NASDAQ$AURA

Aura Biosciences Inc · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Aura Biosciences reported financial results and clinical development for the third quarter of 2022.

Aura Biosciences reported a net loss of $15.9 million for the third quarter of 2022. The company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $111.5 million as of September 30, 2022, which is expected to fund operations into 2024. The company finalized the global Phase 3 design in alignment with regulatory agencies and selected suprachoroidal route of administration to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bel-sar in early-stage CM. Aura dosed the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial of bel-sar for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

  • Global Phase 3 trial design with suprachoroidal route of administration of Belzupacap Sarotalocan in early-stage choroidal melanoma was announced.
  • The first patient was dosed in the Phase 1 study evaluating Belzupacap Sarotalocan for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
  • Positive interim Phase 2 data evaluating SC administration of bel-sar for the first-line treatment of patients with early-stage CM were presented at AAO 2022, showing a statistically significant reduction in the tumor growth rate.
  • Aura plans to file an IND for choroidal metastasis with the FDA in Q4 of 2022.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.54

Previous: -$28.33+98.1%
Capital Expenditures

$63K

Previous: $573K-89.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$10.8M

Previous: -$9.26M-16.8%
Net Income

-$15.9M

Previous: -$8.8M-80.7%
Operating Income

-$16.1M

Previous: -$8.9M-80.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$61.1M

Previous: $81.8M-25.3%
Total Assets

$143M

Previous: $90.7M+57.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.72M

Previous: $554K+209.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Aura Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$600K

Q3 2025

Forward guidance

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and other federal securities laws.

Tailwinds

  • therapeutic potential of bel-sar for the treatment of cancers including choroidal melanoma, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and choroidal metastases
  • expectations for the Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials of bel-sar for early-stage choroidal melanoma
  • expectations regarding the estimated patient populations and related market opportunities for bel-sar
  • improved quality of life of patients after treatment with bel-sar
  • potential paradigm shift in the approach to the treatment of choroidal melanoma

Headwinds

  • uncertainties inherent in clinical trials and in the availability and timing of data from ongoing clinical trials
  • the risk that the results of Aura’s clinical trials may not be predictive of future results in connection with future clinical trials
  • the risk that interim data from ongoing clinical trials may not be predictive of final data from completed clinical trials
  • whether Aura will receive regulatory approvals to conduct trials or to market products
  • whether Aura’s cash resources will be sufficient to fund its foreseeable and unforeseeable operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 16 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-7.0%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

8 / 18 earnings

Positive

+26.0%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-8.9%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-3.1%-5.5%-24.3%
Q3 2025-0.7%-2.9%+17.4%
Q2 2025+4.2%-3.6%-11.0%
Q1 2025+1.9%-0.5%+6.8%
Q4 2024-6.7%-15.5%-23.2%
Q3 2024-7.3%-15.0%-24.2%
Q1 2024-1.1%+1.9%+1.6%
Q4 2023+2.9%+1.7%-5.4%
Q3 2023+4.5%+8.6%+18.9%
Q2 2023-8.9%-8.8%-16.4%
Q1 2023+0.5%+7.3%+22.4%
Q4 2022-1.0%-1.0%-15.6%
Q3 2022+10.1%+16.4%+4.4%
Q2 2022-0.5%-2.6%-19.0%
Q1 2022+4.9%+8.1%-4.5%
Q2 2021-1.5%+8.7%-21.4%
Q4 2021-1.5%+8.7%-21.4%
Q3 2021+26.0%-1.1%-10.6%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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