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Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PLX • • Industrial / General
HealthcareBiotechnologyRare Genetic DiseasesGene Therapy & Rare Diseases
AboutProtalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx plant cell-based protein expression system in the United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, and internationally. The company offers Elelyso for the treatment of Gaucher disease. Its product pipeline comprises PRX-102, a therapeutic protein candidate, which is in the last stage of clinical trials for the treatment of Fabry diseases; PRX-110, a proprietary plant cell recombinant form of human deoxyribonuclease I that has completed phase IIa clinical trials for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; PRX-115, a plant cell-expressed recombinant PEGylated Uricase for the treatment of gout; and PRX-119, a plant cell-expressed PEGylated recombinant human DNase I product candidate for the treatment of NETs-related diseases. The company has agreements and partnerships with Pfizer; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz); and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Hackensack, New Jersey.Show more
  • Revenue $53M -18.5%
  • EBITDA $5M -55.2%
  • Net Income $3M -64.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.04 -63.4%
  • Gross Margin 54.46% -16.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 9.78% -45.0%
  • Operating Margin 7.34% -54.1%
  • Net Margin 5.49% -56.7%
  • ROE 7.64% -89.5%
  • ROIC 8.82% -75.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.13 -84.5%
  • Interest Coverage 3.69 +12.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 40.1%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y13.42%
5Y-0.48%
3Y11.67%
TTM35.42%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM156.15%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM150.61%

ROCE

10Y Avg-54.09%
5Y Avg-46.15%
3Y Avg0.62%
Latest9.04%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+4.36M9.2M21.08M34.24M54.69M62.9M38.35M47.64M65.49M53.4M
Revenue Growth %-0.71%1.11%1.29%0.62%0.6%0.15%-0.39%0.24%0.37%-0.18%
Cost of Goods Sold+730K8.4M15.23M9.3M10.89M10.87M16.35M19.59M22.98M24.32M
COGS % of Revenue0.17%0.91%0.72%0.27%0.2%0.17%0.43%0.41%0.35%0.46%
Gross Profit+3.63M801K5.85M24.94M43.8M52.02M22M28.05M42.51M29.08M
Gross Margin %0.83%0.09%0.28%0.73%0.8%0.83%0.57%0.59%0.65%0.54%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.4%-0.78%6.3%3.27%0.76%0.19%-0.58%0.27%0.52%-0.32%
Operating Expenses+27.3M33.96M40.36M44.25M54.52M49.31M42.46M41.06M32.05M25.16M
OpEx % of Revenue6.26%3.69%1.91%1.29%1%0.78%1.11%0.86%0.49%0.47%
Selling, General & Admin7.28M9.36M11.53M10.92M9.9M11.15M12.73M11.71M14.96M12.19M
SG&A % of Revenue1.67%1.02%0.55%0.32%0.18%0.18%0.33%0.25%0.23%0.23%
Research & Development20.02M30.41M28.83M33.33M44.62M38.17M29.73M29.35M17.09M12.97M
R&D % of Revenue4.59%3.31%1.37%0.97%0.82%0.61%0.78%0.62%0.26%0.24%
Other Operating Expenses0-6.8M00000000
Operating Income+-23.67M-33.16M-34.52M-19.31M-10.72M2.71M-20.46M-13.01M10.46M3.92M
Operating Margin %-5.42%-3.61%-1.64%-0.56%-0.2%0.04%-0.53%-0.27%0.16%0.07%
Operating Income Growth %0.17%-0.4%-0.04%0.44%0.44%1.25%-8.55%0.36%1.8%-0.63%
EBITDA+-21.3M-31.18M-32.6M-17.64M-9.1M4.01M-19.34M-11.93M11.65M5.22M
EBITDA Margin %-4.88%-3.39%-1.55%-0.52%-0.17%0.06%-0.5%-0.25%0.18%0.1%
EBITDA Growth %0.16%-0.46%-0.05%0.46%0.48%1.44%-5.82%0.38%1.98%-0.55%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)2.37M1.98M1.92M1.67M1.62M1.3M1.12M1.09M1.19M1.3M
EBIT-23.55M-24.98M-73.72M-18.77M-10.31M3.15M-20.06M-11.87M11.75M5.22M
Net Interest Income+-3.61M-3.6M-9.54M-7.15M-7.56M-9.23M-7.12M-1.38M-1.89M237K
Interest Income123K589K188K536K407K438K401K1.15M1.29M1.3M
Interest Expense3.73M4.19M9.72M7.68M7.97M9.67M7.52M2.53M3.18M1.06M
Other Income/Expense-3.61M3.99M-48.92M-7.15M-7.56M-9.23M-7.12M-1.38M-1.89M237K
Pretax Income+-27.28M-29.18M-83.44M-26.46M-18.28M-6.52M-27.58M-14.4M8.57M4.15M
Pretax Margin %-6.25%-3.17%-3.96%-0.77%-0.33%-0.1%-0.72%-0.3%0.13%0.08%
Income Tax+0000000530K254K1.22M
Effective Tax Rate %-2.13%1.01%1%1%1%1%1%1.04%0.97%0.71%
Net Income+58.04M-29.36M-83.44M-26.46M-18.28M-6.52M-27.58M-14.93M8.31M2.93M
Net Margin %13.3%-3.19%-3.96%-0.77%-0.33%-0.1%-0.72%-0.31%0.13%0.05%
Net Income Growth %2.94%-1.51%-1.84%0.68%0.31%0.64%-3.23%0.46%1.56%-0.65%
Net Income (Continuing)-27.28M-29.18M-83.44M-26.46M-18.28M-6.52M-27.58M-14.93M8.31M2.93M
Discontinued Operations85.32M-189K00000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.61-0.29-6.50-1.80-1.23-0.22-0.62-0.310.100.04
EPS Growth %2.91%-1.48%-21.41%0.72%0.32%0.82%-1.82%0.5%1.32%-0.63%
EPS (Basic)0.61-0.29-6.50-1.80-1.23-0.22-0.62-0.310.120.04
Diluted Shares Outstanding94.92M101.39M13.11M14.71M14.84M29.15M44.14M48.47M82.42M81.06M
Basic Shares Outstanding94.92M101.39M13.11M14.71M14.84M29.15M44.14M48.47M67.51M72.53M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+85.88M71.87M62.65M52.98M32.48M55.72M61.67M44.88M69.93M60.08M
Cash & Short-Term Investments76.37M63.28M51.16M37.81M17.79M38.55M38.98M22.18M44.56M34.83M
Cash Only76.37M63.28M51.16M37.81M17.79M18.27M38.98M17.11M23.63M19.76M
Short-Term Investments0000020.28M05.07M20.93M15.07M
Accounts Receivable0693K1.72M4.73M4.7M2M3.44M4.59M5.27M2.91M
Days Sales Outstanding-27.529.850.4131.3711.6132.7635.1429.3819.88
Inventory5.77M5.25M7.83M8.57M8.15M13.08M17.95M16.8M19.05M21.24M
Days Inventory Outstanding2.88K227.96187.71336.24273.21439.15400.83313.06302.47318.83
Other Current Assets3.33M2.23M1.5M1.42M1.52M1.25M380K536K611K596K
Total Non-Current Assets+11.37M10.38M9.56M8.15M12.91M12.21M12M10.91M14.5M13.34M
Property, Plant & Equipment9.74M8.7M7.68M6.39M10.95M10.41M9.92M9.64M10.88M10.02M
Fixed Asset Turnover0.45x1.06x2.75x5.36x4.99x6.04x3.87x4.94x6.02x5.33x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets0000000000
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets1.63M1.68M1.89M1.76M1.96M1.8M2.08M1.27M528K462K
Total Assets+97.25M82.25M72.21M61.13M45.39M67.93M73.67M55.79M84.43M73.42M
Asset Turnover0.04x0.11x0.29x0.56x1.20x0.93x0.52x0.85x0.78x0.73x
Asset Growth %0.24%-0.15%-0.12%-0.15%-0.26%0.5%0.08%-0.24%0.51%-0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+11.23M66.21M22.75M25.35M40.17M86.47M33.18M32.43M45.53M25.62M
Accounts Payable3.63M4.01M7.52M5.21M6.5M7.22M6.99M5.86M4.32M4.53M
Days Payables Outstanding1.81K174.16180.24204.47217.59242.4155.97109.2168.6168.04
Short-Term Debt053.87M5.92M04.3M58.51M0021.66M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)504K837K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K00
Other Current Liabilities5.98M1.4M526K9.18M1.75M1.53M1.51M11.05M4.94M1.81M
Current Ratio7.64x1.09x2.75x2.09x0.81x0.64x1.86x1.38x1.54x2.34x
Quick Ratio7.13x1.01x2.41x1.75x0.61x0.49x1.32x0.87x1.12x1.52x
Cash Conversion Cycle-81.337.28182.1886.98208.36277.63238.99263.24270.68
Total Non-Current Liabilities+75.14M25.99M80.75M88.66M75.54M8.5M46.52M34M5.33M4.58M
Long-Term Debt72.1M23.64M46.27M47.97M50.96M027.89M28.19M00
Capital Lease Obligations00004.53M4.47M4.38M4.17M4.62M4.03M
Deferred Tax Liabilities002.59M2.37M000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.3M2.35M7.64M7.67M3.07M2.31M2.47M1.64M714K559K
Total Liabilities86.38M92.2M103.51M114.01M115.71M94.97M79.7M66.43M50.87M30.21M
Total Debt+72.1M77.52M52.19M47.97M60.92M64.4M33.47M33.47M27.69M5.53M
Net Debt-4.28M14.23M1.02M10.16M43.13M46.13M-5.51M16.36M4.06M-14.23M
Debt / Equity6.63x-------0.82x0.13x
Debt / EBITDA-----16.05x--2.38x1.06x
Net Debt / EBITDA-----11.50x--0.35x-2.73x
Interest Coverage-6.34x-7.91x-3.55x-2.51x-1.35x0.28x-2.72x-5.15x3.29x3.69x
Total Equity+10.87M-9.96M-31.29M-52.88M-70.32M-27.04M-6.04M-10.64M33.57M43.21M
Equity Growth %1.2%-1.92%-2.14%-0.69%-0.33%0.62%0.78%-0.76%4.15%0.29%
Book Value per Share0.11-0.10-2.39-3.59-4.74-0.93-0.14-0.220.410.53
Total Shareholders' Equity10.87M-9.96M-31.29M-52.88M-70.32M-27.04M-6.04M-10.64M33.57M43.21M
Common Stock100K124K144K148K15K35K46K54K73K76K
Retained Earnings-183.29M-212.66M-297.93M-322.55M-340.83M-347.35M-374.93M-389.86M-381.55M-378.39M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-183.29M-25.6M-27.46M-29.12M000000
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-24.28M-32.1M-9.99M-7.74M-19.36M-26.11M-10.29M-25M-1.32M8.67M
Operating CF Margin %-5.56%-3.49%-0.47%-0.23%-0.35%-0.42%-0.27%-0.52%-0.02%0.16%
Operating CF Growth %0.17%-0.32%0.69%0.23%-1.5%-0.35%0.61%-1.43%0.95%7.58%
Net Income-27.28M-29.18M-85.28M-26.46M-18.28M-6.52M-27.58M-14.93M8.31M2.93M
Depreciation & Amortization2.37M1.98M1.92M1.67M1.62M1.3M1.12M1.09M1.19M1.3M
Stock-Based Compensation1.8M988K337K514K835K3.13M2.38M2.08M3.45M3.25M
Deferred Taxes1.56M-7.59M39.35M-64K-68K000-3.09M236K
Other Non-Cash Items569K581K4.57M3.07M3.37M3.12M3.9M-1.23M-638K138K
Working Capital Changes-3.3M1.12M29.1M13.53M-6.83M-27.13M9.9M-12.02M-10.54M811K
Change in Receivables523K-1.13M25K-3.1M188K2.09M-1.03M-1.19M-428K2.32M
Change in Inventory-2.32M522K-2.59M-736K414K-4.93M-4.87M1.15M-2.24M-2.2M
Change in Payables-1.87M2.14M4.9M-520K2.14M00000
Cash from Investing+39.39M-967K-1.12M-591K-883K-19.95M18.92M-5.04M-16.71M4.22M
Capital Expenditures-464K-849K-971K-686K-627K-655K-1.46M-628K-1.15M-1.28M
CapEx % of Revenue0.11%0.09%0.05%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.04%0.01%0.02%0.02%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing39.85M-118K-148K95K-256K703K380K593K-142K83K
Cash from Financing+6.63M19.7M-1.42M-4.75M046.47M12.08M8.24M24.67M-16.79M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing534K14K000472K02K712K0
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-24.75M-32.95M-10.96M-8.43M-19.98M-26.76M-11.74M-25.63M-2.47M7.39M
FCF Margin %-5.67%-3.58%-0.52%-0.25%-0.37%-0.43%-0.31%-0.54%-0.04%0.14%
FCF Growth %0.18%-0.33%0.67%0.23%-1.37%-0.34%0.56%-1.18%0.9%4%
FCF per Share-0.26-0.32-0.84-0.57-1.35-0.92-0.27-0.53-0.030.09
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.42x1.09x0.12x0.29x1.06x4.00x0.37x1.67x-0.16x2.96x
Interest Paid000004.34M3.41M000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)533.77%-6411.57%------72.5%7.64%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)--457.46%-----406.69%-170.55%36.2%8.82%
Gross Margin83.27%8.71%27.74%72.83%80.08%82.71%57.37%58.87%64.91%54.46%
Net Margin1329.9%-319.22%-395.86%-77.27%-33.42%-10.37%-71.92%-31.33%12.69%5.49%
Debt / Equity6.63x-------0.82x0.13x
Interest Coverage-6.34x-7.91x-3.55x-2.51x-1.35x0.28x-2.72x-5.15x3.29x3.69x
FCF Conversion-0.42x1.09x0.12x0.29x1.06x4.00x0.37x1.67x-0.16x2.96x
Revenue Growth-71.21%110.79%129.13%62.44%59.73%15%-39.03%24.22%37.48%-18.47%

Revenue by Segment

201820192021202220232024
Product5.32M15.87M---52.98M
Product Growth-198.23%----
License and Service25.26M----418K
License and Service Growth------
License and R&D Services--21.6M22.35M25.08M-
License and R&D Services Growth---3.45%12.22%-
License And Service-38.83M----
License And Service Growth------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.3x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) reported $61.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 637% increase from $8.4M in 2011.

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) saw revenue decline by 18.5% over the past year.

Yes, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) is profitable, generating $5.4M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (5.5% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) had negative free cash flow of $11.7M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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