NASDAQ$EQ

Equillium Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Equillium reported first quarter 2023 financial results and provided clinical updates.

Equillium reported revenue of $8.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, derived from itolizumab development funding and amortization of the upfront payment from Ono Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. The company's net loss for the quarter was $3.9 million, or $(0.11) per share. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $62.0 million as of March 31, 2023, expected to fund operations into 2025.

  • Advanced EQ101 and EQ102 in clinical programs for alopecia areata and first-in-human development, respectively.
  • Continued to advance the pivotal Phase 3 EQUATOR study in aGVHD and Phase 1b EQUALISE study in lupus nephritis.
  • Focused on achieving near-term milestones in the multi-cytokine programs before the end of the year, including initial data from the EQ101 Phase 2 study in alopecia areata.
  • Topline data from the EQUALISE study in lupus nephritis is expected in the first half of 2024, and the interim review of the Phase 3 EQUATOR study is expected later in 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$8.88M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.11

Previous: -$0.45+75.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$223K

Previous: $223K-200.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$4.16M

Previous: -$12.4M+66.3%
Net Income

-$3.94M

Previous: -$37.4M+89.5%
Operating Income

-$4.11M

Previous: -$37.3M+89.0%
Gross Profit

$8.85M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$24.5M

Previous: $68.8M-64.4%
Total Assets

$71.8M

Previous: $74.2M-3.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.04M

Previous: $1.3M-20.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Equillium · Revenue · Quarterly

$8.88M

Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 8 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Equillium anticipates several milestones for its clinical programs.

Tailwinds

  • Initial data from the EQ101 Phase 2 clinical study in subjects with alopecia areata is anticipated in 2H 2023.
  • Topline data from the EQ101 Phase 2 clinical study in subjects with alopecia areata is anticipated in mid-2024.
  • Single ascending dose/multiple ascending dose data from the EQ102 Phase 1 first-in-human study in healthy volunteers and subjects with celiac disease is anticipated in 2H 2023.
  • Celiac disease patient data from the EQ102 Phase 1 first-in-human study is anticipated in 2024.
  • Topline data from the Itolizumab EQUALISE lupus nephritis study is anticipated in 1H 2024.

Headwinds

  • Interim review of the Itolizumab EQUATOR aGVHD study is anticipated in 2024.
  • Ono may not exercise its option to purchase itolizumab.
  • Equillium may receive no further payments under the asset purchase agreement other than those already received.
  • Fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate could impact payments.
  • Market volatility may impact cash reserves.

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 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

17 / 31 earnings

Positive

+42.0%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-27.0%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+1.8%-18.9%
Q3 2025+23.8%+20.2%+52.4%
Q2 2025+16.3%+16.3%+90.8%
Q1 2025+5.4%+5.4%-5.4%
Q1 2026+5.4%+5.4%-5.4%
Q4 2024-2.5%-10.0%-16.0%
Q3 2024-19.5%-20.0%-17.6%
Q2 2024-4.6%+0.0%+27.4%
Q1 2024-10.0%-9.4%-52.9%
Q4 2023-27.0%-18.1%-36.5%
Q3 2023-1.8%+0.0%+22.0%
Q2 2023+3.9%+2.6%+6.5%
Q1 2023+3.6%+7.1%+17.9%
Q4 2022+12.3%+10.8%-4.6%
Q3 2022+6.5%+5.9%-28.2%
Q2 2022+1.4%-1.8%-25.5%
Q1 2022+3.7%+13.8%+0.0%
Q4 2021+0.0%-9.1%-10.3%
Q3 2021-13.6%-14.5%-27.0%
Q2 2021+2.7%+2.2%-2.4%
Q1 2021+6.1%+22.3%+19.0%
Q4 2020-8.5%-12.7%-19.5%
Q3 2020+42.0%+27.6%+34.1%
Q2 2020-12.8%-29.7%-45.0%
Q1 2020-14.9%-20.6%-19.7%
Q4 2019-1.1%+2.3%+7.5%
Q3 2019-1.2%+7.1%+45.7%
Q2 2019-0.5%+7.1%-0.5%
Q1 2019+2.0%+2.5%+0.3%
Q4 2018+6.1%+9.2%-20.2%
Q3 2018+6.4%-8.7%-24.5%
Q2 2018
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Q4 2017
Q3 2017
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