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Ascentage Pharma Group International

AAPG
28
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$17.00
-0.32 (-1.85%)
Market Cap
$1.58B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+459.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.9M (2021) → 89.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ascentage Pharma Group International is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing drugs that treat cancer and certain blood diseases. Its core work centers on small-molecule medicines that target proteins involved in cancer cell survival, with its lead programs including inhibitors of the BCL-2 family and other apoptosis-related pathways. The company is headquartered in China and operates primarily in oncology, competing in a space dominated by larger global pharmaceutical firms.

Ascentage earns revenue mainly through licensing deals, collaboration agreements, and limited product sales as its drugs move through clinical trials. It operates across China, the United States, and other markets, and its pipeline includes candidates being tested in both domestic and international clinical studies. The high gross margin reflects the early-stage nature of its revenue mix, but the deeply negative operating margin shows the company is spending far more than it earns — the key risk is whether it can secure regulatory approvals and partnerships before its cash resources run thin.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-25.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

¥1.1B/ year

Rising (+14% vs prior year)

194.0% of revenue

10.8x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

71.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~9 months

¥1.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

Ascentage Pharma Group International is growing revenue at 28% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
83.9%
Premium pricing power — 83.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-248.9%
Losing money on operations — -248.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-52.5%
Weak — -52.5% 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
+62.1%
Fast-growing sales (+62.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-221.1%
Burning cash (-221.1%)

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
3.74
Heavy debt load (3.74)
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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