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Syndax Pharmaceuticals

SNDX
29
Biotechnology · Healthcare
Price
$19.65
-0.10 (-0.51%)
Market Cap
$1.74B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+66.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 52.1M (2021) → 86.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs to treat blood cancers and other serious diseases. Its two lead medicines are revumenib, which targets a specific genetic mutation in acute leukemia, and axatilimab, which treats a condition called chronic graft-versus-host disease — a complication that can occur after bone marrow transplants. Revumenib received FDA approval in late 2024 under the brand name Revuforte, marking a major milestone for the company.

Syndax makes money by selling its approved drug and through partnership agreements with larger pharmaceutical companies. It operates primarily in the United States, though it has licensing deals that extend its reach internationally. The company is still spending far more than it earns, which is typical for early-stage biotechs — its operating margin is deeply negative. The key growth driver is the commercial ramp of revumenib, but the main risk is whether sales can grow fast enough to offset ongoing research and development costs before the company needs to raise more cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+91.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$259M/ year

Rising (+7% vs prior year)

150.1% of revenue

8.3x the sector average (18%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

10.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~21 months

$575M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Strong grower

Syndax Pharmaceuticals is growing revenue at 92% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
95.6%
Premium pricing power — 95.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-54.9%
Losing money on operations — -54.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-32.2%
Weak — -32.2% 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
+222.3%
Fast-growing sales (+222.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-107.6%
Burning cash (-107.6%)

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
38.95
Heavy debt load (38.95)
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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