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    Is 4DMedical’s (ASX:4DX) New CFO Appointment Quietly Reframing Its U.S. Commercial Ambitions?

    Simply Wall St·01/04/2026 20:28:09
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    • On January 2, 2026, 4DMedical appointed long‑serving non‑executive director and early investor Julian Sutton as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for a three‑year term, formalising his long‑running involvement in capital strategy and commercial operations.
    • The move aligns financial leadership with deep internal knowledge at a time when CT:VQ™ is FDA‑cleared, deployed in leading U.S. centres, and supported by a global distribution agreement with Philips.
    • We’ll now examine how elevating Sutton into the CFO role at this commercial inflection point could influence 4DMedical’s investment narrative.

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    4DMedical Investment Narrative Recap

    To own 4DMedical, you need to believe CT:VQ and the Philips partnership can turn early clinical traction into meaningful, recurring revenue before the cash runway tightens further. Elevating Julian Sutton to CFO looks most relevant to the near term funding and execution risk, but by itself does not remove the pressure created by ongoing cash burn and limited liquidity.

    The CT:VQ FDA clearance and initial deployment at major U.S. centres, together with the Philips global distribution agreement, remain the key commercial catalysts that this CFO appointment is intended to support. How effectively Sutton balances capital raising, cost control and scale up around these milestones will matter for whether CT:VQ adoption translates into enough revenue to materially ease funding risk.

    Yet while the commercial story is gaining momentum, investors should be aware that the company still has less than a year of cash runway and...

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    4DMedical's narrative projects A$48.5 million revenue and A$17.4 million earnings by 2028. This requires 102.3% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about A$56.9 million from A$-39.5 million today.

    Uncover how 4DMedical's forecasts yield a A$2.30 fair value, a 49% downside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Nine fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community range from A$0.36 to A$4.25 per share, showing just how far apart individual views can be. When you set that against 4DMedical’s high cash burn and reliance on future capital raises, it underlines why many market participants are focusing on funding risk and execution around CT:VQ adoption, and why it can help to weigh several viewpoints before forming your own.

    Explore 9 other fair value estimates on 4DMedical - why the stock might be worth as much as A$4.25!

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