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Zealand Pharma A/S/ADR (ZLDPF)

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Zealand Pharma A/S operates as a biotechnology company dedicated to the entire lifecycle of peptide-based medicines – from their initial discovery and development through to their ultimate commercialization. Its therapeutic portfolio primarily targets gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders, alongside other specialized conditions where existing treatments are insufficient. Currently, Zealand Pharma offers lixisenatide, marketed as Adlyxin and Lyxumia. They also commercialize Dasiglucagon, available in a single-use syringe or autoinjector format, which addresses severe hypoglycemia, congenital hyperinsulinism, and hypoglycemia following bariatric surgery. Additionally, Dasiglucagon is part of a dual-hormone artificial pancreas system designed for automated diabetes management. Beyond its current offerings, the company maintains a robust development pipeline. Notably, Dasiglucagon is advancing through Phase III clinical trials specifically for congenital hyperinsulinism, building on its existing applications. Another key pipeline candidate is glepaglutide, a long-acting GLP-2 analog, also in Phase III trials for the management of short bowel syndrome. Zealand Pharma A/S has established strategic collaboration agreements with several prominent pharmaceutical and biotech partners, including Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Beta Bionics, Inc. Established in 1998, the company maintains its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Industry: Biotechnology

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Zealand Pharma A/S

OTC:ZLDPFHealthcare
Mkt Cap-
Float62.37M
O/S-
Inst Own-
SI1.1%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$1.38B
Net Income$963.99M
Total Assets$2.46B
Free Cash Flow$970.49M
Debt & Equity
Debt 3%
Equity 97%
Total Debt$60.73M
Total Equity$2.21B
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in ZLDPF's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$2.46B
Liabilities$243.6M
Accounts Receivable$47.74M
Accounts Payable$38.32M
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$22.61M
Goodwill$0
Intangible Assets$6.72M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-31
Revenue$1.38B$9.38M$51.31M$15.56M$43.79M$52.88M$6.19M$5.68M$20.92M$35.14M$28.09M$23.02M$984K$33.46M$21.3M$13.08M$3.79M$8.42M$8.97M
YoY Growth14565.6%-81.7%229.6%-64.5%-17.2%754.8%8.8%-72.8%-40.5%25.1%22.0%2239.1%-97.1%57.1%62.9%245.0%-55.0%-6.1%-
Cost of Revenue$4.21M$1.18M$2.87M$4.6M$17.78M$13.56M$62K$26.98M$2.19M$4.71M$3.33M$2.06M$131K$2.38M$17K$1.68M$0$0$0
Gross Profit$1.37B$8.2M$48.44M$10.97M$26.01M$39.33M$6.12M-$21.29M$18.73M$30.43M$24.76M$20.95M$853K$31.08M$21.28M$11.4M$3.79M$8.42M$8.97M
Gross Margin99.7%87.4%94.4%70.5%59.4%74.4%99.0%-374.6%89.5%86.6%88.1%91.0%86.7%92.9%99.9%87.2%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Research and Development$236.5M$137.68M$102.51M$91.91M$88.08M$90.42M$84.03M$65.59M$48.6M$40.14M$32.17M$26.95M$24.62M$27.36M$19M$22.64M$13.93M$12.84M$15.74M
Selling, General, and Administrative$40.88M$34.31M$13.45M$45.88M$95.23M$73.05M$10.16M$11.68M$7.11M$7.86M$6.68M$5.96M$5.11M$4.13M$5.22M$5.95M$2.41M$2.29M$2.63M
Other$25.9M$26.64M$18.13M$10.3M-$114K-$90K-$66K$0$0$116K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Operating Expenses$303.28M$198.63M$134.09M$137.79M$183.2M$163.37M$94.13M$77.17M$55.61M$47.74M$36.93M$31.96M$28.64M$26.23M$19.97M$29.34M$15.75M$15.11M$18.33M
Operating Income (EBIT)$1.07B-$190.42M-$85.65M-$122.23M-$157.19M-$124.05M-$88M$97.65M-$36.88M-$17.31M-$12.17M-$11.01M-$27.78M$4.85M$1.31M-$16.27M-$11.96M-$6.69M-$9.36M
Operating Margin77.7%-2029.3%-166.9%-785.3%-359.0%-234.6%-1422.5%1717.9%-176.3%-49.3%-43.3%-47.8%-2823.5%14.5%6.2%-124.4%-315.7%-79.4%-104.3%
Interest Expense$5.63M$5.1M$3.73M$8.45M$612K$433K$480K$2.26M$2.83M$4.81M$4.9M$302K$12K$28K$292K$9K$16K$38K$0
Interest Income$46.2M$25.39M$6.78M$979K$7K$134K$810K$638K$307K$89K$21K$108K$456K$842K$982K$617K$646K$1.68M$1.13M
Other Income (Expense)-$23.12M$28.25M-$20.45M-$20.19M$42.88M-$7.08M$1.69M-$4.09M-$4.7M-$6.55M-$5.76M$157K$291K$595K$690K$608K$727K$1.64M$1.13M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$1.05B-$162.17M-$106.1M-$145.49M-$114.31M-$125.68M-$86.32M$93.56M-$41.58M-$23.86M-$17.94M-$10.85M-$27.49M$5.44M$2M-$15.66M-$11.33M-$5.05M-$8.23M
Income Tax Expense$81.55M-$691K-$767K-$963K-$1.32M$1.06M-$769K$6.55M-$823K-$823K-$879K-$1.12M$12K$28K$0$0$646K$0$0
Net Income$963.99M-$161.48M-$105.33M-$144.53M-$152.39M-$126.74M-$85.55M$87M-$40.75M-$23.04M-$17.06M-$9.73M-$27.49M$5.44M$2M-$15.66M-$11.33M-$5.05M-$8.23M
Net Income Margin70.0%-1720.9%-205.3%-928.6%-348.0%-239.7%-1382.8%1530.6%-194.8%-65.6%-60.7%-42.3%-2794.0%16.3%9.4%-119.8%-299.0%-60.0%-91.8%
Supplementary Data
EPS91.38-16.24-12.44-20.90-23.75-22.07-16.9118.94-9.77-6.33-4.94-2.87-8.121.610.60-5.75-4.28-1.91-3.11
Diluted EPS90.04-16.24-12.44-20.90-23.75-22.07-16.9118.94-9.77-6.33-4.94-2.87-8.121.600.60-5.75-4.28-1.91-3.11
Weighted Average OS70.50M66.43M56.59M46.20M42.87M38.37M33.80M30.69M27.85M24.31M23.05M22.63M22.63M22.63M22.33M18.20M17.68M17.68M17.68M
EBITDA$1.07B-$153.2M-$98.48M-$119.39M-$106.55M-$93.99M-$83.79M-$66.16M-$36.86M-$17.7M-$12.16M-$9.66M-$26.6M$6.27M$2.2M-$15.15M-$11.41M-$6.69M-$9.36M
EBITDA Margin78.0%-1632.7%-191.9%-767.1%-243.3%-177.7%-1354.3%-1163.9%-176.2%-50.4%-43.3%-42.0%-2702.8%18.7%10.3%-115.9%-301.1%-79.4%-104.3%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$683.46M$71.89M$67.25M$160.04M$169M$128.84M$161.81M$128.82M$88.12M$48.4M$62.68M$80.57M$42.83M$53.72M$41.66M$57.37M$21.65M$31.38M$36.87M
Short-Term Investments$1.57B$1.16B$177.18M$16.26M$44.76M$44.51M$44.82M$44.7M$11.24M$0$0$0$3.65M$19M$22.36M$7.93M$155K$359K$668K
Cash and Short-Term Investments$2.26B$1.23B$244.43M$176.3M$213.76M$173.34M$206.63M$173.51M$99.36M$48.4M$62.68M$80.57M$46.48M$72.72M$64.02M$65.3M$21.8M$31.74M$37.53M
Accounts Receivable$47.74M$20.8M$18.31M$17.31M$22.97M$6.96M$112K$490K$850K$1.72M$23.67M$3.75M$2K$1.12M$3.04M$525K$0$0$0
Inventory$0$1.6M$1.19M$192K$17.73M$6.84M$0$0$0$2.04M$3.2M$0-$963K$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Assets$1$6.83M$2.46M$3.23M-$6.45M-$23.83M$2.25M$0$1.57M$3.67M$5.64M$4.69M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Current Assets$2.34B$1.28B$266.4M$197.03M$257.69M$186.35M$213.6M$176.44M$105.25M$55.86M$92.14M$86.13M$48.54M$74.39M$67.22M$65.5M$21.95M$31.9M$37.64M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$22.61M$18.75M$22.43M$24.77M$33.15M$29.99M$18.76M$2.34M$2.41M$2.04M$2.46M$2.79M$3M$3.2M$2.68M$1.58M$1.44M$1.46M$1.44M
Goodwill$0$0$0$0$0-$3.26M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$6.72M$1.89M$1.83M$10.59M$8.05M$8.6M$371K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Investments$3.03M-$1.04B$3.2M-$10.59M$4.03M$14.15M$5.33M$4.88M$1.39M$45.67M$0$0$0$224K$0$0$299$299$299
Deferred Tax Assets$76.74M$147K$138K$302K$2.02M$1.25M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$9.12M$1.16B$5.56M$8.37M$4.54M$50.98M$1.35M$413K$1.29M$403K$399K$403K$385K$158K$373K$365K$357K$351K$337K
Total Long-Term Assets$118.23M$146.37M$29.97M$33.45M$51.79M$101.72M$25.81M$7.63M$5.1M$48.11M$2.86M$3.19M$3.39M$3.59M$3.05M$1.94M$1.8M$1.81M$1.78M
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$2.46B$1.42B$296.36M$230.48M$309.48M$288.07M$239.41M$184.07M$110.35M$103.97M$95M$89.32M$51.93M$77.98M$70.27M$67.44M$23.75M$33.71M$39.42M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$38.32M$27.13M$13.71M$27.06M$39.87M$10.53M$8.61M$4.89M$4.4M$2.95M$3.24M$2.77M$2M$1.47M$1.29M$1.6M$526K$1.13M$538K
Short-Term Debt$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$411K$504K$0$748K$0$0$0$0$0$0$748K
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$0$0$0$4.55M$92K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Unearned Revenue$9.76M$0$0-$2.2M$7.94M$7.96M$8.42M$0$0$0$313K$2.15M$349K$759K$1.39M$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$30.8M$24.93M$26.39M$0$0$68.34M$13.02M$5.73M$6.53M$777K$584K$2.92M$989K$2.04M$1.53M$0$150$0$0
Total Current Liabilities$99.31M$60.39M$42.6M$29.26M$50.04M$86.47M$29.21M$16.99M$11.34M$13.1M$10.4M$11.49M$4.61M$4.49M$4.2M$6.5M$3.85M$2.49M$2.98M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$45.34M$42.71M$0$48.01M$96.98M$0$0$0$19.91M$49.23M$46.84M$39.99M$0$0$0$0$0$0$168K
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0-$153.31M$2.18M$6.67M$12.52M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$76.61M$0$0$153.31M$0$0-$12.52M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$10.49M$16.41M$0$14.92M$2.76M$8.04M$12.52M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$144.29M$72.65M$15.35M$79.09M$120.57M$25.41M$24.2M$0$19.91M$49.23M$46.84M$39.99M$0$0$0$0$0$0$168K
Other Liabilities$1$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$243.6M$133.04M$57.95M$108.35M$170.61M$111.89M$53.41M$16.99M$31.25M$62.33M$57.25M$51.48M$4.61M$4.49M$4.2M$6.5M$3.85M$2.49M$3.14M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$10.68M$10.63M$8.79M$7.74M$6.53M$5.96M$5.4M$4.61M$4.6M$3.91M$3.65M$3.47M$3.47M$3.47M$3.47M$3.42M$2.65M$2.65M$2.65M
Retained Earnings$939K-$921.63M-$732.65M-$624.4M-$495.2M-$346.59M-$216.06M-$133.81M-$218.75M-$178M$34.11M$34.37M$43.85M$70.02M$62.6M$57.51M$17.25M$28.58M$33.63M
Comprehensive Income & Other$3.49M$3.35M$3.4M$114.39M$2.12M$1.34M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$2.2B$2.2B$962.27M$738.79M$627.54M$516.82M$396.67M$296.29M$293.25M$215.73M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Equity$2.21B$1.29B$238.41M$122.12M$138.87M$176.18M$186M$167.08M$79.1M$41.64M$37.75M$37.84M$47.32M$73.49M$66.07M$60.94M$19.9M$31.23M$36.28M
Minority Interest$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$2.46B$1.42B$296.36M$230.48M$309.48M$288.07M$239.41M$184.07M$110.35M$103.97M$95M$89.32M$51.93M$77.98M$70.27M$67.44M$23.75M$33.71M$39.42M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$60.73M$58.64M$17.85M$66.38M$117.86M$17.94M$12.84M$0$20.32M$49.73M$46.84M$40.74M$0$0$0$0$0$0$916K
Net Debt-$622.72M-$13.25M-$49.41M-$93.66M-$51.14M-$110.9M-$148.97M-$128.82M-$67.8M$1.33M-$15.84M-$39.83M-$42.83M-$53.72M-$41.66M-$57.37M-$21.65M-$31.38M-$35.95M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$963.99M-$161.48M-$105.33M-$179.93M-$152.39M-$126.74M-$85.55M$87.01M-$40.75M-$23.04M-$17.06M-$9.73M-$27.49M$5.44M$2M$0$0-$5.05M-$8.23M
Depreciation & Amortization$4.09M$3.87M$3.75M$17.66M$6.43M$6.39M$2.05M$675K$712K$810K$930K$888K$885K$796K$618K$499K$552K$490K$0
Deferred Income Tax$0$0$0$0-$178K$1.48M-$806K$6.55M-$823K-$823K-$5.13M-$78K$717K$568K$0$0$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$13.03M$9.19M$7.83M$8.01M$4.56M$2.21M$2.61M$3.02M$3.4M$2.54M$251K$1.32M$1.98M$0$0$0$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable-$16.27M-$517K-$2.78M$2.73M-$9.65M-$1.15M-$3.15M-$70K$195K$21M-$32.27M-$3.81M-$666K$1.78M$0$0$0$0$0
  Inventory$1.6M-$413K$1.4M$7.59M-$7.9M-$2.16M$598K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable-$26.63M$0$4.91M-$8.78M-$7.34M$17.95M$2.55M$1.98M-$1.89M$0$0$0$120K$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital$54.41M$19.25M$4.27M-$10.12M-$4.52M-$6.42M$1.63M$0$0$1.97M$11.48M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Working Capital Change$13.1M$18.32M$7.8M$1.54M-$24.9M$14.64M$1.63M$1.91M-$2.14M$22.97M-$20.79M$2.51M-$545K$2.06M-$4.63M$2.27M$1.45M$145K-$753K
Other Non-Cash Items-$5.7M-$13.06M$20.87M$11.89M-$18.37M-$3.42M$19.18M-$167.67M-$1.74M$2.8M$5.76M-$157K-$270K-$595K$3.74M-$11.15M-$11.2M$620K$368K
Net Cash from Operating$975.47M-$139.32M-$63.71M-$141.03M-$181.41M-$103.09M-$61.29M-$68.91M-$41.72M$6.12M-$33.74M-$6.31M-$25.39M$10.26M-$270K-$8.38M-$9.2M-$4.28M-$8.62M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$10.32M-$1.5M-$1.68M-$1.75M-$3.31M-$3.75M-$3.52M-$604K-$1.08M-$389K-$605K-$673K-$684K-$1.32M-$1.72M-$634K-$535K-$505K-$356K
Acquisitions$0$0$0$15.92M$0-$25.11M$4K$0$18K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments-$2.14B-$1.71B-$323.28M-$104.85M$0$0-$3.41M-$44.88M-$12.63M-$4K$0$0-$7.09M-$14.59M-$14.92M-$7.46M$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$1.81B$619.35M$163.08M$132.77M$0$0-$4K$11.11M$55.91M$0$4K$3.65M$22.26M$17.94M$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$3.53M-$463K-$1.87M$43.85M$601K-$595K-$800K$166.38M$46.84M-$44.51M$4K-$18K-$3K-$9K-$8K-$8K-$6K-$14K-$83K
Net Cash from Investing-$335.79M-$1.1B-$163.75M$42.1M-$2.71M-$29.46M-$7.73M$132M$33.13M-$44.9M-$601K$2.96M$14.49M$2.01M-$16.65M-$8.1M-$541K-$519K-$439K
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid--$55.36M$78.7M$65.27M-$96.98M$4.37M$1.3M$23.7M$26.4M---$44.71M-----$943K$704K
Common Stock Issuance$7.34M$1.28B$234.09M$162.35M$116.01M$124.66M$104.42M$432K$85.9M$24.7M$14.43M$0$0$0$1.27M$59.21M$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases-$60.81M-$52.66M-$6.23M$0-$4.28M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$64K-$7M$0$0$0
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing Activities-$3.01M-$37.87M-$13.41M-$9.14M-$9.22M-$6.39M-$2.16M$428K-$8.92M-$1.18M$0-$3.97M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash from Financing-$56.48M$1.24B$135.76M$87.92M$199.48M$113.9M$100.95M-$23.27M$50.58M$23.52M$14.43M$40.74M$0$0$1.21M$52.21M$0-$943K-$704K
Forex Effect$36.98M$933K-$1.08M$2.05M$9.91M$560K$1.06M$877K-$2.27M$964K$5.23M$351K$21K-$210K-$96K$0$0$265K$0
Net Change in Cash$620.19M$4.64M-$92.79M-$8.96M$25.28M-$18.09M$32.99M$40.7M$39.72M-$14.29M-$14.68M$37.73M-$10.88M$12.06M-$15.71M$35.73M-$9.74M-$5.48M-$9.76M
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$975.47M-$139.32M-$63.71M-$141.03M-$181.41M-$103.09M-$61.29M-$68.91M-$41.72M$6.12M-$33.74M-$6.31M-$25.39M$10.26M-$270K-$8.38M-$9.2M-$4.28M-$8.62M
Capital Expenditure-$4.98M-$1.97M-$3.55M-$1.75M-$3.31M-$3.75M-$3.52M-$604K-$1.08M-$389K-$605K-$673K-$684K-$1.32M-$1.72M-$634K-$535K-$505K-$356K
Free Cash Flow$970.49M-$141.29M-$67.27M-$142.78M-$184.72M-$106.83M-$64.81M-$69.52M-$42.8M$5.73M-$34.34M-$6.99M-$26.07M$8.93M-$1.99M-$9.01M-$9.73M-$4.79M-$8.97M
Cash at Beginning$63.27M$67.25M$160.04M$169M$143.72M$161.81M$128.82M$88.12M$48.4M$62.68M$80.57M$42.83M$53.71M$41.66M$57.37M$21.65M$31.38M$36.87M$46.63M
Cash at End$683.46M$71.89M$67.25M$160.04M$169M$143.72M$161.81M$128.82M$88.12M$48.4M$65.89M$80.57M$42.83M$53.72M$41.66M$57.37M$21.65M$31.38M$36.87M