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Vistagen Therapeutics (Vistagen Therapeutics) ROE %

: -31.96% (As of Dec. 2023)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Vistagen Therapeutics's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-25.40 Mil. Vistagen Therapeutics's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $79.47 Mil. Therefore, Vistagen Therapeutics's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -31.96%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vistagen Therapeutics's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

VTGN' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3086.78   Med: -252.9   Max: -41.59
Current: -80.76

During the past 13 years, Vistagen Therapeutics's highest ROE % was -41.59%. The lowest was -3,086.78%. And the median was -252.90%.

VTGN's ROE % is ranked worse than
68.72% of 1365 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -44.11 vs VTGN: -80.76

Vistagen Therapeutics ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vistagen Therapeutics's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Vistagen Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -351.49 -3,086.78 -41.59 -60.96 -154.30

Vistagen Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -155.31 -298.63 -291.74 -124.03 -31.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vistagen Therapeutics's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Vistagen Therapeutics ROE % Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vistagen Therapeutics's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vistagen Therapeutics's ROE % falls into.



Vistagen Therapeutics ROE % Calculation

Vistagen Therapeutics's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2023 ))/ count )
=-59.248/( (64.715+12.08)/ 2 )
=-59.248/38.3975
=-154.30 %

Vistagen Therapeutics's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=-25.4/( (35.645+123.285)/ 2 )
=-25.4/79.465
=-31.96 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Vistagen Therapeutics  (NAS:VTGN) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-25.4/79.465
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-25.4 / 1.644)*(1.644 / 86.632)*(86.632 / 79.465)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-1545.01 %*0.019*1.0902
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-29.36 %*1.0902
=-31.96 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-25.4/79.465
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-25.4 / -25.4) * (-25.4 / -31.536) * (-31.536 / 1.644) * (1.644 / 86.632) * (86.632 / 79.465)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1 * 0.8054 * -1918.25 % * 0.019 * 1.0902
=-31.96 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Vistagen Therapeutics (Vistagen Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
343 Allerton Avenue, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Vistagen Therapeutics Inc is a biotechnology firm. The company is in its clinical stage and engaged in developing and commercializing product candidates for patients with diseases and disorders involving the central nervous system. The company's pipeline includes six product candidates, including five clinical-stage investigational agents belonging to a new class of drugs known as pherines. The portfolio of the company includes PH94B, a novel neuroactive nasal spray; PH10, an odorless, fast-acting synthetic neurosteroid and AV-101, an oral antagonist of the glycine site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) which is the Company is developing for the treatment of MDD, suicidal ideation, neuropathic pain, levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) and epilepsy.
Executives
Joshua S. Prince officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 343 ALLERTON AVE., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Cynthia Lynn Anderson officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 343 ALLERTON AVE., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Commodore Capital Lp 10 percent owner 444 MADISON AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jerry B Gin director 343 ALLERTON AVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Reid G. Adler officer: CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER C/O VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 343 ALLERTON AVE., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94090
Shawn Singh director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER C/O VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 343 ALLERTON AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Vhcp Management Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Vhcp Management Eg, Llc 10 percent owner 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Eg, L.p. 10 percent owner 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Vhcp Co-investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Bong Y Koh 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Vhcp Co-investment Holdings Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Nimish P Shah 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10018
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036

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