NASDAQ$ABSI

Absci Corp · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Absci reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024, highlighting progress in internal and partnered programs.

Absci reported a revenue of $0.9 million and a net loss of $22.0 million for the first quarter of 2024. The company continues to advance its internal pipeline programs and expects to sign additional drug creation partnerships. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $161.5 million as of March 31, 2024.

  • Initiated IND-enabling studies for ABS-101 in February 2024.
  • Advanced ABS-201 and ABS-301 programs through preclinical studies.
  • Completed an underwritten public offering of common stock raising gross proceeds of approximately $86.4 million in March 2024.
  • Anticipates signing additional drug creation partnerships with at least four Partners in 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$898K

Previous: $1.27M-29.2%
EPS

-$0.22

Previous: -$0.26+15.4%
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

Previous: -$280K+100.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$22M

Previous: -$23.6M+7.0%
Net Income

-$22M

Previous: -$23.4M+5.9%
Operating Income

-$23.5M

Previous: -$24.5M+4.0%
Gross Profit

$898K

Previous: $1.27M-29.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$58.8M

Previous: $11.4M+415.7%
Total Assets

$275M

Previous: $296M-7.1%
R&D Expense

$12.2M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.59M

Previous: $2.65M+35.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Absci · Revenue · Quarterly

$898K

Q1 2024-29.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 15 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Absci expects a gross use of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $80 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. Based on current plans, Absci believes its existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments will be sufficient to fund its operations into the first half of 2027.

Tailwinds

  • Advancing internal pipeline of programs.
  • Focusing on current and future partnered programs.
  • Achieving ongoing platform improvements.
  • Achieving operational efficiencies.
  • Existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments will be sufficient to fund its operations into the first half of 2027.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-9.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-9.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-9.3%

Avg return

30 days after

21%

5 / 24 earnings

Positive

+13.8%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-28.9%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-5.6%+8.6%
Q1 2026-3.4%-10.1%+7.1%
Q3 2025-22.4%-16.5%+7.1%
Q2 2025+5.1%-4.7%-14.1%
Q1 2025-0.7%-6.4%-6.1%
Q4 2024-3.2%+0.6%+0.3%
Q3 2024-26.6%-33.6%-14.0%
Q2 2024+6.7%+7.5%+0.5%
Q1 2024-4.5%-8.8%-13.6%
Q4 2023-2.8%+2.4%-6.3%
Q3 2023+12.0%+16.0%+120.8%
Q2 2023-2.4%+0.0%-1.2%
Q1 2023-6.4%+11.2%+34.4%
Q4 2022-0.8%-0.3%-25.2%
Q3 2022-0.3%+1.6%-14.7%
Q2 2022+13.8%+9.0%-1.4%
Q1 2022-11.3%-9.0%-21.7%
Q4 2021+7.2%+9.6%+3.8%
Q3 2021-28.5%-38.0%-41.4%
Q3 2020-28.5%-38.0%-41.4%
Q1 2021-28.9%-30.1%-46.4%
Q2 2021-28.9%-30.1%-46.4%
Q2 2020-28.9%-30.1%-46.4%
Q4 2020-28.9%-30.1%-46.4%
Q1 2020

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