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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB

SOBI.ST
76
Medical - Pharmaceuticals · Healthcare
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
76
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, known as Sobi, is a Swedish pharmaceutical company that makes medicines for rare diseases — conditions that affect very few people worldwide. Its main products treat hemophilia (a blood-clotting disorder), inflammatory diseases, and other uncommon genetic conditions. Sobi sells primarily to hospitals and specialist doctors across Europe and North America.

Sobi earns money by selling its specialty drugs, often at high prices because rare-disease medicines face little competition and serve small patient populations. The company operates mainly in Europe but has expanded into the United States and other international markets, generating roughly $2 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from owning or licensing treatments for diseases where few alternatives exist, making it hard for competitors to displace it once a drug is established. The key risk is that its revenue is concentrated in a small number of products, so patent expirations or pipeline failures could meaningfully hurt the business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+71.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

47.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 2.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
76.7%
Premium pricing power — 76.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
26.4%
Excellent — 26.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.2%
Strong — 16.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+13.5%
Fast-growing sales (+13.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-68.8%
Earnings shrinking (-68.8% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
569%
Turns 569% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
23.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.7%)

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
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
18.29x
Comfortably covers interest (18.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
117.4x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 117.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+101.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (117.4 → 16.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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