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Vera Therapeutics, Inc.VERA · healthcare
GradeNonecomputable_factors_below_threshold: 4 of 14 inputs computable; 7 are required
Reliability0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size band$591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $734.7M[1]
Warningsshort runway, thin data · fortress balance sheetnot computable: dilution, degenerate inputs, distress
Inputs computable4 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Feb 26, 2026225 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$29.742026-10-08; market equity $2.1B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$40NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct$29.73
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/a
Apr 21, 2022nonen/aQ2
Apr 21, 2023nonen/aQ3
Mar 21, 2025nonen/aQ4

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 26, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

We are a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases. Our lead product candidate, atacicept, is currently being evaluated for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and other autoimmune kidney diseases. Atacicept is a native human TACI-Fc fusion protein that binds both the B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) cytokines and is self-administered subcutaneously at home. We are conducting ORIGIN 3, the pivotal Phase 3 trial of atacicept 150 mg in IgAN.

Warnings [top]

Short runway. cash runway is 1.7 months[2]
Thin data. 4 of 14 grade factors are computable; minimum is 7
Fortress balance sheet. cash minus debt is 279,887,000 USD; Altman Z is not used[3-4]

7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 46.4
Gross profitabilitynot computable32.2%
one or more required annual facts are missing
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.3%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Accruals ratio(8.4%)[1,5-7](6.6%)46.48112025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five yearsnot computable2.8 pts
five annual gross margins are required; found 0
Solvency, sleeve percentile 14.3
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.07%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2025-12-31
Altman Z double-prime4.64[1,8-13](0.31)19.97562025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.82x
EBITDA must exceed $100,000
Interest coveragenot computable(4.51x)
latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Current ratio13.64x[8-9]2.96x8.88392025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 3.6
Revenue growth, three-year compoundnot computable10.0%
four annual observations are required; found 0
Free cash flow growth, three-year compoundnot computable10.9%
current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000
Reinvestment ratenot computable37.1%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Asset growth, three years77.5%[1,7,14-15]2.1%3.67042025-12-31
Net share issuance, one yearnot computable2.5%
two annual share counts are required; found 0

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Among 371 Peers [top]

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month17.3%8.0%57hotter than 57 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(46.6%)(31.4%)31closer to its high than 31 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value(14.5%)(1.5%)28pricier than 72 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield(11.3%)(1.0%)30pricier than 70 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.190.2840pricier than 60 of 100 peers
Sales to pricenot computable0.31required accounting or market input is missing
Composite equity issuance, five yearsnot computable20.3%required accounting or market input is missing
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.05)(0.14)57ahead of 57 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $2.1B; EBIT -$315.5M; free cash flow -$241.7M; book equity $407.8M; debt $75.2M; cash $48.9M[16].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(45.7%)✗ fail[5,7]
Operating cash flow above zero-$241.1M✗ fail[6]
Return on assets improved41.0 pts✓ pass[5,7,14,17]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$58.5M✓ pass[5-6]
Long-term leverage fell(1.4 pts)✓ pass[1,4,7,14,18]
Current ratio improved(1,203.2 pts)✗ fail[8-9,19-20]
No new shares issuedn/a
Gross margin improvedn/a
Asset turnover improvedn/a[7,14]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$48.9M[2]
Operating cash flow, four quarters-$338.7M[2,6,21-24]
Months of runway1.7
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing60
10-Q received Aug 10, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$58.0M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input225

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$734.7M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
2cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$48.9M2026-06-302026-08-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
3cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$354.7M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
4total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$74.8M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
5net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$299.6M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
6operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$241.1M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
7assetsus-gaap:Assets$655.7M2024-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
8current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$728.9M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
9current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$53.5M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
10retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit-$760.9M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
11operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss-$315.5M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
12book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$604.5M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
13liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$130.2M2025-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
14assetsus-gaap:Assets$175.5M2023-12-312025-02-2810-Kfiling · viewer · series
15assetsus-gaap:Assets$131.4M2022-12-312024-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
16shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding72,063,3352026-07-292026-08-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
17net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$152.1M2024-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
18long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$50.7M2024-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
19current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$651.2M2024-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
20current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$25.4M2024-12-312026-02-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
21operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$206.8M2026-06-302026-08-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series
22operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$106.5M2026-03-312026-05-0710-Qfiling · viewer · series
23operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$171.1M2025-09-302025-11-0510-Qfiling · viewer · series
24operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$109.2M2025-06-302026-08-1010-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.