Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RXRX)

Sector: Healthcare Industry: Biotechnology CIK: 0001601830
Market Cap 1.83 Bn
P/B 1.75
P/E -2.55
P/S 41.84
ROIC (Qtr) -67.73
Div Yield % 0.00
Rev 1y % (Qtr) -80.16
Total Debt (Qtr) 82.37 Mn
Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.08

About

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RXRX) is a leading clinical-stage company in the biopharma industry, specifically categorized as a TechBio company. The organization is at the forefront of decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, leveraging technology to map and navigate biology, chemistry, and patient-centric outcomes to discover new insights and translate them into potential new medicines at scale. The company's primary business activities revolve around its Recursion Operating System (OS), a platform that integrates and industrializes...

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Price action

Investment thesis

Bull case

  • Healthy cash reserves of 662.97M provide 32.43x coverage of short-term debt 20.44M, demonstrating strong liquidity position and minimal refinancing risk.
  • Strong tangible asset base of 915.14M provides 11.11x coverage of total debt 82.37M, indicating robust asset backing and low credit risk.
  • Tangible assets of 915.14M provide exceptional 5.77x coverage of deferred revenue 158.57M, showing strong service capability backing.
  • Operating cash flow of (441.17M) fully covers other non-current liabilities (23.02M) by 19.16x, showing strong long-term stability.
  • Tangible assets of 915.14M provide robust 7.58x coverage of other current liabilities 120.72M, indicating strong asset backing.

Bear case

  • Operating cash flow of (441.17M) barely covers its investment activities of 259.83M, with a coverage ratio of -1.70, indicating heavy reliance on external financing for growth which may not be sustainable in a tighter credit environment.
  • Investment activities of 259.83M provide weak support for R&D spending of 477.67M, which is 0.54x, suggesting potentially insufficient investment in innovation relative to other capital deployment.
  • Operating cash flow of (441.17M) provides insufficient coverage of deferred revenue obligations of 158.57M, which is -2.78x, raising concerns about future service delivery capabilities.
  • The company's operating cash flow of (441.17M) shows concerning coverage of stock compensation expenses of 118.24M, with a -3.73 ratio indicating potential earnings quality issues.
  • Free cash flow of (447.69M) provides weak coverage of capital expenditures of 6.52M, with a -68.63 ratio suggesting additional external financing needs for growth initiatives.

Peer comparison

Companies in the Biotechnology
S.No. Ticker Company Market Cap P/E P/S Total Debt (Qtr)
1 SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc. 1,446.17 Bn -1,569.17 0.00 0.01 Bn
2 ONC BeOne Medicines Ltd. 439.23 Bn 6,407.40 88.33 1.90 Bn
3 VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma 120.62 Bn 32.82 10.29 1.83 Bn
4 REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 84.40 Bn 18.44 5.92 2.71 Bn
5 ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 56.13 Bn 1,288.39 17.49 3.21 Bn
6 ARGX Argenx Se 47.89 Bn 31.79 24,973.95 -
7 BNTC Benitec Biopharma Inc. 42.45 Bn -1,015.00 0.00 0.00 Bn
8 INSM INSMED Inc 32.67 Bn -27.60 73.08 0.74 Bn

Industry comparisons

Current Valuation Value Ind Avg Percentile
EV to Assets EV to Assets 0.99 12.96
EV to Cash from Ops. EV/CFO -3.15 23.73
EV to Debt EV to Debt 16.85 772.65
EV to EBIT EV/EBIT -1.94 -11.30
EV to EBITDA EV/EBITDA -2.22 7.11
EV to Free Cash Flow [EV/FCF] EV/FCF -3.10 22.12
EV to Market Cap EV to Market Cap 0.76 68.89
EV to Revenue EV/Rev 31.76 199.70
Price to Book Value [P/B] P/B 1.75 22.62
Price to Earnings [P/E] P/E -2.55 -12.30
Dividend Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Dividend Coverage Ratio Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.00 -12.02
Dividend Payout Ratio % Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 0.17
Dividend per Basic Share Div per Share (Qtr) 0.00 0.01
FCF Dividend Payout Ratio % FCF Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 -0.15
Interest Coverage Interest Coverage 0.00 857.11
Growth Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Capex Growth (1y) % Capex 1y % (Qtr) 54.90 -27.24
Cash and Equivalents Growth (1y) % Cash & Equiv 1y % (Qtr) 54.47 747.06
Dividend Growth (1y) % Dividend Growth (1y) % 0.00 0.01
EBIAT Growth (1y) % EBIAT 1y % (Qtr) -89.42 -48.21
EBITDA Growth (1y) % EBITDA 1y % (Qtr) -78.33 -2.09
EBIT Growth (1y) % EBIT 1y % (Qtr) -86.89 -57.79
EBT Growth (1y) % EBT 1y % (Qtr) -86.89 -14.35
EPS Growth (1y) % EPS 1y % (Qtr) -18.71 -30.88
FCF Growth (1y) % FCF 1y % (Qtr) -34.73 -32.51
Gross Profit Growth (1y) % Gross Profit 1y % (Qtr) -212.79 227.96
Liquidity Ratios Value Ind Avg Percentile
Asset Utilization Ratio Asset Util Ratio (Qtr) 0.03 0.14
Cash Payout Ratio Cash Payout (Qtr) 0.00 0.00
Cash Ratio Cash Ratio (Qtr) 4.27 3.79
Current Ratio Curr Ratio (Qtr) 4.60 7.23
Debt to Equity Ratio Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.08 0.42
Interest Cover Ratio Interest Cover Ratio 0.00 857.11
Times Interest Earned Times Interest Earned 0.00 857.11
Profitability Value Ind Avg Percentile
EBITDA Margin % EBITDA Margin % (Qtr) -1,410.10 -18,509.94
EBIT Margin % EBIT Margin % (Qtr) -1,638.15 -18,862.18
EBT Margin % EBT Margin % (Qtr) -1,638.15 -19,783.19
Gross Margin % Gross Margin % (Qtr) -59.00 -8.62
Net Profit Margin % Net Margin % (Qtr) -1,637.80 -19,732.60