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Nektar Therapeutics (FRA:ITH0) Net Cash per Share Explanation
Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.
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Nektar Therapeutics Net Cash per Share Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Nektar Therapeutics's Net Cash per Share 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.
FRA:ITH0 vs PHVS, PGEN, VERA: Net Cash per Share Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nektar Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.
Nektar Therapeutics Price-to-Net-Cash vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nektar Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nektar Therapeutics's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.
Nektar Therapeutics Net Cash per Share Calculation
In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.
Nektar Therapeutics's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* 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.
Nektar Therapeutics (FRA:ITH0) has a Net Cash per Share of €12.52 as of Jun. 2026. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Nektar Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Nektar Therapeutics ranks #376 out of 763 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 49.3%.
Is Nektar Therapeutics' Net Cash per Share too high?
Nektar Therapeutics' current Net Cash per Share is €12.52. Based on the distribution chart, Nektar Therapeutics ranks #376 out of 763 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Nektar Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nektar Therapeutics' Net Cash per Share compare to PHVS and PGEN?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Nektar Therapeutics ranks #376 out of 763 companies for Net Cash per Share. This puts Nektar Therapeutics in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Net Cash per Share is 5.27. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Cash per Share for a Biotechnology company?
The median Net Cash per Share among Biotechnology companies is 5.27, based on 763 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Cash per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net Cash per Share 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 Net Cash per Share mean?
A high Net Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Nektar Therapeutics and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Net Cash per Share is 5.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Nektar Therapeutics's current Net Cash per Share is €12.52. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nektar Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nektar Therapeutics (FRA:ITH0) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.61, compared to a current price of €62.70 — trading 1260.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Net Cash per Share is €12.52. Nektar Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Cash per Share calculated?
Net Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nektar Therapeutics (FRA:ITH0), the current Net Cash per Share is €12.52 as of Jun. 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 Nektar Therapeutics (FRA:ITH0) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nektar Therapeutics stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €62.70 is trading 1260.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €4.61.
GuruFocus considers Nektar Therapeutics to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:ITH0:
Net Cash per Share: €12.52
GF Value™: €4.61 vs. price of €62.70 (1260.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:ITH0 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Nektar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, research-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and incorporated in Delaware, focused on discovering and developing medicines in the field of immunotherapy. The Company directs its efforts toward creating immunomodulatory agents that selectively induce, amplify, attenuate, or prevent immune responses to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes. Its pipeline of clinical-stage and preclinical-stage immunomodulatory agents targets the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including rezpegaldesleukin, NKTR-0165, NKTR-0166, and NKTR-422, as well as cancer, including NKTR-255.
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