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MaxCyte

MXCT
25
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$1.24
-0.11 (-8.15%)
Market Cap
$132.8M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+17.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 90.6M (2021) → 106.4M (2025)

MaxCyte, Inc., a global life sciences company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of next-generation cell therapies. Its products include ExPERT ATx, a static electroporation instrument for small to medium scale transfection; ExPERT STx, a flow electroporation for protein production and drug development, as well as expression of therapeutic targets for cell-based assays; ExPERT GTx, a flow electroporation for large scale transfection in therapeutic applications; and ExP

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-7.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+55.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$21M/ year

Declining (-6% vs prior year)

63.1% of revenue

3.5x the sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

8.9%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~5 months

$15M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

MaxCyte 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
73.2%
Premium pricing power — 73.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
-64.1%
Losing money on operations — -64.1%
ROCE
-3.3%
Weak — -3.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-14.3%
Shrinking sales (-14.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-91.4%
Burning cash (-91.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Interest Cover
N/A
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
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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