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 $2.4B against $1.5B — 1.6× the size. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Pacira BioSciences, Inc. trades at 38.4×. Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 38.4% against 3.70%. Pacira BioSciences, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.08% vs −1.76%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.37% vs 27.2%). Across the 21 metrics below, Pacira BioSciences, Inc. leads on 15 and Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E 38.36 n/m 20.55
P/S 1.95 6.36 2.08
P/B 2.04 48.03 1.79
Price to free cash flow 8.60 32.23 16.29
EV/EBITDA 16.73 46.61 12.22
EV/Sales 2.32 6.70 2.87
Earnings yield 2.61% (0.31%) (15.94%)
Free cash flow yield 11.63% 3.10% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 0.00% 87.38% 53.51%
Operating margin 4.81% 12.70% 0.00%
Net margin 5.08% (1.76%) (2.45%)
Free cash flow margin 22.74% 20.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 5.24% (27.11%) (0.80%)
Return on assets 3.02% (1.64%) (1.67%)
Return on invested capital 5.37% 27.22% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.70% 38.37% 5.22%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 107.44% 100.86% 42.91%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.07% 70.20% 7.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (45.44%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity 0.00 3.89 0.04
Current ratio 4.68 2.15 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA 1.24 2.67 1.01

Dividend

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Dividend yield — — 1.45%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric PCRX XERS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 1.45b 2.38b 315.39m

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