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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) stock analysis

BCRXNasdaqBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 9/30
$7.68+0.03 (+0.39%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.96BP/E –Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works

Value1Growth4Performance2Health2Dividend0

Mixed9 of 30 checks passed

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals passes 9 of the 30 checks behind our score; 18 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
1/6
Growth
4/6
Past performance
2/6
Financial health
2/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • Revenue growing 10%+ a year

    Revenue grew 47.8% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 92.9% of total debt.

  • Guidance raised

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals raised its full year 2026 total revenue outlook on Aug 5, 2026.

  • P/S below the industry

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's price-to-sales of 2.03 is below the Drugs median of 4.80 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

What to watch

  • Interest not well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense -3.8 times; we look for at least 5.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is -3.12; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

  • No dividend

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

Valuation1/6
  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E against the industry

    Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/S below the industry

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's price-to-sales of 2.03 is below the Drugs median of 4.80 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

  • Price against fair value

    We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.

  • Margin of safety

    Depends on the fair value estimate.

Growth4/6
  • Revenue growing 10%+ a year

    Revenue grew 47.8% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • EPS growth over 3 years

    Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

  • Earnings acceleration

    Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 60.3% over the last twelve months; the Drugs median is 8.0%.

  • Guidance raised

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals raised its full year 2026 total revenue outlook on Aug 5, 2026.

  • Gross margin improving

    Gross margin was 97.9% over the last twelve months, against 97.4% a year earlier.

Past performance2/6
  • Return on equity

    Needs positive equity and five years of results.

  • Return on invested capital

    Needs operating income and invested capital.

  • Return on equity against the industry

    Needs positive equity.

  • Earnings over 5 years

    Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was -37.4% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -53.3%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's net margin of -37.4% is above the Drugs median of -53.0%.

Financial health2/6
  • Debt level

    Needs debt and equity figures.

  • Debt trend

    Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 92.9% of total debt.

  • Interest not well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense -3.8 times; we look for at least 5.

  • Short-term assets cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 2.71 times current liabilities.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is -3.12; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6
  • No dividend

    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

We don't publish a fair value for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

  • EV/EBITDA at month end
  • Drugs median 17.1

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Low risk

Average value traded per day
$44.15M
Value traded per 1% price move
$18.15M

Downside

Medium risk

Typical loss in a bad month
18.6%
Volatility (annualized)
48%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
0.04
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
0.80

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025

Gross margin

97.8%+6.5 pts over 5 years

Operating margin

39.0%+1020.1 pts over 5 years

Net margin

30.2%+1056.5 pts over 5 years

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