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CEL-SCI Corporation

CVM
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$1.57
-0.04 (-2.48%)
Market Cap
$10.8M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange Arca
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+199.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.4M (2021) → 4.1M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

CEL-SCI is a small biotechnology company working on treatments that use the body's own immune system to fight diseases like cancer. Its lead product, Multikine, is an immunotherapy designed to treat head and neck cancer by being given before standard surgery and radiation. The company is based in the United States and has spent decades developing this treatment through clinical trials.

CEL-SCI does not yet generate meaningful product revenue. Like many small biotech firms, it funds operations by raising money from investors while it works toward regulatory approval. The company's future depends heavily on whether Multikine can gain approval from the FDA based on its Phase 3 clinical trial results. If approved, it could become the first immunotherapy given before standard treatment for head and neck cancer. However, the major risk is that approval is not guaranteed, and the company has limited cash, which means it may need to raise additional funds that could dilute existing shareholders.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+65.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$16M/ year

Declining (-13% vs prior year)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

8.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

CEL-SCI Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-203.4%
Weak — -203.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.06%
Moderate income — 2.06% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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