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Futura Medical

FUM.L
33
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Futura Medical is a small UK-based biotechnology company focused on developing medicines that are applied directly to the skin, known as transdermal drug delivery. Its main product is Eroxon, a gel treatment for erectile dysfunction that works quickly and is available without a prescription. The company sells to consumer healthcare markets, primarily targeting adults who want an over-the-counter alternative to prescription pills.

Futura makes money by licensing its products and technology to larger pharmaceutical and consumer health companies, who then handle manufacturing and distribution. Eroxon has received regulatory approval in the US, UK, and parts of Europe, giving Futura a foothold in a large global market. However, the company is still in an early commercial stage, spends far more than it earns, and depends heavily on its partners successfully marketing Eroxon at scale — meaning slow consumer adoption or weak partner execution remains the central risk to its future growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-90.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-530.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

9.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 months

£3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Futura Medical 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
143.3%
Premium pricing power — 143.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
153.3%
Excellent — 153.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-201.7%
Weak — -201.7% 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
-87.8%
Shrinking sales (-87.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-704.7%
Earnings shrinking (-704.7% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-328.7%
Burning cash (-328.7%)

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
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
no trend
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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