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Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A.

NP5.DE
28
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Also trades as: 0QOI.L
Price
€13.60
+0.10 (+0.74%)
Market Cap
€283.0M
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
28
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
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+11.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 17.8M (2021) → 20.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Newron Pharmaceuticals is a small Italian biotech company that discovers and develops drugs for diseases of the nervous system. Its main product is Xadago (safinamide), a treatment for Parkinson's disease that is sold in Europe and the United States. The company focuses on conditions like Parkinson's and rare neurological disorders, selling primarily to patients through partnerships with larger pharmaceutical companies.

Newron makes money mainly through licensing deals and royalties, meaning it earns fees when partner companies sell its drugs rather than selling directly to patients itself. That explains the very high gross margin despite the company losing money overall. It is headquartered in Milan, Italy, and operates at a small scale with a market value of around $300 million. Because Newron depends heavily on a limited number of drugs and partnership agreements, its biggest risk is that any setback in its pipeline — a failed clinical trial or a lost licensing deal — could significantly hurt its revenue and cash position.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-85.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-151.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€15M/ year

Rising (+10% vs prior year)

79.2% of revenue

4.4x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

13.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

€29M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

€29M cash & investments at current burn rate

Heavy R&D investment

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. is putting 79% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 4.4x the sector average. With 5+ years of cash runway, they have time to let it pay off.

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
99.8%
Premium pricing power — 99.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-83.6%
Losing money on operations — -83.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-22.9%
Weak — -22.9% 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
-62.9%
Shrinking sales (-62.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-186.2%
Earnings shrinking (-186.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
167.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (167.1%)

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
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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