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Candel TherapeuticsCADL +7.38%30 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 18, 2026, which is 50% above its 10-year median of 2.00. GuruFocus rates CADL with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,333 Biotechnology companies, Candel Therapeutics ranks better than 54.76% on this metric.
Warning Sign:
Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Candel Therapeutics has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
The historical rank and industry rank for Candel Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
CADL'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 2 Max: 4
Current: 3
During the past 7 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Candel Therapeutics was 4. The lowest was 1. And the median was 2.
The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.
He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.
He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.
What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.
Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).
Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.
Candel Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Candel Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Candel Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score 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.
CADL vs AURA, RIGL, NVCT: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Candel Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.
Candel Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Candel Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Candel Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* 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.
*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.
Profitability
Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)
Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Candel Therapeutics's current Net Income (TTM) was -54.42.
==> Negative ==> Score 0.
Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)
Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Candel Therapeutics's return on assets of this year was -0.56745738. Candel Therapeutics's return on assets of last year was -1.2678028.
==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Candel Therapeutics's gearing of this year was 0.39205829. Candel Therapeutics's gearing of last year was 0.02058584.
==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.
Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)
Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.
Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Candel Therapeutics's current ratio of this year was 28.04595093. Candel Therapeutics's current ratio of last year was 4.64138721.
==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue
Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.
Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.
Candel Therapeutics's number of shares in issue this year was 62.362. Candel Therapeutics's number of shares in issue last year was 54.766.
==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.
Efficiency
Question 8. Change in Gross Margin
Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.
Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.
Candel Therapeutics's gross margin of this year was . Candel Therapeutics's gross margin of last year was .
==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 9. Change in asset turnover
Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.
Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Candel Therapeutics's asset turnover of this year was 0. Candel Therapeutics's asset turnover of last year was 0.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
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Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
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Candel Therapeutics has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
Candel Therapeutics (CADL) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Jul. 18, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. This is 50% above median its historical median of 2.00. Over the past decade, Candel Therapeutics' Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 4.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #603 out of 1333 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 45.2%.
Is Candel Therapeutics' Piotroski F-Score too high?
Candel Therapeutics' current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 50% above median its 10-year median of 2.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.00 to a high of 4.00. The Biotechnology industry median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00. Candel Therapeutics' value of 3 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #603 out of 1333 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Candel Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Candel Therapeutics' Piotroski F-Score compare to AURA and RIGL?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #603 out of 1333 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Candel Therapeutics in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00. Candel Therapeutics' value of 3 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Candel Therapeutics' own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 4.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.00 vs. the industry median of 3.00, Candel Therapeutics has consistently been at the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Biotechnology company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Biotechnology companies is 3.00, based on 1,333 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Candel Therapeutics's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 0% at the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Candel Therapeutics's current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 50% above median its own 10-year median of 2.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Candel Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Candel Therapeutics (CADL) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 3. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 50% above median its 10-year median of 2.00 and 0% at the Biotechnology industry median of 3.00. Candel Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Candel Therapeutics (CADL), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 18, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Candel Therapeutics Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing off-the-shelf viral immunotherapies that elicit an individualized, systemic anti-tumor immune response to help patients fight cancer. The immune cells induced by these viral immunotherapies are believed to target patients' specific tumor antigens, potentially improving responses in immunologically hot tumors while at the same time infiltrating the tumor microenvironment, transforming non-inflamed cold tumors with limited immune response into hot tumors. The company has established two clinical off-the-shelf viral immunotherapy platforms based on novel, genetically modified adenovirus and herpes simplex virus (HSV) constructs, respectively.
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