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Bachem Holding AG

BCHMF
57
Biotechnology · Healthcare
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Other OTC
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Bachem Holding AG is a Swiss company that makes the chemical building blocks used to create peptide-based medicines — drugs built from chains of amino acids. Its customers are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that need these ingredients to develop and manufacture treatments for conditions like diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Bachem is one of the largest dedicated peptide manufacturers in the world, supplying both small research batches and large commercial quantities.

Bachem earns money by selling custom-manufactured peptide ingredients and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) under long-term supply contracts with drugmakers. It operates primarily out of Switzerland, with additional facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries. Its moat comes from highly specialized chemistry expertise, strict regulatory approvals, and the difficulty customers face in switching suppliers mid-development. The biggest growth driver is surging demand for GLP-1 peptide drugs used in obesity and diabetes treatment, though capacity constraints and intense competition from larger contract manufacturers remain key risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

58.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$51M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Bachem Holding AG 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
25.0%
Modest — 25.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.4%
Healthy — 16.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.4%
Below par — 8.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+4.3%
Slow sales growth (+4.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+11.2%
Earnings growing (+11.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
195%
Turns 195% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-6.7%
Burning cash (-6.7%)

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
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
111.21x
Comfortably covers interest (111.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
45.7x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 45.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+24.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (45.7 → 21.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.20%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.20% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-78.3%
no trend
Dividend cut (-78.3% YoY) — warning sign

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