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Arctic Bioscience AS

ABS.OL
12
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
kr 2.87
-0.17 (-5.59%)
Market Cap
kr 77.4M
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
12
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
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+10.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 24.3M (2021) → 27.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Arctic Bioscience AS is a small Norwegian biotechnology company that develops health products made from marine ingredients, particularly oils derived from krill and other sea life found in Arctic waters. Its core products are omega-3 and phospholipid-based supplements and ingredients sold to food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical companies. The company focuses on turning cold-water marine biomass into scientifically studied health ingredients.

The company earns revenue by selling its marine-derived ingredients to business customers rather than directly to consumers, making it a business-to-business supplier in the health ingredients market. It operates primarily out of Norway and is very small, with a market cap around $100 million. The negative gross and operating margins show it is not yet profitable, which is common for early-stage biotech firms still building commercial scale. The key risk is whether it can grow sales fast enough to cover its costs before needing to raise more money from investors.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-15.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+14.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

kr 1M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Arctic Bioscience AS 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-80.2%
Thin — -80.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-75.5%
Losing money on operations — -75.5%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-14.2%
Weak — -14.2% 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
-6.4%
Shrinking sales (-6.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/6 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
-71.7%
Burning cash (-71.7%)

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
0.35
Conservative — low debt load (0.35)
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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