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Genelux Corporation

GNLX
9
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$2.72
-0.02 (-0.73%)
Market Cap
$122.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
9
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+57.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 23.6M (2021) → 37.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Genelux Corporation is a small clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing cancer treatments. Its main product is Olvi-Vec (olvimulogene nanivacirepvec), an engineered oncolytic vaccinia virus — a modified virus designed to infect and kill tumor cells. The company targets patients with difficult-to-treat cancers, and its lead program has focused on platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Genelux does not yet sell products commercially, so it generates little to no revenue. It funds operations primarily through equity offerings and other financing, which is typical for early-stage biotech companies. With a market cap of roughly $100 million and deeply negative margins, the company is burning cash as it runs clinical trials. The key growth driver is regulatory approval of Olvi-Vec, but the main risk is that clinical trials could fail, funding could run out, or the FDA could delay or deny approval — any of which could severely threaten the company's survival.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$20M/ year

Flat (+4% vs prior year)

>1,000% of revenue

13785.4x the sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

19.4%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~7 months

$19M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Genelux 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
-7075.0%
Thin — -7075.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-415175.0%
Losing money on operations — -415175.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-287.7%
Weak — -287.7% 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
+0.0%
Nearly flat sales (+0.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-329575.0%
Burning cash (-329575.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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

Not applicable for this business.
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