Xbrane Biopharma — Mammalian movement

Xbrane Biopharma — Mammalian movement

Xbrane, a leading innovative biosimilar development company, is moving into mammalian cell culture with announced plans for Xdivane, a biosimilar of the immunoncology blockbuster Opdivo (nivolumab, BMS). The company plans to launch Xdivane from 2026. Xbrane has issued guidance that its share of revenues from Xlucane, partnered with STADA and due for launch by Q122, could reach €100m. The XPLORE Phase III trial has enrolled its first patient, with its primary endpoint due in mid-2020. Our valuation remains SEK581m pending further information on Xdivane.

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Xbrane Biopharma

Mammalian movement

Strategic update

Pharma & biotech

29 April 2019

Price

SEK45.4

Market cap

SEK377m

SEK9.14/US$

Cash (SEKm) at 31 December 2018

101

Shares in issue (post rights)

8.3m

Free float

69%

Code

XBRANE

Primary exchange

NASDAQ First North

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

25.9

2.5

(21.7)

Rel (local)

18.2

(8.5)

(27.5)

52-week high/low

SEK62.4

SEK33.5

Business description

Xbrane Biopharma is a Swedish developer of biosimilars using more efficient manufacturing systems in bacteria and in mammalian cells. The lead product is Xlucane, a Lucentis biosimilar, partnered with STADA. A further biosimilar, Xdivane for immunoncology could be launched from 2026. Xbrane sells a triptorelin generic, Spherotide, in Iran.

Next events

Phase III data

May 2020

Q119 results

14 May 2019

Analyst

Dr John Savin MBA

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Xbrane Biopharma is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Xbrane, a leading innovative biosimilar development company, is moving into mammalian cell culture with announced plans for Xdivane, a biosimilar of the immunoncology blockbuster Opdivo (nivolumab, BMS). The company plans to launch Xdivane from 2026. Xbrane has issued guidance that its share of revenues from Xlucane, partnered with STADA and due for launch by Q122, could reach €100m. The XPLORE Phase III trial has enrolled its first patient, with its primary endpoint due in mid-2020. Our valuation remains SEK581m pending further information on Xdivane.

Year
end

Revenue* (SEKm)

PBT**
(SEKm)

EPS**
(SEK)

DPS
(SEK)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

20.77

(44.16)

(8.14)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/18

20.49

(13.12)

(2.13)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/19e

20.00

(146.95)

(19.27)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/20e

20.00

(240.41)

(28.96)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *Revenue includes other income. **PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Ambition to become a leading biosimilar company

Xbrane has moved decisively away from the previous focus on delivery systems (Spherotide) towards becoming a leading biosimilar company. The lead product, Xlucane, a monthly biosimilar of Lucentis (ranibizumab, Roche (US), Novartis (Eur); 2018 sales: $3.6bn) treats wet age-related macular degeneration. Xlucane is produced (by a contract manufacturer) using Xbrane’s proprietary high yield bacterial fermentation system. Xbrane is now adding a high-yield mammalian fermentation technology; no details are available. Most bio-pharmaceuticals, like monoclonal antibodies, need mammalian cell production so this new technology vastly expands the range of potential biosimilars and partners. Xbrane’s initial mammalian product, Xdivane, is a biosimilar of the immunoncology blockbuster Opdivo (nivolumab, BMS; 2018 sales: $2.9bn). The company plans to launch Xdivane from 2026.

Xlucane revenues guided to start in Q122

Xlucane is partnered with STADA, a private, €2.3bn sales German company. Costs and profits are split 50:50. Xbrane has guided to a revenue share target of €100m based on global sales of €300m by STADA; STADA had no US salesforce in 2018. The global Phase III (NCT03805100, XPLORE) aims to recruit 580 patients and enrolled its first patient on 19 April. Primary endpoint data are due in May 2020 with the first profit share expected by management in Q122. There are two advanced competitors: bioeq – Formycon and Samsung Bioepis; Roche is adding products.

Valuation: Adjusted value per share of SEK68

We maintain our indicative valuation of SEK581m until further details of the proposed mammalian technology and on Xdivane are disclosed; these could add substantially to the value but immunoncology is very competitive. The March rights issue raised SEK59.3m gross at SEK30/share before expenses and a loan repayment of SEK8.1m. Our new post-rights value per share is SEK68/share (formerly SEK92/share). We expect that further funds will be needed in 2020.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

SEK 000s

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 31 December

GAAP

GAAP

GAAP

GAAP

PROFIT & LOSS

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

20,771

20,485

20,000

20,000

Cost of Sales

(15,829)

(15,907)

(15,800)

(15,800)

Gross Profit

4,942

4,578

4,200

4,200

Other income

2,515

99,742

0

0

EBITDA

 

 

(40,871)

(7,993)

(140,527)

(233,986)

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

 

(43,939)

(11,415)

(143,949)

(237,408)

Intangible Amortisation

(779)

(525)

(525)

(525)

Other

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(44,718)

(11,940)

(144,474)

(237,933)

Net Interest

(217)

(1,700)

(3,000)

(3,000)

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(44,156)

(13,115)

(146,949)

(240,408)

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(44,935)

(13,115)

(147,474)

(240,933)

Tax

0

(121)

0

0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(44,156)

(13,236)

(146,949)

(240,408)

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(44,935)

(13,236)

(147,474)

(240,933)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

5.4

6.2

7.6

8.3

EPS - normalised (öre)

 

 

(814)

(213)

(1,927)

(2,896)

EPS - normalised fully diluted (öre)

 

 

(814)

(213)

(1,927)

(2,896)

EPS - FRS 3 (öre)

 

 

(828)

(213)

(1,934)

(2,903)

Dividend per share (öre)

0

0

0

0

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

82,861

91,227

83,532

81,610

Intangible Assets

63,657

65,611

59,838

59,838

Tangible Assets

18,569

16,745

14,823

12,901

Investments

635

8,871

8,871

8,871

Current Assets

 

 

28,101

161,658

63,370

44,885

Stocks

3,065

5,525

5,525

5,525

Debtors

8,072

10,489

10,494

10,494

Cash

7,903

100,972

2,684

8,439

Other current assets

9,061

44,672

44,667

20,427

Current Liabilities

 

 

(17,029)

(160,439)

(152,339)

(152,339)

Creditors

(17,029)

(114,878)

(114,878)

(114,878)

Short term borrowings

0

(45,561)

(37,461)

(37,461)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(4,664)

(8,434)

(19,171)

(259,578)

Long term borrowings

(1,119)

(4,118)

(4,159)

(224,159)

Other long term liabilities

(3,545)

(4,316)

(4,316)

(4,316)

Net Assets

 

 

89,269

84,012

(24,607)

(285,423)

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(36,848)

46,707

(143,016)

(212,238)

Net Interest

0

0

0

0

Tax

0

0

0

0

Capex

(3,347)

(1,598)

(1,500)

(1,500)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

Financing

20,004

48,238

46,737

220,000

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Other

(2,637)

(278)

(508)

(508)

Net Cash Flow

(22,828)

93,069

(98,288)

5,754

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(29,612)

(6,784)

(51,293)

38,936

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

Other

0

(48,560)

8,059

(220,000)

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(6,784)

(51,293)

38,936

253,181

Source: Edison Investment Research, Xbrane Biopharma 2018 annual report

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