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Idorsia

IDRSF
26
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$6.13
-0.02 (-0.33%)
Market Cap
$1.56B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+27.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 168.5M (2021) → 214.7M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Idorsia is a Swiss biotechnology company that develops medicines for diseases where patients don't have good treatment options. Its most notable product is Quviviq (daridorexant), a prescription sleep medication approved in the US and Europe for adults with insomnia. The company also has a pipeline of drug candidates targeting conditions like rare kidney diseases and heart-related disorders.

Idorsia makes money primarily by selling Quviviq and through licensing deals with pharmaceutical partners. It is headquartered in Switzerland and operates mainly across Europe and the United States. Despite strong gross margins on its drug sales, the company is not yet profitable and burns significant cash funding its research pipeline and commercial operations. The key challenge ahead is whether Quviviq sales can grow fast enough — and whether pipeline drugs can reach approval — before the company needs additional financing, which could dilute existing shareholders.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-27.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-595.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

CHF 101M/ year

Declining (-30% vs prior year)

45.7% of revenue

2.5x the sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

23.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

CHF 89M 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
71.9%
Premium pricing power — 71.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-68.9%
Losing money on operations — -68.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-29.0%
Weak — -29.0% 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
-8.1%
Shrinking sales (-8.1% 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
-65.3%
Burning cash (-65.3%)

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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