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Nuvation Bio

NUVB
32
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Winston Score
32
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Nuvation Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops new cancer drugs. It focuses on creating medicines for patients with difficult-to-treat cancers, particularly those where existing treatments have stopped working. The company does not yet sell any approved products — it is still running clinical trials to test whether its drug candidates are safe and effective.

Nuvation Bio makes no meaningful revenue from product sales yet. Its money comes primarily from cash it raised through investors, which it uses to fund research and drug development. The company operates mainly in the United States and, like most clinical-stage biotechs, spends far more than it earns — reflected in its deeply negative operating margin. Its main competitive asset is its pipeline of novel cancer drug candidates, but the central risk is that clinical trials are expensive, time-consuming, and frequently fail, meaning the company must either succeed in trials or continue raising outside capital to survive.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+555.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-5.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

27.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$661M cash & investments at current burn rate

Strong grower

Nuvation Bio is growing revenue at 556% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
73.0%
Premium pricing power — 73.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-161.1%
Losing money on operations — -161.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-27.2%
Weak — -27.2% 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
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-48.7%
Burning cash (-48.7%)

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
0.99
Moderate — manageable debt (0.99)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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