OSEBX1,423.56+0.84%
EQNR284.60+4.20%
DNB198.35-1.15%
MOWI172.80+0.45%
Brent$71.24-0.32%
EUR/USD1.0824-0.14%
DXY104.18+0.08%
INDICATIVE · SAMPLE DATA
LTRN$3.1358

Lantern Pharma Inc

Biotechnology & Medical ResearchVerified

Lantern Pharma operates with a capital structure that is entirely equity-funded, as it has no long-term debt and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company's liquidity position is strong, with a current ratio of 9.98, indicating that it has significantly more current assets than current liabilities. However, the company's liquidity is constrained by negative operating and free cash flows of -$3.07 million and -$5.44 million, respectively, which suggest ongoing cash burn. Profitability metrics for Lantern Pharma are negative, with a return on equity (ROE) of -15.21% and a return on assets (ROA) of -13.69%, both of which are below the industry median for biotechnology firms. The company reported a net loss of $5.44 million and an operating loss of $5.73 million, indicating that it is not yet generating positive returns for shareholders. The company's revenue is not disclosed in the available data, and no specific geographic or segment breakdown is provided. However, the absence of revenue concentration data suggests that Lantern Pharma may be in an early stage of development, with limited commercial operations. The company's business model is currently centered on research and development, with no disclosed revenue-generating products or services. Looking ahead, Lantern Pharma is expected to continue experiencing negative cash flows and losses in the near term. The company's outlook for the current fiscal year is not explicitly provided, but the continuation of negative operating and free cash flows suggests that it will require ongoing capital to fund operations. The absence of dilution flags and the low dilution risk assessment indicate that the company is not currently issuing new shares at a rate that would significantly dilute existing shareholders. Recent events related to Lantern Pharma include the publication of its latest financial results, which show continued losses and negative cash flows. No recent filings or transcripts are available that provide additional insight into the company's strategic direction or operational progress.

30-day price · LTRN(missing data)
No daily-bar history available from current data sources. Alternate source pending.
Profile
CompanyLantern Pharma Inc
TickerLTRN.O
SectorHealthcare
BusinessPharmaceuticals & Medical Research
Industry groupPharmaceuticals & Medical Research
IndustryBiotechnology & Medical Research
AI analysis

Business. Lantern Pharma Inc is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases, primarily through its proprietary drug discovery platform.

Classification. Lantern Pharma is classified under the Healthcare economic sector, within the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research business sector, and the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry, with a classification confidence of 0.92.

Lantern Pharma operates with a capital structure that is entirely equity-funded, as it has no long-term debt and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company's liquidity position is strong, with a current ratio of 9.98, indicating that it has significantly more current assets than current liabilities. However, the company's liquidity is constrained by negative operating and free cash flows of -$3.07 million and -$5.44 million, respectively, which suggest ongoing cash burn. Profitability metrics for Lantern Pharma are negative, with a return on equity (ROE) of -15.21% and a return on assets (ROA) of -13.69%, both of which are below the industry median for biotechnology firms. The company reported a net loss of $5.44 million and an operating loss of $5.73 million, indicating that it is not yet generating positive returns for shareholders. The company's revenue is not disclosed in the available data, and no specific geographic or segment breakdown is provided. However, the absence of revenue concentration data suggests that Lantern Pharma may be in an early stage of development, with limited commercial operations. The company's business model is currently centered on research and development, with no disclosed revenue-generating products or services. Looking ahead, Lantern Pharma is expected to continue experiencing negative cash flows and losses in the near term. The company's outlook for the current fiscal year is not explicitly provided, but the continuation of negative operating and free cash flows suggests that it will require ongoing capital to fund operations. The absence of dilution flags and the low dilution risk assessment indicate that the company is not currently issuing new shares at a rate that would significantly dilute existing shareholders. Recent events related to Lantern Pharma include the publication of its latest financial results, which show continued losses and negative cash flows. No recent filings or transcripts are available that provide additional insight into the company's strategic direction or operational progress.
Key takeaways
  • Lantern Pharma is a biotechnology company with no long-term debt and a strong liquidity position, but it is currently unprofitable and experiencing negative cash flows.
  • The company's return on equity and return on assets are both negative, indicating poor capital efficiency and asset utilization.
  • Lantern Pharma's business model is centered on research and development, with no disclosed revenue-generating products or services.
  • The company is expected to continue experiencing negative cash flows and losses in the near term, and it will likely require ongoing capital to fund operations.
  • Lantern Pharma has a low dilution risk, and no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
  • --
  • ## RATIONALES
  • ```json
Financial snapshot
PeriodHA-latest
CurrencyUSD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income-$5.7M
Net income-$5.4M
R&D
SG&A
D&A
SBC
Operating cash flow-$3.1M
CapEx-$2.2k
Free cash flow-$5.4M
Total assets$39.7M
Total liabilities$4.0M
Total equity$35.8M
Cash & equivalents
Long-term debt$0.00
Annual history (last 5)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FY-4-$12.5M-$12.4M-$12.4M
FY-3-$14.4M-$14.3M-$14.3M
FY-2-$17.9M-$16.0M-$16.0M
FY-1-$22.2M-$20.8M-$20.8M
FY0-$18.0M-$17.1M-$17.1M
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FY-4
FY-3
FY-2
FY-1
FY0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FY-4$74.0M$71.6M
FY-3$58.8M$56.0M
FY-2$43.6M$40.9M
FY-1$25.6M$21.2M
FY0$11.0M$6.5M
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FY-4-$10.6M-$15.5k-$12.4M
FY-3-$12.8M-$27.8k-$14.3M
FY-2-$14.3M-$18.7k-$16.0M
FY-1-$17.8M-$12.6k-$20.8M
FY0-$15.7M-$1.7k-$17.1M
Quarterly history (last 4)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FQ-7-$5.7M-$5.4M-$5.4M
FQ-6-$5.4M-$5.0M-$5.0M
FQ-5-$5.2M-$4.5M-$4.5M
FQ-4-$5.9M-$5.9M-$5.9M
FQ-3-$4.8M-$4.5M-$4.5M
FQ-2-$4.7M-$4.3M-$4.3M
FQ-1-$4.3M-$4.2M-$4.2M
FQ0-$4.2M-$4.1M-$4.1M
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FQ-7$39.7M$35.8M
FQ-6$35.6M$30.9M
FQ-5$30.3M$26.6M
FQ-4$25.6M$21.2M
FQ-3$21.1M$16.8M
FQ-2$17.4M$12.5M
FQ-1$13.6M$9.6M
FQ0$11.0M$6.5M
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FQ-7-$3.1M-$2.2k-$5.4M
FQ-6-$8.3M-$6.5k-$5.0M
FQ-5-$13.8M-$9.5k-$4.5M
FQ-4-$17.8M-$12.6k-$5.9M
FQ-3-$4.4M-$1.2k-$4.5M
FQ-2-$8.3M-$1.2k-$4.3M
FQ-1-$12.9M-$1.7k-$4.2M
FQ0-$15.7M-$1.7k-$4.1M
Valuation
Market price$3.13
Market cap$35.4M
Enterprise value
P/E
Reported non-GAAP P/E
EV/Revenue
EV/Op income
EV/OCF
P/B1.0
P/Tangible book1.0
Tangible book$35.8M
Net cash
Current ratio10.0
Debt/Equity0.0
ROA-13.7%
ROE-15.2%
Cash conversion56.0%
CapEx/Revenue
SBC/Revenue
Asset intensity
Dilution ratio0.0%
Risk assessment
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskLow
  • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Industry benchmarks
Activity: Healthcare Diagnostics · cohort 170 companies
MetricLTRNActivity
Op margin-227.5% medp25 -1250.6% · p75 -3.5%
Net margin-194.5% medp25 -1233.8% · p75 0.8%
Gross margin53.0% medp25 25.9% · p75 75.7%
CapEx / revenue-8.2% medp25 -35.2% · p75 -2.5%
Debt / equity0.0%1.2% medp25 0.0% · p75 17.4%bottom quartile
Observations
IR observations
Mean price target25.00 USD
Median price target25.00 USD
High price target25.00 USD
Low price target25.00 USD
Mean recommendation2.00 (1=strong buy, 5=strong sell)
Strong-buy count0.00
Buy count1.00
Hold count0.00
Sell count0.00
Strong-sell count0.00
Mean EPS estimate-1.57 USD
Last actual EPS-1.57 USD
Source data
Underlying data the analysis-pipeline pulls and audits. Fetch timestamps + content hashes show when each source was last refreshed.
Company fundamentalsperiod FQ-7 · history via verified-market-data
no public URL
2026-05-17 01:10 UTC#83182b5b
Market quoteclose USD 2.04 · shares 0.01B diluted
no public URL
2026-05-17 01:10 UTC#bb00ea7d
Source: analysis-pipeline (hybrid)Generated: 2026-05-28 11:26 UTCJob: 86ae63a7