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Neurocrine Biosciences Inc

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As of 2025-12-10

Snapshot

  • Gross margin 98.4% TTM vs industry median 54.7% - royalty-like economics with minimal COGS (14M reconciled cost)[Gross Margin TTM]
  • R&D spend 943M TTM (35% of revenue) funds pipeline while still generating 593M FCF - self-funding growth model[Free Cash Flow TTM]
  • EPS 3Y CAGR 39.9% vs industry median 0.8% - 50x faster earnings growth with positive ROE 15% vs median -39%[EPS Growth 3yr]

Watch Triggers

  • R&D as % of Revenue: Drops below 30% while revenue grows >10%Signals pipeline maturation and margin expansion inflection point
  • Operating Margin TTM: Falls below 15% for 2 consecutive quartersWould indicate pricing pressure or competitive erosion on Ingrezza
  • Accounts Receivable: Growth exceeds revenue growth by >10%728M AR already 27% of revenue - collection issues signal channel problems

Bull Case

Near-zero COGS (14M on 2.7B revenue) creates 98% gross margin moat - every incremental dollar of Ingrezza sales drops almost entirely to gross profit

Gross Margin TTMReconciled Cost of Revenue

Balance sheet optionality: 340M cash, 0.14 debt/equity, 1.5B working capital enables M&A or pipeline expansion without dilution

Debt to EquityWorking CapitalCash and Equivalents

Bear Case

P/E 45x vs industry median 20x - premium valuation requires flawless execution; any pipeline setback severely punishes stock

PE RatioPS Ratio

Single-product concentration risk: Ingrezza drives majority of 2.7B revenue; patent expiry or competitive entry creates cliff risk

Total Revenue TTM

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Forward Thesis

FCF margin expansion to 25%+ as R&D leverage improves with maturing pipeline

1-3ymed
  • R&D at 35% of revenue vs 22% FCF margin - room to converge
  • Operating leverage on fixed SG&A as Ingrezza scales
  • Minimal capex needs (1.6% of revenue)
FCF 593M TTM on 2.7B revenue (22% margin)Capex only 44M TTM vs 637M operating cash flowOperating margin 20.6% already profitable

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