NASDAQ$ACLX

Arcellx Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Arcellx reported a decrease in collaboration revenue and an increase in net loss for Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, driven by higher operating expenses and lower interest income.

Arcellx experienced a significant increase in net loss in the first quarter of 2025, reaching -$62.27 million, compared to -$7.198 million in the same period last year. This was primarily due to a substantial decrease in collaboration revenue and a rise in research and development expenses.

  • Collaboration revenue decreased significantly to $8.129 million in Q1 2025 from $39.256 million in Q1 2024, primarily due to the completion of dosing and manufacturing of anito-cel in the iMMagine-1 trial.
  • Research and development expenses increased to $50.801 million in Q1 2025 from $32.318 million in Q1 2024, driven by costs related to other clinical and preclinical pipeline programs and higher personnel-related costs.
  • General and administrative expenses rose to $26.226 million in Q1 2025 from $22.748 million in Q1 2024, mainly due to increased personnel-related costs.
  • Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders (basic and diluted) was -$1.13 in Q1 2025, a substantial increase from -$0.14 in Q1 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.13M

Previous: $39.3M-79.3%
EPS (adj)

-$1.13

Previous: -$0.14-707.1%
Research and Development Expenses

$50.8M

Previous: $32.3M+57.2%
General and Administrative Expenses

$26.2M

Previous: $22.7M+15.3%
Total Operating Expenses

$77M

Previous: $55.1M+39.9%
Total Other Income, Net

$6.63M

Previous: $8.61M-23.0%
Loss Before Income Taxes

-$62.3M

Previous: -$7.2M-765.1%
Income Tax Expense

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
Unrealized Loss on Marketable Securities

-$199K

Previous: -$1.06M+81.2%
Comprehensive Loss

-$62.5M

Previous: -$8.26M-656.6%
Net Loss Per Share (Basic & Diluted)

-$1.13

Previous: -$0.14-707.1%
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding (Basic & Diluted)

55.3M

Previous: 52.8M+4.7%
Total Liabilities

$231M

Previous: $257M-9.9%
Total Stockholders' Equity

$417M

Previous: $455M-8.3%
Cash and Cash Equivalents

$80.9M

Previous: $106M-23.5%
Total Assets

$648M

Previous: $711M-8.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$780K

Previous: -$6.43M+87.9%
Net Income

-$62.3M

Previous: -$7.2M-765.1%
Operating Income

-$68.9M

Previous: -$15.8M-335.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Arcellx · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.13M

Q1 2025-79.3%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 3 of 11 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Arcellx anticipates continued significant expenses and increasing operating losses in the foreseeable future as it advances its product candidates through clinical development and prepares for potential commercialization. The company believes its current cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to fund operations into 2028.

Tailwinds

  • The company expects to advance the clinical program for anito-cel and subsequent clinical trials focused on earlier lines of therapy in collaboration with its partner Kite.
  • Arcellx plans to grow its supply and contract manufacturing infrastructure to support the continued development of anito-cel and other product candidates.
  • The company intends to initiate clinical trials to evaluate anito-cel in other indications outside of oncology, such as generalized myasthenia gravis.
  • Arcellx will continue to advance its clinical-stage ARC-SparX product candidates, ACLX-001 and ACLX-002, and other preclinical pipeline programs.
  • The company aims to expand its pipeline of product candidates through its own discovery and development efforts or through acquisition or in-licensing.

Headwinds

  • The company expects to incur significant expenses and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future.
  • Net losses may fluctuate significantly depending on the timing and expenditures on planned research and development and commercial readiness activities.
  • Substantial additional funding may be required, and the company's ability to raise capital on acceptable terms is uncertain.
  • Failure to obtain sufficient funds could force delays, reductions, or elimination of product development or future commercialization efforts.
  • The company may be required to grant rights to develop and market product candidates that it would otherwise prefer to develop and market itself.

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 Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+2.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+24.9%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

11 / 19 earnings

Positive

+16.0%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-4.8%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-0.2%-0.1%+0.2%
Q3 2025-1.9%+2.2%-21.1%
Q2 2025-0.9%-0.2%+2.1%
Q1 2025-0.2%+10.9%+9.0%
Q4 2024+2.0%+1.2%-19.9%
Q3 2024+10.8%+8.1%-9.1%
Q2 2024+16.0%+19.1%+40.0%
Q1 2024-4.8%-3.1%-2.8%
Q4 2023-2.7%+0.4%+2.9%
Q3 2023+4.3%+21.3%+11.0%
Q2 2023+6.7%+3.3%-0.7%
Q1 2023+2.8%-4.5%-3.7%
Q4 2022+0.9%-2.9%+41.1%
Q3 2022-2.8%-4.9%+47.5%
Q3 2021-2.8%-4.9%+47.5%
Q2 2022+8.4%-4.1%+10.5%
Q1 2022+0.2%-15.5%+174.8%
Q1 2021+0.2%-15.5%+174.8%
Q4 2021+5.9%-8.7%-30.2%
Q4 2020

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