Pacific Biosciences of California

PACB

Medical - Devices · Healthcare

Price

$1.44

-0.05 (-3.36%)

Market Cap

$447.3M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+46.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 204.1M (2021) → 300.0M (2025)

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures sequencing systems to resolve genetically complex problems. The company provides PacBio's Systems, which conduct, monitor, and analyse biochemical sequencing reactions; consumable products, including single molecule real-time (SMRT) cells; and various reagent kits designed for specific workflow, such as template preparation kit to convert DNA into SMRTbell double-stranded DNA library formats, including molecular biology

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+97.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$97M/ year

↓ Declining (-28% vs prior year)

60.8% of revenue

3.4x the sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

2.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~4 months

$56M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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Pacific Biosciences of California 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

34.5%

Modest — 34.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

-102.0%

Losing money on operations — -102.0%

ROCE

-5.9%

Weak — -5.9% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.0%

Slow sales growth (5.0% 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

-72.7%

Burning cash (-72.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

272.35

Heavy debt load (272.35)

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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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