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ChemoMetec A/S

CHEMM.CO
68
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Price
kr 487.40
+12.20 (+2.57%)
Market Cap
kr 8.48B
Exchange
NASDAQ Copenhagen
Winston Score
68
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

ChemoMetec A/S is a Danish medical device company that makes specialized instruments for counting and analyzing cells. Its main product line is the NucleoCounter series — automated cell counters used by scientists and researchers in pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and universities. The company sits in the life science tools industry, where precise cell counting is essential for developing drugs, vaccines, and cell-based therapies.

ChemoMetec earns money by selling its instruments upfront and then generating recurring revenue from single-use cassettes and reagents that customers must keep buying to run their machines. This "razor and blade" model creates sticky, repeat revenue. The company operates globally, with strong presence in North America and Europe, and its roughly 80% gross margins reflect the high value of its consumables business. The key growth driver is the rapid expansion of cell and gene therapy development worldwide, though the company faces risk if biotech funding tightens and customers cut research spending.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

kr 10M/ year

Rising (+24% vs prior year)

2.1% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

3.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 275M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

ChemoMetec A/S's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

0.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 17.4M (2021) → 17.4M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
64.6%
Premium pricing power — 64.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
48.4%
Excellent — 48.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
35.6%
Exceptional — 35.6% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.3%
Steady sales growth (+7.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.6%
Modest earnings growth (+4.6% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
119%
Turns 119% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
36.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (36.3%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
74.84x
Comfortably covers interest (74.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
47.9x
Expensive — P/E 47.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+21.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (47.9 → 26.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.70%
Small dividend — 1.70% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
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