NASDAQ$AURA

Aura Biosciences Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Aura Biosciences reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022, along with clinical development and operational highlights.

Aura Biosciences reported a net loss of $16.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The company's cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $188.8 million as of December 31, 2022, which is expected to fund operations into 2025. The FDA granted Fast Track Designation for Belzupacap Sarotalocan for the treatment of Choroidal Metastasis.

  • FDA granted Fast Track Designation for Belzupacap Sarotalocan (bel-sar) for the treatment of Choroidal Metastasis.
  • Global Phase 3 Trial in Primary Choroidal Melanoma is on track to begin dosing in 1H 2023.
  • Positive interim Phase 2 safety and efficacy data with suprachoroidal administration in early-stage choroidal melanoma was presented.
  • Aura is enrolling a Phase 1 clinical trial of bel-sar for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.52

Previous: -$0.67+22.4%
Capital Expenditures

$358K

Previous: $819K-56.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$18.4M

Previous: -$12.9M-42.4%
Net Income

-$16.6M

Previous: -$11.6M-42.7%
Operating Income

-$60.3M

Previous: -$11.6M-418.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$122M

Previous: $149M-18.4%
Total Assets

$224M

Previous: $160M+39.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.81M

Previous: $1.3M+39.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Aura Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$600K

Q3 2025

Forward guidance

Aura believes its current cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities are sufficient to fund its operations into 2025.

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 Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 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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