Moleculin Biotech Inc
Moleculin Biotech Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases.
Business. Moleculin Biotech Inc (MBRX.O) is a biotechnology company engaged in pharmaceuticals and medical research. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.
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- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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Moleculin Biotech Inc (MBRX.O) is a biotechnology company engaged in pharmaceuticals and medical research. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available.
Moleculin Biotech Inc operates with a market capitalization of $11.74 million and a price-to-book ratio of 0.66, indicating a significant discount to its book value. The company holds $10.85 million in cash and equivalents, while its total liabilities amount to $7.87 million, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0 and a current ratio of 2.39, which suggests strong short-term liquidity.
The company's profitability metrics are negative, with a return on equity of -24.39% and a return on assets of -16.89%, reflecting ongoing losses. The operating cash flow is -$12.67 million, and the free cash flow is -$4.29 million, indicating that the company is not generating positive cash from operations and is likely relying on financing activities to sustain operations.
Moleculin Biotech Inc does not report revenue, and its operating income is -$6.19 million, with a net loss of -$4.32 million. The company's capital expenditures are minimal at -$13,000, suggesting limited investment in physical assets. The company's financial structure is characterized by a high proportion of equity, with total equity of $17.71 million and no long-term debt.
The company's growth trajectory is not evident from the current financial data, as there is no revenue to analyze for growth. The company is in a development phase, and its future growth will depend on the success of its clinical trials and the commercialization of its products. The company's outlook for the current fiscal year is not provided, but the absence of revenue and the presence of significant losses suggest a challenging path to profitability.
The risk assessment for Moleculin Biotech Inc indicates low liquidity and dilution risks, with no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags detected. The company's dilution potential is low, and the risk assessment does not identify any significant dilution sources in the near term. The company's financial structure, with no long-term debt and a high current ratio, supports its liquidity position.
Recent events and filings do not indicate any significant changes in the company's financial or operational status. The company's analyst estimates suggest a wide range of price targets, with a mean of $21.00 and a median of $22.00, indicating a positive outlook from analysts despite the company's current financial position. The mean recommendation is 2.00, which is a "Buy" rating, with three "Buy" ratings and no "Strong Buy" or "Hold" ratings.
- Moleculin Biotech Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with no current revenue and significant operating losses.
- The company has strong liquidity with a current ratio of 2.39 and no long-term debt, but it is not generating positive cash flow from operations.
- Analysts have a positive outlook, with a mean price target of $21.00 and a "Buy" rating, despite the company's current financial position.
- The company's profitability metrics are negative, with a return on equity of -24.39% and a return on assets of -16.89%.
- The company's risk assessment indicates low liquidity and dilution risks, with no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags detected.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedAnalysts project 863% upside to a mean price target of $21, signaling strong institutional confidence in future value.
The company maintains zero long-term debt across all reported periods, eliminating interest expense and refinancing risks entirely.
Cash conversion metrics rank best-in-class compared to the biotechnology cohort median, indicating superior capital efficiency relative to peers.
Operating income stabilized in FY2025 with a 0.5% year-over-year improvement, suggesting potential operational cost control measures are taking effect.
Low dilution and liquidity risk flags indicate a stable capital structure despite the absence of revenue generation to date.
The company generated zero revenue for five consecutive fiscal years, demonstrating a complete lack of commercial product sales or monetization.
Free cash flow turned significantly negative at -$33.6 million in FY2026, highlighting substantial ongoing cash burn without offsetting inflows.
In focus — financials by report
Revenue $0.00; Operating income −1,9% YoY.
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- ▍Operating income −1,9% YoY
- ▍Net income −99,6% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income −27,5% YoY.
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- ▍Operating income −27,5% YoY
- ▍Net income +352,2% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +351,9% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income +20,8% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income +20,8% YoY
- ▍Net income −139,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −140,3% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income −12,0% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income −12,0% YoY
- ▍Net income −76,9% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −77,5% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income -$7.7M.
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- ▍Operating income -$7.7M
Revenue $0.00; Operating income -$5.7M.
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- ▍Operating income -$5.7M
Revenue $0.00; Operating income -$8.1M.
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- ▍Operating income -$8.1M
Revenue $0.00; Operating income -$6.2M.
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- ▍Operating income -$6.2M
Revenue $0.00; Operating income +0,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income +0,5% YoY
- ▍Net income −28,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −29,4% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income +11,6% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income +11,6% YoY
- ▍Net income +12,5% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +12,9% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income +1,6% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income +1,6% YoY
- ▍Net income −2,6% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −2,8% YoY
Revenue $0.00; Operating income −33,4% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $0.00
- ▍Operating income −33,4% YoY
- ▍Net income −82,6% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −83,9% YoY
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| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -4,98 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 0 USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | -32,6M USD |
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- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
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Derivative transactions
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 174exercise · 2026-06-22
- Director, CEO and President · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 360exercise · 2026-06-22
- Chief Science Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 50exercise · 2026-06-22
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 109exercise · 2026-06-20
- Chief Science Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 44exercise · 2026-06-20
- Director, CEO and President · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 150exercise · 2026-06-20
- CSO · Stock option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 200 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- CSO · Performance Based Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 200 000grant · 2025-11-12
- EVP & CFO · Stock option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 600 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director, CEO and President · Performance Based Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 750 000grant · 2025-11-12
- Director · Stock Options (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 150 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director · Stock Options (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 150 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director · Stock Options (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 150 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director · Stock Options (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 150 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director · Stock Options (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 150 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- EVP & CFO · Performance Based Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 400 000grant · 2025-11-12
- Director, CEO and President · Stock option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 830 000 @ $0,49grant · 2025-11-12
- Director, CEO and President · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 28 750exercise · 2025-11-04
- Chief Science Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 750exercise · 2025-11-04
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 20 625exercise · 2025-11-04
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- Moleculin Biotech Inc Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
- Moleculin Biotech Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28
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- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 21 @ $3,12$66 · 2026-06-22
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 71 · 2026-06-22
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 360 · 2026-06-22
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 88 @ $3,12$275 · 2026-06-22
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 174 · 2026-06-22
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 41 @ $3,12$128 · 2026-06-22
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 109 · 2026-06-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 31 @ $2,88$89 · 2026-06-20
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 13 @ $2,88$37 · 2026-06-20
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 44 · 2026-06-20
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 150 · 2026-06-20
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 37 @ $2,88$107 · 2026-06-20
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 20 625 · 2025-11-04
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 7 001 @ $0,50$3K · 2025-11-04
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 8 750 · 2025-11-04
- Chief Science Officer · Common StockOther 2 131 @ $0,50$1K · 2025-11-04
- Director, CEO and President · Common StockOther 28 750 · 2025-11-04
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 5 023 @ $0,50$2K · 2025-11-04
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From filings & derived data- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 33.9%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 5.8%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -151.7%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 4.7%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -223.6%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 1.41xDerived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 30.7%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -10.4%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.47xDerived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 24.5%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 107.5%Derived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -100.0%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -28.8%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 85.0%Derived (calculated)
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 25.1MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -28SEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD -33.56MSEC XBRL filing
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 6.85MSEC XBRL filing
- Current assets (annual): USD 9.69MSEC XBRL filing
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 15.01MSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 3.2MSEC XBRL filing
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD -22.73MSEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD -33.56MSEC XBRL filing
- R&D expense (annual): USD 15.89MSEC XBRL filing