- AVEO’s lead drug candidate, Tivozanib, recently got U.S. FDA approval for treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma. It clocked in revenue of $1.1 Million within just nine days of getting approved.
- Besides Tivozanib, AVEO is working on four other major drug candidates that will help in the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNSCC), cachexia, breast, pancreatic, and lung cancers.
- AVEO has a comprehensive portfolio of intellectual property and multiple tiers of patents that protects all of its drug candidates.
- The company has a strong balance sheet with adequate cash to support the research and development of its drug candidates.
- AVEO trades at a forward P/S ratio of 4, making it relatively undervalued when compared to the U.S. Biotechnology and Drug industry P/S ratio of ~6.5. By performing a high-level relative valuation, I arrived at an intrinsic per share value of $13.1, indicating an upside of 130% over the current share price.
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