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AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited

AFT.NZ
56
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Price
NZ$4.42
+0.02 (+0.45%)
Market Cap
NZ$463.5M
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

AFT Pharmaceuticals is a New Zealand-based drug company that develops and sells prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Its products include pain relievers, cold and flu treatments, and specialty pharmaceuticals sold to hospitals, pharmacies, and consumers. The company is best known for Maxigesic, a combination painkiller it developed in-house and has licensed to partners in dozens of countries around the world.

AFT makes money through direct product sales in its home markets of New Zealand and Australia, plus royalty and licensing fees from international partners who sell Maxigesic under their own brands. It operates primarily across Australasia but has licensing agreements spanning over 100 countries, giving it global reach without needing to build its own sales force everywhere. The key growth driver is continued international expansion of Maxigesic, though the main risk is dependence on a single flagship product — if that drug faces generic competition or loses key licensing deals, revenue could be significantly affected.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-21.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

NZ$11M/ year

Flat (-4% vs prior year)

4.3% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

70.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

NZ$10M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited 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.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 104.7M (2022) → 104.9M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
43.5%
Healthy — 43.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.9%
Healthy — 13.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.5%
Strong — 15.5% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+22.4%
Fast-growing sales (+22.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+17.8%
Earnings growing fast (+17.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-80%
Weak — only -80% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-4.7%
Burning cash (-4.7%)

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
0.46
Conservative — low debt load (0.46)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
10.00x
Comfortably covers interest (10.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.3x
Pricey — P/E 31.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.3 → 24.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.54%
Small dividend — 0.54% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
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