GERN - NASDAQ

Geron Corporation

Geron Corporation

GERNยทNASDAQ

$1.16

-0.85%
HealthcareBiotechnology

Geron Corporation, a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for myeloid hematologic malignancies. It develops imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor that is in Phase 3 clinical trials, which inhibits the uncontrolled proliferation of malignant stem and progenitor cells in hematologic myeloid malignancies for the treatment of low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes and intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

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Market Cap$744.16M
EPS-0.1300
P/E Ratio-8.92
Earnings Date08/05/2026
Geron Corporation

Geron Corporation Fair Value Envelope

GERN ยท NASDAQ

Our analysis suggests that GERN has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $1.16, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Geron Corporation.

HIDDEN
Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $1.16

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value-$9.9B
+ Cash & Equivalents$79.4M
Firm Value-$9.8B
- Debt$251.6M
Equity Value-$10.0B
/ Shares Outstanding638,355,000B
DCF Value-$16
OVERVALUED BY 1454%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
-$165.8M
-$247.7M
-$369.9M
-$552.4M
-$824.9M
-$1.2B
-$1.8B
-$2.7B
-$4.1B
-$6.1B
Maintenance CapEx
-$14.6K
-$21.9K
-$32.6K
-$48.8K
-$72.8K
-$108.7K
-$162.4K
-$242.5K
-$362.2K
-$540.9K
Owner Earnings
-$165.8M
-$247.7M
-$369.9M
-$552.4M
-$825.0M
-$1.2B
-$1.8B
-$2.7B
-$4.1B
-$6.1B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
-$153.6M
-$212.3M
-$293.6M
-$406.0M
-$561.5M
-$776.4M
-$1.1B
-$1.5B
-$2.1B
-$2.8B
Terminal Value represents 0.0% of Enterprise Value
Negative Owner Earnings
This company generates negative free cash flow. Consider adjusting maintenance CapEx percentage or check the financial data.

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