Develop therapies for genetic diseases caused by nucleotide repeat expansions. Utilize the GeneTAC platform to selectively modulate gene expression. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 42% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $219.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $218.3M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 16 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $69.8M against $0 in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 27/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 45/100.
On our five-subject report card, DSGN sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: DSGN is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (52/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.