BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BCRX) vs Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (XERS)

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. are both Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic companies. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.8B — 1.1× the size. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 68.7% against 36.3%. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (−5.12% vs −40.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (18.9% vs −610.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads on 11 and Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric BCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E n/m n/m 19.25
P/S 2.11 5.30 2.11
P/B n/m n/m 1.78
Price to free cash flow 5.30 31.91 16.14
EV/EBITDA n/m 36.06 12.58
EV/Sales 2.62 5.69 2.73
Earnings yield (18.49%) (0.94%) (4.38%)
Free cash flow yield 18.86% 3.13% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 97.78% 86.58% 53.94%
Operating margin (33.29%) 10.91% 0.00%
Net margin (40.90%) (5.12%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 39.75% 16.60% 0.00%
Return on equity 87.84% 118.22% (0.40%)
Return on assets (75.79%) (4.60%) (3.32%)
Return on invested capital (610.55%) 18.88% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 68.72% 36.33% 10.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 381.40% 100.86% 49.06%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 117.89% 70.20% 6.74%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity (1.85) (25.95) 0.05
Current ratio 2.32 1.45 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 0.61 2.67 0.97

Dividend

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

Size

Metric BCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 2.05b 1.84b 276.90m

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