The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
Artelo Biosciences Inc
ARTL · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $4M · 7 employees
Artelo Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapeutics that target lipid-signaling pathways in the United States.
Not yet scoredScreen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 14 days ago
Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 03:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 4.10 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical screen not yet scored
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
Artelo Biosciences Inc holds its Distribution at $4.10. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 23 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 23 days |
| Price at the screen | $4.10 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -1.31 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | -0.11 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 24.21% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 24.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 21.42% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 21.4% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadThe Read, in Plain English
Artelo Biosciences clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but its income-purity figure is still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | -1.3x |
| EPS, trailing | -29.01 |
| EPS, forward | -0.88 |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -367.7%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -76.90% |
| Debt to equity | 0.11minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.79healthy short-term liquidity |
| Beta | -0.11barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 0.96 - 49.32 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $4M |
| Employees | 7 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; as a biotechnology name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 256.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 15.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $2.42 | -46.1% | · | $539 | -46.1% |
| 2 months | $5.95 | -78.1% | · | $219 | -78.1% |
| 3 months | $3.90 | -66.5% | · | $335 | -66.5% |
| 6 months | $5.82 | -77.6% | · | $224 | -77.6% |
| 1 year | $20.34 | -93.6% | · | $64 | -93.6% |
| 2 years | $24.57 | -94.7% | · | $53 | -94.7% |
| 3 years | $36.18 | -96.4% | · | $36 | -96.4% |
| 5 years | $332.10 | -99.6% | · | $4 | -99.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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