Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (PCRX) vs Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (XERS)

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. and Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. are both Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic companies. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.8B against $1.5B — 1.3× the size. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Pacira BioSciences, Inc. trades at 104×. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 36.3% against 5.71%. Pacira BioSciences, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.96% vs −5.12%) and the lower return on invested capital (1.58% vs 18.9%). Across the 20 metrics below, Pacira BioSciences, Inc. leads on 12 and Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E 103.86 n/m 19.25
P/S 1.92 5.30 2.11
P/B 2.13 n/m 1.78
Price to free cash flow 7.99 31.91 16.14
EV/EBITDA 16.98 36.06 12.58
EV/Sales 2.34 5.69 2.73
Earnings yield 0.96% (0.94%) (4.38%)
Free cash flow yield 12.51% 3.13% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 79.21% 86.58% 53.94%
Operating margin 2.66% 10.91% 0.00%
Net margin 1.96% (5.12%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 24.06% 16.60% 0.00%
Return on equity 2.05% 118.22% (0.40%)
Return on assets 1.05% (4.60%) (3.32%)
Return on invested capital 1.58% 18.88% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.71% 36.33% 10.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 107.44% 100.86% 49.06%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.07% 70.20% 6.74%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (45.44%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity 0.54 (25.95) 0.05
Current ratio 5.04 1.45 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 1.24 2.67 0.97

Dividend

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

Size

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 1.45b 1.84b 276.90m

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