earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Seres Therapeutics reports Q1 loss of $71.2M, VOWST approved, balance sheet strengthened with up to $250M facility
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.57
revenue$-522,000
- VOWST (fecal microbiota spores) FDA-approved for recurrent C. difficile; launch expected June 2023.
- Q1 net loss $71.2M vs $56.6M YoY; R&D $44.0M incl. $16M commercial manufacturing; cash $106.5M.
- Entered $250M debt facility with Oaktree; drew $110M (net ~$50M after retiring $53M debt).
- Due $125M milestone from Nestlé Health Science upon VOWST approval; pro-forma cash ~$282M.
- SER-155 Phase 1b Cohort 1 data: favorable tolerability, engraftment, reduced ESKAPE pathogen domination; Cohort 2 data mid-2024.