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CARISMA Therapeutics (CARM)


Market Price (10/14/2025): $0.1099 | Market Cap: $4.6 Mil
Sector: Health Care | Industry: Biotechnology

CARISMA Therapeutics (CARM)


Market Price (10/14/2025): $0.1099
Market Cap: $4.6 Mil
Sector: Health Care
Industry: Biotechnology

Investment Highlights

0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -14%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -152%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -169%
Penny stock
Mkt Price is 0.0
1   Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -46 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -428%
2   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -48%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is null
3   Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -347%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -347%
4   Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 71%
5   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2368%
6   High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 428%
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -14%
1 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -152%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -169%
2 Penny stock
Mkt Price is 0.0
3 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -46 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -428%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -48%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is null
5 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -347%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -347%
6 Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 71%
7 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2368%
8 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 428%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

CARM Stock


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CARM Return30%-40%-25%381%-86%-89%-85%
Peers Return-15%-9%-6%-3%-3%-17%-44%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%103%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CARM Win Rate42%50%33%58%17%33% 
Peers Win Rate18%15%23%31%22%51% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
CARM Max Drawdown-62%-46%-53%-12%-87%-63% 
Peers Max Drawdown-20%-13%-14%-15%-30%-27% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: VRTX, APM, BBOT, ETHZ, GDTC.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/13/2025 (YTD)

Downturns Compared

Unique KeyEventCARMS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-92.3%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven1192.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven219 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-62.1%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven163.7%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven131 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-79.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven377.4%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven862 days120 days


How Low Can It Go?

CARISMA Therapeutics's stock fell -92.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 8/12/2021. A -92.3% loss requires a 1192.1% gain to breakeven.

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About CARISMA Therapeutics (CARM)

Carisma Therapeutics Inc. a late-stage clinical company, focuses on designing, engineering, developing, and commercializing targeted fusion protein therapeutics (TFPTs) for the treatment patients with cancer. Its lead product candidates include Vicineum, a locally-administered targeted fusion protein that is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; to treat non-muscle invasive carcinoma in situ of the bladder in patients previously treated with BCG; and for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, as well as VB6-845d, a product candidate for use in the treatment of various types of an anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule-positive solid tumors. Sesen Bio, Inc. has an agreement with Leiden University Medical Center to co-develop an imaging agent.

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADMA_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025ADMAADMA BiologicsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-0.8%-0.8%-4.6%
REGN_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
0.4%0.4%0.0%
HAE_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG09262025HAEHaemoneticsDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
1.4%1.4%-0.1%
WAT_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025WATWatersMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
10.0%10.0%-4.3%
ISRG_9052025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09052025ISRGIntuitive SurgicalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-8.0%-8.0%-8.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADMA_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025ADMAADMA BiologicsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-0.8%-0.8%-4.6%
REGN_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
0.4%0.4%0.0%
HAE_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG09262025HAEHaemoneticsDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
1.4%1.4%-0.1%
WAT_9192025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09192025WATWatersMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
10.0%10.0%-4.3%
ISRG_9052025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09052025ISRGIntuitive SurgicalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-8.0%-8.0%-8.0%

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Financials

CARMVRTXAPMBBOTETHZGDTCMedian
NameCARISMA .Vertex P.Aptorum BridgeBi.ETHZilla CytoMed . 
Mkt Price0.05407.371.5811.461.981.931.96
Mkt Cap0.0104.6----52.3
Rev LTM1111,419-00-5
Op Inc LTM-46-199--93-6--69
FCF LTM-373,500--60-3--20
FCF 3Y Avg-621,984---7--7
CFO LTM-373,846--60-3--20
CFO 3Y Avg-612,324---7--7

Growth & Margins

CARMVRTXAPMBBOTETHZGDTCMedian
NameCARISMA .Vertex P.Aptorum BridgeBi.ETHZilla CytoMed . 
Rev Chg LTM-48.0%10.5%-----18.8%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-11.0%----11.0%
Rev Chg Q-100.0%12.1%-----44.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-46.1%2.9%-----21.6%
Op Mgn LTM-428.3%-1.7%-----215.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-458.3%26.5%-----215.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-167.8%2.0%-----82.9%
CFO/Rev LTM-346.8%33.7%-----156.6%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-414.0%22.5%-----195.8%
FCF/Rev LTM-346.8%30.6%-----158.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-423.1%19.2%-----201.9%

Valuation

CARMVRTXAPMBBOTETHZGDTCMedian
NameCARISMA .Vertex P.Aptorum BridgeBi.ETHZilla CytoMed . 
Mkt Cap0.0104.6----52.3
P/S0.29.2----4.7
P/EBIT-0.023.8----11.9
P/E-0.028.7----14.4
P/CFO-0.127.2----13.6
Total Yield-2,363.2%3.5%-----1,179.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%----0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-123.3%2.1%-----60.6%
D/E0.80.0----0.4
Net D/E-0.1-0.0-----0.1

Returns

CARMVRTXAPMBBOTETHZGDTCMedian
NameCARISMA .Vertex P.Aptorum BridgeBi.ETHZilla CytoMed . 
1M Rtn-87.8%3.3%-20.2%10.3%-22.4%-15.0%-17.6%
3M Rtn-89.9%-13.8%64.2%---12.7%-13.2%
6M Rtn-78.6%-17.8%93.9%---20.6%-19.2%
12M Rtn-95.1%-15.4%-6.2%---5.4%-10.8%
3Y Rtn-90.9%38.9%-80.4%----80.4%
1M Excs Rtn-88.9%2.2%-21.3%9.2%-23.4%-16.0%-18.7%
3M Excs Rtn-95.4%-18.8%56.3%---12.0%-15.4%
6M Excs Rtn-102.0%-39.9%75.9%---46.3%-43.1%
12M Excs Rtn-110.1%-27.8%-23.6%---18.9%-25.7%
3Y Excs Rtn-168.6%-41.3%-160.0%----160.0%

Financials

Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1,291,811
Short Interest: % Change Since 9152025-17.6%
Average Daily Volume1,129,181
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.14
Basic Shares Quantity41,788,096
Short % of Basic Shares3.1%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
11/7/2024-7.2%-12.3%-28.0%
8/8/202412.6%26.2%25.0%
4/1/2024-7.9%-19.8%-26.4%
11/9/2023-11.2%-14.1%-15.4%
8/10/20236.1%16.8%-12.9%
5/12/2023-1.9%-10.3%32.3%
2/28/2023-0.6%0.4%410.7%
11/7/20220.6%0.3%0.1%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive81110
# Negative141112
Median Positive2.3%1.7%25.7%
Median Negative-4.7%-12.3%-14.2%
Max Positive12.6%26.2%410.7%
Max Negative-31.6%-27.0%-28.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025513202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024331202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024808202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023401202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023810202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023511202310-Q 3/31/2023
1231202110142022S-4 12/31/2021

Insider Activity

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