TBPH
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (TBPH) Business Model Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Revenue Quality
Gross margin remains exceptionally high at 90.8%, indicating strong product economics.
Revenue quality is supported by a 49.7% operating cash flow margin and 51.6% net profit margin.
Cash generation is solid with free cash flow yield of 5.9% and income quality of 0.96.
Profitability
Return on equity is healthy at 19.4%, but return on invested capital remains slightly negative at -0.6%.
Operating margin is negative at -2.9% despite strong EBITDA margin of 60.2%, suggesting meaningful below-EBITDA costs.
Interest coverage is negative at -2.6x, reflecting that EBIT is currently not covering interest expense on a TTM basis.
Balance Sheet
The balance sheet is very liquid with a current ratio of 13.5x and cash ratio of 7.1x.
Net debt is negative relative to EBITDA at -2.9x, indicating a net cash position.
Debt leverage is low with debt-to-equity of 0.13x and debt-to-assets of 8.2%.
Valuation
The stock trades at 6.7x EV/sales and 17.0x price to free cash flow, which is not cheap but not extreme for a profitable biotech business.
Earnings-based valuation is reasonable at 16.0x P/E given the current profitability profile.
Price-to-book of 3.0x suggests the market is paying a moderate premium to tangible equity.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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