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BB Biotech AG

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BB Biotech AG

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  • Price (CHF)39.55
  • Today's Change-0.20 / -0.50%
  • Shares traded33.39k
  • 1 Year change-0.88%
  • Beta1.1392
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About the company

BB Biotech AG is a Switzerland-based investment company, which principal activity is to invest in companies active in the biotechnology industry. BB Biotech AG invests mainly in companies operating in such sectors as oncology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases and autoimmune diseases. The Company’s portfolio comprises between 20 and 35 companies and includes such companies as Celgene, Actelion, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Gilead, Novo Nordisk, Incyte, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Immunogen, Halozyme Therapeutics, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Dendreon, Bavarian Nordic, Lupin, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Strides Arcolab, Endocyte, Probiodrug, and Idenix Pharmaceuticals.

  • Revenue in CHF (TTM)270.74m
  • Net income in CHF307.74m
  • Incorporated1993
  • Employees--
  • Location
    BB Biotech AGSchwertstrasse 6SCHAFFHAUSEN 8200SwitzerlandCHE
  • Phone+41 526240845
  • Fax+41 442676701
  • Websitehttps://www.bbbiotech.ch/
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Profile

Management group(s)Bellevue Asset Management, LLC
AIC sector--
ISINCH0038389992
Launch date09 Nov 1993
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyCHF

Objective

BB Biotech invests in fast-growing biotechnology companies that are developing and marketing innovative drugs. It focuses on biotech companies whose products address areas of significant unmet medical needs and that are generating above-average sales and profit growth. BB Biotech’s investment portfolio will usually consist of 20 to 35 biotechnology companies. This will include 5 to 8 large core positions, which together will account for up to 2/3 of the portfolio.New investments in mid-cap companies will have a weighting of between 1% and a maximum of 5% to ensure that both upside potential and R&D risks are adequately addressed.Non-listed companies should not exceed 10% of the portfolio.

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Management & contract fees

The Company pays a 1.1% all-in fee without any additional fixed or performance-based elements of compensation for the asset management company.

Peer analysis

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Puretech Health PLC2.98m-58.88m511.34m90.00--1.40--171.32-0.1841-0.18410.00931.330.0048--0.467628,888.12-9.544.92-10.675.94-----2,000.84352.67----0.05240.00-78.68-30.64-30.47---44.10--
Basilea Pharmaceutica AG Allschwil157.63m10.45m522.84m147.0045.30--43.393.320.87650.876513.15-0.83350.79991.065.161,072,340.005.30-1.867.69-2.9983.0083.456.63-2.992.642.021.10--6.683.53-13.96--11.17--
Philogen SpA22.46m-5.98m582.24m160.00--9.12--25.92-0.1551-0.15510.57472.250.18876.657.95144,562.50-5.03-7.32-5.56-8.3640.0432.04-26.64-58.666.84--0.1414---2.4610.80-14.60--51.78--
Abivax SA0.00-143.49m761.55m40.00--4.00-----3.35-3.350.003.120.00----0.00-73.79-65.49-96.88-94.75-----------8.050.2206-------111.52---19.06--
Formycon AG75.46m73.62m960.36m238.0011.921.7912.7312.734.704.704.8431.320.0891104.803.56326,453.808.695.879.336.3330.0028.5497.5539.760.9621-0.01890.01760.0082.8312.47110.5960.5881.87--
Genus plc772.70m38.34m1.33bn3.48k34.592.0114.971.710.50530.505310.188.710.6478--6.03193,642.102.903.583.304.20----4.475.441.405.440.337760.8616.237.96-18.5826.709.364.24
AddLife AB837.76m6.75m1.34bn2.29k205.463.1415.421.600.64830.648380.4142.380.73933.625.534,258,149.000.61125.310.92998.8337.1636.890.82675.790.47781.480.517331.736.6231.30-60.428.0044.43-1.89
BioArctic AB21.56m-10.45m1.39bn90.00--19.64--64.49-1.38-1.382.8611.240.2202----2,866,000.00-10.662.24-11.672.5683.3886.52-48.449.76----0.00430.00169.83-2.912,150.71-9.6911.83--
Gubra A/S26.70m-5.80m1.45bn219.00--23.09--54.23-2.91-2.9113.5129.44------936,095.90--------56.06---21.72------0.1296--2.82---1,133.04------
Galapagos NV284.97m29.83m1.48bn646.0049.740.5276--5.210.4664.234.4543.930.06530.18926.11454,184.200.6829-1.480.7594-1.65123.06--10.47-14.429.70--0.0028--3.47-2.0294.42--7.04--
Evotec SE754.27m-88.08m1.68bn5.06k--1.56--2.22-0.5124-0.51244.396.24------153,447.10---0.0064---0.007620.1624.51-11.68-0.01781.79-2.090.36190.003.9915.7952.23--50.62--
BB BIOTECH AG270.74m307.74m2.19bn--7.040.8768--8.095.625.624.9145.110.0998------11.352.3412.962.5297.7499.06113.6735.40----0.1223217.78-57.97-37.9842.26-----8.09
MorphoSys AG197.65m-443.22m2.48bn464.00------12.53-12.54-12.655.79-6.950.10021.864.58388,358.00-22.47-10.25-27.58-11.6183.8985.92-224.25-78.531.38-------14.3725.53-25.60--3.11--
Data as of Jul 05 2024. Currency figures normalised to BB Biotech AG's reporting currency: Swiss Franc CHF

Institutional shareholders

6.66%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Z�rcher Kantonalbank (Investment Management)as of 30 Apr 2024952.47k1.72%
Credit Suisse Asset Management (Schweiz) AGas of 29 Feb 2024903.08k1.63%
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AGas of 04 Jun 2024743.18k1.34%
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2023224.58k0.41%
Vontobel Asset Management AGas of 28 Mar 2024218.11k0.39%
Union Bancaire Priv�e, UBP SAas of 29 Feb 2024180.34k0.33%
Pictet Asset Management SAas of 29 Feb 2024151.26k0.27%
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AGas of 06 Jun 2024111.38k0.20%
Basler Kantonalbank (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 2023107.35k0.19%
Credit Suisse AGas of 30 Apr 2024100.41k0.18%
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