The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. The street (4 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $59.
Avalyn Pharma Inc.
AVLN · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $1.6B · 50 employees
Avalyn Pharma Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-08-27
Screened 2026-08-27 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Avalyn Pharma Inc. holds its Markdown at $36.51.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Price at the screen | $36.51 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -19.22 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Interest-bearing securities
| 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 | 1.12% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 1.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 57.79% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 57.8% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 35.50% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 35.5% 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.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-08-27 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 60.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 4 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +60% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-08-27 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsEarly stage lung drug firm lacks basic data
Avalyn is trying to turn common pills for lung scarring into inhaled versions that reach the disease faster and with fewer side effects. The idea sounds neat on paper, yet the company is still years from revenue and shows zero profit margin alongside a negative forward earnings multiple. Opportunity rating sits at none and the ethical screen returns insufficient data because standard financial ratios are unavailable.
That gap matters. Without those numbers we cannot judge cash burn, balance sheet strength or governance track record, so the position fails our basic filters even before clinical risk enters the picture. Four analysts carry a median target near fair value, but the absence of usable ratios leaves the story untestable.
Development of inhaled medicines for rare lung conditions carries high failure rates at every trial stage. Currency or reimbursement issues matter less here than the simple fact that most candidates never reach patients. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -19.2x |
| EPS, trailing | -2.33 |
| EPS, forward | -1.90 |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Debt to equity | 4.30heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 33.12comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Short interest, float | 0.05% |
| 52-week range | 24.15 - 40.17 |
| Market cap | $1.6B |
| Employees | 50 |
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; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $29.57 | +0.6% | · | $1,006 | +0.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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