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Diaceutics PLC (DXRX)
8th February 2026
Initial Take
BUY / LONG
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Diaceutics PLC (DXRX)

8th February 2026
Initial Take
BUY / LONG
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Executive Summary

Diaceutics is at the exact point where its multi-year transformation from consultancy to scalable data platform begins to translate into profitability, high recurring revenue, and visible operating leverage — yet the market still values it like a services business.

The FY25 Trading Update confirms the inflection: a return to profitability, ARR up 21%, a record £36.8m order book, and 25% revenue growth guided for FY26 with most already contracted. Recurring revenue now represents ~65% of sales with NRR of 109%, creating a clear earnings floor.

DXRX is not a "nice-to-have" tool for pharma — it is the infrastructure required to commercialise precision medicines. Without optimised diagnostic testing, eligible patients are never identified. With 20 years of proprietary data from 2,500+ labs and 600m+ patient records, Diaceutics owns a dataset that is effectively impossible to replicate. This data moat compounds as more pharma and labs join the network.

After a deliberate £8m investment cycle in 2023–2024 to build the platform, data, and US presence, the cost base is now set. As revenue scales, margins expand rapidly. We see this operating leverage as the key driver of value over the next 3–5 years.

At ~3.7x EV/Revenue, the stock is priced as a consultancy, not as a high-margin healthcare data platform with structural growth, embedded customers, and SaaS-like economics.

Our fair value of 293p implies 76% upside. Downside is supported by a debt-free balance sheet, strong cash position, and contracted recurring revenues. Upside is driven by growth, margin expansion, and an inevitable re-rating as the market recognises what Diaceutics has become: critical infrastructure for precision medicine.

Key Investment Highlights

  • An irreplaceable data moat compounds with scale. Twenty years of proprietary diagnostic testing data from 2,500+ laboratories across 51 countries — including 600m+ longitudinal patient records — is not something a competitor can buy or build quickly. The dataset becomes more valuable with every incremental customer and data point, creating a reinforcing flywheel.
  • Essential, irreplaceable value proposition. Every precision medicine brought to market needs its diagnostic testing ecosystem optimised or patient uptake fails. DXRX is the only platform that solves this end-to-end — from real-time lab data through to physician engagement — and 18 of the top 20 pharma companies already rely on it. There is no credible alternative.
  • A data moat that is effectively irreplicable. Twenty years of proprietary testing data from 2,500+ laboratories and 600m+ patient records cannot be bought or built by a competitor in any commercially relevant timeframe. A two-sided network effect compounds the advantage: more pharma customers attract more labs, which enrich the data, which attracts more pharma. NRR of 109% confirms customers deepen — not reduce — their reliance over time.
  • Consistent, strong organic growth with record forward visibility. Revenue has compounded at 25% over three years with zero M&A. The order book of £36.8m (+48% YoY) covers ~77% of FY2026 consensus, and ARR of £20.3m (+21%) provides a contractually underpinned baseline. Management guides 25% growth for FY2026; this is not an aspiration — it is already largely in the book.
  • Clear profitability inflection with significant operating leverage ahead. Cash EBITDA is expected positive for the first time in FY2025 (~£2.5m), the direct payoff from a deliberate ~£8m investment cycle. The fixed cost base is now built. As recurring revenue scales from here, incremental margins are very high — we model Cash EBITDA margins reaching ~10% by FY2027 and ~25% at terminal scale.
  • Strong return potential from re-rating and M&A optionality. At 3.7x EV/Revenue the stock is still priced as a consultancy, not a platform. A re-rating to 5x — still below healthcare SaaS peers — alone implies ~230p. Separately, DXRX's unique dataset and customer base make it a highly attractive acquisition target for larger CROs or HealthTech platforms. Our 293p fair value does not require a takeover, but one would represent meaningful upside on top of the base case.
  • Limited downside at current levels. The company is debt-free with ~£11m cash and no financing requirement. ~65% recurring revenue and 109% NRR create a contractual earnings floor. Even in a bear case — growth slowing to 15% and margins flat — the stock is not expensive on an EV/Revenue basis. The asymmetry is clear: downside is capped by the recurring revenue base; upside is driven by margin expansion and re-rating.
Disclaimer: The information provided by Hircus Research is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Investing in securities involves risk, including potential loss of principal. Hircus Research and its team may hold positions in securities discussed. We are not registered investment advisors. Conduct your own due diligence before making investment decisions.

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