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Rapid Micro Biosystems

Automates microbial quality-control workflows for pharmaceutical, medical-device, and personal-care manufacturing.

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Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc.RPIDHealth Care

Growth Direct automates microbial quality-control workflows for pharmaceutical, medical-device, and personal-care manufacturers. The platform is sold with proprietary consumables, software, and related services from a Massachusetts base.

Growth Direct is an automated microbial quality-control platform for pharmaceutical, medical-device, and personal-care manufacturing. It detects and quantifies microbial growth by combining sensitive-camera imaging with the cells’ natural autofluorescence, automating manual quality-control workflows. The company sells Growth Direct systems, proprietary consumables, LIMS-connection and other software, and related services.

Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, with U.S. manufacturing in Lowell, it supports manufacturers that need microbial analysis in quality control. Operations have been funded by product and service revenue, equity financing, and borrowing, while the company has reported recurring losses and operating cash outflows since inception.

Company facts

CEORobert Spignesi
ListedJul 15, 2021
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersLexington, MA
CountryUnited States
Employees171
CIK0001380106
ISINUS75340L1044

Key statistics

Market cap$71.2M
EPS (ttm)−$1.11
P/E (ttm)−1.41
ROE-177.0%
P/B4.16
P/S2.02
Dividend yield
Beta1.78vs XLV 0.68

Year to date −50.0% · Average volume (30d) 216.9K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$7.00+345.9%Median of 6 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy4 of 6 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
May 22, 2026Lake StreetReiterateBuy$7

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.19
ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$10.0M
ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 7, 2026Q2 FY26−$0.24−$0.27−11.0%$7.9M$8.1M+2.3%−16.83%
May 13, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.25−$0.31−24.0%$7.6M$8.0M+5.3%−6.45%
Mar 12, 2026Q4 FY25−$0.23−$0.28−21.7%$11.4M$11.3M−0.6%−17.49%
Nov 7, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.26−$0.260.0%$10.9M$7.8M−28.3%+4.52%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$7.2M$7.3M$7.8M$11.3M$8.0M$8.1M
Gross profit$404.0K$1.9M$2.3M−$329.0K$371.0K$1.2M
Operating income−$11.7M−$12.1M−$11.4M−$12.2M−$13.9M−$12.3M
Net income−$11.3M−$11.9M−$11.5M−$12.5M−$14.3M−$12.9M
Diluted EPS−$0.26−$0.27−$0.25−$0.28−$0.31−$0.27
Gross margin5.6%26.8%29.0%-2.9%4.6%15.0%
Operating margin-161.8%-167.3%-145.1%-108.2%-173.1%-153.0%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $23.2M · FY22 $17.1M · FY23 $22.5M · FY24 $28.1M · FY25 $33.6M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Product$5.4M · 66%
Service$2.8M · 34%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

United States$3.0M · 37%
Switzerland$1.4M · 17%
All Other Countries$1.1M · 13%
Japan$1.0M · 13%
Germany$892.0K · 11%
Korea, Republic of$693.0K · 9%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $19.8M · Total debt $23.5M · Total assets $58.5M · Shareholders' equity $17.7M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 34.95%15.84M sharesInsiders 5.50%2.49M sharesOther 59.55%26.99M shares

Shares outstanding 45.32M · Float 26.44M · 58.3% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Bain Capital Life Sciences Investors, LLC8.43M18.61%13FMay 15, 2026
Longitude Capital Partners II, LLC3.53M8.60%13GMay 15, 2026
Armistice Capital, LLC3.33M7.29%13GAug 14, 2026
Endeavour Medtech Growth II LP2.26M5.70%13GFeb 13, 2026
Abg-WTT Global Life Science Capital Partners GP Ltd1.85M4.08%13FMay 18, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
May 20, 2026Bain Capital Life Sciences Investors, LLC10 percent owner+4,389,000$1.44
Mar 10, 2026Robert G. Jr. Spignesidirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO−17,922$4.11
Mar 11, 2026Sean M. Wirtjesofficer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER−7,480$4.32
Mar 11, 2026John J. Addington Wilsonofficer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER−9,603$4.32
Feb 19, 2026Robert G. Jr. Spignesidirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO−38,327$3.89
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