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Biogen

BIIB
54
Drug Manufacturers - General · Healthcare
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Biogen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers therapies for treating neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. The company offers TECFIDERA, VUMERITY, AVONEX, PLEGRIDY, TYSABRI, and FAMPYRA for multiple sclerosis (MS); SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy; and FUMADERM to treat plaque psoriasis. It also provides BENEPALI, an etanercept biosimilar referencing ENBREL; ADUHELM for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; IMRALDI, an adalimumab biosimilar referencing HUMIRA; and FLIXAB

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+31.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

0.9%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Biogen is growing revenue at 2% 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
73.3%
Premium pricing power — 73.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.0%
Healthy — 16.0% operating margin
ROCE
1.6%
Weak — 1.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+0.4%
Nearly flat sales (0.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-7.8%
Earnings shrinking (-7.8% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
189%
Turns 189% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
24.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (24.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Interest Cover
5.61x
Adequate interest coverage (5.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.5x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 20.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+9.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.5 → 11.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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