Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) Accelerates Momentum Suggesting Near-Term Price Appreciation

Bio-Techne shows a technical tilt toward continuation after recent momentum signals while fundamentals present mixed operational strength and valuation contrasts. Expect near-term directional moves to hinge on momentum persistence versus short-term momentum exhaustion.

Recent News

Bio‑Techne filed its FY2025 annual report in late August 2025, reporting operational results for the period ending June 30, 2025. The company published a 2025 sustainability report in September highlighting product-design and supply-chain sustainability initiatives. Separately, the company disclosed a strategic move involving the Exosome Diagnostics business during the summer reporting cycle.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators: ADX at 23.36 signals an emerging trend. DI+ at 32.78 shows an increasing trend, which supports a bullish directional bias; DI- registered a dip & reversal at 18.04, which indicates renewed downside pressure on prior selling momentum.

MACD: MACD at 1.59 with a MACD signal at 0.63 and an increasing MACD trend confirms bullish momentum and indicates the MACD has crossed above its signal line, reinforcing near-term upside pressure.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads -0.89 with an increasing MRO trend. The negative MRO indicates price sits below the target model and therefore carries potential to increase toward that target if the momentum trend continues.

RSI and momentum breadth: RSI at 54.38 shows neutral-to-favorable momentum but the RSI trend registered a peak & reversal, which warns of possible short-term momentum exhaustion and a higher probability of a pullback or consolidation ahead.

Price vs moving averages and overlays: Price closed at $59.19, above the 20-day average ($55.68), 50-day average ($54.27), and the 200-day average ($57.70), while the 12-day EMA trend shows increasing short-term price strength. Ichimoku lines (Tenkan/Kijun at 57.0 and cloud values ~53.7) place price above the cloud, supporting a bullish bias. The SuperTrend lower band at $57.81 provides a nearby technical support reference.

Net technical picture: momentum indicators provide a constructive bias, but RSI peak & reversal signals raise the probability of short-term consolidation; overall, technicals favor further upside if MACD-driven momentum sustains and ADX firming confirms trend strength.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: Total revenue at $316,964,000 and gross profit at $198,812,000 produce a gross margin of 62.72%. Operating income registers at $116,689,000 and operating margin at 36.82%. EBIT registers negative at $-20,681,000, producing an EBIT margin of -6.53%, which sits below the industry peer mean of 19.76% and industry peer median of 19.47%.

Income, earnings and cash flow: Net income recorded $-17,678,000. EPS actual reached $0.53 versus an estimate of $0.50, producing a 6% EPS surprise. Operating cash flow reached $98,201,000 and free cash flow totaled $93,311,000; free cash flow yield stands at 1.12%, above the industry peer mean of 0.576% for free cash flow yield.

Balance sheet and working capital: Cash and short-term investments total $162,186,000 and the current ratio measures 3.46 with a quick ratio of 2.38, both above the industry peer means (current ratio mean 2.20; quick ratio mean 1.71), indicating ample short-term liquidity. Cash conversion cycle extended to 209 days, longer than the industry peer mean of 130 days, reflecting elevated working-capital duration driven by days‑inventory and days‑sales outstanding.

Leverage and capital structure: Total debt of $444,058,000 produces debt-to-assets of 17.36% and debt-to-equity of 0.23, both below the industry peer mean leverage levels, indicating relatively conservative balance‑sheet leverage despite a negative interest‑coverage ratio reflective of recent operating losses at the EBIT line.

Growth metrics: Revenue growth reads 0.25% on the latest measure while revenue growth QoQ and YoY show declines of -96.15% QoQ and -71.82% YoY in the reported series. Earnings growth stands at -5.36% with larger reported period-over-period declines on QoQ and YoY measures. Free cash growth shows a multi-period contraction despite positive absolute free cash flow.

Valuation context: Price multiples show a PE of 100.93x and forward PE near 95.57x; price-to-book at 4.34x sits slightly above the industry peer mean of 4.03 and the industry peer median of 3.43. Price-to-sales at 26.24x sits above the industry peer mean of 16.93. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued, reflecting the tension between strong gross and operating margins, elevated multiples, and recent negative net income/EBIT results.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-04
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 140.7 M
 Operating Cash Flow 98.2 M
 Capital Expenditures -4.89 M
 Change In Working Capital 21.6 M
 Dividends Paid -12.39 M
 Cash Flow Delta 21.5 M
 End Period Cash Flow 162.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 317.0 M
 Forward Revenue -380.32 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 118.2 M
 Depreciation 27.1 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 27.1 M
 Research and Development 26.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 200.3 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 198.8 M
 EBITDA 6.4 M
 EBIT -20.68 M
 Operating Income 116.7 M
 Interest Income 585.0 K
 Interest Expense 2.2 M
 Net Interest Income -1.59 M
 Income Before Tax -22.86 M
 Tax Provision -5.18 M
 Tax Rate 22.665 %
 Net Income -17.68 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -17.68 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.50
 EPS Actual 0.53
 EPS Difference 0.03
 EPS Surprise 6.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.55
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.6 B
 Intangible Assets 1.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 572.3 M
 Total Current Assets 608.3 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 162.2 M
 Cash 162.2 M
 Net Receivables 206.9 M
 Inventory 189.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 19.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 25.3 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 175.8 M
 Net Debt 183.8 M
 Total Debt 444.1 M
 Total Liabilities 639.1 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.9 B
 Retained Earnings 1.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 12.38
 Shares Outstanding 154.972 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.05
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 8.3 B
 Enterprise Value 8.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 1337.48
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 874.439 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 712.958 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA TECH: 1337.48
high: 142.585
median: 72.241
mean: 71.615
low: -148.838
 EV/R 27.132
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.333
 Asset To Liability 4.003
 Debt To Capital 0.188
 Debt To Assets 0.174
Debt To Assets QoQ 8.392 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1715.9 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.847
median: 0.348
mean: 0.33
TECH: 0.174
low: 0.051
 Debt To Equity 0.231
Debt To Equity QoQ 10.274 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1752.842 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.117
median: 0.697
mean: 0.685
TECH: 0.231
low: 0.067
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 4.335
Price To Book QoQ -3.123 %
Price To Book YoY -25.323 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 8.583
TECH: 4.335
mean: 4.032
median: 3.432
low: 0.246
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 100.934
Price To Earnings QoQ -1.88 %
Price To Earnings YoY -34.845 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 111.763
TECH: 100.934
mean: 79.906
median: 79.394
low: -75.925
 PE/G Ratio -18.841
 Price To Sales (P/S) 26.243
Price To Sales QoQ -8.114 %
Price To Sales YoY -33.113 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 37.916
TECH: 26.243
mean: 16.93
median: 15.972
low: 0.528
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 95.566
Forward PE/G -17.84
Forward P/S -21.871
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -611.129
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.122
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.421 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 7.984 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.184
TECH: 0.122
mean: 0.118
median: 0.108
low: 0.038
 Receivables Turnover 1.428
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.745 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 9.442 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.963
TECH: 1.428
mean: 1.343
median: 1.273
low: 0.962
 Inventory Turnover 0.621
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 15.934 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 8.551 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.37
median: 1.196
mean: 1.043
TECH: 0.621
low: 0.187
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 63.913
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 209.183
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 2.106 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 2.081 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 448.101
TECH: 209.183
mean: 130.2
median: 107.055
low: 51.486
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.733
 CapEx To Revenue -0.015
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.18
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.3 B
 Invested Capital 2.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 572.3 M
 Net Working Capital 432.5 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.922
 Current Ratio 3.459
Current Ratio QoQ -6.684 %
Current Ratio YoY -10.704 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 12.395
TECH: 3.459
mean: 2.205
median: 1.933
low: 0.756
 Quick Ratio 2.382
Quick Ratio QoQ -7.596 %
Quick Ratio YoY -13.266 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 11.708
TECH: 2.382
mean: 1.714
median: 1.496
low: 0.701
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 69.06
 Cost Of Debt 0.388 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -9.495
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -147.311 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -153.937 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 33.857
mean: 7.707
median: 5.23
TECH: -9.495
low: -23.105
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.199
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 25.57
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio -1.427
 Dividend Payout Ratio -0.701
 Dividend Rate 0.08
 Dividend Yield 0.001
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -3.267 %
 Revenue Growth 0.248 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -96.153 %
Revenue Growth YoY -71.818 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 27.38 %
mean: 5.116 %
median: 4.728 %
TECH: 0.248 %
low: -18.123 %
 Earnings Growth -5.357 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -116.071 %
Earnings Growth YoY -357.177 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 71.304 %
mean: 6.307 %
median: 4.078 %
TECH: -5.357 %
low: -61.905 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 62.724 %
Gross Margin QoQ -7.567 %
Gross Margin YoY -5.582 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 89.231 %
TECH: 62.724 %
mean: 46.038 %
median: 40.612 %
low: 3.787 %
 EBIT Margin -6.525 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -151.217 %
EBIT Margin YoY -145.218 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 65.47 %
mean: 19.763 %
median: 19.467 %
TECH: -6.525 %
low: -167.282 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 36.815 %
Return On Sales QoQ 188.972 %
Return On Sales YoY 155.128 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 40.537 %
TECH: 36.815 %
median: 17.652 %
mean: 16.273 %
low: -167.282 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 93.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.122 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 227.114 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 134.238 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 13.177 %
TECH: 1.122 %
median: 0.637 %
mean: 0.576 %
low: -16.613 %
 Free Cash Growth 201.032 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -434.958 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -1946.024 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA TECH: 201.032 %
high: 98.619 %
mean: -28.316 %
median: -50.305 %
low: -92.068 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -5.278
 Cash Flow Margin 11.043 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -1.98
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.68 %
Return On Assets QoQ -180.0 %
Return On Assets YoY -145.455 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 3.831 %
mean: 1.791 %
median: 1.615 %
TECH: -0.68 %
low: -14.729 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -0.868 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.009
Return On Equity QoQ -182.306 %
Return On Equity YoY -146.942 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.104
mean: 0.037
median: 0.032
TECH: -0.009
low: -0.217
 DuPont ROE -0.898 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -0.706 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -152.103 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -97.916 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.983 %
mean: 2.51 %
median: 2.332 %
TECH: -0.706 %
low: -17.594 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term swing traders should expect a bullish-biased environment conditional on momentum persistence: MACD and rising DI+ support upside continuation, while a recent RSI peak & reversal raises the risk of a corrective pullback or range contraction. Watch for ADX to rise above the emerging range to confirm trend strength; absent that confirmation, price may consolidate around current support bands near the SuperTrend lower reference and the 200-day average. Fundamental cash-flow strength and ample liquidity reduce downside tail risk, but elevated valuation multiples paired with negative EBIT warrant cautious position sizing and active monitoring of momentum signals rather than reliance on fundamentals for short-term moves.

About Bio-Techne Corporation

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) develops, manufactures, and sells life science reagents, instruments, and services for research, diagnostics, and bioprocessing markets globally. The company operates through two primary segments: Protein Sciences and Diagnostics and Genomics. The Protein Sciences segment creates biological reagents such as cytokines, growth factors, antibodies, and small molecules, supporting life science research, diagnostics, and cell and gene therapy. It also provides proteomic analytical tools, including automated western blot and multiplexed ELISA systems for protein quantification. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment produces diagnostic products like controls, calibrators, and assays for regulated diagnostics markets. It offers exosome-based molecular diagnostic assays, tissue-based in-situ hybridization assays, and genetic and oncology kits for both research and clinical purposes. This segment also supplies instruments and process control products for hematology, blood chemistry, gases, and coagulation applications. Bio-Techne, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, strategically partners with organizations like ALZpath, Inc. to advance neurodegenerative disease research and treatment. Founded in 1976 and originally known as Techne Corporation, the company rebranded to Bio-Techne Corporation in 2014.



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