Edesa Biotech Inc. (EDSA) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$2.70 +5.47% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.72

Edesa Biotech Inc. (EDSA) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 29/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $36.5M
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As of 2026-11-02, Edesa Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: EDSA) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 29/100 at a spot price of $2.70 (+5.47% 1D, market cap $36.5M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 8/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 1016 tracked Health Care issuers, EDSA ranks #883 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Health Care sector (Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations), EDSA carries a Roarable E (29/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -35.0%. By comparison, NNVC (NanoViricides Inc.) holds a D- grade (40/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $36.5M) and NSRX (Nasus Pharma Ltd.) posts a E grade (27/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $37.4M). Among the 5-stock peer group, EDSA leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while LITS leads on capital efficiency (-18.9% ROIC).

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Per EDSA's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-09-30, CIK 0001540159), Edesa Biotech Inc. generated $0 in revenue, -$7.2M in net income, and -$7.3M in free cash flow against $14.7M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.72 (+0.79%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 5/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (29/100 · E) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-9.8% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw E · Rk D
Cash (5)Whales (3)SEC (10)Macro (8)CEO (3)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-13% Base Target
$21 Bull$2 Base$2 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for EDSA)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.5%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (29/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY EDSA SCORES 29/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+10/20 pts (34% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 1/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+8/20 pts (28% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 10% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 37.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
37
Grade E$2.94-5.4% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
34
Grade E$2.78-6.8% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
32
Grade E$2.59+4.2% Next Q
Current
29
Grade E$2.70-9.8% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: E (37) → E (29)Full Audit →
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While EDSA currently carries a cautious 29/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($3.74) and Max Pain ($2.84) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $21.34.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $EDSA• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “EDSA Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 29, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
37.530 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREWEAK QUALITY (1–4)
1 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE10% OF RANGE
L: $1$2.70H: $20
1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: ERQD 5 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: ERQD 6 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40
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BEARISH (25)

-35.0% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and -20.08% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BEARISH (50)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 1/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BEARISH (23)

6/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 8/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like EDSA
  • ✓Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
  • !Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
  • !Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.
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EDSA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -83.24%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-11-02O $2.56H $2.70L $2.56C $2.70VOL 44.4K
RES: $2.61SUP: $2.06SMA50: $3.74SMA200: $5.66
$20.15$15.35$10.56$5.77$0.97RES $2.61SUP $2.06$2.702026-05-042026-06-172026-08-042026-09-172026-11-02
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EDSA Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (EDSA)

Health Care Rank #883 of 1016 ⚔️ NNVC vs EDSA Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Health Care Peer Comparison (EDSA vs. NNVC, NSRX, LITS, VERU)

Industry: Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations (489 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1016 tracked Health Care securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Edesa Biotech Inc. (EDSA) ranks #883 by composite RQD confidence (29/100, grade E) and #785 by equity capitalization ($36.5M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, EDSA leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while LITS leads on capital efficiency and profitability with -18.9% ROIC and — gross margin. LITS currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 47/100 (D) compared with EDSA at 29/100 (E).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
EDSA ACTIVE
Edesa Biotech Inc.
E 29/100 — — -35.0% +5.47% $36.5M Benchmark Subject
NNVC
NanoViricides Inc.
D- 40/100 — — -35.0% -1.38% $36.5M /nnvc-vs-edsa →
NSRX
Nasus Pharma Ltd.
E 27/100 — — -35.0% -4.49% $37.4M /nsrx-vs-edsa →
LITS
Lite Strategy Inc.
D 47/100 — — -18.9% -4.88% $35.6M /lits-vs-edsa →
VERU
Veru Inc.
E 30/100 — — -35.0% -1.76% $38.0M /veru-vs-edsa →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-09-30 • CIK 0001540159

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-09-30), Edesa Biotech Inc. (EDSA) reported GAAP revenue of $0 (N/A vs. FY2024 revenue of $0 ) , GAAP net income of -$7.2M, operating cash flow of -$7.3M, and free cash flow of -$7.3M (-49.7% YoY). On the balance sheet, EDSA closed FY2025 with $14.7M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 1/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-09-30 $0 -$7.2M -$7.3M -$7.3M $14.7M —
FY2024 (FY) 2024-09-30 $0 -$6.2M -$4.9M -$4.9M $4.2M —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-09-30 $0 -$8.4M -$6.6M -$6.6M — —

3. EDSA Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is EDSA stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-02, Edesa Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ: EDSA) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 29/100 at a spot price of $2.70 (+5.47% 1D, market cap $36.5M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 8/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 1016 tracked Health Care issuers, EDSA ranks #883 in composite RQD confidence.

How does EDSA compare to NNVC and NSRX in the Health Care sector?

Within the Health Care sector (Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations), EDSA carries a Roarable E (29/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -35.0%. By comparison, NNVC (NanoViricides Inc.) holds a D- grade (40/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $36.5M) and NSRX (Nasus Pharma Ltd.) posts a E grade (27/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $37.4M). Among the 5-stock peer group, EDSA leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while LITS leads on capital efficiency (-18.9% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for EDSA?

Per EDSA's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-09-30, CIK 0001540159), Edesa Biotech Inc. generated $0 in revenue, -$7.2M in net income, and -$7.3M in free cash flow against $14.7M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is EDSA trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

EDSA last traded at $2.70 (+5.47% on volume of 44,353 shares), positioning the stock -27.81% below its 50-day simple moving average ($3.74) and -52.30% below its 200-day simple moving average ($5.66). Across its 52-week range of $0.72 to $20.32, EDSA sits at the 10.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 37.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.5% ($2.36 to $3.04).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell EDSA stock right now?

Edesa Biotech Inc. (EDSA) currently earns a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell — SELL) with 29/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-35% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is EDSA's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

EDSA's 12-month base price target is $2.35 (range $1.83 to $21.34), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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