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Pliant Therapeutics (Pliant Therapeutics) EV-to-FCF : -3.42 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Pliant Therapeutics EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Pliant Therapeutics's Enterprise Value is $405.37 Mil. Pliant Therapeutics's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-118.61 Mil. Therefore, Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF for today is -3.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

PLRX' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -148.77   Med: -5.02   Max: 59.03
Current: -3.42

During the past 6 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Pliant Therapeutics was 59.03. The lowest was -148.77. And the median was -5.02.

PLRX's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
100% of 390 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 6.365 vs PLRX: -3.42

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-11), Pliant Therapeutics's stock price is $13.81. Pliant Therapeutics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.870. Therefore, Pliant Therapeutics's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.


Pliant Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF 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.

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Pliant Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Chart

Pliant Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -13.68 -3.80 -6.54 -5.14

Pliant Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.53 -5.00 -4.27 -5.14 -3.97

Competitive Comparison of Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF 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.


Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Pliant Therapeutics EV-to-FCF Calculation

Pliant Therapeutics's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=405.366/-118.606
=-3.42

Pliant Therapeutics's current Enterprise Value is $405.37 Mil.
Pliant Therapeutics's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-118.61 Mil.

* 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.


Pliant Therapeutics  (NAS:PLRX) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Pliant Therapeutics's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=13.81/-2.870
=At Loss

Pliant Therapeutics's share price for today is $13.81.
Pliant Therapeutics's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.870.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Pliant Therapeutics (Pliant Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
260 Littlefield Avenue, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Pliant Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapies for the treatment of fibrosis and related diseases. Its primary product candidate is bexotegrast (PLN-74809), an oral, small molecule, that the company is developing for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Executives
Hans Hull officer: Chief Business Officer C/O AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1035 O'BRIEN DRIVE, SUITE A, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eric Lefebvre officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, #200, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Keith Lamont Cummings officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Bernard Coulie director, officer: President and CEO C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mike Ouimette officer: General Counsel C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Thomas A Mccourt director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Darren S Cline director 35 CAMBRIDGE PARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Lily Cheung officer: Chief Human Resource Officer 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Katharine Knobil director C/O KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC., 65 HAYDEN AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Pyott David E I director C/O ALLERGAN, 2525 DUPONT DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92612
Third Rock Ventures Gp Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Kevin P Starr 10 percent owner 29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Smital Shah director C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Suzanne Louise Bruhn director C/O AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 901 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 250, AUSTIN TX 78746
Redmile Group, Llc 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, SUITE D3-300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

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