# Bora Navigates A Transitional 1Q26 And Sets A Strong Foundation For Rest Of The Year - Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/bora-navigates-a-transitional-1q26-and-sets-a-strong-foundation-for-rest-of-the-year - Published: 2026-05-13T16:50:00+07:00 - Author: Media OutReach #### _Transformational Acquisitions Expected to Contribute to Long Term Growth Starting 2Q26_ HONG KONG SAR – [Media OutReach Newswire](https://www.media-outreach.com/) – 13 May 2026 – Bora Pharmaceuticals (“Bora”; TWSE: 6472; OTCQX: BORAY) today announced its **financial results and operational highlights for 1Q2026 and provides full year outlook**. **1Q26 Business and Financial Highlights** * The Company reported 1Q26 revenues of NT$4,001 million, down 17.68% sequentially, with basic EPS of NT$0.21. Gross margin stabilized quarter-over-quarter. The quarter reflected temporary slowdown across both businesses: pricing and demand variability in the generics market through January and February left Upsher-Smith’s 1Q26 revenue 18.63% below the trailing four-quarter run rate, while the scheduled annual maintenance of 6 weeks of our Maryland fill-finish facility limited fixed- cost absorption during the quarter, weighed on earnings quality. * March saw a rebound in both businesses as conditions improved for both the top and bottom lines with steady demand. During the quarter, the Company advanced Maple Grove site ramp-up significantly, with several multi-year CDMO agreements signed or progressing across pharma clients of various sizes. Additionally, the Company continues to win new CDMO business as 12-month rolling backlog arrived at US$315 million. With a healthy order book at North American sites entering the second quarter, we expect fixed-cost leverage to resume, driving profit improvement as utilization builds across the installed asset base. Meanwhile, Upsher-Smith has successfully defended market share and is deploying lifecycle management initiatives that reinforce our ability to set the cadence of sales in a dynamic competitive environment. * Non-operating loss primarily reflected a wider equity loss from affiliate Tanvex Biopharma, together with higher tax expense driven by annual 1Q recognition of tax from undistributed earnings of the previous year. * Disciplined OPEX control has driven expenses down 14.87% quarter-over-quarter and 14.41% year-over-year. This signals that resources have settled in as we begin to see advantages in scale; The Company expects ROA and ROIC to trend gradually upward, albeit with some quarter-to-quarter variability as operating leverage builds. * Board of Directors approved the acquisition of the CDMO business of MacroGenics Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), for total consideration of US$122.5 million, leading to a total 12-month rolling backlog upon closing to approximately US$375 million. * Sunway Biotech’s Board approved the 100% acquisition of Weider Global Nutrition(“ WGN”), an iconic Phoenix-based American sports nutrition brand with a strategic Costco U.S. supplier relationship, commercial presence in 60+ countries, and established positions on Amazon and Walmart. The transaction completes Bora Group’s three-platform architecture, namely CDMO, pharma sales, and nutraceuticals operated under our “dual engine” strategy. * Share capital increased 0.04% during the quarter from employee stock option exercise. ** ** **Mr. Bobby Sheng, Chairman of Bora Group****, stated,** “The beginning of 2026 was eventful and challenging both in the world and at Bora. We have seen supply chain disruptions, inflation from wars, and continuous geopolitical tensions. Yet through it all, Bora Group’s disciplined approach to growth-oriented investment remained unwavering. Our CDMO business CAPEX-to-revenue ratio reached an all-time high of over 10% in 2025, marking another year of upward progression and bringing the Company to a level comparable with established global CDMO peers. This marked a deliberate shift in where we direct investments from capacity-led expansion that defined our earlier growth chapters to a sharper focus on capability demands and modality, anchored in innovation and technology. Over the past 18 months, we have pursued an ambitious growth trajectory against a dynamic macroeconomic backdrop – recalibrating expectations, sharpening our strategy, and reaffirming long-term plans. The underlying demand environment supports our conviction: global pharma is growing at 5-8% per year, biologics CDMO outsourcing demand at 15%+ and small-molecule outsourcing demand at 8-10%. With our investment foundation now in place, we believe our CDMO business is positioned to compound organically at 13-23% annually. In the first quarter, we executed a series of organizational adjustments, each aligned to a specific dimension of customer demand. We established the MSAT (Manufacturing, Science and Technology) function within the CDMO business, the R&D backbone of the platform, to deepen scientific and technical capability across our entire client base, an increasingly critical asset as small and mid-sized biotech and pharma clients rethink their supply chain. In parallel, we repurposed the Strategic Enterprise Account Management team into a networked model to serve clients for whom customer proximity is paramount. Together, these capability investments target specific customer pain points and position Bora to navigate the evolving political and economic landscape and capture a new chapter of commercial momentum. To sum up, CDMO business in 1Q26 delivered US$27.2 million in total external wins on top of orders on hand, 60% or 7 molecules from pre-commercial programs. For context, full-year 2025 saw 16 pre-commercial molecule signings; 1Q26 alone has already secured nearly half that count in a single quarter. This run-rate acceleration is a leading indicator: as our capability investments take hold, forward visibility and growth potential are set to compound. Bora’s CDMO business has entered a new phase. Reinforcing this trajectory, the Group’s recently announced acquisition of MacroGenics’ Rockville, Maryland CDMO facility adds a substantial commercial-stage monoclonal antibody programs backlog and manufacturing expertise to the Group. Equipped with five 2,000-liter and two 500-liter single-use bioreactors and integrated QC and analytical labs and currently generating more than half of revenues from commercial manufacturing, the transaction marks a pivotal step in scaling Bora’s integrated biologics CDMO platform, known as Bora Biologics. DS and DP capabilities shall be integrated over the next 12–18 months to offer global biotech customers a single partner from development through commercial supply in the U.S.. On the pharma sales side, the Group faced competition across a handful of core generic products. Upsher-Smith is navigating the competitive landscape with a clear focus on the most margin-accretive opportunities while continuing to scout niche, brand-oriented assets. Near-term, DLS market share has been defended; over the medium term, sustained market share maximization of the infantile spasm franchise coupled with swift pipeline replenishment weighted toward differentiated assets is critical. In the first quarter, we saw unique patients for VIGAFYDE grew by more than 140% over same period last year and a continuous increase in new patients. Both healthy signs of steady execution pace building up to durable resilience in the pharma sales business.” ** 1Q26 Operational Achievements & 2026 Outlook Global CDMO Operations Revenues declined 24.62% year-over-year and 30.15% quarter-over-quarter including internal orders, mainly due to above-mentioned maintenance at fill and finish facility in Maryland, a routine cycle factored into our operating plan, and seasonality at Canada site. To scale biologics CDMO one-stop-shop platform in commercialized projects with SUB (Single Use Bioreactors) in the US; Board of Directors approved the acquisition of Rockville, Maryland based drug substance facility from MacroGenics for US$122.5 million. Following closing, Bora Group intends to leverage the Rockville Site in cooperation with Tanvex Biopharma (TWSE: 6541), which operates the Group’s biologics CDMO franchise under the “Bora Biologics” brand. Together with Bora’s sterile drug product capabilities, this is expected to expand and strengthen the Group’s end-to-end biologics platform. The Rockville facility has operated as an outsource manufacturing partner since 2022 and is equipped with five 2,000-liter and two 500-liter single-use bioreactors and fully integrated QC and analytical laboratories and has been inspected by both the U.S. FDA and Japan’s PMDA. During the quarter, 0.44 billion doses, or 108 molecules, were developed and manufactured. Excluding internal orders, the business accounted for 37.73% of consolidated revenues. Contribution from the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies stood at 32.10%. As the Company continues to expand its CDMO capacity and capabilities, this year’s CAPEX plan is closely linked to the contracting cadence of a key customer anchored at Bora’s North American CDMO network. The Group expects to complete Maple Grove’s capital expenditure program in the first half of the year, sequencing the investment to grow in step with major pharmaceutical partners’ supply chain plans and optimize return on capital deployed. **Pharma Sales Operations** Discontinued operations impact in 2025 has materially abated this quarter, positioning Upsher-Smith to re-accelerate organic growth in 2026. Management has defined two strategic priorities for 2026, designed to enhance capital efficiency and sharpen commercial focus: First, R&D capital allocation optimization. 505(b)(2) Pipeline programs have been transferred to Salus Therapeutics, an equity-method affiliate. Under this structure, Upsher-Smith retains the right to economic participation in commercial outcomes while shareholders’ exposure to early-stage development and regulatory risks, and associated cash burden is meaningfully reduced. The decision is consistent with the Group’s capital discipline observed across businesses. Second, institutionalizing pipeline expansion capabilities. An integrated business development and medical affairs function is being established to systematically evaluate in-licensing, co-promotion, and bolt-on opportunities. This integrates Bora’s proven asset-selection and M&A strategy directly into Upsher-Smith’s commercial infrastructure, enabling franchise compounding through targeted external sourcing rather than capital-intensive internal development. These lifecycle initiatives focus but are not limited to pediatric epilepsy opportunities. Collectively, Management expects Upsher-Smith to evolve fully into a capital efficient, commercially led, and therapeutically centered vehicle designed to deliver sustained shareholder value before exiting 2026. **Recent Investor Conference** Bora will host English online earnings call at 7:30 a.m. Taiwan time on May. 14 ^(th), 2026. The event will cover the Company’s 1Q26 financial and business results and 2026 outlook. English Online Earnings Presentation Link: [https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/372103448](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/events.q4inc.com/attendee/372103448__;!!D9j5pk3wFG8!C5w8ZNArTZROACDb-14CvLkb0QmmUYKWsbCX0rtO7ZSdYq6k-orlzWjheWLgiFNuDxqyrhUhANWFM7gq4ImMFuo%24) Bora will participate in 2026 Yuanta Securities Investment Forum in June. For 1: 1 meetings with management, please contact your Yuanta representative. **Bora 2026 Earnings Schedule** Q2 2026: Expected in the 2^(nd) week of Aug 2026 Q3 2026: Expected in the 2^( nd) week of Nov 2026 Q4 2026: Expected in the 2^(nd) week of Mar 2027 Hashtag: #BoraPharmaceuticals The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. #### About Bora Founded in 2007, Bora Pharmaceuticals (“Bora” or “the Company”, 6472.TW and BORAY. OTCQX) is a leading pharmaceutical services company with a vision and goal of “Contributing to Better Health All Over the World”. Operating under a “Dual Engine” model that integrates CDMO and commercial expertise, we empower pharmaceutical and biotech partners to optimize product development, accelerate launches, and scale supply to meet global patient needs. At the same time, we actively broaden R&D and sales infrastructure, focusing on niche and rare disease markets to improve patients’ quality of life. By investing in talent, infrastructure, and biologics expansion, Bora continues to transform operations and achieve sustainable growth. Committed to making success“ certain,” Bora sets new standards in the pharmaceutical and CDMO industries. For more, please visit: [https://www.bora-corp.com](https://www.bora-corp.com/) [https://www.boracdmo.com](https://www.boracdmo.com) **Disclaimer: ** This document and the accompanying information may contain forward-looking statements. 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