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CEL SCI CORP (CVM) Fundamentals

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CEL SCI CORP (CVM) scores 10 out of 100 on fundamentals, Distressed / Caution, based on SEC filing data.

Quality score 10/100
Rating Distressed / Caution
Sector Biotech/Pharma
Market cap $28.7M
Last close $1.63
Dividend yield 0.0%

Leading signal: Shares dilution YoY: Reverse split detected; adjusted share change (209.3% YoY) and the capital-structure risk is penalized.

Five questions, kept separate

Survival - Critical
3-6 mo of estimated runway from 2026-06-30, based on $6.5M of cash and short-term investments against $17.2M of annual burn. Adjusted shares outstanding increased 209.3% over the comparison year.
Business quality - Pre-commercial
Operating margins cannot grade a pipeline; Survival and clinical evidence remain the relevant lenses here.
Trajectory - Clinical progress unavailable
Fundamentals can show funding and burn, but not whether the clinical pipeline is advancing.
Valuation - Extreme expectations
-81.8% net-cash backing support an extreme expectations pre-commercial Valuation assessment.
Event risk - Critical event risk
Going-Concern Warning is the decisive filing event; one adverse event family is active. It appears across 4 scanned filings. Favorable events are shown separately and do not offset adverse risk.

What the rules read

  • Shares dilution YoY: Reverse split detected; adjusted share change (209.3% YoY) and the capital-structure risk is penalized.
  • Debt / Equity: 0.72x
  • ROIC: -151.80%
  • Interest coverage: -52.9x
  • Filing event risk: Going-Concern Warning (-8 pts)
  • Cash Runway (years): 0.38y
  • Return on Assets: -118.99%
  • Price / Earnings: Unprofitable (see Valuation)

Read from filings through 2026-08-17.

Price as of 2026-09-07.

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