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89Bio Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

89bio reported financial results for Q4 and full year 2020 and provided a corporate update.

89bio reported cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $204.7 million as of December 31, 2020. R&D expenses were $8.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, and G&A expenses were $3.8 million for the same period. The company anticipates important clinical milestones in 2021 to validate BIO89-100's potential in NASH and SHTG.

  • Presented updated clinical data from Phase 1b/2a study of BIO89-100 in NASH at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® 2020 and at ENDO 2021.
  • Initiate the Phase 2b trial in NASH patients in the first half of 2021.
  • Report topline data from the paired-biopsy, open-label histology cohort in NASH patients by year-end 2021.
  • Report topline data from the Phase 2 ENTRIGUE study of BIO89-100 in SHTG patients in the second half of 2021.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.63

Previous: -$2.58+75.6%
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Net Loss Per Share, Basic and Diluted

19.9M

No prior period
Net Income

-$12.6M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$12.5M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$205M

Previous: $93.4M+119.2%
Total Assets

$211M

Previous: $95.6M+120.9%

Revenue & EPS history

89Bio · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

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

Forward guidance

89bio anticipates several clinical milestones in 2021, including the initiation of a Phase 2b NASH trial and topline data reports from NASH histology cohort and Phase 2 SHTG trial.

Tailwinds

  • Initiation of BIO89-100 Phase 2b NASH trial planned in 1H21
  • NASH histology cohort topline data expected by YE21
  • Phase 2 SHTG trial (ENTRIGUE) expected to report topline data in 2H21
  • BIO89-100's compelling efficacy profile and favorable tolerability with weekly and every two-week dosing confirmed
  • Significant reductions in liver volume and liver fat volume at 13 weeks compared to baseline in treated patients

Headwinds

  • Reliance on forward-looking statements based on current estimates and assumptions
  • Various risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to be materially different
  • Uncertainties regarding the timing and outcome of the Phase 2b trial in NASH
  • Potential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials and business operations
  • Impact of general economic, health, industrial or political conditions

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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