Talphera, Inc.
TLPH Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016βFY2025
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
$1.08
2.9%What Talphera, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- TALPHERA, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 23, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-009387
0001427925
Revenue and margins
Talphera, Inc. had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Talphera, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Talphera, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $46.6M | $15.8M | $9.4M | $8.9M | $20.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $13.8M | $5.8M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.3x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β15.7x | β22.7x | β126.0x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.7x | 1.8x | 2.6x | 3.6x | 5.5x |
| Quick ratio | 2.7x | 1.7x | 2.6x | 3.6x | 5.5x |
| Total assets | $77.9M | $47.5M | $20.4M | $18.2M | $29.7M |
| Total liabilities | $114M | $25.7M | $6.3M | $10.2M | $12.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$35.9M | $21.8M | $14.1M | $8.0M | $17.0M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$32.8M | β$10.0M | β$9.4M | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | β / 6 | β / 6 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.8% | β24.8% | β18.4% | β1.9% | β2.4% | β7.1% | 121.4% | β2.7% | β1.7% | β12.2% |
| Altman Z'' | β5.06 | β12.32 | β6.27 | β14.35 | β23.31 | β20.56 | β30.43 | β71.94 | β84.10 | β49.59 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $17.4M | $8.0M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $5.4M | $2.8M | $0.0M | $0.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Gross profit | $5.0M | β$2.7M | β$1.8M | β$4.5M | β$0.6M | β$0.9M | β$2.6M | β | β | β |
| Research and development | $21.4M | $19.4M | $13.1M | $4.7M | $4.0M | $4.1M | $3.3M | $5.5M | $6.7M | $6.0M |
| Operating income | β$32.0M | β$38.7M | β$35.7M | β$54.2M | β$41.0M | β$36.0M | β$25.3M | β$16.9M | β$15.3M | β$13.5M |
| Interest expense | $2.8M | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M | $3.3M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | β |
| Pretax income | β$43.2M | β$52.2M | β$47.1M | β$53.2M | β$40.4M | β$35.1M | $59.1M | β$10.3M | β | β |
| Income tax | β$0.0M | β$0.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$43.2M | β$51.5M | β$47.1M | β$53.2M | β$40.4M | β$35.1M | $47.8M | β$18.4M | β$13.0M | β$14.3M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | β | β$35.1M | $42.3M | β$18.4M | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.95 | β$1.10 | β$0.81 | β$0.67 | β$0.47 | β$5.86 | $5.72 | β$1.29 | β | β |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | β | β |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$29.4M | β$29.8M | β$29.1M | β$51.2M | β$38.5M | β$30.0M | β$28.3M | β$17.5M | β$12.7M | β$11.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $3.7M | $2.4M | $0.8M | $3.5M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.0M | β |
| Free cash flow | β$33.1M | β$32.2M | β$29.9M | β$54.7M | β$40.4M | β$31.8M | β$28.7M | β$17.6M | β$12.7M | β |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.1M | $1.7M | $0.6M | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.6M | $0.3M | $0.0M | β |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.5M | $4.3M | $5.2M | $5.1M | $4.4M | $4.6M | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.0M | $0.7M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | β | β | β | $0.8M | $1.7M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $80.3M | $60.5M | $106M | $66.1M | $37.9M | $46.6M | $15.8M | $9.4M | $8.9M | $20.4M |
| Total debt | $21.5M | $19.1M | $12.0M | $25.1M | $21.9M | $13.8M | $5.8M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Current assets | $89.1M | $63.4M | $108M | $71.7M | $46.8M | $50.5M | $24.6M | $11.6M | $9.4M | $20.9M |
| Current liabilities | $10.2M | $13.7M | $15.9M | $13.6M | $17.6M | $18.5M | $13.8M | $4.5M | $2.6M | $3.8M |
| Inventory | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $3.3M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.2M | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $10.7M | $11.1M | $11.5M | $14.6M | $15.7M | $15.9M | $10.3M | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $8.8M | $8.8M | $8.8M | $8.8M |
| Total assets | $100.0M | $75.6M | $121M | $91.4M | $66.3M | $77.9M | $47.5M | $20.4M | $18.2M | $29.7M |
| Total liabilities | $105M | $112M | $116M | $133M | $122M | $114M | $25.7M | $6.3M | $10.2M | $12.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$5.3M | β$36.5M | $4.3M | β$41.4M | β$55.8M | β$35.9M | $21.8M | $14.1M | $8.0M | $17.0M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 29.0% | β33.3% | β84.8% | β197.3% | β11.4% | β33.2% | β | β | β | β |
| Operating margin | β184.1% | β483.8% | β1,660.9% | β2,368.1% | β756.3% | β1,276.3% | β | β2,594.3% | β | β48,157.1% |
| EBITDA margin | β172.3% | β462.0% | β1,634.2% | β2,295.2% | β722.1% | β1,206.2% | β | β2,546.5% | β | β |
| Net margin | β248.6% | β644.3% | β2,192.0% | β2,325.9% | β745.6% | β1,245.5% | β | β2,826.0% | β | β51,035.7% |
| FCF margin | β190.8% | β402.4% | β1,389.8% | β2,387.5% | β745.2% | β1,129.5% | β | β2,702.3% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | β | β214.2% | β282.4% | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β35.6% | β62.5% | β34.2% | β69.7% | β84.2% | β60.6% | β75.0% | β106.3% | β97.8% | β52.0% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β102.4% | β117.7% | β114.2% |
| Return on assets | β43.2% | β58.7% | β48.1% | β50.3% | β51.2% | β48.7% | 76.2% | β54.2% | β67.3% | β59.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β1,108.6% | β | β | β | 325.7% | β348.0% | β | β173.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β53.9% | β73.1% | 6.4% | 136.6% | β48.0% | β100.0% | β | β100.0% | β |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β138.5% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β122.6% | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 3.5% | 24.6% | 35.6% | 7.7% | β93.0% | 23.6% | 92.6% | β | β |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | 2.8x | β | β | β | 0.3x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β11.5x | β11.7x | β16.1x | β21.4x | β12.4x | β15.7x | β22.7x | β126.0x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 8.7x | 4.6x | 6.8x | 5.3x | 2.7x | 2.7x | 1.8x | 2.6x | 3.6x | 5.5x |
| Quick ratio | 8.5x | 4.6x | 6.7x | 5.0x | 2.6x | 2.7x | 1.7x | 2.6x | 3.6x | 5.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 21.4% | 30.1% | 38.1% | 151.6% | 34.3% | 64.8% | β | 15.4% | β | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | 25.8% | 53.7% | 240.3% | 220.9% | 81.7% | 163.6% | β | 265.6% | β | 2,496.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | β | β |
| Altman Z'' | β5.1 | β12.3 | β6.3 | β14.4 | β23.3 | β20.6 | β30.4 | β71.9 | β84.1 | β49.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.8% | β24.8% | β18.4% | β1.9% | β2.4% | β7.1% | 121.4% | β2.7% | β1.7% | β12.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001427925). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.