WinstonWınston
Back
Northwest Biotherapeutics logo

Northwest Biotherapeutics

NWBO
20
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$0.17
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$279.4M
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+44.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.01B (2021) → 1.46B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Northwest Biotherapeutics is a small biotech company focused on developing cancer treatments. Its main product is DCVax-L, a personalized therapy for glioblastoma, which is one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer. The company targets patients and oncologists in the medical community, and it has no other approved products on the market.

The company earns almost no revenue today and funds its operations through stock sales and debt, which explains the deeply negative margins shown in its financials. It operates primarily in the United States and United Kingdom, where it has conducted clinical trials. Northwest Biotherapeutics received a positive Phase 3 trial result for DCVax-L and is pursuing regulatory approval in multiple markets, but it has not yet received full commercial approval from the FDA. The central risk is that the company could run out of cash before it achieves meaningful product sales, making this a high-stakes, binary-outcome situation 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

+516.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+51.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$29M/ year

Declining (-17% vs prior year)

>1,000% of revenue

116.0x the sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

2.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

$674,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Northwest Biotherapeutics grew revenue 516% 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.

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-5.6%
Thin — -5.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1438.0%
Losing money on operations — -1438.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-67.5%
Weak — -67.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+98.6%
Fast-growing sales (+98.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2272.8%
Burning cash (-2272.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

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

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

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

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.
Start free trial