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Lipocine (Lipocine) Net Current Asset Value : $3.81 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lipocine Net Current Asset Value?

In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).

Lipocine's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lipocine's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:

LPCN' s Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 2.59   Max: 6.22
Current: 1.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Ratio of Lipocine was 6.22. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 2.59.

LPCN's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is ranked better than
80.45% of 1028 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.06 vs LPCN: 1.39

Lipocine Net Current Asset Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lipocine's Net Current Asset Value 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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Lipocine Net Current Asset Value Chart

Lipocine Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Current Asset Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.83 3.72 7.60 6.19 3.81

Lipocine Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Current Asset Value 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 6.19 5.48 4.81 4.20 3.81

Competitive Comparison of Lipocine's Net Current Asset Value

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Lipocine's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value 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.


Lipocine's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Lipocine's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lipocine's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.



Lipocine Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Lipocine's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(22.861-2.632-0-0)/5.31583
=3.81

Lipocine's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(22.861-2.632-0-0)/5.31583
=3.81

* 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.


Lipocine  (NAS:LPCN) Net Current Asset Value Explanation

Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."

The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]

Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

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.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their Net-Net Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Lipocine (Lipocine) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
675 Arapeen Drive, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84108
Lipocine Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on oral drug delivery technology for the development of pharmaceutical products focusing on metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's product TLANDO is an oral testosterone replacement therapy ("TRT"). It also has other products in the pipeline such as LPCN 1144, LPCN 1148, and LPCN 1107.
Executives
Mahesh V. Patel director, officer: President and CEO C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Richard Dana Ono director 18 SPRING ROAD, CONCORD MA 01742
Spyridon Papapetropoulos director C/O ADAMAS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1900 POWELL ST., SUITE 1000, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
George Nomikos officer: Chief Medical Officer 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, SUITE 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Krista Fogarty officer: Principal Accounting Officer 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, SUITE 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Jill M. Jene director 932 SOUTHWOOD BLVD., INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89451
John W. Higuchi director C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Morgan R Brown officer: EVP and CFO 420 CHIPETA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Stephen A Hill director 50 AVENUE GENERAL DE GAULLE, BRUXELLES C9 9999999999
Jeffrey Arvin Fink director 2265 MORNING STAR DRIVE, PARK CITY UT 84060
Gregory Brooks Bass officer: EVP and Chief Commercial Offic 3228 BROOKSIDE DRIVE, FURLONG PA 18925
Jyrki Mattila officer: Chief Business Officer AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 40 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
Srinivasan Venkateshwaran officer: CTO and VP RandD C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Robert K. Merrell officer: VP Finance C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Gerald T Simmons officer: VP Corp Business Development 837 4TH AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103