M↑180% | $37.6M↑7% | $35.0M↑139% | $14.6M |
| Shareholders' Equity | -$74.0M↓163% | -$74.0M↓163% | -$12.8M↓129% | $53.5M↓38% | $100.6M↓13% | $115.6M↓17% | $139.8M↑4% | $133.8M↑95% | $68.7M |
| Current Ratio | 14.62↑19% | 14.62↑19% | 8.93↑95% | 12.31↑86% | 10.55↑37% | 7.71↓43% | 13.43↓47% | 25.46↓25% | 34.06 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00↓100% | 0.00↓100% | 0.00↓100% | 2.58↑112% | 1.37↑50% | 0.91↑238% | 0.27↑3% | 0.26↑23% | 0.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow | -$213.1M↓47% | -$66.2M↓48% | -$55.4M↓53% | -$55.1M↓54% | -$153.3M↓84% | -$83.5M↓55% | -$53.8M↓49% | -$36.0M↓77% | -$20.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$213.5M↓47% | -$66.2M↓47% | -$55.5M↓53% | -$55.3M↓54% | -$153.5M↓83% | -$83.7M↓55% | -$53.9M↓49% | -$36.2M↓77% | -$20.4M |
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| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Healthcare, Inc.HCA | $104.2B | $499.05 | $75.6B | $6.8B | -112.6% | -7.71 | 13.0% | 0.97 | 1/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 6 | 4/11 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORPTHC | $22.8B | $286.03 | $21.3B | $2.4B | 56.1% | 3.12 | 16.5% | 1.76 | 1/9 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 3/3 | F-Score 6 | 5/11 |
| Guardant Health, Inc.GH | $20.5B | $151.70 | $982.0M | $416.3M | 419.2% | -15.14 | -44.5% | 4.84 | 2/9 | 1/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 2/11 |
| EXACT SCIENCES CORPEXAS | $20.0B | $104.91 | $3.2B | $207.9M | -8.7% | 0.00 | -6.4% | 2.43 | 2/9 | 1/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 7 | 3/11 |
| Fresenius Medical Care AGFMS | $11.4B | $22.03 | $23.1B | $1.1B | 7.4% | 0.81 | 9.3% | 1.26 | 5/9 | 2/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 8 | 5/11 |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INCUHS | $11.2B | $194.07 | $17.4B | $1.5B | 20.5% | 0.65 | 11.5% | 1.05 | 4/9 | 6/9 | 5/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 6/11 |
| DAVITA INC.DVA | $11.0B | $174.56 | $13.6B | $746.8M | -114.7% | -15.78 | 15.0% | 1.29 | 1/9 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 3/11 |
| CHEMED CORPCHE | $7.1B | $548.20 | $2.5B | $265.2M | 27.1% | — | 13.4% | 1.05 | 4/9 | 7/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |