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Recce Pharmaceuticals

RCE.AX
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
A$0.36
-0.01 (-2.67%)
Market Cap
A$111.6M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+51.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 157.0M (2021) → 237.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Recce Pharmaceuticals is an Australian biotech company that develops new types of antibiotics. Its main focus is a synthetic anti-infective compound called RECCE 327, which is designed to fight bacterial infections, including those caused by bacteria that no longer respond to existing antibiotics. The company is working to address the growing global problem of antibiotic resistance, where common drugs are becoming less effective.

Recce does not yet sell any products, so it has no commercial revenue. It is funded through capital raises and operates primarily in Australia, with clinical trials also being conducted in other countries including Egypt. The company's potential edge is its synthetic polymer antibiotic platform, which works differently from traditional antibiotics and may be harder for bacteria to resist. The main risk is that Recce is pre-revenue and must successfully complete clinical trials and gain regulatory approval before it can generate sales, which requires continued external funding and carries significant uncertainty.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-69.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$10M/ year

Rising (+45% vs prior year)

136.4% of revenue

7.6x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

56.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

A$602,990 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Heavy R&D investment

Recce Pharmaceuticals is putting 136% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 7.6x the sector average.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
N/A
Data not available
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
Return on the money invested
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-94.1%
Shrinking sales (-94.1% 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
-4228.5%
Burning cash (-4228.5%)

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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