# Avacta Group Plc (AVCT.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Healthcare / Biotechnology. Price 70p, market value 328 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Avacta Group Plc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 14.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 14.4×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 116.7×**. The shares trade at 116.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -11.5%** (5-yr avg -0.1%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.1%**. Avacta Group Plc keeps 28.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -268.9%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Return on assets: -218.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces -218.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.0%** (3-yr -77.3%/yr, 5-yr -44.5%/yr). Revenue grew 0.0% over the last year, against -44.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 40.0%**. Earnings per share rose 40.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 6.02**. Debt is 6.02 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.0×**. It would take 0.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: -2.8×**. Operating profit covers interest only -2.8×: fragile.
- **Current ratio: 0.89** (quick 0.89). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.55**. A Z-score of 3.55 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Avacta Group Plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -16.0% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Avacta Group Plc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of 88p (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 17.2%** (YTD 15.2%, 3-mo -5.2%). The shares are up 17.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.9%** (45.8% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.22** (volatility 59%). Beta of 0.22 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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