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ScinoPharm Taiwan

1789.TW
33
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic · Healthcare
Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Winston Score
33
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
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

ScinoPharm Taiwan is a company that makes the active ingredients used inside medicines. These ingredients, called active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), are the chemicals that actually treat diseases. The company supplies both generic and brand-name drug makers around the world, specializing in complex APIs for areas like oncology (cancer drugs) and hormonal therapies.

ScinoPharm earns revenue by manufacturing and selling APIs and providing contract development and manufacturing services (CDMO) for pharmaceutical companies. It is headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, and operates manufacturing facilities that meet strict international quality standards, serving customers in the US, Europe, Japan, and other markets. Its expertise in handling highly potent and complex compounds gives it a competitive edge in a specialized niche. Key growth opportunities lie in expanding its CDMO business and oncology pipeline, though the company faces margin pressure, as reflected in its recent negative operating margin, and intense competition from lower-cost API producers in India and China.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

-9.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-202.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

68.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

NT$5.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

ScinoPharm Taiwan'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
19.8%
Thin — 19.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-9.6%
Losing money on operations — -9.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.6%
Weak — -0.6% 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
-4.0%
Shrinking sales (-4.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-81.3%
Earnings shrinking (-81.3% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
2135%
Turns 2135% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
408.6x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 408.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+370.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (408.6 → 38.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.49%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.49% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-25.3%
no trend
Dividend cut (-25.3% YoY) — warning sign

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