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VistaGen Therapeutics

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Biotechnology · Healthcare
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Winston Score
35
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

VistaGen Therapeutics is a small biotech company focused on developing new medicines for anxiety and depression. Its main drug candidates target social anxiety disorder and other mental health conditions, with the lead compound being fasedienol (PH94B), a nasal spray designed to work quickly to reduce anxiety symptoms. The company's potential customers are patients and healthcare providers in the psychiatric and mental health space.

VistaGen does not yet sell any approved products, so it earns no meaningful product revenue — its income comes mainly from grants or partnerships while it spends heavily on clinical trials and research. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small company, with a market cap near zero reflecting the high risk of early-stage drug development. The key growth driver is successfully completing clinical trials and gaining FDA approval for fasedienol, but the main risk is that drug development often fails, and the company regularly burns cash with no guarantee of ever reaching profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

21.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

$45M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

VistaGen Therapeutics grew revenue 3200% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-904.3%
Losing money on operations — -904.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-275.7%
Weak — -275.7% 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
+287.3%
Fast-growing sales (+287.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2499.7%
Burning cash (-2499.7%)

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
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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