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Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited

SBMFF
70
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$0.75
+0.10 (+15.21%)
Market Cap
$13.36B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
70
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

6.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.28B (2021) → 18.06B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited is a large Chinese pharmaceutical company that researches, makes, and sells prescription medicines. Its main products include drugs for liver disease, cardiovascular conditions, respiratory illness, and cancer. The company sells primarily to hospitals and clinics across China, making it one of the largest domestic pharmaceutical companies in the country by revenue.

The company earns money by selling branded prescription drugs, and its high gross margin of around 82% reflects the pricing power that comes with patented and proprietary medicines. Sino Biopharmaceutical operates almost entirely within China, with a market cap near $11 billion, and its competitive edge comes from a large sales force, established hospital relationships, and a broad drug portfolio. A key growth driver is its expanding oncology pipeline, but the main risk is China's ongoing national drug pricing reforms, which regularly pressure manufacturers to cut prices on existing medicines sold through the public healthcare system.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-307.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

¥5.7B/ year

Rising (+9% vs prior year)

18.4% of revenue

In line with sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

48.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥46.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Heavy R&D investment

Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited is putting 18% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
81.6%
Premium pricing power — 81.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
22.4%
Excellent — 22.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.9%
Good — 14.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.3%
Steady sales growth (+10.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+24.5%
Earnings growing fast (+24.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
397%
Turns 397% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.3%)

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
0.52
Conservative — low debt load (0.52)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
36.8x
Pricey — P/E 36.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+20.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (36.8 → 16.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.09%
Moderate income — 2.09% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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