SCLX (Scilex Holding Co) Risk Assessment

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SCLX Scilex Holding Co SCLX
55 GF Score
Price $7.95
GF Value $5.90
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Scilex Holding Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Scilex Holding Co is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Scilex Holding Co  (NAS:SCLX) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Scilex Holding Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

SCLX vs MIRA, NSRX, MDCX: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Scilex Holding Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Scilex Holding Co Risk Assessment vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Scilex Holding Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scilex Holding Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


SCLX
55GF Score
Scilex Holding Co SCLX
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Is Scilex Holding Co (SCLX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scilex Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $7.95 is trading 34.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $5.90. GuruFocus considers Scilex Holding Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SCLX:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $5.90 vs. price of $7.95 (34.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 7 warning signs

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

Scilex Holding Co Business Description

Other Exchanges D8B0:Germany
Address 960 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94303
Scilex Holding Co is focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. It targets indications with high unmet needs and large market opportunities with non-opioid therapies for the treatment of patients with acute and chronic pain and are dedicated to advancing and improving patient outcomes. Its commercial products are: ZTlidoO for the relief of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is a form of post-shingles nerve pain; ELYXYB, a potential first-line treatment ready-to-use oral solution for the acute treatment of migraine in adults and GLOPERBA, the liquid oral version of the anti-gout medicine colchicine indicated for the prophylaxis of painful gout flares in adults.
55GF Score

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