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BioGaia AB Class BBIOG-B.STCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Sweden · SEK·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Other

Swedish company developing and selling probiotic supplements and ingredients for infant, digestive and oral health.

≈ A probiotics/consumer-health ingredient maker like a smaller International Flavors & FragrMomentum neutral 48
Mkt cap
$1.26B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
86%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.89M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
30.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+47.7 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
-15 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
98 days
12 Feb 2027
Close · SEKSEK 122.10
1D+1.2%
1W+1.4%
1M+5.8%
3M+8.8%
6M-6.7%
YTD+15.0%
1Y+21.0%
ATR %2.5%
52w lowhigh10.4% off high

What BioGaia does

Swedish company developing and selling probiotic supplements and ingredients for infant, digestive and oral health.

Sells its patented probiotic strains in two ways: as an ingredient for partners' branded products, and as its own drops and tablets through distributors in each country, mostly via pharmacies. Clinical studies on the strains are the sales tool, because doctors and pharmacists recommend products with evidence behind them.

In one line: A probiotics/consumer-health ingredient maker like a smaller International Flavors & Fragr.

Products and services

  • Infant probiotic drops/supplements
  • Digestive health probiotics
  • Oral health probiotics

Customers

  • Consumer health brands (licensees)
  • Retail consumers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Health Care
  • Consumer health/nutraceuticals
  • Probiotic strain research and…

What could go right

  • Global probiotic supplement market growth
  • Licensing deal expansion

What could go wrong

  • Regulatory/health-claim restrictions by market
  • Competition from larger ingredient suppliers

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, brand). Patented, clinically studied probiotic strains licensed to global brands create a defensible ingredient niche.

Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden · Founded: 1990 · Employees: 242

Named competitors

BioGaia at a glance

Size BioGaia (BIOG-B.ST) is a Sweden Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Other) with a market value of $1.26B, the 119th largest of 221 Sweden companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at SEK 122.10 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 6.7%, against -13.0% for the median peer and +8.2% for the Sweden market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 13.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.6%); the operating margin is 28.2% (peer median 14.5%).

Valuation It trades at 30.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.7× (5th most expensive of 17).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +16%, so the hurdle is -15 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 47.7 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026BIOG-B.ST 93Peer median 87
Six months, rebased to 100: BioGaia against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

BioGaia financials

Reported figures in SEK; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueSEK 1.65BSEK 1.54BSEK 1.42BSEK 1.30BSEK 1.10B
Revenue growth—+8%+10%+17%—
Gross profitSEK 1.20BSEK 1.12BSEK 1.02BSEK 944MSEK 797M
EBITDASEK 492MSEK 477MSEK 435MSEK 464MSEK 364M
Net incomeSEK 392MSEK 333MSEK 351MSEK 365MSEK 374M
Free cash flowSEK 258MSEK 303MSEK 359MSEK 377MSEK 301M
Capital expenditureSEK 26.1MSEK 3.60MSEK 14.2MSEK 48.7MSEK 17.9M
Total debtSEK 0SEK 6.90MSEK 7.10MSEK 8.80MSEK 20.1M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

BioGaia competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%-20%0%+20%PHMCRON2142JWELSUDEEPPHRM07190022756472APN0022196002160022870460603262300363PHN6004881112BIOG-B.ST6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. BioGaia is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%+60%0×100×200×PHMCRON2142JWELSUDEEPPHRM07190022756472APN00221904606032621112BIOG-B.STRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. BioGaia is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%+60%0%20%40%60%PHMCRON2142JWEL07190022756472600216603262300363PHN600488600056300791BIOG-B.STGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. BioGaia is the large dot.

BioGaia competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (BIOG-B.ST vs NOVO-B.CO vs BN.PA)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
BioGaia BIOG-B.ST$1.26B-7%+13%28%30.1×0.9%
Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO-B.CO$190B-7%+6%48%11.9×0.1%
Danone BN.PA$48.3B+8%0%15%17.0×-0.8%

How BioGaia compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

BioGaia against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureBIOG-B.STPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.8%-0.2%6th highest of 21
6-month return-6.7%-13.0%9th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-10.4%-27.7%5th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+13.1%+4.6%10th highest of 21
Operating margin28.2%14.5%3rd highest of 20
Forward P/E30.1×17.7×5th most expensive of 17
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)0.9%3.8%7th least demanding of 17
Growth delivered (Del g)+15.5%+10.4%6th highest of 17
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-14.6 pp-7.5 pp4th least demanding of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital+47.7 pp+2.7 pphighest of 20
EV / EBITDA24.1×16.4×3rd most expensive of 10
Net debt / EBITDA-1.1×0.1×5th least indebted of 10

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
BioGaia BIOG-B.STSweden$1.26B-7%+13%28%30.1×0.9%+15.5%
Pharma Mar PHM.MCSpain$1.30B-33%+32%19%37.7×11.4%-3.9%
Cronos CRON.TOCanada$1.34B+45%+36%-2%15.6×2.1%+26.7%
HBM 2142.HKHong Kong$1.18B-23%+55%44%12.4×14.1%+62.3%
Jamieson Wellness JWEL.TOCanada$1.35B+35%+15%15%21.2×11.0%+15.3%
Sudeep Pharma SUDEEPPHRM.NSIndia$1.41B+75%+27%33%67.7×n/an/a
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical 0719.HKHong Kong$1.09B-11%-1%4%6.8×-2.0%+7.1%
Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical 002275.SZChina$1.53B+27%-3%24%18.6×-2.2%+5.5%
Bora Pharmaceuticals 6472.TWTaiwan$1.55B-2%-6%15%14.2×4.5%+60.2%
Applied Nutrition APN.LUnited Kingdom$1.01B+42%+24%n/a24.2×n/an/a
New Journey Health Technology Group Co., Ltd.Class A 002219.SZChina$999M-16%-14%8%193.0×n/an/a
Zhejiang Medicine 600216.SSChina$1.61B-23%-6%7%11.3×-6.7%+3.9%
Tibet Cheezheng Tibetan Medicine 002287.SZChina$1.66B-15%-7%28%n/a-1.1%+10.4%
Sihuan Pharmaceutical 0460.HKHong Kong$952M-35%+30%15%9.7×n/an/a
TSI 603262.SSChina$909M-41%+3%14%51.5×25.8%+13.4%
Porton Pharma Solutions 300363.SZChina$1.92B+14%+6%-2%n/a5.3%+10.4%
PharmaNutra PHN.MIItaly$808M-18%+18%21%29.6×4.0%+18.5%
Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals 600488.SSChina$801M-14%-12%3%n/a3.6%-1.3%
China Meheco 600056.SSChina$2.00B-14%+2%3%n/a-0.8%-2.1%
Sirio Pharma 300791.SZChina$790M-12%-9%1%16.9×14.7%+15.6%
Health and Happiness (H&H) International 1112.HKHong Kong$2.05B+70%+24%16%12.6×-3.0%+4.4%

Questions

Who are BioGaia's main competitors?
Named competitors: Chr. Hansen (Novonesis) (NOVO-B.CO), Danone (probiotics) (BN.PA), Probi AB (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Pharma Mar (PHM.MC), Cronos (CRON.TO), HBM (2142.HK), Jamieson Wellness (JWEL.TO), Sudeep Pharma (SUDEEPPHRM.NS), Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (0719.HK).
Is BioGaia expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 30.1× against a peer median of 17.7×, 5th most expensive of 17 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +16%, so the hurdle is -15 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has BioGaia stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -6.7% against -13.0% for the median peer; over one year +21.0%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.