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Journey Medical Corporation (DERM)

Healthcare | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | Scottsdale, United States | NasdaqCM
7.47 USD -0.06 (-0.797%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.56 +0.09 (1.205%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:23 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst is the August 12 earnings call regarding the expansion of the rosacea drug Emrosi to 150 million lives, which provides a tangible near-term tailwind. While the statistical forecast model shows low confidence and a flat prediction, the options market is aggressively pricing in a move higher, with call open interest concentrated well above the current price. Fundamentally, the company is in a turnaround phase; it has erased a multi-year decline with two consecutive years of double-digit growth and is now profitable on an operating basis, though still burning cash. The balance sheet is fragile with debt nearly matching cash, but the lack of a dividend and the speculative nature of the stock mean investors are betting on the pipeline, not income. The short-term rating is elevated due to the upcoming catalyst and options flow, but the long-term rating remains moderate because the path to profitability is still narrow and the stock carries significant execution risk.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.073231
AutoTheta0.075379
AutoARIMA0.084694
AutoETS0.085022

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 3.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.262
Excess Kurtosis -1.16
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 79.532
Revenue per Share 2.552
Market Cap 210,836,240
Forward P/E -124.50
Beta 1.08
Profit Margins -8.95%
Website https://journeymedicalcorp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by heavy open interest in $10 calls for the August expiration compared to negligible put activity. Conversely, deep out-of-the-money puts ($2.50 strike) dominate the November and February expirations, suggesting a floor or a 'long gamma' strategy rather than a bearish bet. The massive implied volatility skew on the near-term ATM puts indicates fear of a gap down around the earnings announcement, while the call structure suggests a bullish thesis on the drug pipeline expansion.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.04915726
Address1 9,237 East Via de Ventura Blvd.
Address2 Suite 105
All Time High 10.2
All Time Low 1.02
Ask 7.49
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 183,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 248,041
Average Volume 248,041
Average Volume10Days 183,100
Beta 1.084
Bid 5.4
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 1.161
City Scottsdale
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.47
Current Ratio 1.59
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 7.56
Day Low 7.38
Debt To Equity 79.532
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,566,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,566,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,564,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,427,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,427,200
Ebitda 1,216,000
Ebitda Margins 0.01783
Enterprise To Ebitda 173.301
Enterprise To Revenue 3.091
Enterprise Value 210,734,224
Eps Forward -0.06
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.22
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.82
Fifty Day Average Change 0.6499996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.09530786
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.915726
Fifty Two Week High 9.555
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0850005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.21821041
Fifty Two Week Low 4.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.1599998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7331786
Fifty Two Week Range 4.31 - 9.555
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,636,727,400,000
Float Shares 15,592,849
Forward Eps -0.06
Forward P E -124.5
Free Cashflow -5,463,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 58
Fullday Change -0.0600004
Fullday Change Percent -0.796818
Fullday Price 7.56
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.65450996
Gross Profits 44,625,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.31753
Held Percent Institutions 0.48582
Implied Shares Outstanding 28,224,395
Industry Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Industry Disp Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Industry Key drug-manufacturers-specialty-generic
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-11-12
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Journey Medical Corporation, a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions in the United States. The company's marketed products include Qbrexza, a medicated cloth towelette for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis; Accutane, an oral isotretinoin drug to treat severe recalcitrant nodular acne; and Amzeeq, a topical formulation of minocycline for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris. It also provides Zilxi, a topical minocycline treatment for inflammatory lesions of rosacea; Emrosi for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of rosacea; Exelderm cream and solution for the treatment of fungal skin infections; and Targadox, an oral doxycycline drug for adjunctive therapy for severe acne, as well as Luxamend, a water-based emulsion formulated to provide a moist healing environment for superficial wounds; minor cuts or scrapes; dermal ulcers; donor sites; first- and second-degree burns, including sunburns; and radiation dermatitis. The company was formerly known as Coronado Dermatology, Inc. Journey Medical Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Long Name Journey Medical Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 210,836,240
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_280596341
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -6,104,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 212,529,694
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 7.56
Operating Cashflow -7,492,000
Operating Margins 0.02464
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 480 434 6670
Post Market Change 0.09000015
Post Market Change Percent 1.2048213
Post Market Price 7.56
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 7.53
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.4341083
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0923018
Profit Margins -0.08953
Quick Ratio 1.352
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0600004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.796818
Regular Market Day High 7.56
Regular Market Day Low 7.38
Regular Market Day Range 7.38 - 7.56
Regular Market Open 7.56
Regular Market Previous Close 7.53
Regular Market Price 7.47
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 122,960
Return On Assets -0.02095
Return On Equity -0.23768999
Revenue Growth 0.233
Revenue Per Share 2.552
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 22,224,395
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1034
Shares Short 2,917,410
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,052,065
Short Name Journey Medical Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1841
Short Ratio 14.47
Source Interval 15
State AZ
Symbol DERM
Target High Price 15.0
Target Low Price 13.0
Target Mean Price 13.75
Target Median Price 13.5
Total Cash 25,643,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.909
Total Debt 25,541,000
Total Revenue 68,181,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.22
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.9557
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.51429987
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07393934
Type Disp Equity
Volume 122,960
Website https://journeymedicalcorp.com
Zip 85,258