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Idorsia

IDIA.SW
17
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Also trades as: 0RQE.L
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Idorsia is a Swiss biotechnology company that discovers and develops new medicines. It focuses on small-molecule drugs — pills that treat conditions like insomnia, high blood pressure, and other diseases where the body's natural signaling systems are not working properly. The company was founded in 2017 by the former leadership team of Actelion, a well-known Swiss biotech that was sold to Johnson & Johnson.

Idorsia earns revenue mainly by selling its approved drugs, including daridorexant (sold as Quviviq), a sleep disorder treatment approved in the US and Europe, and through licensing deals with larger pharmaceutical partners. The company operates primarily in Europe and North America and is still in an early commercial stage, meaning it spends far more than it earns. Its biggest risk is cash burn — with a deeply negative operating margin, Idorsia depends on raising new capital or securing partnership deals to fund ongoing operations and its broader drug pipeline.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-26.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-652.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

25.8%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~10 months

CHF 95M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Idorsia 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
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-67.9%
Losing money on operations — -67.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-73.1%
Weak — -73.1% 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
-8.0%
Shrinking sales (-8.0% 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
-70.2%
Burning cash (-70.2%)

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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