Galapagos NV (GXEA) - Net Assets

Latest as of September 2025: €2.45 Billion EUR ≈ $2.86 Billion USD

Based on the latest financial reports, Galapagos NV (GXEA) has net assets worth €2.45 Billion EUR (≈ $2.86 Billion USD) as of September 2025. Net assets (also known as shareholders' equity or book value) represent the difference between a company's total assets (€3.51 Billion ≈ $4.11 Billion USD) and total liabilities (€1.06 Billion ≈ $1.25 Billion USD). This figure indicates the residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities, essentially showing what would remain for shareholders if all assets were liquidated and all debts paid off. Check Galapagos NV asset resilience ratio to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.

Key Net Assets Metrics

Metric Value
Current Net Assets €2.45 Billion
% of Total Assets 69.68%
Annual Growth Rate 18.23%
5-Year Change 8.49%
10-Year Change N/A
Growth Volatility 44.48

Galapagos NV - Net Assets Trend (2016–2024)

This chart illustrates how Galapagos NV's net assets have evolved over time, based on quarterly financial data. Also explore GXEA current and non-current assets for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

Annual Net Assets for Galapagos NV (2016–2024)

The table below shows the annual net assets of Galapagos NV from 2016 to 2024. For live valuation and market cap data, see GXEA market cap overview.

Year Net Assets Change
2024-12-31 €2.90 Billion
≈ $3.39 Billion
+3.63%
2023-12-31 €2.80 Billion
≈ $3.27 Billion
+10.67%
2022-12-31 €2.53 Billion
≈ $2.95 Billion
-4.44%
2021-12-31 €2.64 Billion
≈ $3.09 Billion
-1.01%
2020-12-31 €2.67 Billion
≈ $3.12 Billion
-7.14%
2019-12-31 €2.88 Billion
≈ $3.36 Billion
+136.83%
2018-12-31 €1.21 Billion
≈ $1.42 Billion
+19.99%
2017-12-31 €1.01 Billion
≈ $1.18 Billion
+33.38%
2016-12-31 €758.70 Million
≈ $887.00 Million
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Equity Component Analysis

This analysis shows how different components contribute to Galapagos NV's total equity over time. Equity components include common stock, retained earnings, additional paid-in capital, and other elements.

Equity Composition Insights

  • Retained earnings have decreased by 2203400000.0% over the analyzed period, potentially due to dividend distributions or operating losses.

Current Equity Component Breakdown (December 2024)

Component Amount Percentage
Other Components €3.03 Billion 104.64%
Total Equity €2.90 Billion 100.00%

Galapagos NV Competitors by Market Cap

The table below lists competitors of Galapagos NV ranked by their market capitalization.

Company Market Cap
Tyra Biosciences Inc
NASDAQ:TYRA
$1.83 Billion
Bikaji Foods International Limited
NSE:BIKAJI
$1.83 Billion
Grupo Gigante S. A. B. de C. V
MX:GIGANTE
$1.83 Billion
Ora Banda Mining Ltd
AU:OBM
$1.83 Billion
Harmony Biosciences Holdings
NASDAQ:HRMY
$1.83 Billion
Malaysian Pacific Industries
KLSE:3867
$1.83 Billion
LTC Properties Inc
NYSE:LTC
$1.83 Billion
Akr Corporindo Tbk
JK:AKRA
$1.83 Billion

Equity Growth Attribution

This analysis shows how different factors contributed to changes in Galapagos NV's equity between the two most recent reporting periods.

Equity Growth Insights

  • From 2023 to 2024, total equity changed from 2,795,566,000 to 2,896,939,000, a change of 101,373,000 (3.6%).
  • Net income of 74,082,000 contributed positively to equity growth.

Equity Change Factors (2023 to 2024)

Factor Impact Contribution
Net Income €74.08 Million +2.56%
Other Changes €27.29 Million +0.94%
Total Change €- 3.63%

Book Value vs Market Value Analysis

This analysis compares Galapagos NV's book value (net assets) with its market value over time. The relationship between these values can provide insights into investor sentiment and company valuation.

Valuation Insights

  • Current price-to-book ratio: 0.54x
  • The company is trading below its book value, potentially indicating the market believes the assets are overvalued on the balance sheet or anticipates future losses.
  • The price-to-book ratio has decreased from 1.20x to 0.54x over the analyzed period, indicating reduced market premium.

Historical Price-to-Book Ratios

Date Book Value per Share Market Price P/B Ratio
2017-12-31 €19.87 €23.80 x
2018-12-31 €22.29 €23.80 x
2019-12-31 €44.47 €23.80 x
2020-12-31 €40.82 €23.80 x
2021-12-31 €40.32 €23.80 x
2022-12-31 €38.37 €23.80 x
2023-12-31 €42.42 €23.80 x
2024-12-31 €43.96 €23.80 x

Capital Efficiency Dashboard

This dashboard shows how efficiently Galapagos NV utilizes its equity to generate returns, including Return on Equity (ROE) and its components based on the DuPont analysis framework.

Capital Efficiency Insights

  • Current Return on Equity (ROE): 2.56%
  • The company may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing shareholder equity.
  • DuPont Analysis Breakdown:
  • • Net Profit Margin: 26.88%
  • • Asset Turnover: 0.07x
  • • Equity Multiplier: 1.43x
  • Recent ROE (2.56%) is above the historical average (-1.71%), indicating improving capital efficiency.

Historical Capital Efficiency Metrics

Year Return on Equity Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Equity Multiplier Economic Value Added
2016 7.12% 41.70% 0.12x 1.43x €-21.86 Million
2017 -11.43% -91.04% 0.10x 1.27x €-216.90 Million
2018 -2.41% -10.13% 0.20x 1.19x €-150.68 Million
2019 5.21% 17.73% 0.14x 2.11x €-137.72 Million
2020 -11.44% -63.89% 0.08x 2.14x €-572.47 Million
2021 -3.91% -21.29% 0.09x 1.96x €-367.57 Million
2022 -8.63% -43.14% 0.11x 1.87x €-470.59 Million
2023 7.57% 88.31% 0.06x 1.56x €-67.86 Million
2024 2.56% 26.88% 0.07x 1.43x €-215.61 Million

Industry Comparison

This section compares Galapagos NV's net assets metrics with peer companies in the Biotechnology industry.

Industry Context

  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Average net assets among peers: $698,488,333
  • Average return on equity (ROE) among peers: -63.13%

Peer Company Comparison

Company Net Assets Return on Equity Debt-to-Equity Market Cap
Galapagos NV (GXEA) €2.45 Billion 7.12% 0.44x $1.83 Billion
TIZIANA LIFE SCIENCES LTD (0RP) $5.54 Million -319.56% 1.20x $157.03 Million
Theravance Biopharma Inc (0TB) $441.80 Million 197.40% 0.37x $828.57 Million
PreveCeutical Medical Inc (18H) $-4.10 Million 0.00% 0.00x $3.34 Million
Argen-X (1AE) $538.39 Million -12.38% 0.07x $44.01 Billion
WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD. (1U5) $32.50 Million -376.16% 5.37x $1.12 Billion
ZAI LAB LTD0000006 (1ZLB) $1.38 Billion -51.05% 0.17x $2.05 Billion
BioNTech SE (22UA) $493.49 Million -36.28% 0.62x $23.24 Billion
Ascletis Pharma Inc (2VJ) $2.54 Billion -12.40% 0.05x $2.05 Billion
ALPHAMAB ONCOLO.DL-000002 (3NK) $1.56 Billion -20.91% 0.36x $978.26 Million
BIOMIND LABS INC. (3XI) $-247.66K 0.00% 0.00x $3.31 Million

About Galapagos NV

F:GXEA Germany Biotechnology
Market Cap
$1.83 Billion
€1.57 Billion EUR
Market Cap Rank
#6600 Global
#963 in Germany
Share Price
€23.80
Change (1 day)
-1.65%
52-Week Range
€22.40 - €31.40
All Time High
€246.00
About

Galapagos NV, a biotechnology company, develops medicines focusing on oncology and immunology primarily in the United States and Europe. The company's pipeline products comprise GLPG3667 that has completed phase 1b trial; GLPG5101, a CD19 CAR-T product candidate manufactured at point-of-care, currently in Phase1/2 trial in relapsed/refractory non-hodgkin lymphoma; GLPG5201, a CD19 CAR-T product c… Read more