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Saniona AB (publ)

SANION.ST
57
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Saniona AB is a Swedish biotechnology company that discovers and develops medicines that target ion channels — tiny proteins in the body that control electrical signals in cells. The company focuses on rare neurological and metabolic diseases, meaning its potential customers are patients with conditions that have few or no existing treatments. Saniona is based in Stockholm and has built a specialized research platform around ion channel science, which is a relatively narrow field with few dedicated competitors.

Saniona earns money primarily through research partnerships, licensing agreements, and milestone payments from larger pharmaceutical companies, rather than selling approved drugs directly to patients. It operates mainly in Europe and the United States, and its scientific expertise in ion channels gives it a degree of differentiation in a crowded biotech landscape. The key risk the company faces is clinical-stage uncertainty — its pipeline depends on drug candidates successfully completing trials, and failure in late-stage studies could significantly impact its future revenue and partnerships.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-52.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-294.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

12.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

kr 537M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

kr 537M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Saniona AB (publ)'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
-532.9%
Thin — -532.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1185.0%
Losing money on operations — -1185.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
38.8%
Exceptional — 38.8% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+26.8%
Fast-growing sales (+26.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-18.0%
Earnings shrinking (-18.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
115%
Turns 115% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
41.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (41.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
49.19x
Comfortably covers interest (49.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.0x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

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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