ARCT (Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): $-38.40 (As of Aug. 29, 2026)

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ARCT Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc ARCT
48 GF Score
Price $15.19
GF Value $2.56
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)?

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings ARCT -6.06% 48 Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-38.40 as of Aug. 29, 2026. GuruFocus rates ARCT with a GF Score™ of 48/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.56 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 22 Biotechnology companies, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings ranks worse than 4545450% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-29), Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model is $-38.40.

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's predictability rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, this page is only used for demonstration purposes and the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero.

Margin of Safety (Earnings Based) using Discounted Earnings model for Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) or its related term are showing as below:

ARCT's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) only.

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings  (NAS:ARCT) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book Value per Share, Graham Number, Median Ratio etc, discounted Cash Flow model evaluates the companies based on their future earnings power instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about Discounted Earnings model:

1. The Discounted Earnings model evaluates a company based on its future earnings power
2. Growth is taken into account; therefore a faster growth company is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies that are relatively consistent performers.
4. The Discounted Earnings model works poorly for inconsistent performers like cyclicals.
5. Your expected return from the investment is a reasonable discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less predictable businesses.

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Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) 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.

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Chart

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ARCT vs EQ, SMNR, TNXP: Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) 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.


Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) falls into.


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Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except earnings are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow. This is the default method of calculation with GuruFocus DCF calculator.

Usually a two-stage model is used in calculating the intrinsic value with discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DCF calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 11%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.73%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 5%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate.
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate in the past 3 years was 0.00%, which is less than 5%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 5%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Years of Terminal Growth: y2 = 10

6. EPS without NRI: eps without nri = $-3.327.
GuruFocus DCF calculator is actually a Discounted Earnings calculator, EPS without NRI is used as the default. The reason we are doing this is we found that historically stock prices are more correlated with earnings than free cash flow.

All of the default settings can be changed and the results are calculated automatically.

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for today is calculated as:

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.05)/(1+0.11) = 0.94594594594595
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.11) = 0.93693693693694

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=EPS without NRI*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=-3.327*11.5406
=-38.40

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
=(-38.4-15.19)/-38.4
=N/A

* 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.

What does a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-38.40 mean?
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (ARCT) has a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $-38.40 as of Aug. 29, 2026. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings ranks #999999 out of 22 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) too high?
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings' current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-38.40. Based on the distribution chart, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings ranks #999999 out of 22 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings has a GF Score™ of 48/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) compare to EQ and SMNR?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings ranks #999999 out of 22 companies for Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based). This places Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 1.10. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for a Biotechnology company?
The median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) among Biotechnology companies is 1.10, based on 22 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 1.10 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-38.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (ARCT) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.56, compared to a current price of $15.19 — trading 493.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-38.40. Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 48/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) calculated?
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (ARCT), the current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $-38.40 as of Aug. 29, 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.

Is Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (ARCT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $15.19 is trading 493.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.56. GuruFocus considers Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ARCT:

  • Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): $-38.40
  • GF Value™: $2.56 vs. price of $15.19 (493.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 48/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ARCT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Business Description

Address 10285 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc is an RNA medicines company focused on the development of infectious disease vaccines and opportunities within liver and respiratory rare diseases. It operates in one business segment, which includes all activities related to the discovery, development, and commercialization of messenger RNA medicines. The company's pipeline includes LUNAR-OTC and LUNAR-CF. Its Vaccine candidates include LUNAR-FLU, KOSTAIVE XBB.1.5, KOSTAIVE, and Others.
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