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$TNXP New long position in Tonix Pharma today.
This is another one caught in the same biotech flush that's taken out nearly everything in the space this past month. The stock is down about 45% over that stretch and is sitting a few cents above its 52-wk low. This isn't a pre-revenue science project, though. Tonix has three FDA-approved products on the market. The lead is TONMYA, the first new fibromyalgia drug in over 15 yrs, which launched last Nov and nearly tripled net sales Q over Q in Q2.
Behind the commercial biz sits a deeper pipeline than the valuation implies. TNX-102 SL, the same molecule as TONMYA, is in Phase 2 for both major depressive disorder and acute stress disorder, with ASD topline data guided for 1Q'27. Beyond that: TNX-1300 in mid-Phase 2 for cocaine intoxication, TNX-4800 for Lyme disease prevention heading into a Phase 2 field study, TNX-1500 for transplant rejection, and TNX-2900 for Prader-Willi, which carries FDA Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease designations.
The bal sheet is what initially caught my eye. Tonix had $176.2M in cash at 6/30 and no debt, against a MC of roughly $92M. Haircut that for a full quarter of burn and the stock is still trading well below cash. The market is pricing the commercial biz and the PL at less than zero.
Technicals on my screen...
• RSI(14) at 18.9, pinned in oversold territory for most of Oct
• Slow stochs hooking up off the floor, %K crossing over %D
• ADX north of 60 shows how one-sided the selling has been, but readings that stretched tend to show up late in a move, not early
• Volume has dried up the last several sessions as price tightens just above the low
Levels I'm watching...
• $5.01: 52-wk low
• $6.55: 20-day SMA, first real test on any bounce
• $9.83: 50-day SMA
• $10.77 / $12.58: 100-day and 200-day SMAs
Q3 numbers hit Nov 9 before the open. TONMYA script trends and an updated cash figure are what matter to me.
All told, I took a 1/3 position in the low $5S this morning. The sizing is deliberate. This is a commercial launch that is still burning cash, and the Street likely wants to see the runway extended before it pays up, so I'm leaving room to add. At a neg EV with approved products already generating revs, I really like the risk/reward from here.
As always, I'm just sharing my work here. DYOR and check everything. NFA.
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