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How to screen for Biotechnology stocks

Does growing commercial cash support the biotechnology thesis? Inspect the real product screen and a source-backed three-period company comparison.

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TL;DR

A biotechnology label does not establish commercial cash generation or clinical success. Across fiscal 2023 through 2025, Regeneron had positive source free cash flow while Moderna’s remained negative and its revenue declined. Regeneron’s own operating profit fell despite revenue growth, making margins worth examining. Use the industry screen to find business exposure, then state any cash-flow or profitability filter separately and check fiscal periods and original disclosures.

See the screen in NexusTrade

NexusTrade Biotechnology stocks screen with the industry filter and Market Cap descending selected
Actual NexusTrade screen captured October 10, 2026. Values shown belong to the captured product snapshot.

The captured product view uses industry=biotechnology, Market Cap and Descending. On October 10, 2026 it displayed 100 matches. That is the number shown by this view, not a claim that it covers every listed company.

The image records the interface and company matches at capture time. Prices and ratios are stored observations; the capture date is not their market date. Open the current company profile and check its observation dates before using those figures.

Does growing commercial cash support the biotechnology thesis?

Regeneron and Moderna illustrate different commercial trajectories. Regeneron had positive source FCF across all three periods; Moderna had negative source FCF while revenue declined.

Test the exposure with reported financials

Source free cash flow by fiscal year

Scale: −4.08 to +4.08 B USD · zero baseline

FY2023

  • Regeneron+3.88B USD
  • Moderna-3.83B USD

FY2024

  • Regeneron+3.67B USD
  • Moderna-4.06B USD

FY2025

  • Regeneron+4.08B USD
  • Moderna-2.07B USD

Exact source FCF values in USD billions for fiscal 2023–2025. These whole-company cash measures do not estimate clinical success. Full statement values and periods remain in the table.

Show the table · 6 rows, 5 columns

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REGN · 2023-12-31$13.117B$4.047B / 30.85%$3.954B$3.875B
REGN · 2024-12-31$14.202B$3.991B / 28.10%$4.413B$3.665B
REGN · 2025-12-31$14.343B$3.578B / 24.95%$4.505B$4.080B
MRNA · 2023-12-31$6.848B−$4.239B / -61.90%−$4.714B−$3.825B
MRNA · 2024-12-31$3.236B−$3.945B / -121.91%−$3.561B−$4.055B
MRNA · 2025-12-31$1.944B−$3.074B / -158.13%−$2.822B−$2.065B

Operating margin = operating income ÷ revenue. Not returned means missing, never zero. Source FCF definitions require the reconciliation below.

Read-only NexusTrade sec_edgar fundamentals retrieved October 12, 2026 and checked against the original annual statements. Amounts below are USD billions; the retained raw response uses USD. These are historical fiscal periods, not a live quote or a forecast.

Apply the condition and explain the result

  1. Reported inputs

    Regeneron revenue moved $13.117B → $14.202B → $14.343B; operating profit moved $4.047B → $3.991B → $3.578B. Flat revenue growth and falling operating profit deserve a margin explanation.

  2. Calculated comparison

    Moderna revenue fell $6.848B → $3.236B → $1.944B. Source FCF was −$3.825B → −$4.055B → −$2.065B. A positive-FCF filter fails Moderna for these dates.

What the industry tag cannot establish

Commercial revenue is not a clinical-success probability. Pipeline milestones, collaboration economics, patent life and funding runway need original disclosures. These additional issuer examples do not replace the actual LLY/JNJ/ABBV first rows in the capture.

Reproduce this screen and comparison

Open the actual filter, check its current result dates, then reproduce the financial calculation. An industry-only URL does not silently implement an extra profitability or cash-flow rule. Record any added condition explicitly.

Check fiscal periods and public availability

Inspect every input period, publication date and source

Select FY rows by periodEnd instead of assuming the array is latest first. Source statements may present comparative years in one filing. Their later publication does not prove those exact restated values were available at the earlier historical date.

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REGN20232023-12-312024-02-05Annual FY, USD
REGN20242024-12-312025-02-05Annual FY, USD
REGN20252025-12-312026-02-04Annual FY, USD
MRNA20232023-12-312024-02-23Annual FY, USD
MRNA20242024-12-312025-02-21Annual FY, USD
MRNA20252025-12-312026-02-20Annual FY, USD

Inspect the business exposure

Inspect the captured screen selection and company links
  1. Investigate the business exposure

    Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie were the first displayed matches. The classification includes large commercial businesses rather than only companies awaiting their first approval. Further down the captured results, Vertex and Moderna also appeared. Use the business description to choose the kind of biotech exposure you want to investigate.

Make the selection explicit

Inspect the captured screen selection and company links

Check the filter Aurora resolves from your request. Confirm the resolved classification before treating a result as a match. Asking for profitable companies adds a financial condition; this industry-only screen does not silently claim to implement that condition.

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Biotechnology stocksindustry=biotechnologyPublished revenue/product classification
Publicly listed universeSupported company classification catalogCheck listing status on the company profile
Review company fundamentalsCompany profile and dated daily snapshotA stored snapshot is not a live quote

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