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Basilea Pharmaceutica AG

$BPMUF·$958M·Biotechnology·Healthcare
$77.400.0%1Y+14.2%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $BPMUF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Swiss anti-infectives shop with Q2 revenue up 55%, 88% gross margin, and BARDA still funding pipeline — small-cap biotech with real cash flow.

Basilea Pharmaceutica is a Swiss commercial-stage biotech focused on serious hospital-acquired infections and cancer — commercial products include Cresemba (invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis antifungal) and Zevtera (antibacterial). The setup is a profitable specialty biotech with pipeline optionality funded by BARDA milestones.

  • Q2 revenue was $118M CHF, up 55% year-on-year, with 87% gross margin and 27% operating margin — the specific tell that Cresemba commercial ramp is compounding without margin dilution.
  • Received another $13M from BARDA on May 28 to continue development of ceftibuten-ledaborbactam — the specific non-dilutive funding tell that the antibiotic pipeline has US government backing through commercial launch.
  • Trades at 14.7x trailing earnings, 3.1x sales, and 10.7x EV/EBITDA with a 7.1% free-cash-flow yield — genuinely reasonable multiples for a growing specialty biotech, and the 20% return on invested capital reflects real operating discipline.
  • Sits at the 100th percentile of the 52-week range and 25% above the 50-day trend — the equity has re-rated hard, and the Q2 EPS miss versus consensus (-36%) reflects timing of milestone payments rather than an operational issue.

What extends the move is the Feb 2027 full-year confirming continued Cresemba commercial ramp and specific commentary on the ceftibuten-ledaborbactam Phase 3 timeline. What breaks it is a specific commercial-execution issue (competitor generic entry for Cresemba, Zevtera reimbursement pressure) or a BARDA funding delay; the operating story is strong, but at the top of the range the market wants continued execution to hold the level.

What to watch: Feb 16 2027 full-year 2026 results — consensus $4.55 EPS. Watch Cresemba commercial revenue growth, ceftibuten-ledaborbactam Phase 3 timeline, and any additional BARDA milestone announcements.

On the calendar: 2027-02-16 — Full-year 2026 results

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Basilea Pharmaceutica commercializes anti-infective drugs (ceftobiprole, isavuconazole) targeting hard-to-treat hospital-acquired infections.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Biotechnology sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BPMUF.

Biotechnology · Healthcare

No material change from last week — ADA conference oral formulation competition is bifurcating biotech multiples between GLP-1 platform holders and precision oncology innovators.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
20.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
23.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
36.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
87.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 18, 2026$2.64$4.14-36.2%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$1.95$2.06-5.3%
Q2 2025Aug 19, 2025$1.44$2.56-43.8%
Q4 2024Feb 18, 2025$4.52$3.57+26.6%
Next earningsTue, Feb 16·consensus EPS $3.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$118.3M+55.1%87.0%26.5%$2.24$18.5M
Q4 FY25$128.5M+76.7%88.3%21.5%$2.00$36.8M
Q2 FY25$104.0M+22.4%39.9%23.1%$1.29$22.7M
Q4 FY24$132.3M+48.4%110%39.3%$4.70$55.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$252.3M$242.8M – $263.4M$4.46$4.24 – $4.722
FY27$257.3M$231.4M – $280.7M$3.21$3.05 – $3.394
FY28$226.7M$218.2M – $236.8M$0.76$0.73 – $0.811
FY29$197.5M$190.2M – $206.3M$3.35$3.18 – $3.542
FY30$238.6M$229.6M – $249.1M$5.99$5.70 – $6.332

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.—Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.100%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+21.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+16.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 11.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.415-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG (BPMUF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·10d agoBasilea Pharmaceutica AG (OTCMKTS:BPMUF) Short Interest Updatedefenseworld.net·14d agoBasilea receives further USD 13 million from BARDA to continue development of novel antibiotic ceftibuten-ledaborbactamglobenewswire.com·93d ago

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