NASDAQ$ABUS

Arbutus Biopharma Corp · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Arbutus reported fourth quarter and year end 2022 financial results and provided a corporate update.

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation reported its fourth quarter and year end 2022 financial results. The company highlighted progress in advancing its proprietary programs in chronic HBV and Coronavirus. They ended the year with $184.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments.

  • Advanced proprietary programs in chronic HBV and Coronavirus.
  • AB-729 data from multiple Phase 2a combination clinical trials expected in 2023.
  • Initial Phase 1 data for oral PD-L1, AB-101, and oral RNA Destabilizer, AB-161, expected in the second half of 2023.
  • Initiate Phase 1 clinical trial for oral Mpro coronavirus candidate, AB-343, expected in the second half of 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.25M

Previous: $3.21M+94.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.14

Previous: -$0.15+6.7%
Capital Expenditures

$134K

Previous: $58K+131.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$17.1M

Previous: -$19.7M+12.9%
Net Income

-$22.9M

Previous: -$88.4M+74.1%
Operating Income

-$22.6M

Previous: -$20.8M-8.5%
Gross Profit

$5.94M

Previous: $2.78M+113.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$184M

Previous: $109M+68.6%
Total Assets

$195M

Previous: $204M-4.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.67M

Previous: $1.43M+16.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Arbutus · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.25M

Q4 2022+94.8%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 4 of 14 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Arbutus · $689K total across 1 segment · Q2 2020

  • Non-cash Royalty Revenue
    $689K

Forward guidance

Arbutus expects a net cash burn between $95 to $100 million in 2023 and believes its cash runway will be sufficient to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2024.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

23 / 63 earnings

Positive

+22.2%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-18.6%

Q2 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025
Q1 2026+0.0%-3.2%
Q3 2025-5.8%-8.1%-2.7%
Q2 2025+1.8%-1.8%+23.2%
Q1 2025-0.9%-1.9%+10.7%
Q4 2024-2.4%+3.9%-1.8%
Q3 2024-5.8%-5.8%-7.1%
Q2 2024-0.8%-4.0%+2.7%
Q1 2024+0.7%+5.6%+24.9%
Q4 2023-3.1%-7.3%-10.4%
Q3 2023-0.5%-5.9%+10.6%
Q2 2023+2.9%-2.4%-1.4%
Q1 2023+3.6%+4.0%+2.8%
Q4 2022+1.8%+4.3%+7.8%
Q3 2022+0.8%+7.3%+6.1%
Q2 2022+2.8%+0.0%-10.2%
Q1 2022+1.6%-20.5%+8.4%
Q4 2021-9.1%-6.8%-0.3%
Q3 2021-9.6%-9.1%+7.8%
Q2 2021+9.1%+13.8%+23.6%
Q1 2021-15.9%-20.2%-11.5%
Q4 2020-9.3%-1.1%-5.8%
Q3 2020-8.8%+5.9%+31.0%
Q2 2020-16.2%-18.5%-44.2%
Q1 2020+22.2%+55.6%+37.0%
Q4 2019-2.0%-8.3%-70.0%
Q3 2019-4.0%-3.4%+53.7%
Q2 2019+1.2%+1.2%-11.0%
Q1 2019-5.4%-10.0%-36.4%
Q4 2018-8.0%+2.7%+9.5%
Q3 2018+13.7%-6.7%-7.4%
Q2 2018-18.6%-19.4%-23.2%
Q1 2018+3.5%+8.8%+7.0%
Q4 2017-12.5%-17.5%-13.3%
Q3 2017+20.4%+4.6%+2.8%
Q2 2017-4.2%+1.4%+15.3%
Q1 2017-2.4%-0.9%+2.1%
Q4 2016-6.0%-4.5%+0.0%
Q3 2016-3.3%-4.9%-12.1%
Q2 2016-8.6%-13.6%-14.5%
Q1 2016-3.8%
Q4 2015-5.6%
Q3 2015-2.3%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015-2.5%
Q4 2014-3.6%
Q3 2014+4.6%
Q2 2014-2.8%
Q1 2014-5.1%
Q4 2013+14.1%
Q3 2013+3.1%
Q2 2013-3.1%
Q1 2013-0.8%
Q4 2012+0.6%
Q2 2012-0.3%
Q1 2012-5.1%
Q4 2010+2.9%
Q4 2011+2.9%
Q3 2011-0.6%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q1 2011-4.1%
Q3 2010+0.8%
Q2 2010-0.8%
Q1 2010+3.4%

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