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Mesoblast Limited

MESO
25
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$17.00
-0.43 (-2.47%)
Market Cap
$2.20B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+99.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 60.5M (2021) → 120.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mesoblast is an Australian biotechnology company that develops cell-based medicines to treat serious diseases. Its main product is Ryoncil (remestemcel-L), a therapy made from special cells called mesenchymal stem cells that help calm dangerous inflammation in the body. The company focuses on conditions like steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease (aGvHD), a life-threatening complication that can occur after bone marrow transplants, primarily in children.

Mesoblast earns revenue through product sales and licensing deals with pharmaceutical partners, though it is not yet consistently profitable and spends heavily on clinical trials and research. The company operates globally, with roots in Australia and commercial activity in the United States, where Ryoncil received FDA approval in 2024 for pediatric aGvHD. Its main competitive edge is its proprietary cell therapy platform, which is difficult and expensive to replicate. The key growth driver is expanding Ryoncil's commercial uptake and advancing its pipeline into additional inflammatory and cardiac conditions, while the main risk remains the high cost of scaling cell therapy manufacturing.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+28.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$35M/ year

Rising (+37% vs prior year)

202.4% of revenue

11.2x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

35.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 years

$131M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$131M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Mesoblast Limited grew revenue 1527% 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
-4.7%
Thin — -4.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-150.2%
Losing money on operations — -150.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-20.8%
Weak — -20.8% 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
>+1,000%
Fast-growing sales (>+1,000% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-77.0%
Burning cash (-77.0%)

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
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
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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