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Knight Therapeutics

GUD.TO
56
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Knight Therapeutics is a Canadian pharmaceutical company that buys the rights to sell medicines in Latin America and Canada that were originally developed by other companies. It focuses on specialty drugs — treatments for cancer, rare diseases, and infections — and sells them to hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across more than a dozen countries. Knight does not invent its own drugs; instead, it acts as a regional distributor and commercializer for medicines made elsewhere.

The company makes money by purchasing or licensing drugs, then selling them to healthcare providers at a markup. It operates primarily across Latin America, with a smaller presence in Canada, and generates roughly $200–250 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from its regional regulatory expertise and established distribution networks, which are hard for outside companies to quickly replicate. The main risk is that thin operating margins — currently below 3% — leave little room for error, and the business depends heavily on successfully acquiring new drug licenses to sustain growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+34.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+73.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

38.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$225M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Knight Therapeutics grew revenue 34% 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.

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
38.9%
Modest — 38.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.2%
Modest — 6.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.2%
Weak — 3.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+42.3%
Fast-growing sales (+42.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
>+1,000%
Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
759%
Turns 759% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.39x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
66.1x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 66.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+32.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (66.1 → 33.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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