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Nuvation Bio

NUVB
37
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Winston Score
37
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Nuvation Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops new cancer drugs. It focuses on creating medicines for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers, particularly those where existing treatments have stopped working. The company does not yet sell any approved products — it is still running clinical trials to test whether its drug candidates are safe and effective.

Nuvation Bio makes no meaningful revenue from product sales yet. Its money comes primarily from cash it raised through investors, which it uses to fund research and drug development. The company operates mainly in the United States and, like most clinical-stage biotechs, spends far more than it earns — reflected in its deeply negative operating margin. Its main competitive asset is its pipeline of novel cancer drug candidates, but the central risk is that clinical trials are expensive, time-consuming, and frequently fail, meaning the company must either succeed in trials or continue raising outside capital to survive.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+109.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

26.9%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$125M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Nuvation Bio grew revenue 2599% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
93.3%
Premium pricing power — 93.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
4.7%
Thin — 4.7% operating margin
ROCE
1.2%
Weak — 1.2% 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
+1205.5%
Fast-growing sales (1205.5% 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
-88.1%
Burning cash (-88.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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