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ASND vs GRFS

Ascendis Pharma A/S and Grifols SA, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in EUR, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

ASND vs GRFS, at a glance
Metric ASND GRFS
Revenue€720.1M€7.2B
Net income€-228.0M€156.9M
Gross margin86.8%38.7%
Net margin−31.7%3.0%
Return on equity·2.8%
Diluted EPS−€3.76€0.23
Dividend / share··
Payout ratio·0.6%
Free cash flow·€669.6M
Equity·€5.9B
Net debt / equity··
Current ratio1.04×2.66×
Revenue CAGR 5y153.0%7.2%
Profit CAGR 5y·−24.2%

GRFS bills 10.0× the revenue of ASND, and ASND closed the last reported year at a loss.

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

ASND vs GRFS, revenue by year
Fiscal year ASND GRFS
FY2024€363.6M€7.2B
FY2023€266.7M€6.6B
FY2022€51.2M€6.1B
FY2021€7.8M€4.9B
FY2020€7.0M€5.3B
FY2019€13.4M€5.1B
FY2018€10.6M€4.5B
FY2017€1.5M€4.3B
FY2016€4.6M€4.0B
FY2015€8.1M€3.9B
Net income by year

Bottom line

ASND vs GRFS, net income by year
Fiscal year ASND GRFS
FY2024€-378.1M€156.9M
FY2023€-481.4M€42.3M
FY2022€-583.2M€185.0M
FY2021€-383.6M€188.7M
FY2020€-419.0M€618.5M
FY2019€-218.0M€625.1M
FY2018€-130.1M€596.6M
FY2017€-123.9M€662.7M
FY2016€-68.5M€545.5M
FY2015€-32.9M€532.1M
Revenue gap over time

10 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024−€6,848,741,000GRFS
FY2023−€6,325,259,000GRFS
FY2022−€6,012,793,000GRFS
FY2021−€4,925,340,000GRFS
FY2020−€5,333,085,000GRFS
FY2019−€5,085,316,000GRFS
FY2018−€4,476,143,000GRFS
FY2017−€4,316,543,000GRFS
FY2016−€4,045,224,000GRFS
FY2015−€3,926,445,000GRFS

GRFS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

10 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

5 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2024−106.9 ppGRFS
FY2023−183.0 ppGRFS
FY2022−1143.7 ppGRFS
FY2018−1242.8 ppGRFS
FY2015−419.1 ppGRFS

GRFS has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.

5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

ASND's net margin has been more volatile than GRFS's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 478.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.0.

5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

GRFS led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

ASND's return on equity has been more volatile than GRFS's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 20.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.3.

8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

GRFS led in return on equity in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

8 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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