WinstonWınston
Back
Pharming Group N.V. logo

Pharming Group N.V.

PHARM.AS
42
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
€1.02
+0.02 (+2.07%)
Market Cap
€719.1M
Exchange
Euronext Amsterdam
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
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

17.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 876.4M (2021) → 721.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Pharming Group is a Dutch biotechnology company that makes medicines for rare, life-threatening diseases. Its main product is RUCONEST, a treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a genetic condition that causes sudden and dangerous swelling attacks. The company sells primarily to hospitals and specialist physicians in the United States and Europe.

Pharming earns revenue by selling its medicines directly to healthcare providers and through distribution partners, with the U.S. market generating the majority of sales. The company has a meaningful competitive advantage because RUCONEST is one of only a few approved treatments for HAE, and developing medicines for rare diseases takes years and significant regulatory hurdles to replicate. However, Pharming is a small company with a narrow product portfolio, meaning its financial performance is heavily dependent on a single drug — and competition from other HAE therapies, including newer preventive treatments, remains a key ongoing risk to its market share and growth.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-4.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-68.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$100M/ year

Rising (+32% vs prior year)

26.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 years

$168M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$168M 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 4+ 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.

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
85.3%
Premium pricing power — 85.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.2%
Thin — 2.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.9%
Weak — 3.9% return on capital

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

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
+7.3%
Steady sales growth (+7.3% 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

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
334%
Turns 334% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.4%
Modest free cash flow (8.4%)

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

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
0.45
Conservative — low debt load (0.45)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.01x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.0x)

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

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)
69.1x
Expensive — P/E 69.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+40.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (69.1 → 29.0)

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