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Fennec Pharmaceuticals

FENC
36
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$11.29
-0.06 (-0.53%)
Market Cap
$392.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
36
Winston is serious
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
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+9.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 26.0M (2021) → 28.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its product candidate in the clinical stage of development is PEDMARK, a formulation of sodium thiosulfate for the prevention of platinum-induced ototoxicity in pediatric cancer patients. The company was formerly known as Adherex Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. in September 2014. Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+85.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+147.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$250,000/ year

Declining (-19% vs prior year)

0.6% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

51.6%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$41M cash & investments

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

Revenue accelerating

Fennec Pharmaceuticals grew revenue 85% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
96.0%
Premium pricing power — 96.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.7%
Modest — 9.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-2.7%
Weak — -2.7% 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
+77.8%
Fast-growing sales (+77.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 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
-3.4%
Burning cash (-3.4%)

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
N/A
Data not available
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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