cerus corp. - CERS

CERS

Close Chg Chg %
2.01 0.01 0.50%

Open Market

2.02

+0.01 (0.50%)

Volume: 741.09K

Last Updated:

Apr 15, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT

Company Overview: cerus corp. - CERS

CERS Key Data

Open

$2.02

Day Range

2.01 - 2.04

52 Week Range

1.15 - 2.96

Market Cap

$386.27M

Shares Outstanding

192.17M

Public Float

183.06M

Beta

1.63

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.08

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.41M

 

CERS Performance

1 Week
 
6.35%
 
1 Month
 
18.93%
 
3 Months
 
-22.69%
 
1 Year
 
54.62%
 
5 Years
 
-67.48%
 

CERS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 3
Full Ratings ➔

About cerus corp. - CERS

Cerus Corp. engages in the research, development, and manufacturing of biomedical and surgical products. The firm produces blood system for platelets and plasma. It operates through Blood Safety segment. It markets products under the INTERCEPT brand. The company was founded by Laurence M. Corash and John E. Hearst on September 19, 1991 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.

CERS At a Glance

Cerus Corp.
1220 Concord Avenue
Concord, California 94520
Phone 1-925-288-6000 Revenue 206.13M
Industry Medical Specialties Net Income -15,627,000.00
Sector Health Technology 2025 Sales Growth 14.347%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 275
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CERS Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 1.905
Price to Book Ratio 6.163
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 81.17
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -11.863
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.977
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.238

CERS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 749,574.545
Income Per Employee -56,825.455
Receivables Turnover 6.786
Total Asset Turnover 0.975

CERS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.73
Quick Ratio 1.173
Cash Ratio 0.822

CERS Profitability

Gross Margin 53.503
Operating Margin -17.632
Pretax Margin -7.414
Net Margin -7.581
Return on Assets -7.393
Return on Equity -25.965
Return on Total Capital -9.696
Return on Invested Capital -12.623

CERS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 150.95
Total Debt to Total Capital 60.151
Total Debt to Total Assets 43.697
Long-Term Debt to Equity 78.939
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 31.456
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Annual Financials for Cerus Corp. - CERS

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
162.05M 156.37M 180.27M 206.13M
Sales Growth
+23.83% -3.51% +15.29% +14.35%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
77.45M 72.37M 82.75M 95.84M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
4.56M 2.40M 2.00M 2.00M
Depreciation
4.08M 2.40M 2.00M 2.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - 484.00K
-
COGS Growth
+17.40% -6.57% +14.34% +15.83%
Gross Income
84.59M 84.00M 97.52M 110.29M
Gross Income Growth
+30.38% -0.70% +16.10% +13.09%
Gross Profit Margin
+52.20% +53.72% +54.10% +53.50%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
144.94M 140.75M 132.80M 146.63M
Research & Development
61.61M 65.24M 56.91M 65.72M
Other SG&A
83.33M 75.52M 75.89M 80.91M
SGA Growth
+1.73% -2.89% -5.65% +10.42%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 570.00K 3.73M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(60.92M) (60.48M) (35.28M) (36.35M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
24.41M 31.55M 23.40M 29.41M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
5.83M 8.39M 8.88M 8.34M
Interest Expense Growth
+18.44% +43.82% +5.85% -6.02%
Gross Interest Expense
5.83M 8.39M 8.88M 8.34M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(42.34M) (37.32M) (20.76M) (15.28M)
Pretax Income Growth
+21.68% +11.85% +44.39% +26.37%
Pretax Margin
-26.13% -23.87% -11.51% -7.41%
Income Tax
488.00K 325.00K 205.00K 354.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.00K 36.00K 70.00K 11.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
520.00K 285.00K 130.00K 338.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(37.00K) 4.00K 5.00K 5.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(42.83M) (37.65M) (20.96M) (15.64M)
Minority Interest Expense
(46.00K) (158.00K) (43.00K) (10.00K)
Net Income
(42.78M) (37.49M) (20.92M) (15.63M)
Net Income Growth
+21.32% +12.37% +44.20% +25.29%
Net Margin Growth
-26.40% -23.98% -11.60% -7.58%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(42.78M) (37.49M) (20.92M) (15.63M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(42.78M) (37.49M) (20.92M) (15.63M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.2423 -0.208 -0.1133 -0.082
EPS (Basic) Growth
+23.69% +14.16% +45.53% +27.63%
Basic Shares Outstanding
176.54M 180.27M 184.56M 190.59M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.2423 -0.208 -0.1133 -0.082
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+23.69% +14.16% +45.53% +27.63%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
176.54M 180.27M 184.56M 190.59M
EBITDA
(55.79M) (54.35M) (33.28M) (34.35M)
EBITDA Growth
+23.60% +2.57% +38.78% -3.22%
EBITDA Margin
-34.43% -34.76% -18.46% -16.66%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 4.667
Number of Ratings 3 Current Quarters Estimate -0.03
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -0.073
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.04 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.08 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.033
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 3 3 3 3
Mean Estimate -0.03 -0.01 -0.07 -0.03
High Estimates -0.02 0.00 -0.05 0.03
Low Estimate -0.04 -0.01 -0.10 -0.09
Coefficient of Variance -33.33 -86.61 -34.32 -180.83

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 3
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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