Burcon NutraScience (BU) Stock Overview
Provides plant-based proteins for the food and beverage industry in Canada. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 5/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | CA$2.64 |
| 52 Week High | CA$5.00 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$1.50 |
| Beta | 2.98 |
| 1 Month Change | 10.00% |
| 3 Month Change | 65.00% |
| 1 Year Change | -41.33% |
| 3 Year Change | -75.09% |
| 5 Year Change | -92.83% |
| Change since IPO | -83.50% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Is Burcon NutraScience (TSE:BU) A Risky Investment?
Jun 27
Is Burcon NutraScience (TSE:BU) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 18Burcon NutraScience (TSE:BU) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans
May 19What Does Burcon NutraScience Corporation's (TSE:BU) Share Price Indicate?
Mar 08We Think Burcon NutraScience (TSE:BU) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth
Dec 24The Compensation For Burcon NutraScience Corporation's (TSE:BU) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why
Sep 09Calculating The Fair Value Of Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSE:BU)
Jul 03Shareholder Returns
| BU | CA Chemicals | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -24.6% | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | -41.3% | 21.4% | 18.3% |
Return vs Industry: BU underperformed the Canadian Chemicals industry which returned 20.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BU underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 19.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BU volatility | |
|---|---|
| BU Average Weekly Movement | 16.4% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 8.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 18.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 3.3% |
Stable Share Price: BU's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: BU's weekly volatility (16%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Canadian stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 | Kip Underwood | www.burcon.ca |
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides plant-based proteins for the food and beverage industry in Canada. The company offers peas, which includes Peazazz, a pea protein for use in dairy alternatives; and canola protein, which comprises meat alternatives, egg alternatives, non-dairy frozen desserts, ready-to-mix beverages, whipped toppings and nutrition bars, and other concentrated protein supplements. It also provides soy that includes soy protein, a protein replacement for dairy proteins in food or in products, such as protein shakes, power bars, soups and sauces, meat alternatives, and breads and baked goods; and CLARISOY for sports nutrition beverages, citrus-based drinks, fruit-flavoured beverages, lemonades, powdered beverage mixes, and in various non-beverage plant-based applications.
Burcon NutraScience Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| BU fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$34.64m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -CA$8.26m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$381.40k |
Is BU overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BU income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$381.40k |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$1.25m |
| Gross Profit | -CA$870.76k |
| Other Expenses | CA$7.39m |
| Earnings | -CA$8.26m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.65 |
| Gross Margin | -228.31% |
| Net Profit Margin | -2,166.98% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 113.5% |
How did BU perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/09 04:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Burcon NutraScience Corporation is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Tania Armstrong-Whitworth | Canaccord Genuity |
| Jacob Bout | CIBC Capital Markets |
| Ammar Shah | Eight Capital |