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NextCell Pharma AB

NXTCL.ST
17
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
kr 1.18
+0.08 (+7.27%)
Market Cap
kr 131.4M
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+25.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 60.8M (2021) → 76.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

NextCell Pharma AB is a small Swedish biotech company focused on developing cell therapies for diseases where the immune system attacks the body. Its main product candidate, ProTrans, uses stem cells derived from umbilical cord tissue and is being tested as a treatment for Type 1 diabetes and kidney transplant rejection. The company sells nothing commercially yet — it is entirely in the clinical research stage.

NextCell generates no meaningful revenue today. It funds its operations through equity raises and grants, which is typical for early-stage biotechs. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, it operates primarily in Scandinavia with a market cap of roughly $100 million. The deeply negative margins reflect the reality that clinical trials are expensive and no product has been approved. The key risk is straightforward: if its clinical trials fail to show that ProTrans works safely in patients, the company has no fallback product and would likely need to raise more money or shut down.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-17.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+16.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

26.6%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~15 months

kr 41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

NextCell Pharma AB's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
-395.4%
Thin — -395.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-395.4%
Losing money on operations — -395.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-79.7%
Weak — -79.7% 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
-8.3%
Shrinking sales (-8.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-599.0%
Burning cash (-599.0%)

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
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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