earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Lineage Cell reports Q4 net loss $0.17/sh; cash $55.7M; Roche deal up to $670M
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
- Q4 2021 net loss $29.0M ($0.17/sh) vs net income $2.0M ($0.01/sh) in Q4 2020; FY 2021 net loss $43.0M ($0.26/sh).
- Cash and equivalents $55.7M at Dec 31, 2021; received $50M upfront from Roche/Genentech OpRegen collaboration in Jan 2022.
- Roche/Genentech deal for OpRegen (RG6501) worth up to $670M plus double-digit royalties; four dry AMD patients showed retinal restoration.
- R&D expenses $24.8M in Q4, driven by $21.0M accrual for future obligations to Israel Innovation Authority and Hadasit.
- 2022 milestones include new pipeline program announcement, OPC1 manufacturing improvements, and VAC2 IND submission in 2H 2022.