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Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc

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Signs2 good3 warning1 severedetails ↓

Financials

SEC XBRL · annual
 FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
Revenue$15.0M$0$6.9M$0
Operating income−$207.7M−$201.1M−$171.3M−$212.3M−$783,000−$10.4M
Net income−$197.5M−$235.8M−$151.1M−$216.2M−$829,000−$10.7M
Total assets$687.5M$576.8M$360.2M$444.3M$629.6M$11.7M
Total liabilities$160.6M$175.3M$124.0M$108.1M$138.1M$8.6M
Equity$526.9M$401.5M$236.2M$336.2M$491.6M
EPS (diluted)$-1.46$-2.06$-1.57$-2.31$-5.07
Shares out.133.2M100.3M95.0M94.0M90.0M0

Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.

Key ratios

from filings · FY2025
Operating margin
−1384.6%
Net margin
−1316.9%
Return on equity
−37.5%
Return on assets
−28.7%
Return on capital (ROCE)
−32.2%
Liabilities / assets
23.4%
Debt / equity
0.30×
Book value / share
$3.96
Revenue growth (YoY)
Net income growth (YoY)

Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.

Financial health

forensic scores · FY2025
Altman Z″ (distress)
-1.11distress
Accruals / assets
0.5%clean
Piotroski F-Score
4/8mixed

Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Quality score

EDS Score
52
/ 100
Profitability 0Growth n/aCatalyst 67Earnings quality 67Financial strength 75

Our own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Signs

1 severe3 warning2 good
  • Altman Z″ in the distress zone
  • Operating losses (negative operating margin)
  • Reported a net loss
  • Negative operating cash flow
  • Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
  • Clean earnings (low accruals)

Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Clinical trials

ClinicalTrials.gov · ongoing · next readout first

Interventional studies led by this company. “Readout” is the trial's primary-completion date — an estimate the sponsor reports, not a guarantee.

5%+ owners

SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs

Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.

Insider transactions

SEC Form 4 · most recent
7 acquisitions5 disposalsnet +335,300 shares · last 12
InsiderDateTypeSharesPrice
Accardi Mario AlbertoOfficer — Chief Executive OfficerMay 1, 2026Tax withholding604$39.42
Anderson Karen M.Officer — Chief People OfficerMar 26, 2026Option exercise41,076$8.01
Weinhoff Gregory MOfficer — Chief Business OfficerMar 26, 2026Option exercise23,998$3.85
Anderson Karen M.Officer — Chief People OfficerMar 16, 2026Option exercise64,768$4.01
Anderson Karen M.Officer — Chief People OfficerMar 13, 2026Option exercise109,398$4.01
Weinhoff Gregory MOfficer — Chief Business OfficerMar 13, 2026Sell61,253$26.17
Kanes StephenOfficer — Chief Medical OfficerFeb 2, 2026Grant120,000$0.00
Crowley John JOfficer — Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2, 2026Grant45,000$0.00
Deferiere RaphaelOfficer — Chief Accounting OfficerFeb 2, 2026Grant11,000$0.00
Hussain Iqbal JOfficer — Chief Legal OfficerJan 30, 2026Sell1,010$25.01
Weinhoff Gregory MOfficer — Chief Business OfficerFeb 1, 2026Tax withholding14,158$24.57
Accardi Mario AlbertoOfficer — Chief Executive OfficerFeb 1, 2026Tax withholding2,915$24.57

Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.

Short interest

FINRA · bi-monthly
SettlementShares shortDays to coverΔ vs prior
May 15, 20262.5M2.3-11.8%
Apr 30, 20262.8M1.2-19.3%
Apr 15, 20263.5M1.0-47.5%
Mar 31, 20266.6M1.3-0.1%
Mar 13, 20266.6M4.7+5.4%

Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.

Material events

SEC Form 8-K · most recent

Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.

Recent SEC filings

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