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Added to YB: 2025-09-05

Pitch date: 2025-09-03

ACHV [bullish]

Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.

+66.31%

current return

Author Info

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Company Info

Achieve Life Sciences, Inc., a late-stage pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes cytisinicline for nicotine independence in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Market Cap

$149.2M

Pitch Price

$2.79

Price Target

N/A

Dividend

N/A

EV/EBITDA

-2.09

P/E

-2.00

EV/Sales

N/A

Sector

Biotechnology

Category

special_situation

Show full summary:
ACHV: The Countdown Begins

ACHV: Submitted NDA for Cytisinicline (1st new smoking cessation drug in 20yrs) to FDA in June; approval decision expected late Q2'26. Targeting 29M US smokers + growing alt-nicotine users. Two-pronged strategy: Big Pharma partnership or launch with Omnicom. Est $8-16/share buyout value (2.5-5x return). $260-500M revenue potential vs generic Chantix. Recent $45M raise provides runway through buyout timeline.

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