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Evotec
(XETRA:EVT)
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Rating:46Neutral
Price Target:
€4.50
▼(-32.74% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is primarily held back by weak financial performance—persistent losses, declining revenue, and negative free cash flow—despite a comparatively manageable balance sheet. Technical indicators are broadly neutral with modest near-term improvement (positive MACD), but the longer-term trend remains pressured (below the 200-day average). Valuation is constrained by ongoing losses (negative P/E) and no dividend yield support.
Positive Factors
Diversified collaboration revenue
Evotec's multi‑stream commercial model (service fees, research funding, upfronts, milestones and royalties) creates durable revenue optionality. Multi‑year pharma partnerships provide recurring funding and asymmetric upside as partnered programs advance, reducing reliance on single revenue sources and smoothing cash flow over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Persistent losses and weak margins
Sustained negative profitability (TTM net margin -26%, EBIT -15%) signals structural earnings weakness. Ongoing losses erode equity, limit the company's ability to self‑fund growth or higher R&D intensity, and increase dependence on external financing; until margins sustainably improve, returns and capital allocation flexibility remain impaired.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Diversified collaboration revenue
Evotec's multi‑stream commercial model (service fees, research funding, upfronts, milestones and royalties) creates durable revenue optionality. Multi‑year pharma partnerships provide recurring funding and asymmetric upside as partnered programs advance, reducing reliance on single revenue sources and smoothing cash flow over the medium term.
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Evotec (EVT) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€878.70M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)812.37K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.33
Revenue Growth-5.48%
EPS Growth6.43%
CountryDE
Employees4,526
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryDrug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.09
Shares Outstanding177,909,560
10 Day Avg. Volume1,027,144
30 Day Avg. Volume812,370
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.20
Price to Book (P/B)1.19
Price to Sales (P/S)1.23
P/FCF Ratio-11.81
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€7.25Price Target Upside8.37% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.7
Revenue Forecast (FY)€730.17M
Evotec Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Evotec SE functions as a global collaborator, aiding the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the identification and progression of novel drug candidates. The firm is actively engaged in advancing medicinal products designed to treat a d...
How the Company Makes Money
Evotec primarily makes money by providing R&D services and platform-based drug discovery/development work to external customers (pharmaceutical, biotech, and other life-science organizations). Under these collaborations, Evotec earns revenue from ...
Evotec Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
41
Neutral
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 788.37M | 796.97M | 781.43M | 751.45M | 618.03M |
| Gross Profit | 65.24M | 114.88M | 175.05M | 174.06M | 151.54M |
| EBITDA | -41.40M | -80.66M | 7.82M | -86.08M | 298.41M |
| Net Income | -103.52M | -196.08M | -83.91M | -175.66M | 215.51M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.78B | 1.91B | 2.25B | 2.26B | 2.24B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 476.39M | 396.80M | 604.11M | 729.98M | 858.50M |
| Total Debt | 447.69M | 463.10M | 626.20M | 506.67M | 512.92M |
| Total Liabilities | 965.05M | 959.98M | 1.13B | 1.07B | 857.48M |
| Stockholders Equity | 813.70M | 952.52M | 1.12B | 1.19B | 1.38B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -81.98M | -114.02M | -179.56M | 21.75M | 3.29M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -9.44M | 18.22M | 36.44M | 203.11M | 122.24M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 166.42M | -71.19M | -13.29M | -415.82M | -243.85M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -32.20M | -161.42M | 71.96M | -52.41M | 398.43M |
Evotec Technical Analysis
Negative
6.69
Price Trends
4.96
Negative
4.99
Negative
5.50
Negative
Market Momentum
0.03
Negative
50.12
Neutral
32.05
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:EVT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 6.69 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.89, above the 50-day MA of 4.96, and above the 200-day MA of 5.50, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.03 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 50.12 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 32.05 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:EVT.
Evotec Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | €60.74B | 24.03 | 8.77% | 1.82% | -1.69% | -10.15% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
46 Neutral | €878.70M | -4.54 | -24.55% | ― | -5.48% | 6.43% | |
43 Neutral | €124.45M | -3.07 | -5460.56% | ― | -53.03% | -94.45% | |
42 Neutral | €61.61M | -5.53 | -1361.43% | ― | -9.17% | -5.52% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
DE:EVT
Evotec
4.94
-2.16
-30.43%
DE:B8FK
Biofrontera
2.42
-0.06
-2.42%
DE:BNN
B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research and Information Network
2.92
0.98
50.52%
DE:MRK
Merck KGaA
139.85
32.16
29.86%
DE:HPHA
Heidelberg Pharma AG
2.64
-2.07
-43.95%
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