ABUS
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS) Business Model Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Revenue Model
ABUS appears to monetize a high-margin biotech model with revenue per share of 0.92 and price-to-sales of 5.08, indicating the market is still valuing the platform on growth and pipeline potential.
Gross profit margin remains extremely high at 99.98%, consistent with a business model that can scale efficiently once products or collaborations generate revenue.
Profitability
Margins remain exceptionally strong, with EBIT margin at 84.27% and net profit margin at 84.23%, showing the business is currently highly profitable on an accounting basis.
Return metrics are robust, including ROE of 90.98% and ROIC of 54.29%, supporting a strong capital efficiency profile.
Cash Generation
Operating cash flow and free cash flow remain negative, with free cash flow per share at -0.125 and free cash flow yield at -2.67%, indicating the business is not yet self-funding on a cash basis.
The cash conversion profile is weak, with operating cash flow ratio at -7.32 and cash conversion cycle deeply negative due to working-capital dynamics, so reported earnings are not translating into cash.
Balance Sheet
The balance sheet remains very liquid, with a current ratio of 81.4 and cash ratio of 5.70, suggesting substantial near-term financial flexibility.
Leverage is minimal, with debt-to-equity at 0.0020 and net debt to EBITDA still negative, so solvency risk remains low.
Scalability
Operating leverage looks strong, as EBIT margin is high and SG&A is only 9.07% of revenue while R&D is 9.80% of revenue, indicating a relatively efficient cost structure.
However, the business still shows weak cash scalability because operating cash flow remains negative despite very high reported margins.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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