NASDAQ: CERS
Cerus Corp Stock

$1.32-0.05 (-3.65%)
Updated Jun 13, 2025
CERS Price
$1.32
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$252.33M
52 Week Low
$1.12
52 Week High
$2.54
P/E
-13.2x
P/B
4.55x
P/S
1.26x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$206.78M
Earnings
-$18.95M
Gross Margin
60.6%
Operating Margin
-4.83%
Profit Margin
-9.2%
Debt to Equity
2.71
Operating Cash Flow
$9M
Beta
1.67
Next Earnings
Jul 30, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

CERS Overview

Cerus Corporation operates as a biomedical products company. The company focuses on developing and commercializing the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance blood safety. Its INTERCEPT Blood System, a proprietary technology for controlling biological replication that is designed to reduce blood-borne pathogens in donated blood components intended for transfusion. The company offers INTERCEPT Blood Systems for platelets and plasma, which is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in platelets and plasma donated for transfusion; INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in red blood cells donated for transfusion; and INTERCEPT Blood System for Cryoprecipitation that uses its plasma system to produce pathogen reduced cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex for the treatment and control of bleeding, including massive hemorrhage associated with fibrinogen deficiency, as well as pathogen reduced plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced. It sells platelet and plasma systems through its direct sales force and distributors in the United States, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, Latin America, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Concord, California.

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Industry: Medical Device

Industry Rating
C
CERS
Ranked
#45 of 108

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Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (27)
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CERS is unprofitable, so we are unable to calculate its intrinsic value according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
CERS is poor value based on its book value relative to its share price (4.55x), compared to the US Medical Devices industry average (3.99x)
P/B vs Industry Valuation
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PEG Value Valuation
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Valuation

CERS price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
-13.2x
Industry
35.6x
Market
31.36x

CERS price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
4.55x
Industry
3.99x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

CERS's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$48.9M
Net Income
-$7.7M
Profit Margin
-15.8%
CERS's Earnings (EBIT) of -$9.99M... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$206.8M
Liabilities
$150.5M
Debt to equity
2.71
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
-$844.0k
Investing
-$1.2M
Financing
$1.1M
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Debt Coverage Financials

CERS vs Medical Device Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
CERSC$252.33M-3.65%-13.20x4.55x
ZIMVB$254.09M-1.94%-12.82x0.64x
SNWVC$254.10M-4.16%-6.59x-14.69x
PTHLC$246.38M+2.61%-332.50x39.84x
MASSC$262.15M+1.67%-13.54x1.64x

Cerus Stock FAQ

What is Cerus's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CERS. Cerus stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: CERS.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Cerus (NASDAQ: CERS)?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus's 52-week high was $2.54, and its 52-week low was $1.12. It is currently -48.03% from its 52-week high and 17.86% from its 52-week low.

How much is Cerus stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus currently has 191,160,480 outstanding shares. With Cerus stock trading at $1.32 per share, the total value of Cerus stock (market capitalization) is $252.33M.

Cerus stock was originally listed at a price of $22.00 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Cerus stock at $22.00, your return over the last 27 years would have been -94%, for an annualized return of -9.9% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Cerus's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus stock price per share is $1.32 today (as of Jun 13, 2025).

What is Cerus's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: CERS) Cerus's market cap is $252.33M, as of Jun 15, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Cerus's market cap is calculated by multiplying CERS's current stock price of $1.32 by CERS's total outstanding shares of 191,160,480.
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