Ascendis Pharma A/S Ordinary Share (ASND)
FairStock Score: 32/100 — RISKY
Key Financials
| Current Price | $243.37 |
| Market Cap | $14.1B |
| P/E Ratio | 18.97 |
| ROE | 118.78% |
| Dividend Yield | —% |
| Sector | Healthcare |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
At $223.21 on 2026-10-13, Ascendis Pharma has a $14.1 billion market value. In the latest reported quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, revenue was $339.3 million and net income was $207.0 million, a 61.00% margin. That is a remarkable turn toward profitability, and trailing free cash flow is $335.1 million. The balance sheet looks sound, with debt-to-equity of 0.31 and an Altman Z-Score of 9.79, while Piotroski is 6/9. The business sells approved rare-disease endocrinology therapies, which can carry pricing power and regulatory barriers, but a true moat requires durable reimbursement and pipeline execution, not one good quarter. FairStock's calculations at the 2026-10-13 close show P/E 17.40, which looks undemanding if profits persist, but P/B is 8.89, EV/EBITDA is 58.13, FCF yield is only 2.4%, and the Graham Number is $79.46. That implies a margin of safety of -180.91%. FairStock's score is 32/100, and the Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results exist, not the three needed. ROE is 118.78%, but ROCE is just 9.58%, showing that reported returns may be flattered by a small equity base. I see a promising commercial-stage biotech with recent momentum, but the price already reflects a lot. Graham would demand a wider cushion; Buffett would want proof the economics are durable.
In plain English: Ascendis Pharma makes medicines for rare diseases, including growth-hormone deficiency and chronic hypoparathyroidism. The latest reported quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, showed $339.3 million of revenue and $207.0 million of net income, and the company has little debt. But it has only a short record as a profitable company, and at the 2026-10-13 close of $223.21 the price looks high compared with the value suggested by its profits and assets.
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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash
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