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89Bio Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

89bio reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided a corporate update.

89bio reported a net loss of $14.6 million for the third quarter of 2020. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $219.2 million as of September 30, 2020. They also initiated their Phase 2 trial in SHTG and in NASH they announced impressive results from their Phase 1b/2a trial.

  • Reported positive Phase 1b/2a clinical data evaluating BIO89-100 in NASH, showing strong efficacy and favorable tolerability.
  • Initiated a Phase 2 trial of BIO89-100 in patients with SHTG.
  • Completed underwritten public offerings of common stock in the third quarter, resulting in approximately $157.7 million in estimated net proceeds.
  • Planning to present updated clinical data from the Phase 1b/2a trial as a late-breaking poster at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® 2020 being held November 13-16.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.86

Previous: -$30.63+97.2%
Net Income

-$14.6M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$14.4M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$219M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

89Bio · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 0 of 2 quarters(0%)
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Forward guidance

89bio is planning to initiate a Phase 2b NASH trial in the first half of 2021 and report topline data from the Phase 2 trial of BIO89-100 in SHTG in the second half of 2021.

Tailwinds

  • Present updated clinical data from the Phase 1b/2a trial as a late-breaking poster at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® 2020 being held November 13-16 highlighting BIO89-100’s compelling clinical profile and preclinical data covering BIO89-100’s receptor activation profile.
  • Initiate a new open-label histology cohort as part of the Phase 1b/2a trial of BIO89-100 in NASH. This new cohort will enroll approximately 20 patients with biopsy-confirmed NASH that will be treated for 20 weeks with 27mg QW BIO89-100.
  • The new cohort will provide an early opportunity to demonstrate BIO89-100’s benefits on histology endpoints.
  • This cohort is planned to start in the near term with results expected by the end of 2021.
  • Initiate a Phase 2b NASH trial as part of the Phase 2b/3 program in the first half of 2021.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 7 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-4.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

13 / 24 earnings

Positive

+14.8%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-19.4%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2025
Q2 2025+1.7%+1.3%-1.7%
Q1 2025-3.7%-4.1%+18.6%
Q4 2024-1.0%-7.1%-3.7%
Q3 2024+2.8%-10.9%-20.6%
Q2 2024-10.9%-11.8%-0.9%
Q1 2024-3.5%+0.8%-10.2%
Q4 2023+7.3%-0.2%-1.3%
Q3 2023-11.8%
Q2 2023+5.3%
Q1 2023+1.3%
Q4 2022-1.1%
Q3 2022+14.2%
Q2 2022+3.6%
Q1 2022+14.6%
Q4 2021+5.1%
Q3 2021+1.4%
Q2 2021+1.1%
Q1 2021-19.4%
Q4 2020-4.7%
Q3 2020-0.8%
Q2 2020+1.6%
Q1 2020-6.2%
Q4 2019+14.8%
Q3 2019-13.5%
Q2 2019
Q1 2019
Q4 2018
Q3 2018

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