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Abingdon Health

ABDX.L
24
Medical - Diagnostics & Research · Healthcare
Price
11.00 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
27.8M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
24
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+282.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 96.0M (2021) → 366.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Abingdon Health is a UK-based company that makes rapid diagnostic tests — simple tools that give quick medical results without needing a lab. Their products include lateral flow tests, which are the same type of strip-based tests used in home COVID tests. They sell to healthcare providers, governments, and businesses, and also help other companies design and manufacture their own diagnostic tests.

The company earns money by selling finished tests and by charging fees to develop and produce tests for other organizations, known as contract development and manufacturing (CDMO). Abingdon Health operates mainly in the UK and exports internationally, but it is a small company with a market cap near zero, meaning it is very early-stage. Its main competitive edge is its specialized expertise in lateral flow test design, but the business is currently losing money — spending far more than it earns — and its key challenge is winning enough new contracts to reach profitability before it runs out of cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+36.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

4.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~9 months

£4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Abingdon Health grew revenue 37% 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.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
24.9%
Thin — 24.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-67.4%
Losing money on operations — -67.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-62.1%
Weak — -62.1% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+40.4%
Fast-growing sales (+40.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-27.0%
Burning cash (-27.0%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
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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