Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc (PRTK) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 167M vs 230M combined for its competitors (42.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-25.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-17.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc generated 25.6% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2023, vs 49.1% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -64.5% net margin compares with -268.5% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc accounted for 39.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 43.9% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $2.35M compares with $0.79M for the peer group (3.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
PRTK Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc reported revenue growth of 25.64 % year on year in Q1 2023, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 49.14 %.
With a net margin of -64.49 %, Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-268.49 %).
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc generated 39.71 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 43.88 % a year earlier.
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2023
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry grew revenue 8.9% year over year, combined, vs 25.6% for Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.01% to 0.01%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
PRTK Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cidara Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Scynexis Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Jaguar Health Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc |
126.89 | 166.64 |
 Cidara Therapeutics Inc |
5,951.22 | 65.06 |
 Theravance Biopharma inc |
879.89 | 104.31 |
 Scynexis Inc |
39.44 | 2.93 |
 Nabriva Therapeutics Plc |
4.58 | 29.56 |
 Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc |
1.76 | 0.74 |
| SUBTOTAL | 7,003.80 | 397.06 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | Company report | 85% |
| Scynexis Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | Company report | 85% |
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Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Theravance Biopharma inc | Single reportable segment 100.00 % |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | Single Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
| Jaguar Health Inc | Human Health Segment 95.92 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | 127 | 2,347,085 | -926,746 |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | 5,951 | 942,841 | -2,150,957 |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | 880 | 1,159,011 | 597,867 |
| Scynexis Inc | 39 | 162,889 | -561,222 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | 5 | 738,925 | -1,376,350 |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | 2 | 25,586 | -2,443,448 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 6,877 | 786,392 | -913,119 |
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (447 companies). See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 84.51 % | 38.09 % (avg) | +46.4 pp |
| Operating Margin | -28.98 % | industry median | +82.8 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -33.68 % | -6.73 % (avg) | -26.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.02 % | 7.49 % (avg) | -7.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (447 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 26.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 15.1x | - |
| P/B | -0.7x | 4.2x | -4.9x |
| Return on Equity | - | industry aggregate | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | -9.73 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 35.68 % | -3.35 % | 183.63 % | 177.39 % | 23.13 % |
| Operating Margin | - | -608.08 % | -698.92 % | - | -31.60 % | -28.83 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -55.42 % | -31.12 % | -52.28 % | -73.38 % | -109.96 % | - |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.02 % vs industry average 7.49 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 82.8 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-25.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of competitors (50.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-17.7% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.05 | 3.57 | - |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | 5.13 | 6.07 | - |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | 7.30 | 11.63 | - |
| Scynexis Inc | 4.02 | 6.15 | - |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | 0.30 | 1.09 | 1.51 |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | 0.33 | 0.53 | - |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q1 2023 | +25.6 % | - |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | Q3 2025 | - | - |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | Q2 2026 | -20.9 % | - |
| Scynexis Inc | Q3 2026 | - | - |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | Q2 2023 | -75.6 % | - |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | +51.7 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -13.1 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q1 2023 | +78.7 % | -11.1 % |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | Q3 2025 | - | - |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Scynexis Inc | Q3 2026 | - | - |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | Q2 2023 | +103.7 % | - |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | -79.4 % | - |
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Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | - | - | - |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | - | - | - |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | 11.68% | 17.10% | 19.40% |
| Scynexis Inc | - | - | - |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | - | - | - |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc | - | 0.76 |
| Cidara Therapeutics Inc | - | 91.48 |
| Theravance Biopharma inc | 16.38 | 8.44 |
| Scynexis Inc | - | 13.45 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics Plc | - | 0.16 |
| Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc | - | 2.37 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 17.64 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.