NASDAQ$ATRA

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Atara Biotherapeutics reported financial results and operational progress for Q1 2024.

Atara Biotherapeutics reported a net loss of $31.8 million, or $0.23 per share, for the first quarter 2024, compared to a net loss of $74.8 million, or $0.72 per share, for the same period in 2023. Total revenues were $27.4 million for the first quarter 2024, as compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2023. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $46.2 million as of March 31, 2024.

  • Atara is on track to submit the Tab-cel BLA in Q2 2024.
  • Phase 1 study of ATA3219 in Lupus Nephritis is expected to begin in Q4 2024.
  • Enrollment of ATA3219 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma study has been initiated, with initial clinical data expected in Q4 2024.
  • Atara's cash runway is expected to last into 2027.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$27.4M

Previous: $1.23M+2131.4%
EPS (adj)

-$5.75

Previous: -$18.00+68.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$127K

Previous: -$399K+68.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$31.9M

Previous: -$75.2M+57.6%
Net Income

-$31.8M

Previous: -$74.8M+57.5%
Operating Income

-$31.2M

Previous: -$75M+58.3%
Gross Profit

$604K

Previous: $1.8M-66.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$35.1M

Previous: $48.7M-28.0%
Total Assets

$165M

Previous: $302M-45.3%
R&D Expense

$45.5M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$8.4M

Previous: $11.8M-28.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Atara · Revenue · Quarterly

$27.4M

Q1 2024+2,131.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 13 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Atara expects full year 2024 operating expenses to decrease by approximately 35% from 2023 and anticipates funding operations into 2027.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipated payments of $20 million and $60 million from Pierre Fabre contingent upon the successful acceptance and approval of the tab-cel BLA, respectively
  • Anticipated purchases of tab-cel inventory through the manufacturing transfer date by Pierre Fabre
  • Anticipated reimbursement for tab-cel global development costs through the BLA transfer by Pierre Fabre
  • Operating efficiencies resulting from completed workforce reductions
  • Anticipated royalties from sales of tab-cel by Pierre Fabre in the U.S. post BLA approval

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

-2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

37%

17 / 46 earnings

Positive

+36.3%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-24.2%

Q1 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+11.5%+9.6%+17.2%
Q4 2025-0.6%-16.4%-10.7%
Q3 2025-1.3%+4.3%+43.3%
Q1 2025+4.8%+6.8%+6.3%
Q4 2024+3.9%-9.2%+10.6%
Q3 2024+21.2%+2.0%-7.0%
Q2 2024+5.8%-7.5%+9.6%
Q1 2024-6.3%+6.9%-6.5%
Q4 2023+3.6%+4.0%-1.4%
Q3 2023-7.8%+2.3%-49.8%
Q2 2023-16.4%-7.1%-31.6%
Q1 2023-16.2%-26.5%-43.3%
Q4 2022-12.6%-18.7%-48.2%
Q3 2022-18.0%+8.5%+0.2%
Q2 2022+36.3%+69.8%+32.3%
Q1 2022-5.3%-22.2%-29.7%
Q4 2021-22.6%-32.9%-30.4%
Q3 2021-3.1%-4.4%-8.9%
Q2 2021+0.8%-1.5%+17.9%
Q1 2021-3.9%-3.3%-5.1%
Q4 2020+1.0%-4.2%-14.4%
Q3 2020-5.9%+9.0%+72.0%
Q2 2020+1.9%+3.5%+4.8%
Q1 2020+4.9%+17.5%+11.7%
Q4 2019+8.8%+11.5%-24.4%
Q3 2019+10.2%+6.9%+15.0%
Q2 2019+10.6%+17.3%+16.4%
Q1 2019-24.2%-27.1%-35.6%
Q4 2018-13.3%-8.5%-7.4%
Q3 2018-1.9%-3.5%+5.7%
Q2 2018-2.1%+0.5%+9.1%
Q1 2018-5.8%+1.7%+0.6%
Q4 2017-10.6%-8.6%-9.5%
Q3 2017-6.3%-4.9%+3.1%
Q2 2017-3.3%-3.6%-1.3%
Q1 2017-5.1%-7.0%-10.2%
Q4 2016+21.4%+16.8%-1.2%
Q3 2016+17.2%+45.6%+32.6%
Q2 2016-9.5%-14.7%-14.3%
Q1 2016-5.5%
Q4 2015-18.5%
Q3 2015+4.7%
Q2 2015-11.4%
Q1 2015-1.7%
Q4 2014-5.9%
Q3 2014-15.5%
Q1 2014
Q4 2013
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013

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