earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.80
Atara Q2 net income $18.5M; workforce cut 20%; CCO departure; Bayer deal terminated; FDA supports tab-cel BLA path
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.
2022-Q2 EPS reported
-$0.69
revenue$58,893,000
- Net income $18.5M ($0.18/diluted) vs net loss $83.8M in Q2 2021; includes $50.2M gain on ATOM facility sale.
- Workforce reduction of ~20% to reduce future annual cash burn by >20%; expects $6M severance charges; cash runway extended to Q1 2024.
- Bayer termination agreement: Bayer pays $4.2M, returns rights to ATA2271/ATA3271; license and collab revenue $51.6M in Q2 from termination.
- FDA recommended pathway to BLA for tab-cel without new trial; EC approval on track Q4 2022.
- Kristin Yarema, SVP & CCO, to depart effective Nov 15, 2022; severance of 12 months base salary.