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Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.
Next earnings Aug 12, 2026 · consensus $-0.41 EPS
Last earnings +8.8% on 2026-05-14
Cash-strapped clinical biotech with ~6-month runway hunting a buyer; a binary bet, not an investable stock today.
Cash & equivalents $13.2M · FY2025
Cellectar is a pre-revenue, late-stage clinical biopharma whose value rests entirely on its phospholipid-radioconjugate (PRC) pipeline — lead asset iopofosine I-131, plus earlier CLR-125 and CLR-225 programs. There is no product revenue in any year of the provided history, only losses: FY2025 net loss was -$21.8M (an improvement from -$44.6M in FY2024, but that shrinkage was driven by a 56% cut in R&D to $11.5M, i.e. slamming the brakes on spend, not by any commercial traction). ROE of -255% and an accumulated deficit of -$269M underline that this company has never earned a dollar.
The balance sheet is the disqualifier. Cash & equivalents ended FY2025 at just $13.2M, down 43% year-over-year, against operating cash burn of -$23.1M. That is roughly six months of runway. Management itself opens the risk factors with 'We will require additional capital in order to continue our operations and may have difficulty raising additional capital,' and on April 30, 2025 announced it would 'explore a full range of strategic alternatives' — mergers, licensing, partnerships — while making clear the Phase 1 CLR-225 study and the WM NDA submission are 'subject to our ability to obtain additional financing.' A late-stage company shopping itself and gating its own trials on funding is a distress signal, not a growth story. The 90.8% collapse in share count to 4.24M reflects a reverse split, typical of a beaten-down micro-cap fighting delisting; the $-8.35 diluted EPS is a split-adjusted artifact, not a fundamentals win.
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| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$24.1M | -$28.8M | -$39.0M | -$51.8M | -$23.0M |
| Net income | -$24.1M | -$28.6M | -$42.8M | -$44.6M | -$21.8M |
| Diluted EPS | -$4.35 | -$4.05 | -$3.50 | -$41.89 | -$8.35 |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Amended registration adds to dilution overhang from recent raise
Annual meeting proxy — routine governance/board votes
New registration to resell shares from May financing — dilution overhang
Item 5.02 leadership change (officer/director departure or appointment)
Q1 2026: cash ~$13M dwindling, going-concern risk, capital raise needed
Q1 2026: cash ~$13M dwindling, going-concern risk, capital raise needed
New financing deal with unregistered share sale — dilutive but adds cash
10-K amendment (likely Part III proxy data); no new financials
FY2025: going concern, strategic-alternatives review; iopofosine BTD + EMA CMA path
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001279704, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-14) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 7/4/2026, 4:44:28 AM.
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