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Pharming Group N.V.

PHAR
39
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$11.85
+0.17 (+1.46%)
Market Cap
$838.7M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
39
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
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

18.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 87.6M (2021) → 71.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Pharming Group N.V. is a Dutch biotechnology company that makes medicines for rare, life-threatening diseases. Its main product is RUCONEST, a protein replacement therapy used to treat hereditary angioedema (HAE), a genetic condition that causes sudden, painful swelling attacks. The company sells primarily to hospitals and specialty pharmacies, serving patients in the United States and Europe.

Pharming earns money by selling its approved medicines directly to healthcare providers and through distribution partners. The U.S. market generates the majority of its revenue, and the company has expanded its pipeline by licensing additional rare disease drugs, including leniolisib, approved in 2023 for a rare immune disorder. Its moat comes from orphan drug designations and the complexity of manufacturing protein-based biologics, which creates high barriers for competitors. The key risk is its heavy dependence on a small number of products — any loss of market share or pricing pressure in the HAE market could significantly hurt revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-67.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$100M/ year

Rising (+21% vs prior year)

26.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$167M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$167M cash & investments at current burn rate

Heavy R&D investment

Pharming Group N.V. is putting 27% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. With 3+ years of cash runway, they have time to let it pay off.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
83.9%
Premium pricing power — 83.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.1%
Losing money on operations — -0.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.4%
Weak — 3.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.8%
Steady sales growth (+7.8% 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
345%
Turns 345% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.6%
Modest free cash flow (8.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.84x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.8x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
85.9x
Expensive — P/E 85.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+59.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (85.9 → 26.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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