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BioMarin Pharmaceutical

BMRN
44
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Also trades as: 0HNC.L
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
44
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

BioMarin Pharmaceutical is a biotechnology company that makes medicines for rare genetic diseases. Its main products include Voxzogo, a treatment for achondroplasia (a form of dwarfism), and several enzyme replacement therapies for conditions like PKU and MPS. Its customers are patients with these rare disorders, along with the hospitals and specialists who treat them.

BioMarin earns money by selling its approved drugs directly to healthcare systems, hospitals, and specialty pharmacies around the world. The company operates globally, with significant revenue from the United States and Europe, and generates roughly $2–3 billion in annual sales. Its competitive moat comes from the difficulty of developing treatments for rare diseases — small patient populations and complex science create high barriers for competitors. The key growth driver is Voxzogo, which is still expanding into new markets and age groups, but the main risk is that rare disease drugs serve very small patient pools, making revenue vulnerable if a competitor or better therapy emerges.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+19.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-81.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$874M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

BioMarin Pharmaceutical is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
79.5%
Premium pricing power — 79.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.2%
Modest — 11.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
2.6%
Weak — 2.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.2%
Steady sales growth (+11.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-89.0%
Earnings shrinking (-89.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
1477%
Turns 1477% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
27.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.66
Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
175.5x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 175.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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