Equity Brief · Healthcare2026-09-01
BIO.RO·Healthcare

Biofarm

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Biofarm manufactures generic and specialty pharmaceutical products across multiple therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, and dermatological treatments [Yahoo Finance]. The company employs 374 people and operates as a subsidiary of Polish pharmaceutical group Polpharma [Yahoo Finance].

Biofarm is a Romanian pharmaceutical manufacturer founded in 1921, producing cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, and other specialty drugs [Yahoo Finance]. The company is currently being taken private by its Polish parent Polpharma, with shares suspended from trading and minority shareholders receiving RON 1.38 per share [Ziarul Financiar]. As of June 30, 2026, Biofarm generated RON 294.3M in trailing revenue but faced a sharp 33% year-over-year decline [Yahoo Finance].

Strong balance sheet with excellent cash generation, but revenue contracted sharply and the company is transitioning to private ownership.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 6/10

Sentinellis health

Financially healthy

9.0/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

15% of score10.0/10
Net margin+26.6%Gross margin+85.8%

Returns on capital

15% of score10.0/10
ROIC+29.5%Return on equity+17.6%

Growth & momentum

20% of score5.0/10
Revenue growth-33.2%· need > +5% YoYOperating margin trend-1.4pp YoY

Balance sheet

25% of score10.0/10
Current ratio1.9xNet debt / EBITDA-2.3xInterest coverage· no dataDebt / equity0.00

Cash generation

15% of score10.0/10
Free cash flowRON 75.3MCash vs reported profitRON 92.5M vs RON 78.3M

Value creation

10% of score10.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital+20.9pp

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

RON 1.3B

Revenue (TTM)

RON 294.3M

II · Recent news

What moved

2 stories · ranked by relevance

  • company2026-08-21

    Polpharma retrage de la tranzacţionare acţiunile Biofarm. Acţionarii minoritari primesc 1,3790 lei pe acţ - Ziarul Financiar

    Ziarul Financiar

  • company2026-08-21

    Acțiunile Biofarm, suspendate de la tranzacționare. Este iminent anunțul inițierii procedurii de retragere a acționarilor, în contextul dobândirii pachetului majoritar de poloonezii de la Zakłady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma - profit.ro

    profit.ro

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Revenue collapsed 33% year-over-year through June 30, 2026, a severe contraction for a mature pharmaceutical manufacturer [Yahoo Finance]

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Risks

5

Opportunities

4

Red flags

4

Leadership

10

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