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Upturn Advisory Summary
11/07/2024: HUMAW (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Analysis of Past Performance
Type: Stock | Upturn Star Rating | Today’s Advisory: PASS |
Historic Profit: -52.27% | Upturn Advisory Performance 2 | Avg. Invested days: 24 |
Profits based on simulation | Stock Returns Performance 1 | Last Close 11/07/2024 |
Type: Stock | Today’s Advisory: PASS |
Historic Profit: -52.27% | Avg. Invested days: 24 |
Upturn Star Rating | Stock Returns Performance 1 |
Profits based on simulation Last Close 11/07/2024 | Upturn Advisory Performance 2 |
Key Highlights
Company Size ETF | Market Capitalization 0 USD |
Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price - |
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) -3.16 |
Volume (30-day avg) 20478 | Beta 1.47 |
52 Weeks Range 0.35 - 3.47 | Updated Date 11/8/2024 |
Company Size ETF | Market Capitalization 0 USD | Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price - |
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) -3.16 | Volume (30-day avg) 20478 | Beta 1.47 |
52 Weeks Range 0.35 - 3.47 | Updated Date 11/8/2024 |
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Return on Assets (TTM) -43.61% | Return on Equity (TTM) -850.81% |
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AI Summarization
Humacyte Inc. Company Overview
Company Profile:
History:
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Humacyte Inc. is a leading regenerative medicine company focused on developing bioengineered human tissues for applications in vascular surgery. They use innovative Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) platform technology to manufacture acellular vessels that mimic the properties of native human blood vessels. These products are designed to address a significant unmet need in the vascular surgery market, offering potential advantages over traditional synthetic or cryopreserved grafts. Humacyte is currently pursuing regulatory approval for its flagship product, the Human Acellular Vessel (HAV).
Business Areas:
- Humacyte Vascular Graft: Humacyte's primary focus area is the development and commercialization of their Human Acellular Vessel (HAV). The HAV is a decellularized human umbilical cord vessel processed using Humacyte's proprietary technology. It is intended to offer several advantages over other vascular grafts, including reduced risk of complications, improved patency rates, and the potential for growth and remodeling.
- Biomaterials and Platform Technology
Humacyte leverages its proprietary biomaterials, such as TheraCell matrix and HumaColl, in its HAV production and has opportunities to apply the technologies in other potential bioengineered tissue applications. - Humacyte Regenerative Technologies (HRT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company focuses on developing off-the-shelf umbilical cord tissue-derived stem cells for potential application in wound healing and other regenerative medicine therapies.
Leadership Team: Humacyte is led by an experienced team with expertise in biotechnology, medicine, business development, and finance. Key members include the following:
- Laurie A. Gordon, President, and Chief Executive Officer
- Jeffrey S. Lawson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Preclinical Operations and Regulatory Strategy
- Michael Straub, Vice President of Quality
- Susan Giel, Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller, and Treasurer.
Top Products and Market Share:
Products:
The Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) is the most advanced product in Humacyte's pipeline. The company is also developing additional tissue-engineered products using its biomaterial and platform technology for other vascular and non-vascular applications.
Global and US Market Share:
As of November 2023, the HAV is not commercially available. However, based on Humacyte's clinical data and potential applications, the company estimates the total addressable market (TAM) in the US for HAV to be approximately $3.9 billion annually. The global TAM is estimated to be $5.37 billion. Humacyte expects to be in a favorable position to capture a significant share of this market if and when they achieve regulatory approval and commercialization success with the HAV and potentially other future products in the pipeline.
Competitors and Competitive Advantages:
The vascular graft market includes several competitors, such as Medtronic (MDT), Gore (GORT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), and Terumo Medical Corporation. Humacyte considers its primary competition as biological grafts derived from bovine or human tissues. The main competitive advantage of the HAV compared to synthetic grafts is their potential for long-term durability and the potential for incorporation and adaptation in the body, eliminating the possibility of chronic foreign body response or late graft rupture. Compared to other biological grafts made of bovine or chemically treated human tissues, the human origin of HAVs provides potential advantages in terms of biocompatibility, reduced inflammatory reaction, and improved long-term patency rates.
Market Dynamics:
The vascular grafting market is growing significantly driven by factors such as the increasing prevalence of vascular diseases, aging population, and growing demand for minimally invasive procedures. Technological advancements are further driving the demand for improved vascular grafts with superior functionality and long-term performance. Humacyte is well-positioned to meet this demand with its innovative HAV technology that addresses the limitations of existing solutions. However, market success will ultimately depend on regulatory approval, competitive landscape dynamics, clinical outcomes with HAV, and commercialization efforts.
Growth Trajectory:
Humacyte has achieved significant milestones in clinical development of the HAV with positive outcomes, supporting further development efforts and potentially paving the way for regulatory approval and commercialization in the US market. Continued advancements with their platform technology and expansion into new therapeutic areas may offer opportunities for additional growth in the future.
Financial Performance:
As of November 2023, Humacyte is a pre-commercial stage company and does not generate product revenue. They report research and development (R&D), administrative, and general & administrative (G&A) expenses in its financial statements, leading to net losses, as expected, considering the current phase of development for the company. The company primarily depends on funding from grants, debt financing, private investments, and other financial sources to sustain operations and continue R&D and regulatory activities.
Dividends and Shareholder Returns: Currently, no dividends for shareholders are available, considering the pre-revenue stage of the company and the need to invest available resources to further develop and potentially commercialize its products.
Potential Challenges and Opportunities:
Challenges: The primary challenge that Humacyte faces is obtaining regulatory approval for the HAV in its target markets. Other challenges may include competition from existing products, commercialization difficulties, intellectual property rights and patent litigation issues, dependence on research funding, and maintaining financial viability for the long-term development plan.
Opportunities: Potential opportunities for Humacyte are broad. Successful completion of clinical trials and regulatory approval will allow them to enter the vascular grafting market with a unique and potentially superior product offering compared to current options. The company has opportunities for additional market share with innovation and product expansion, as it owns several platform technologies with applications in a diverse set of bioengineered and regenerative tissue opportunities.
Recent Acquisitions (last 3 years):
Information on any acquisitions made by Humacyte in the last three years was not publicly available as of my current knowledge cutoff point in November 2023.
AI-Based Fundamental Rating: While an AI system can analyze various fundamental factors of Humacyte, including its financial standing, market position, and future prospects to generate a fundamental rating on a scale of 1 to 10, a comprehensive AI evaluation is beyond my abilities at this time. This requires real-time access to the most current financial, market, clinical trial, technological advancement, competitive landscape, company strategy, investor sentiment, news articles, and more to analyze all factors that impact the company's future and its stock value accurately. Such comprehensive AI systems would need to be updated continuously as new information emerges to maintain reliable results.
Sources and Disclaimers:
This information incorporates data from Humacyte, Inc.'s investor relations page, SEC filings, company press releases, industry reports, market research analysis from independent financial data companies (Morningstar), and news articles published up to November 2023. However, please note that the information may change after this date, and this overview should not substitute as investment guidance or be construed as financial advice or recommendations. Always conduct your independent due diligence and consult qualified financial professionals to make investment decisions based on your personal risk tolerance and individual investment goals.
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About Humacyte Inc
Exchange | NASDAQ | Headquaters | Durham, NC, United States |
IPO Launch date | 2020-11-24 | Founder, President, CEO & Director | Dr. Laura E. Niklason M.D., Ph.D. |
Sector | Healthcare | Website | https://www.humacyte.com |
Industry | Biotechnology | Full time employees | 183 |
Headquaters | Durham, NC, United States | ||
Founder, President, CEO & Director | Dr. Laura E. Niklason M.D., Ph.D. | ||
Website | https://www.humacyte.com | ||
Website | https://www.humacyte.com | ||
Full time employees | 183 |
Humacyte, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of off-the-shelf, implantable, and bioengineered human tissues for the treatment of diseases and conditions across a range of anatomic locations in multiple therapeutic areas. The company using its proprietary and scientific technology platform to engineer and manufacture human acellular vessels (HAVs) to be implanted into patient without inducing a foreign body response or leading to immune rejection. It is developing a portfolio of HAVs, which would target the vascular repair, reconstruction, and replacement market, including vascular trauma; arteriovenous access for hemodialysis; peripheral arterial disease; pediatric heart surgery; and coronary artery bypass grafting, as well as for the delivery of cellular therapy, including pancreatic islet cell transplantation to treat Type 1 diabetes. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
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