earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Arbutus reports Q3 net loss $17.6M, discontinues AB-836 capsid inhibitor, cash runway into Q2 2024
Arbutus Biopharma Corp
2022-Q3 EPS reported
-$0.32
revenue$32,774,000
- Net loss $17.6M ($0.12/share) vs $24.2M loss Q3 2021; revenue $6.0M (+$2.7M YoY) on Qilu license income.
- Cash, equivalents and investments $190.2M; 2022 net cash burn forecast $90-95M; runway into Q2 2024.
- Discontinued AB-836 (oral capsid inhibitor) due to ALT elevations in healthy volunteer arm of Phase 1 trial.
- AB-729 off-treatment data: HBsAg and HBV DNA suppressed up to 44 weeks post-therapy; no relapses in 9/9 patients.
- On-track to complete IND-enabling studies for AB-161 and AB-101, and nominate pan-coronavirus Mpro candidate by year-end.