1.Sales and profit
See section β- NovaBridge Biosciences lost $46.3M in fiscal 2025.
NBP Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2019βFY2025
Hi! I read NovaBridge Biosciencesβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
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Does it make a profit?
β$46.3M
No. It lost money last year.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· NovaBridge Biosciences lost $46.3M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$20.6M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.6M and sold $0.2M of shares on the open market.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.6M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$0.2M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Phillip Andrew DennisChief Medical Officer | Sold | 8,209 | $0.71 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Sean Wuxiong CaoChief Bus. Development Officer | Sold | 107,978 | $0.74 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Cong Claire XuEVP, Clinical Development | Sold | 3,282 | $0.79 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Cong Claire XuSVP, Clinical Development | Sold | 4,485 | $0.89 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Phillip Andrew DennisChief Medical Officer | Sold | 8,494 | $0.66 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Cong Claire XuSVP, Clinical Development | Sold | 3,494 | $3.94 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Sean Wuxiong CaoSee Remarks, Director | Sold | 21,399 | $1.99 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Mark Arnold HaglerSee Remarks | Bought | 230,000 | $2.51 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably NovaBridge Biosciences can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $671M | $377M | $312M | $173M | $211M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | β | $2.7M | $4.2M | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β53,078.0x | β706.0x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 7.7x | 4.8x | 5.7x | 20.9x | 8.1x |
| Quick ratio | 7.6x | 4.8x | 5.7x | 20.9x | 8.1x |
| Total assets | $879M | $591M | $369M | $213M | $261M |
| Total liabilities | $163M | $169M | $126M | $11.5M | $29.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $715M | $418M | $243M | $201M | $231M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β$374M | β$308M | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 8 | β / 6 | β / 6 |
| Accruals ratio | β33.6% | 0.9% | β23.0% | β28.7% | β5.0% | 10.5% | β10.9% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | 1.12 | β5.63 | 2.19 | β6.11 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $4.3M | $236M | $13.8M | β$1.6M | $0.6M | β | β |
| Gross profit | β | β | $6.5M | β$5.5M | β | β | β |
| Research and development | $121M | $151M | $190M | $22.5M | $21.4M | $21.8M | $62.9M |
| Operating income | β | β | β | β$53.1M | β$72.0M | β$51.4M | β$94.3M |
| Interest expense | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | β | β |
| Pretax income | β$209M | $74.0M | β$366M | β$141M | β$82.2M | β$49.7M | β$88.3M |
| Income tax | β | $1.9M | β$0.5M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$209M | $72.2M | β$366M | β$371M | β$208M | β$22.2M | β$46.3M |
| Net income to common | β$213M | $72.2M | β$366M | β$364M | β$206M | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$664.70 | $10.58 | β$48.07 | β$45.08 | β$25.07 | β$2.76 | β$4.83 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$125M | $66.4M | β$153M | β$160M | β$184M | β$52.7M | β$20.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.8M | $1.2M | $4.7M | $2.1M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | β$126M | $65.2M | β$157M | β$162M | β$184M | β$52.7M | β$20.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.4M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $52.7M | $75.6M | $95.5M | $13.1M | $10.2M | β$1.9M | $6.0M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $168M | $734M | $671M | $377M | $312M | $173M | $211M |
| Total debt | $7.2M | β | β | $2.7M | $4.2M | β | β |
| Current assets | $196M | $819M | $750M | $526M | $330M | $177M | $218M |
| Current liabilities | $84.5M | $88.3M | $97.9M | $110M | $58.1M | $8.5M | $26.9M |
| Inventory | β | β | $4.3M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $4.3M | $3.9M | $7.2M | $8.8M | $1.8M | $0.2M | $0.1M |
| Goodwill | $23.4M | $24.9M | $25.5M | $23.6M | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | $21.4M | $18.5M | $18.8M | $17.2M | $16.6M | β | β |
| Total assets | $250M | $971M | $879M | $591M | $369M | $213M | $261M |
| Total liabilities | $96.0M | $108M | $163M | $169M | $126M | $11.5M | $29.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$292M | $862M | $715M | $418M | $243M | $201M | $231M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | β | β | 47.3% | 354.6% | β | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β | β | 3,422.2% | β11,395.1% | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | β | β | β | 3,409.3% | β11,316.0% | β | β |
| Net margin | β4,840.1% | 30.5% | β2,648.7% | 23,923.5% | β32,868.5% | β | β |
| FCF margin | β2,934.2% | 27.6% | β1,139.5% | 10,443.8% | β29,107.9% | β | β |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β96.4% | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β | β | β | β11.0% | β23.2% | β25.2% | β40.4% |
| Return on equity | β | 25.3% | β46.4% | β65.5% | β62.9% | β10.0% | β21.4% |
| Return on assets | β83.6% | 11.8% | β39.6% | β50.5% | β43.3% | β7.6% | β19.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | 8.8% | β54.5% | β96.4% | β91.4% | β11.1% | β20.0% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 5,386.7% | β94.2% | β111.2% | β | β | β |
| Net income growth | β | β | β607.0% | β | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β554.3% | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β341.3% | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 2,030.3% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 0.9% | β2.5% | 18.0% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β53,078.0x | β706.0x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 9.3x | 7.7x | 4.8x | 5.7x | 20.9x | 8.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 9.3x | 7.6x | 4.8x | 5.7x | 20.9x | 8.1x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 40.8% | 0.5% | 34.0% | β134.8% | 25.9% | β | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1,223.0% | 32.0% | 691.4% | β847.8% | 1,620.1% | β | β |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | β | β |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | 1.1 | β5.6 | 2.2 | β6.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β33.6% | 0.9% | β23.0% | β28.7% | β5.0% | 10.5% | β10.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001778016). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. Per-share figures are per US-listed share (1 ADS = 23 ordinary shares). For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.