HCW Biologics Inc. (HCWB)

NASDAQ: HCWB · USD

$1.23

+0.09 (+7.9%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	2.8M
Revenue (ttm)	6.7M
Net income (ttm)	-21.4M
EPS (ttm)	-$27.2
Shares out	2.2M
Volume	52,984
Beta	2.42

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 6.7M
Net income (ttm): -21.4M
EPS (ttm): -$27.2
Market cap: 2.8M

Ticker	Name	Market cap	P/E	P/S	ROIC	5Y rev CAGR	1Y total return	Rating
EXAS	Exact Sciences Corp	—	—	—	—	—	—	Hold

Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/En/a

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/En/a

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ROE-151.4

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ROIC-37.3

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001828673
Company name	HCW Biologics Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	40423R303
Earnings date	2026-11-13
Earnings time	amc
Employees	35
Employees change	-1
Employees growth	-2.78%
Enterprise value	$8.6M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	2018
Industry	Biotechnology
IPO date	2021-07-20
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US40423R3030
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-31
Last earnings date	2026-08-14
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2026-06-30
Last stock split type	Reverse
Market cap	$2.8M
Market cap category	Nano-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-13
Options	No
Price	$1.23
Price currency	USD
Sector	Healthcare
SIC code	2834
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	HCWB
U.S. state	Florida
Website	https://www.hcwbiologics.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	-2,210.13%
EV/Sales	1.25x
FCF / EV yield	-145.01%
FCF yield	-476.06%
P/B ratio	0.25x
P/S ratio	0.38x
Price / tangible book value	0.34x
Sector forward P/E	23.56x
Sector P/E	50.13x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	-92.02%
EBITDA margin	-83.09%
Gross margin	95.91%
Operating margin	-92.02%
Pretax margin	-78.14%
Profit margin	-83.05%
Profit per employee	$-611,719
Revenue per employee	$192,034
ROA	-13.88%
ROA (5Y)	-35.36%
ROCE	-76.16%
ROE	-151.36%
ROIC	-37.3%
SBC / revenue	3.36%
Tax / revenue	4.91%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth quarters	8
EPS growth years	1
Gross profit growth	3,770.23%
Gross profit growth 3Y	103.67%
Gross profit growth 5Y	9.47%
Net income growth years	1
Revenue growth	707.02%
Revenue growth (Q)	1,969.74%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-97.93%
Revenue growth 3Y	20.77%
Revenue growth 5Y	10.39%
Revenue growth quarters	2
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Depreciation and amortization	$599,989
EBIT	$-6.2M
EBITDA	$-5.6M
EPS	$-27.18
FCF per share	$-5.43
Financing cash flow	$10.4M
Free cash flow	$-12.1M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-12.4M
Gross profit	$6.4M
Income taxes	$330,186
Net borrowing	$-356,379
Net cash flow	$-1.7M
Net income	$-21.4M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$-12.4M
Operating income	$-6.2M
Revenue	$6.7M
Stock-based compensation	$225,913

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	-6.87
Book value per share	$4.59
Debt / equity	0.88
Interest coverage	-11.26
Long-term assets	$25.6M
Long-term liabilities	$692,531
Net cash (debt)	$-5.8M
Net cash / market cap	-228.29%
Net debt / equity	0.78
Piotroski F-Score	3
Property, plant and equipment	$20.7M
Shareholders' equity	$7.4M
Tangible book value	$7.4M
Tangible book value per share	$4.59
Total assets	$26.8M
Total cash	$741,324
Total debt	$6.6M
Total liabilities	$19.3M
WACC	9.67%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.24
Current assets	$1.1M
Current liabilities	$18.6M
Current ratio	0.06
Net working capital	$-11.7M
Quick ratio	0.04
Working capital	$-17.5M
Working capital turnover	-0.32

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-285.74%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-285.74%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$3.86
1D price change	7.89%
1M price change	-38.34%
1M total return	-38.34%
1W price change	1.71%
1W total return	1.71%
1Y price change	-94.85%
1Y return CAGR	-94.86%
1Y total return	-94.85%
20-day SMA	$1.35
200-day SMA	$4.18
3M price change	-55.09%
3M total return	-55.09%
3Y price change	-99.69%
3Y return CAGR	-85.41%
3Y total return	-99.69%
50-day SMA	$1.97
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$23.94
52-week high date	2026-05-20
52-week low	$1.09
52-week low date	2026-10-23
5Y price change	-99.83%
5Y return CAGR	-72.08%
5Y total return	-99.83%
6M price change	-54.82%
6M total return	-54.82%
All-time high	$1,866.00
All-time high date	2021-07-20
All-time low	$1.09
All-time low date	2026-10-23
Average true range (ATR)	$0.15
Average volume	160.3K
Beta (1Y)	3.61
Beta (2Y)	2.61
Beta (5Y)	2.42
Change from 52-week high	-94.86%
Change from 52-week low	12.84%
Change from all-time high	-99.94%
Change from all-time low	9.17%
Change from open	3.36%
Day's gap	4.39%
Dollar volume	$65,170
High price	$1.23
Low price	$1.17
Monthly RSI	29.15
Open price	$1.19
Position in 52-week range	100%
Premarket change	0%
Premarket close	$1.14
Premarket price	$1.14
Premarket volume	718
Previous close	$1.14
Price vs 150-day SMA	-69.15%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-11.66%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-71.5%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-39.44%
Relative volume	0.33
Return from IPO open	-99.94%
Return from IPO price	-85.75%
RSI	33.47
Sharpe ratio	-0.03
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.08
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.08
Sortino ratio	-0.07
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.33
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.31
Volume	53K
Weekly RSI	38.14
YTD price change	-79.57%
YTD total return	-79.57%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	2M
Float percentage	91.66%
Shares change (QoQ)	46.85%
Shares change (YoY)	285.74%
Shares held by insiders	8.34%
Shares held by institutions	5.11%
Shares outstanding	2.2M
Short % of float	2.97%
Short % of shares	2.73%
Short ratio	0.1 days

Deeper analysis on HCWB

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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HCW Biologics Inc. (HCWB)

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