Head to Head Analysis: Nemus Bioscience (NMUS) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Nemus Bioscience and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nemus Bioscience	N/A	N/A	-924.42%
Nemus Bioscience Competitors	-4,539.09%	-243.53%	-48.20%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.6% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Nemus Bioscience shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nemus Bioscience and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nemus Bioscience	N/A	-$19.19 million	-7.21
Nemus Bioscience Competitors	$326.28 million	-$30.68 million	-5.84

Nemus Bioscience’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Nemus Bioscience. Nemus Bioscience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Nemus Bioscience has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nemus Bioscience’s peers have a beta of 10.15, indicating that their average share price is 915% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nemus Bioscience peers beat Nemus Bioscience on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Nemus Bioscience

Nemus Bioscience, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of cannabinoid-based therapeutics. The company's product candidates in preclinical stage include NB1111 for the treatment of glaucoma; NB1222 used for treating chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting; and NB3111 for the treatment of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Its products under research comprise NB2111 for use in treating chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy; and NB2222 for the treatment of uveitis, dry eye syndrome, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. Nemus Bioscience, Inc. has a license agreement with the University of Mississippi to research, develop, and commercialize products for the treatment of infectious diseases. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.