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Updated Aug 31, 2026

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc./DE (VRDN)

Healthcare • NASDAQ

$23.08

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

23.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc./DE (VRDN) scores 23/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full VRDN quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full VRDN valuation analysis · → View full VRDN Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-61.3%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.01x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-64,113.8%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-262.6%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc./DE (VRDN) stock report — Zyberno Score 23/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, VRDN generated -$303.69M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $432.00K invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 0.0%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:23.08

Market Cap:$2.61B

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:3.95x

P/S Ratio:4,135.35x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$1.63B

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

+14.6% (72th pctile)

📈 Click to view full VRDN Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:72 / 100

% of 52-Week High:67.3%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-61.3%

📊 Click to view full VRDN ROE analysis →

ROA:-46.0%

Roic:

-262.6%

📊 Click to view full VRDN ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:0.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):0.0%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-64,113.8%

Net Margin Ttm:-61,230.1%

Ebitda Margin:-64,040.3%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:-64,113.8%

Net Margin Ttm:-61,230.1%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$18.63

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

+0.27

📊 Click to view full VRDN Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:63.1%

Latest Earnings Filed:2024-11-12

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-1.6%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:16.95x

Quick Ratio:16.95x

Cash Ratio:15.39x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:0.01x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:0.01x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:-23.27x

Times Interest Earned:-23.27

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:1,017,476,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:981,500,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.85M

Net Debt:-$978.93M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $632.00K

Linear Growth: -1.6%

📊 Click to view full VRDN Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00-$405.20M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

-$386.97M

Income Before Tax:$0.00

Ebitda Ttm:-404,735,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:476,326,000.00

R And D Expense:324,676,000.00

Sga Expense:151,650,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$0.00

Interest Expense:15,617,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:114,322.5%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:53,397.9%

Ebitda Margin:-64,040.3%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$1.10B

Current Assets:$1.08B

Ppe Net:2,765,000.00

Goodwill:0.00

Intangible Assets:$10.00M

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:435,136,000.00

Current Liabilities:63,794,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.85M

Short Term Debt:$722.00K

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$662.10M

Retained Earnings:-$1.57B

Common Stock:200,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:0.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:55,142,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:181,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:16,984,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

-$303.39M-$303.82M

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:$77.26M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:432,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$6.36M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$28.88M

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:464,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-4.30

-$4.30

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$3.42

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:0.01

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:-$2.44

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$5.85

Cash Per Share:8.67

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.00x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:0.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:31,846.25

Cash Conversion Cycle:-33,844.25

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:100.00

Quality Score:40.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$303.69M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:0.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):0.0%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-1.6%

Other Growth Rates (1)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):35.6%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:VRDN

Company Name:Viridian Therapeutics, Inc./DE

Sector:Healthcare

Industry:Pharmaceuticals

Exchange:NASDAQ

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:113.24M

Shares Outstanding Basic:113.24M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:81.59M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-31 10:32:14 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-31T10:32:14.040946