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BillionToOne, Inc.

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BLLN · Nasdaq · Healthcare

BillionToOne, Inc. (BLLN) — Rank #228 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.29) · ROE 1.4% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0002070849 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

BillionToOne, Inc., a precision diagnostics company, quantifies biology to create molecular diagnostics.

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The company provides molecular counting platform, which is designed to detect and measure DNA molecules at the single-count level to help enhance disease detection. It also offers UNITY Complete, a non-invasive prenatal screen that assesses fetal risk for aneuploidies, recessive conditions, and fetal antigens from a maternal blood draw; Northstar Select, a liquid biopsy test that provides a list of mutations that are present in the tumor and types of mutations detected that include deletions, insertions, and point mutations; and Northstar Response, a methylation-based assay that quantifies the amount of cancer at the single molecule level without requiring a tissue biopsy, enabling real-time monitoring of patient response to therapy with unprecedented precision. BillionToOne, Inc.

was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Industry
Diagnostics & Research
Sector
Healthcare
State
DE
Filer Category
Non-accelerated filerEmerging growth company
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

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P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

713

Industry

Diagnostics & Research

Exchange

Nasdaq

11/12

Flags passed

BLLN passes 11/12 quality flags

1 caution to review

  • CAUTION
    Dilution above 2%

    Annual share count increase exceeds 2%. May be acceptable for high-growth companies funding talent via stock compensation

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    Balance sheet stable
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.29
Return on equity
1.4%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.36
Current ratio
11.69×
Net cash
$491.40M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
5.2%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
100.0%
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Share dilution
110.6%

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.29

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.29

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

6th of 7 SIC 80 peers

Return on equity

1.4%

Gross margin

68.3%

3rd of 7 SIC 80 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

100.0%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 111% above net income

Free cash flow

$15.71M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

110.8%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

5.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

Caution: Dilution above 2% · net cash $491.40M, F-Score 7/9

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.36

2nd of 6 SIC 80 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

11.69×

1st of 7 SIC 80 peers

Quick ratio

11.19×

Net cash

$491.40M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.0 / 5

Fair
Share count trend
110.6%0/5 Weak
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory
0.0%3/5 Good

Lifecycle Phase History

20232025
Hypergrowth

Price History

BLLN-2.8% · -3.2% CAGRSPY+14.9% · +17.4% CAGR