NASDAQ$AKBA

Akebia Therapeutics Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results and business updates for Q3 2020, including completion of a pre-NDA meeting with the FDA for vadadustat.

Akebia Therapeutics reported a total revenue of $60.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $92.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. The net loss for the quarter was $60.0 million, compared to $54.6 million for the same period in 2019. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale securities totaled $269.3 million as of September 30, 2020.

  • Presented positive global Phase 3 data for vadadustat from the INNO2VATE program at ASN Kidney Week.
  • Completed pre-NDA meeting with the FDA and remain on track to submit vadadustat NDA.
  • Launched vadadustat in Japan by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) as a treatment for anemia due to CKD.
  • Akebia and Otsuka launched Balancing Anemia Due to CKD, a campaign to increase awareness and education of anemia due to CKD among healthcare providers.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$60M

Previous: $92M-34.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.42

Previous: -$0.46+8.7%
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

Previous: -$6.44M+100.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$60M

Previous: -$61M+1.7%
Net Income

-$60M

Previous: -$54.6M-9.8%
Operating Income

-$58.1M

Previous: -$55.9M-3.9%
Gross Profit

$29.6M

Previous: $53.7M-44.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$169M

Previous: $123M+37.8%
Total Assets

$676M

Previous: $795M-15.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.59M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Akebia · Revenue · Quarterly

$60M

Q3 2020-34.8%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Akebia · $60M total across 2 segments · Q3 2020

  • Auryxia
    $34.4M+14.6%
  • License & other revenue
    $25.6M-58.7%

Forward guidance

Akebia plans to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for vadadustat as early as possible in 2021 for two indications: (1) the treatment of anemia due to CKD in adult patients on dialysis, and (2) the treatment of anemia due to CKD in adult patients not on dialysis.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

-2.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

19 / 46 earnings

Positive

+34.4%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-22.4%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-20.3%-20.3%-36.7%
Q4 2025+9.9%+0.8%+10.7%
Q3 2025-18.4%-18.1%-20.1%
Q1 2025+6.6%+0.8%+61.4%
Q4 2024-12.4%+32.1%-14.5%
Q3 2024-3.0%-2.5%+2.5%
Q2 2024+0.0%+20.7%+21.6%
Q1 2024-13.6%-12.1%-24.3%
Q4 2023+20.6%+29.8%+3.5%
Q3 2023-16.5%-15.3%+3.7%
Q2 2023+10.4%+12.0%-5.6%
Q1 2023-3.7%+3.7%+17.4%
Q4 2022-22.4%-33.7%-47.6%
Q3 2022+1.9%+2.6%+9.0%
Q2 2022+1.0%+3.6%-2.8%
Q1 2022+11.2%+16.6%+15.6%
Q4 2021+13.4%+12.0%-66.8%
Q3 2021-12.3%-14.4%-24.6%
Q2 2021+10.5%+6.5%+22.2%
Q1 2021+2.6%+10.6%+17.9%
Q4 2020-19.2%-17.5%-26.2%
Q3 2020-7.4%+0.8%+19.8%
Q2 2020-6.4%-4.1%-75.9%
Q1 2020+34.4%+38.3%+40.6%
Q4 2019-13.8%-27.0%-13.0%
Q3 2019-9.6%-8.2%+73.5%
Q2 2019+20.5%+22.4%+11.2%
Q1 2019+1.5%-0.7%-26.8%
Q4 2018-0.9%+2.7%-15.3%
Q3 2018+10.3%-4.2%+5.0%
Q2 2018-18.1%-22.1%-20.8%
Q1 2018+0.7%+11.0%+10.5%
Q4 2017-10.6%-12.6%-28.9%
Q3 2017-12.6%-12.8%-8.5%
Q2 2017+6.8%+9.4%+26.0%
Q1 2017-2.3%+2.2%+8.2%
Q4 2016-12.6%-9.3%-11.1%
Q3 2016+10.6%+14.1%+9.9%
Q2 2016-9.6%-7.4%-3.8%
Q1 2016-8.8%
Q4 2015-2.4%
Q3 2015-16.6%
Q2 2015-16.9%
Q1 2015+3.3%
Q3 2014-3.2%
Q1 2014+3.7%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q4 2012

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