Aura Biosciences

AURA

Biotechnology · Healthcare

Price

$6.99

+0.10 (+1.45%)

Market Cap

$448.8M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

–

No score yet — Winston is napping.

We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+106.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 29.2M (2021) → 60.3M (2025)

Aura Biosciences, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops therapies to treat cancer. The company develops virus-like drug conjugates (VDC) technology platform for the treat tumors of high unmet need in ocular and urologic oncology. It develops AU-011, a VDC candidate for the treatment of primary choroidal melanoma. It also develops AU-011 in additional ocular oncology indications, including choroidal metastases. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridg

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$90M/ year

↑ Rising (+23% vs prior year)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

30.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~8 months

$85M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Aura Biosciences has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

N/A

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Data not available

Operating Margin

N/A

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Data not available

ROCE

-28.1%

Weak — -28.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

FCF Margin

N/A

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Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.16

Conservative — low debt load (0.16)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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