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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

TARS

Healthcare · 81.10 -2.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 69.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-2.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 37 activeBiotechnology · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • TARS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if TARS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Biotechnology

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 69.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • The operating loss narrowed by 2.3M.
  • Operating cash flow moved from negative to positive in the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • TARS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods6
Price observations327
Usable filing statements71
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +146.7% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +50.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +48.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 11.1% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 56% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

81.10
6m+16.1%12m+43.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$57.0M$-0.67
2022-12-31$25.8M-54.7%$-2.52+19.8%
2023-12-31$17.4M-32.4%$-4.62+19.3%
2024-12-31$183.0M+948.6%$-3.07+28.0%
2025-12-31$451.4M+146.7%$-1.59+11.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The 2024 Credit Facility provided for three potential additional term loan tranches in principal amounts up to $25.0 million, $50.0 million, and $50.0 million, respectively, subject to customary conditions to funding and, in the case of the last two tranches,…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 3 filings
Provision for income taxes was $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to (i) $3.1 million of state income tax expense resulting from states that do not conform to the OBBB Act and therefore continue to require the capitalization an…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
Accordingly, due to the inherent uncertainty of achieving regulatory approval, associated milestones are deemed constrained for revenue recognition until achievement.
10-K · Feb 23, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 7.5× · EV/sales 7.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

81.10-2.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for TARS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing has limited comparable evidence

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

limited evidence
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationwithheld

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
+521.4%
Capital spending / revenue
+2.9%
Free-cash-flow margin
+7.9%
FCF margin change
+36.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 69.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • The operating loss narrowed by 2.3M.
  • Operating cash flow moved from negative to positive in the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The increase was primarily attributable to (i) an $8.0 million increase in TP-05 program expenses related to our Calliope Trial, which we initiated in March 2026 and has since completed enrollment, (ii) a $3.2 million increase in payroll and personnel-related costs (including increased stock-based compensation expense of $1.1 million) primarily due to employee additions to support our product development initiatives, (iii) a $3.1 million increase in TP-03 program expenses, and (iv) a $0.5 million increase in other early-stage development expenses.

The increase was primarily attributable to (i) a $9.4 million increase in TP-05 program expenses related to our Calliope Trial, which we initiated in March 2026 and has since completed enrollment, (ii) a $6.9 million increase in payroll and personnel-related costs (including increased stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million) primarily due to employee additions to support our product development initiatives, (iii) a $4.0 million increase in TP-03 program expenses, (iv) a $2.0 million upfront payment made upon execution of the February 2026 In-License Agreements (see Note 8), and (v) a $0.5 million increase in other indirect expenses.

Other Income (Expense), Net Other income (expense), net increased by $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the prior year period and primarily related to a $2.8 million gain on exchange of long-term investments (see Note 12 ), partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in interest income earned on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind TARS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

LIANYFiling-linked namepartnerFeb 23, 2026

In March 2021, we entered into the China Out-License with LianBio Ophthalmology Limited (“LianBio”), granting exclusive commercial rights of TP-03 for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis and MGD within the China Territory.

MRNAModerna, Inc.partnerFeb 23, 2026

We are aware of vaccines currently under development including a multivalent recombinant protein vaccine, VLA-15, being developed by Valneva in partnership with Pfizer for Lyme disease; mRNA-based vaccine mRNA-1982/1975, being developed by Moderna and eliciti…

Depended on by

HTGCHercules Capital, Inc.investeeOct 30, 2025

The net realized gains (losses) were generated from gross realized gains of $2.8 million and $17.8 million respectively, for the three and nine month periods, primarily from the sale of our equity and warrant positions in Palantir Technologies, TransMedics Gr…

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

TARS is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Biotechnology. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for TARS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.