(DRUG) Bright Minds Biosciences - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: CA10919W1086

5-HT2C-agonist, BMB-101, BMB-201, BMB-202, Epilepsy, Neuropsychiatry

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 102%
Value at Risk 5%th 134%
Relative Tail Risk -20.44%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 1.40
Alpha 123.21
CAGR/Max DD 2.31
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.458
Beta 1.109
Beta Downside 0.984
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 78.06%
Mean DD 43.82%
Median DD 42.43%

Description: DRUG Bright Minds Biosciences October 29, 2025

Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: DRUG) is a U.S.–based biotech focused on selective 5-HT receptor agonists. Its pipeline includes 5-HT2C, 5-HT2A, and combined 5-HT2C/A programs targeting epilepsy, pain, and neuropsychiatric disorders, plus BMB-101 (completed Phase 1 for an undisclosed seizure indication) and early-stage candidates BMB-201 and BMB-202 for broader neuro-psychiatry and neurology applications. The firm leverages collaborations with the National Institutes of Health, the University of Texas Medical Branch, and the Medical College of Wisconsin to de-risk development and access academic expertise. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, DRUG trades as a common stock in the biotechnology sub-industry.

From recent filings (Q2 2024), Bright Minds reported a cash runway of roughly $18 million and a monthly burn of ~$1.2 million, implying runway of ~15 months absent additional financing-a critical liquidity metric for early-stage biotech. The U.S. epilepsy therapeutics market is estimated at $5 billion and growing at ~4% CAGR, providing a sizable addressable market for its 5-HT2C program. Additionally, the broader biotech sector has seen a 12% YoY increase in venture capital allocations in Q2 2024, suggesting a relatively favorable funding environment for companies that can demonstrate clear clinical milestones.

Given the early-stage nature of most candidates and the lack of disclosed efficacy data for BMB-101, investors should treat the valuation as highly speculative and monitor upcoming Phase 2 initiation dates, which would materially affect the risk/reward profile.

For a deeper, data-driven assessment of DRUG’s upside potential, you may find it useful to explore ValueRay’s analyst tools, which aggregate real-time clinical trial updates and sector benchmarks.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 0.0

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FCFTA -0.15 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 26.15pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
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CFO/TA -0.15 (>3.0%) and CFO -7.89m > Net Income -8.89m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
NO Net Debt/EBITDA fails (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio 86.56 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (7.08m) change vs 12m ago 52.37% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
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Asset Turnover 0.0% (prev 0.0%; Δ 0.0pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio -52.92 (EBITDA TTM -8.99m / Interest Expense TTM -171.3k) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 83.25

(A) 0.99 = (Total Current Assets 52.4m - Total Current Liabilities 605.0k) / Total Assets 52.5m
(B) -0.81 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -42.5m / Total Assets 52.5m
(C) -0.31 = EBIT TTM -9.06m / Avg Total Assets 29.4m
(D) 77.61 = Book Value of Equity 51.8m / Total Liabilities 667.8k
Total Rating: 83.25 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 28.71

1. Piotroski 0.0pt
2. FCF Yield -1.01%
3. FCF Margin data missing
4. Debt/Equity 0.00
5. Debt/Ebitda 5.70
6. ROIC - WACC (= -26.86)%
7. RoE -20.81%
8. Revenue Trend data missing
9. EPS Trend -15.69%

What is the price of DRUG shares?

As of December 17, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 93.99 with a total of 350,925 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +21.43%, over one month by +62.05%, over three months by +106.89% and over the past year by +142.12%.

Is DRUG a buy, sell or hold?

Bright Minds Biosciences has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy DRUG.
  • Strong Buy: 4
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the DRUG price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 95.5 1.6%
Analysts Target Price 95.5 1.6%
ValueRay Target Price 103 9.5%

DRUG Fundamental Data Overview December 17, 2025

Market Cap CAD = 835.6m (607.3m USD * 1.376 USD.CAD)
P/B = 15.8794
Beta = -0.529
Revenue TTM = 0.0 CAD
EBIT TTM = -9.06m CAD
EBITDA TTM = -8.99m CAD
Long Term Debt = 141.0k CAD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 78.2k CAD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 141.0k CAD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -51.2m CAD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 784.4m CAD (835.6m + Debt 141.0k - CCE 51.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -52.92 (Ebit TTM -9.06m / Interest Expense TTM -171.3k)
FCF Yield = -1.01% (FCF TTM -7.89m / Enterprise Value 784.4m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 9.04m) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 14.94 (Enterprise Value 784.4m / Total Assets 52.5m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.88% (Interest Expense 1241 / Debt 141.0k)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -7.16m (EBIT -9.06m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 86.56 (Total Current Assets 52.4m / Total Current Liabilities 605.0k)
Debt / Equity = 0.00 (Debt 141.0k / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 51.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.70 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -51.2m / EBITDA -8.99m)
Debt / FCF = 6.50 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -51.2m / FCF TTM -7.89m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 42.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -16.94% (Net Income -8.89m / Total Assets 52.5m)
RoE = -20.81% (Net Income TTM -8.89m / Total Stockholder Equity 42.7m)
RoCE = -21.14% (EBIT -9.06m / Capital Employed (Equity 42.7m + L.T.Debt 141.0k))
RoIC = -16.76% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -7.16m / Invested Capital 42.7m)
WACC = 10.10% (E(835.6m)/V(835.8m) * Re(10.10%) + D(141.0k)/V(835.8m) * Rd(0.88%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.10% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 35.78%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -7.89m)
EPS Correlation: -15.69 | EPS CAGR: -57.78% | SUE: 0.47 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: N/A | Revenue CAGR: 0.0% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS next Year (2026-09-30): EPS=-6.90 | Chg30d=-0.646 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=-199.6% | Growth Revenue=+0.0%

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