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Caribou Biosciences Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Caribou Biosciences reported its Q1 2025 earnings, showing a decrease in net loss and total other income compared to the previous year, while total assets also decreased.

Caribou Biosciences, Inc. reported a net loss of $39.991 million for Q1 2025, an improvement from the $41.234 million net loss in Q1 2024. Total operating expenses decreased to $45.266 million from $48.431 million in the prior year. Total assets as of March 31, 2025, were $273.656 million, down from $313.313 million at the end of 2024.

  • Net loss improved to $39.991 million in Q1 2025 from $41.234 million in Q1 2024.
  • Total operating expenses decreased by $3.165 million, driven by lower general and administrative expenses.
  • Total assets decreased to $273.656 million as of March 31, 2025, from $313.313 million at December 31, 2024.
  • Cash and cash equivalents increased to $29.417 million from $16.293 million at the end of 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.35M

Previous: $2.43M-3.1%
EPS (adj)

-$0.43

Previous: -$0.46+6.5%
R&D expenses

$35.5M

Previous: $33.8M+5.2%
G&A expenses

$9.74M

Previous: $14.6M-33.5%
Total operating expenses

$45.3M

Previous: $48.4M-6.5%
Other income, net

$2.59M

Previous: $4.47M-42.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.04M

Previous: -$1.45M+28.0%
Net Income

-$40M

Previous: -$41.2M+3.0%
Operating Income

-$42.9M

Previous: -$46M+6.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Caribou Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.35M

Q1 2025-3.1%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Caribou Biosciences · $3.76M total across 1 segment · Q2 2023

  • Licensing & collaboration
    $3.76M-10.6%

Forward guidance

Caribou Biosciences expects to continue incurring substantial losses and will need to raise additional capital to fund operations until profitability is achieved. The company's existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities are projected to be sufficient for at least the next 12 months. Future funding requirements are dependent on various factors including clinical trial progress, regulatory approvals, and market conditions.

Tailwinds

  • Existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities are expected to fund operations for at least the next 12 months.
  • Potential for future equity financing, debt financing, collaborations, and strategic alliances to raise capital.
  • Advancement of clinical trials for CAR-T cell therapy product candidates.
  • Expansion of manufacturing capabilities and supply chain capacity.
  • Continued efforts to expand, maintain, enforce, and defend intellectual property portfolio.

Headwinds

  • Continued substantial losses and negative cash flows from operations are expected.
  • Ability to achieve and sustain profitability depends on successful development and commercialization of product candidates.
  • Uncertainty regarding the nature, timing, and costs to complete product candidate development.
  • Potential for delays, challenges, or other issues in clinical trials, including failure to meet endpoints or safety issues.
  • Risk of delisting from Nasdaq if minimum bid price requirements are not met, potentially impacting liquidity and ability to raise equity financing.

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

-0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-5.2%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

10 / 19 earnings

Positive

+11.1%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-32.3%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.1%+4.1%-1.5%
Q4 2025+6.5%+15.2%+13.5%
Q3 2025-12.1%-17.3%-20.8%
Q1 2025+10.5%+16.7%+19.4%
Q4 2024+0.1%-8.6%-22.2%
Q3 2024+8.6%+9.0%-16.8%
Q2 2024-3.1%-0.8%-6.4%
Q1 2024-8.6%-7.6%-45.4%
Q4 2023-32.3%-27.6%-41.4%
Q3 2023-5.0%-19.3%+24.7%
Q2 2023+5.2%+5.8%-12.0%
Q1 2023+9.3%-2.1%+4.0%
Q4 2022-11.8%-11.4%-9.9%
Q3 2022+3.9%+15.0%+2.4%
Q2 2022+10.1%+17.3%+40.7%
Q1 2022-0.5%+22.4%+23.7%
Q4 2021+2.6%-5.6%-16.1%
Q3 2021-4.9%-0.5%-18.2%
Q2 2021+11.1%+12.3%-17.3%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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