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CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Next earnings Aug 12, 2026 · consensus $-0.24 EPS
Pre-revenue biotech burning $14M/yr with a cash runway the filing admits runs out this quarter — a dilution trap, not an investment.
Cash & equivalents $7.20M · FY2025
CNSP is a clinical-stage biotech with no product, no revenue in any year on record (FY2021–FY2025 all blank), and a $100M accumulated deficit. It exists to fund R&D ($9.77M in FY2025) and G&A ($6.2M) by selling stock. FY2025 net loss was -$15.9M (worse than 2024's -$14.9M), operating cash flow was -$13.8M, and ROE is a meaningless -350% on a shrinking $4.52M equity base. There is nothing in the numbers to value — this is a binary bet on the TPI 287 and Berubicin programs, and management has just pivoted away from its original glioblastoma focus and is 'exploring out-licensing' its legacy assets, i.e. shopping the pipeline rather than advancing it with conviction.
The decisive issue is solvency. The 10-K states outright: 'We estimate that we have sufficient capital to take us into the third quarter of 2026.' Today is July 4, 2026 — the company is at, not near, the funding cliff it disclosed. It held just $7.20M cash and $4.0M working capital at year-end, against a burn that consumes more than that in six months. Funding has come entirely from serial equity issuance: $9.5M sold on the AGP ATM in FY2025 alone (plus a $5M May-2025 registered offering with pre-funded and Series F warrants struck at $13.68). Shares outstanding fell 72.4% YoY — that is a reverse split, and the -$35.75 diluted EPS reflects that engineered share count, not any improvement. The recurring pattern is reverse-split, then re-dilute; existing holders are the exit liquidity.
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| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$14.5M | -$15.3M | -$18.9M | -$14.9M | -$16.0M |
| Net income | -$14.5M | -$15.3M | -$18.9M | -$14.9M | -$15.9M |
| Diluted EPS | -$16.50 | -$11.22 | -$12,509.11 | -$466.89 | -$35.75 |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — |
10-year statements — income, cash flow, balance sheet & CSV export →
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.
Reg FD corporate/pipeline update disclosed via press release; no financials changed
Shelf registration filed — enables future equity sales, overhang of added dilution
Q1'26: continued cash burn, capital only funds ops into Q3 2026
New material agreement plus unregistered share sale and management change — dilutive
FY25 10-K amendment (Part III/technical); no new financials
FY25 net loss widened to $15.9M; $7.2M cash funds ops only into Q3 2026
Reg FD press-release update; informational disclosure only
Officer/director change reported; no financial impact disclosed
Management/board change disclosed
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001729427, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-14) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 7/4/2026, 9:42:54 AM.
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