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argenx SE ARGX

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€337.30 −4.70 (1.37%)
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Argenx Is Still Building a Moat Centered on Autoimmune Disease Drug Vyvgart

Dutch biotech Argenx is hoping to build a portfolio of autoimmune treatments around Vyvgart, which received FDA approval in 2021 as a treatment for myasthenia gravis. We think the drug will see peak sales of more than $8 billion if approvals can extend into new autoimmune indications in neurology, hematology, dermatology, and nephrology over the next several years, although competitors in testing and uncertainty around future clinical trial results for Vyvgart prevent us from assigning the firm an economic moat.

Price vs Fair Value

ARGX is trading at a 20% discount.
Price
€342.00
Fair Value
€183.00
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
€829.17
5-Star Price
€362.50
Economic Moat
Xcmr
Capital Allocation
Mydrltvx

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Novel FcRn inhibitor Vyvgart is a pipeline in a product, currently approved in myasthenia gravis but in testing in multiple additional indications.

Bears

Vyvgart’s initial average price of $225,000 per year per patient in the U.S. could fall over time, as international launches progress and as competitors reach the market.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
€342.00
Day Range
€335.10341.10
52-Week Range
€271.00494.10
Bid/Ask
€335.10 / €341.50
Market Cap
€20.05 Bil
Volume/Avg
35,871 / 60,975

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
Price/Sales
17.25
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield

Company Profile

Argenx is a Dutch company focused on using its antibody engineering technology to treat rare autoimmune diseases. Vyvgart (efgartigimod) was approved in the U.S. in December 2021 as a treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis, followed by approvals in Europe and Japan in 2022.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Stock Style Box
Mid Growth
Total Number of Employees
1,148

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
ARGX
UCB
CSL
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
25.8127.81
Price/Book Value
6.732.545.16
Price/Sales
17.254.466.18
Price/Cash Flow
25.5732.27
Price/Earnings
ARGX
UCB
CSL

Financial Strength

Metric
ARGX
UCB
CSL
Quick Ratio
8.700.840.95
Current Ratio
9.751.322.15
Interest Coverage
−438.673.887.21
Quick Ratio
ARGX
UCB
CSL

Profitability

Metric
ARGX
UCB
CSL
Return on Assets (Normalized)
−2.67%5.10%8.11%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
−3.43%8.82%18.17%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
−5.69%7.41%10.94%
Return on Assets
ARGX
UCB
CSL
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