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Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited

ZYBT
10
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Price
$1.89
-0.20 (-9.57%)
Market Cap
$89.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
10
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited is a small Chinese healthcare company focused on developing and selling specialty and generic pharmaceutical products. Its core business involves biological and chemical drug manufacturing, primarily serving patients and healthcare providers in China. The company operates in a crowded segment of the Chinese pharmaceutical market, competing against many domestic and international drug makers.

Zhengye generates revenue mainly through direct product sales of its drug portfolio rather than subscriptions or licensing. It operates almost entirely within China and, with a market cap of roughly $0.1 billion, is a very small player in the industry. The company's financials are under significant pressure — a gross margin of just 8.3% and an operating margin of negative 77% signal that costs far exceed revenues today. The central risk facing Zhengye is whether it can scale sales and cut costs fast enough to reach profitability before it runs out of financial runway.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$18M/ year

Rising (+41% vs prior year)

15.5% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

90.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$52M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

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

Heavy R&D investment

Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited is putting 15% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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Share count broadly stable

+0.4% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 47.2M (2021) → 47.3M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
20.5%
Thin — 20.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-58.7%
Losing money on operations — -58.7%
ROCE
-21.0%
Weak — -21.0% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-37.6%
Shrinking sales (-37.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
-683.3%
Earnings shrinking (-683.3% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
N/A
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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
0.6%
Thin free cash flow (0.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.30
Conservative — low debt load (0.30)
Interest Cover
N/A
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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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