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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) EV-to-FCF : 0.60 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Cara Therapeutics EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Cara Therapeutics's Enterprise Value is $-55.55 Mil. Cara Therapeutics's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-92.08 Mil. Therefore, Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF for today is 0.60.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CARA' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -156   Med: -5.6   Max: 537.5
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Cara Therapeutics was 537.50. The lowest was -156.00. And the median was -5.60.

CARA's EV-to-FCF is ranked better than
72.82% of 390 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 6.365 vs CARA: 0.60

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-12), Cara Therapeutics's stock price is $0.7156. Cara Therapeutics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.190. Therefore, Cara Therapeutics's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.


Cara Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF 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.

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Cara Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Chart

Cara Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.51 -99.20 -8.12 -5.51 0.57

Cara Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -5.51 -1.73 -0.57 -0.21 0.57

Competitive Comparison of Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF 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.


Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Cara Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Calculation

Cara Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=-55.550/-92.078
=0.60

Cara Therapeutics's current Enterprise Value is $-55.55 Mil.
Cara Therapeutics's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-92.08 Mil.

* 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.


Cara Therapeutics  (NAS:CARA) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Cara Therapeutics's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=0.7156/-2.190
=At Loss

Cara Therapeutics's share price for today is $0.7156.
Cara Therapeutics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.190.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
107 Elm Street, 9th Floor, 4 Stamford Plaza, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Cara Therapeutics Inc is an emerging biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Executives
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Joana Goncalves officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Scott Terrillion officer: Sec'y; Chief Compliance & G.C. C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Menzaghi Frederique Ph.d. officer: VP-Research & Development C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Moltke Lisa Von director C/O SERESTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Martin Vogelbaum director 675 ALMANOR AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ryan D Maynard officer: Chief Financial Officer RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1180 VETERANS BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Csl Ltd 10 percent owner
Jeffrey L. Ives director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Bains Harrison M Jr director
Thomas Charles Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, CH-9014, ST. GALLEN V8 9014
Vifor (international) Ltd 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, ST. GALLEN V8 9000
Vifor Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner UNTERMATTWEG 8, BERNE V8 CH-3027