NASDAQ$SCPX

Scorpius Holdings Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Heat Biologics reported financial results for Q3 2020, highlighting progress in oncology and COVID-19 vaccine programs and maintaining a solid balance sheet.

Heat Biologics reported a net loss of $8.9 million, or $0.06 per share, and grant revenue of $0.8 million for the third quarter of 2020. The company had $117.3 million in cash and short-term investments as of September 30, 2020, and is advancing its oncology and COVID-19 vaccine programs.

  • Recognized $0.8 million of grant revenue for qualified expenditures under the CPRIT and NIH grants.
  • Research and development expenses were $3.2 million.
  • General and administrative expense was $6.6 million.
  • Net loss attributable to Heat Biologics was approximately $8.9 million, or ($0.06) per basic and diluted share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$850K

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$284.00

No prior period
Cash & Short-Term Investments

$117M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$110K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$5.61M

No prior period
Net Income

-$8.9M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$9.13M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$850K

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$24.8M

No prior period
Total Assets

$130M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$4.73M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Scorpius Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$850K

Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 6 of 9 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Scorpius Holdings · $459K total across 1 segment · Q2 2021

  • Grant and Contract Revenue
    $459K

Forward guidance

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 on our current expectations and projections about future events.

Tailwinds

  • PTX-35 being the potential first-in-class T- cell costimulatory antibody
  • The expected enrollment of the Phase 1 PTX-35 study
  • The potential of Heat’s COVID-19 vaccine to be used as either a standalone vaccine or in combination with other antibody-focused vaccine approaches to enhance prophylactic protection
  • The combination of Heat’s gp96 platform in a single therapy holding enormous promise in the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19
  • Heat’s capital providing a significant runway to achieve a number of important clinical milestones that will drive value for shareholders in the months and years ahead

Headwinds

  • The ability of Heat's vaccine platform to provide protection against COVID-19
  • The ability of Heat's therapies to perform as designed, to demonstrate safety and efficacy, as well as results that are consistent with prior results
  • The ability to enroll patients and complete the clinical trials on time and achieve desired results and benefits, especially in light of COVID-19
  • Heat's ability to obtain regulatory approvals for commercialization of product candidates or to comply with ongoing regulatory requirements
  • Regulatory limitations relating to Heat's ability to promote or commercialize its product candidates for specific indications

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+100.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+129.2%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

8 / 21 earnings

Positive

+5.2%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-9.6%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2025+0.0%+1350.0%+3100.0%
Q2 2025+0.0%+900.0%-60.0%
Q1 2025-1.4%+0.7%+4.1%
Q4 2024+0.0%-1.5%-2.9%
Q1 2026+2.8%-41.4%-41.1%
Q1 2024+2.8%-41.4%-41.1%
Q3 2024+3.5%+12.6%-35.6%
Q4 2023+0.0%+2.1%-19.1%
Q3 2023-0.8%-13.7%-34.5%
Q2 2023-1.6%-12.9%-2.9%
Q1 2023-0.0%-4.0%-24.6%
Q4 2022-0.0%-4.0%-24.6%
Q3 2022+2.3%-4.4%-33.6%
Q2 2022+0.4%-11.5%-22.2%
Q1 2022-1.0%-5.8%-23.3%
Q4 2021-9.4%+12.4%+17.9%
Q3 2021-2.5%-7.2%-21.6%
Q2 2021+1.2%-4.3%-4.1%
Q1 2021+5.2%+6.2%-0.7%
Q4 2020+1.8%-8.9%-10.3%
Q3 2020-9.6%-7.0%-7.0%

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