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Instrument overview

ASNDAscendis Pharma A/S

StockNasdaqDenmarkHealth careEU retail: available

+1.5% today · +21.2% over a year

4/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 56% of the instruments we score

Stability: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers. No dividend.

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Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) belongs to the Health care sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: Denmark. Its market value is about €13.9B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +21.2%, with an annualised volatility of 39% and a largest fall of 20%.

Smart Score

How it is scored →
Balanced 4/104/10Balanced
Weights for long-horizon accumulation: more quality and trend, no dividend requirement. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →4/10
Default weights: value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety together. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →4/10
Weights for income: dividend safety counts most; shown for dividend payers only. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →—/10

The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.

Compared with: Health care companies in Europe (n = 45)

Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log

Factor scores

How cheap the company is versus peers: earnings, cash flow, book value and sales relative to its price. More in the glossary →better than 19% of peers
Profitability, balance-sheet safety, growth and capital discipline versus peers. More in the glossary →better than 72% of peers
Price trend over the last 12 and 6 months (excluding the last month) and distance from the 52-week high. More in the glossary →better than 57% of peers
Lower price swings, lower market sensitivity (beta) and shallower drawdowns score higher. More in the glossary →better than 81% of peers

Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.

Main drivers

  • Gross profit growth / assets (5 y)supports the score · better than 85% of peers
  • Gross profit / assetssupports the score · better than 98% of peers
  • Betasupports the score · better than 94% of peers

Red flags and notes

  • Caution. Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×. More in the glossary → Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×.
  • Caution. Book equity is below zero. More in the glossary → Book equity is below zero.

Price chart

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Key metrics

Valuation

P/S
19.3
Market cap (EUR)
€13.9B

Profitability and debt

Gross margin
86.8%

Dividends

Dividend yield
0.00%
Years of dividend growth
0

Returns and risk

1 day
+1.5%
1 month
+8.5%
1 year
+21.2%
Volatility, 1 yr
38.8%
Max drawdown, 1 yr
−19.7%
Beta
0.59

Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.

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Same sector and region, closest in market value.
ICLRICON plc3/100.0%20.5%
JAZZJazz Pharmaceuticals plc Common Stock (Ireland)10/100.0%48.5%
SNSmith & Nephew plc6/102.6%−18.7%
FMEFresenius Medical Care AG7/103.7%−9.2%
QGENQiagen N.V.7/100.7%5.9%
QIAQiagen N.V.9/105.5%11.6%
BNTXBioNTech SE—/100.0%−16.2%
STESTERIS9/101.1%−4.3%

News and filings

What the marks mean
  • FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
  • Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
  • RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.

Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.

Score changes in the last 12 months

Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).

Show the log: 3 entries
DateEventBalancedGrowth · IncomeWarningsPrice at publication
Rating change 4/10 4 · — — Available with Invest Pro
Rating change 4/10 3 · — — Available with Invest Pro
First rating 4/10 4 · — Available with Invest Pro

Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.

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