BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BCRX) vs Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (PCRX)

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Pacira BioSciences, Inc. are both Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic companies. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.5B — 1.4× the size. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Pacira BioSciences, Inc. trades at 104×. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 68.7% against 5.71%. Pacira BioSciences, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.96% vs −40.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.58% vs −610.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads on 11 and Pacira BioSciences, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E n/m 103.86 19.25
P/S 2.11 1.92 2.11
P/B n/m 2.13 1.78
Price to free cash flow 5.30 7.99 16.14
EV/EBITDA n/m 16.98 12.58
EV/Sales 2.62 2.34 2.73
Earnings yield (18.49%) 0.96% (4.38%)
Free cash flow yield 18.86% 12.51% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 97.78% 79.21% 53.94%
Operating margin (33.29%) 2.66% 0.00%
Net margin (40.90%) 1.96% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 39.75% 24.06% 0.00%
Return on equity 87.84% 2.05% (0.40%)
Return on assets (75.79%) 1.05% (3.32%)
Return on invested capital (610.55%) 1.58% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 68.72% 5.71% 10.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 381.40% 107.44% 49.06%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 117.89% 11.07% 6.74%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (45.44%) 0.00%

Health

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity (1.85) 0.54 0.05
Current ratio 2.32 5.04 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 0.61 1.24 0.97

Dividend

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Dividend yield — — 1.57%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric BCRX PCRX Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 2.05b 1.45b 276.90m

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