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Xenetic Biosciences

XBIO
22
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$3.17
+0.32 (+11.23%)
Market Cap
$6.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+65.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.0M (2021) → 1.7M (2025)

Xenetic Biosciences is a small biotechnology company focused on developing new medicines, particularly cancer treatments. Its main technology is called XCART, a personalized cell therapy designed to target certain types of B-cell lymphoma, which is a cancer of the immune system. The company also licenses a drug delivery platform called PolyXen, which uses a natural polymer to potentially improve how existing drugs work in the body.

Xenetic makes money primarily through licensing agreements and research collaborations rather than selling approved products to patients. It operates mainly in the United States and is a very small company with a market cap near zero, meaning it has limited financial resources. The company is pre-revenue in a meaningful sense, spending far more than it earns, which is reflected in its deeply negative operating margin. The key risk is that it must successfully advance XCART through clinical trials and secure partnerships or additional funding to survive — failure to do either could threaten the company's future.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Declining (-7% vs prior year)

103.0% of revenue

5.7x the sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

3.7%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~22 months

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Xenetic Biosciences is growing revenue at 12% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
-147.1%
Losing money on operations — -147.1%
ROCE
-16.0%
Weak — -16.0% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+33.3%
Fast-growing sales (+33.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-70.9%
Burning cash (-70.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
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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