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Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi, S.A.

0ILL.L
68
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
68
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
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi is a Spanish pharmaceutical company that makes and sells specialty medicines and generic drugs. Its main products include low-molecular-weight heparins (blood thinners), hormone therapies, and other prescription medicines sold mostly to hospitals and pharmacies across Europe. Rovi is also one of the few companies in the world with its own injectable drug manufacturing technology, called ISM, which can turn short-acting drugs into long-lasting injectable treatments.

Rovi makes money by selling its own branded medicines and by manufacturing drugs under contract for other pharmaceutical companies. It operates mainly in Spain and other European markets, with contract manufacturing adding a meaningful global dimension through partnerships with large drugmakers like Moderna, for whom it filled COVID-19 vaccine doses. Its gross margin above 60% reflects the value of its proprietary products and manufacturing capabilities. The key growth driver is expanding its ISM injectable platform into new drugs, though losing or scaling back large contract manufacturing deals remains a real risk to revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+250.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

68.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£147M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi, S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
63.6%
Premium pricing power — 63.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.4%
Modest — 9.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.7%
Strong — 18.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.2%
Slow sales growth (+3.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+39.8%
Earnings growing fast (+39.8% 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
136%
Turns 136% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
23.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.1%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.15
Conservative — low debt load (0.15)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
35.30x
Comfortably covers interest (35.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.4x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 16.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.32%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.32% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+166.5%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (166.5% YoY)

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