Arbutus Biopharma vs Assembly Biosciences
ABUS and ASMB side by side, both in drugs. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ABUS and ASMB compare
Arbutus Biopharma is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Assembly Biosciences ($768M against $455M).
Arbutus Biopharma grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1143% versus 125% for Assembly Biosciences).
Arbutus Biopharma keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 121% compared with −0.06% at Assembly Biosciences.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ABUS | ASMB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $768M | $455M |
| Share price | $3.88 | $22.37 |
| Change, 1 year | −15.5% | −30.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 17.6% | −19.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 1.18 |
| Employees | 19 | 73 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 3.5× | – |
| P/S | 4.2× (better) | 6.1× |
| P/B | 9.0× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9× | – |
| FCF yield | – | −8.5% |
| Fair value | $21.71 | $24.97 |
| Margin of safety | 82.1% (better) | 10.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1143% (better) | 125% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.3% (better) | −1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 81.1% (better) | −11.8% |
| Net margin | 121% (better) | −0.06% |
| FCF margin | – | −51.5% |
| Return on equity | 270% (better) | −0.03% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 2299× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.40 | 13.99 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.64 | 8.52 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 71.1% | 92.1% |
| Held by insiders | 35.9% | 29.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$252K |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.7% | 21.1% |
Go deeper
- ABUS stock overview
- ABUS income statement
- ABUS valuation and score
- ASMB stock overview
- ASMB income statement
- ASMB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.