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Korsana Biosciences

KRSA
21
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$32.13
+0.90 (+2.88%)
Market Cap
$150.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Sep 17, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

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

Share count rising — dilution

+64.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 280K (2021) → 461K (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Korsana Biosciences is a small biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for diseases with limited existing options. The company works on drug candidates that target specific biological pathways, aiming to bring new therapies through clinical trials and eventually to patients. It operates in the highly competitive biotech industry where most companies spend years and significant money before generating meaningful product revenue.

Korsana is a micro-cap company with a market capitalization around $100 million, based in the United States. Like many early-stage biotech firms, it burns through cash funding research and development, reflected in its deeply negative operating margins. The company generates limited revenue today, and its future depends heavily on whether its drug candidates succeed in clinical trials and win regulatory approval — outcomes that are inherently uncertain and represent the primary risk for the business.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-272.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$959,000/ year

Rising (+235% vs prior year)

46.2% of revenue

2.6x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Cash Runway

~14 months

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Heavy R&D investment

Korsana Biosciences is putting 46% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 2.6x the sector average.

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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-239.8%
Losing money on operations — -239.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-54.7%
Weak — -54.7% 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
+3.7%
Slow sales growth (+3.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-159.8%
Burning cash (-159.8%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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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