Ascendis Pharma AS (MEX:ASND1N) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 27.40 (As of Jun. 2026)

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MEX:ASND1N Ascendis Pharma AS MEX:ASND1N
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What is Ascendis Pharma AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Ascendis Pharma AS MEX:ASND1N 43 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.40 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:ASND1N with a GF Score™ of 43/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 213 Biotechnology companies, Ascendis Pharma AS ranks worse than 85.45% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN27.40. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 161.5.


The historical rank and industry rank for Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:ASND1N' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 149.45   Med: 156.5   Max: 168.2
Current: 161.47


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Ascendis Pharma AS was 168.20. The lowest was 149.45. And the median was 156.50.


MEX:ASND1N's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
85.45% of 213 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 23.98 vs MEX:ASND1N: 161.47

Ascendis Pharma AS's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN61.27. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN228.15. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 19.40.

Ascendis Pharma AS's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN61.27. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN228.15. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 19.40.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by FactSet. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Ascendis Pharma AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Ascendis Pharma AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Ascendis Pharma AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Ascendis Pharma AS Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -184.36 -217.69 -186.36 -151.54 -57.64

Ascendis Pharma AS Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -107.94 -111.87 -57.44 156.80 228.12

MEX:ASND1N vs JAZZ, BBIO, EXEL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ascendis Pharma AS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ascendis Pharma AS Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Ascendis Pharma AS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascendis Pharma AS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Ascendis Pharma AS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 15,340
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 369
Change In Deferred Tax 71
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 230
Change In Working Capital -565
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 68

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Ascendis Pharma AS's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN15,340 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Ascendis Pharma AS's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN369 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Ascendis Pharma AS's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN71 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN230 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Ascendis Pharma AS's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN230 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Ascendis Pharma AS's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN-565 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by FactSet. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Ascendis Pharma AS's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 68.320412 Mil.

Ascendis Pharma AS's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 15340.2526 +369.3821+71.103
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-229.78636633825+-564.7958)/68.320412
=27.40

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=4424.97/27.40
=161.5

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 27.40 mean?
Ascendis Pharma AS (MEX:ASND1N) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 27.40 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ascendis Pharma AS. According to the industry distribution chart, Ascendis Pharma AS ranks #182 out of 213 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 85.4%.
Is Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Ascendis Pharma AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.40. The Biotechnology industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.98. Ascendis Pharma AS's value of 27.40 is 14.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ascendis Pharma AS ranks #182 out of 213 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Ascendis Pharma AS has a GF Score™ of 43/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ascendis Pharma AS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to JAZZ and BBIO?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Ascendis Pharma AS ranks #182 out of 213 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Ascendis Pharma AS in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.98. Ascendis Pharma AS's value of 27.40 is 14.3% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Biotechnology company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Biotechnology companies is 23.98, based on 213 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Ascendis Pharma AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 27.40 is 14.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ascendis Pharma AS. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ascendis Pharma AS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ascendis Pharma AS stock overvalued right now?
Ascendis Pharma AS (MEX:ASND1N) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 27.40. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.40 and 14.3% above the Biotechnology industry median of 23.98. Ascendis Pharma AS's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ascendis Pharma AS (MEX:ASND1N), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.40 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Ascendis Pharma AS Business Description

Address Tuborg Boulevard 12, Hellerup, DNK, 2900
Ascendis Pharma AS is a biopharmaceutical company that applies its TransCon technology platform to make a meaningful difference for patients. The firm's product pipeline includes Endocrinology and Oncology, which includes TransCon PTH, TransCon CNP, and others. It operates in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world and derives the majority of its revenue from the United States.
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