Azenta

AZTA

Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Healthcare

Price

$26.29

-0.49 (-1.83%)

Market Cap

$1.21B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−38.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 74.5M (2021) → 45.9M (2025)

Azenta, Inc. provides life science sample exploration and management solutions for the life sciences market in North America, Europe, China, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through two reportable segments, Life Sciences Products and Life Sciences Services. The Life Sciences Products segment offers automated cold sample management systems for compound and biological sample storage; equipment for sample preparation and handling; consumables; and instruments that help cu

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-296.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$30M/ year

→ Flat (-4% vs prior year)

5.1% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

11.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$234M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Azenta is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

42.8%

Healthy — 42.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

-10.6%

Losing money on operations — -10.6%

ROCE

-1.0%

Weak — -1.0% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

+2.0%

Nearly flat sales (2.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

3.6%

Thin free cash flow (3.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

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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