Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.\de key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.\de had return on equity of -49.2%, an operating margin of -512.9%, debt equal to 6.9% of equity and a current ratio of 12.65. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 49.4% | 48.1% | 56.7% | 26.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | −3.6% | −105.9% | −196.1% | −488.6% | −662.8% | −394.5% | −941.0% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −512.9% | −569.7% |
| Net margin | −39.3% | −121.7% | −198.5% | −496.8% | −662.3% | −390.0% | −938.6% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −483.6% | −544.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −21.4% | −38.2% | −123.0% | −431.6% | −709.8% | −325.4% | −810.1% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −390.8% | −471.0% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | — | −72.8% | −124.8% | −163.1% | −51.6% | −44.6% | −56.8% | −48.5% | −49.2% | −55.9% |
| Return on assets | −58.8% | −134.2% | −107.9% | −91.7% | −68.6% | −55.1% | −86.9% | −137.1% | −47.4% | −40.7% | −51.4% | −43.8% | −41.7% | −38.8% |
| Asset turnover | 1.50 | 1.10 | 0.54 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Current ratio | 0.08 | 3.41 | 4.75 | 3.47 | 13.31 | 9.71 | 2.92 | 12.14 | 14.68 | 12.93 | 18.26 | 15.43 | 12.65 | 16.95 |
| Debt to equity | — | 0.0% | — | — | 26.0% | 23.9% | 73.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 6.9% | 36.6% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 4.1% | 5.4% | 17.6% | 393.8% | 490.2% | 362.8% | 780.0% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 478.4% | 456.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | 134.5% | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 11.4% | 45.0% | 286.0% | 169.2% | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −56.7% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −49.0% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −120.1% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Current ratio | 18.55 | 15.43 | 19.49 | 11.01 | 11.28 | 12.65 | 15.15 | 16.95 |
| Debt to equity | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | — | 36.6% |
| R&D as % of revenue | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 122.2% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | — | — | >999% | >999% | — | — | >999% | >999% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.1bn of assets due within a year against $64m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.1bn short-term assets against $371m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $165m of cash against $242m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 37% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 0% to 37% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$333m of operating cash flow against $242m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$405m against $16m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Viridian Therapeutics's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -57.1% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -3247.1%; its worst year was -121831.1%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 10 years, at a median -1415.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 6462.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 241.7% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (12 before it).
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