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Supernus Pharmaceuticals

SUPN
33
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Price
$48.04
-0.17 (-0.35%)
Market Cap
$2.79B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+3.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 54.4M (2021) → 56.5M (2025)

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases in the United States. Its commercial products are Trokendi XR, an extended release topiramate product indicated for the treatment of epilepsy, as well as for the prophylaxis of migraine headache; and Oxtellar XR, an extended release oxcarbazepine for the monotherapy treatment of partial onset epilepsy seizures in adul

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+38.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+81.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$106M/ year

Flat (-2% vs prior year)

14.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

6.2%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$185M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Supernus Pharmaceuticals grew revenue 39% 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
88.7%
Premium pricing power — 88.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
-3.6%
Losing money on operations — -3.6%
ROCE
-0.7%
Weak — -0.7% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+16.3%
Fast-growing sales (16.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-145.3%
Earnings shrinking (-145.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
10.6%
Modest free cash flow (10.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
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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