Nuevolution — On the road to becoming a clinical company

Nuevolution — On the road to becoming a clinical company

July to September 2017 results highlight the continued progression of Nuevolution into a clinical company. Ongoing partnerships with Almirall, Amgen and Janssen continue to advance as we expect and we anticipate that Almirall’s RORγt inhibitor programme will be the first Nuevolution asset to enter the clinic (in dermatology and psoriatic arthritis), which we forecast for H218/H119. Lead assets in the internal pipeline are nearing clinical readiness and Nuevolution anticipates a new partnership in the next three to 12 months. In the near term, up-listing to Nasdaq Stockholm’s Main Market and expansion of the investor base will position the company for future development. We value Nuevolution at SEK917m.

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Nuevolution

On the road to becoming a clinical company

July to September 2017 results

Pharma & biotech

24 November 2017

Price

SEK18.5

Market cap

SEK794m

SEK8.43/US$

Net cash (SEKm) at 30 September 2017

142.3

Shares in issue

42.9m

Free float

56%

Code

NUEV

Primary exchange

Nasdaq First North Premier

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(0.5)

20.1

87.8

Rel (local)

2.2

15.8

69.4

52-week high/low

SEK22.6

SEK9.7

Business description

Nuevolution is a Copenhagen-based biopharmaceutical company. Its patent-protected Chemetics drug discovery platform enables the selection of drugs to an array of tough-to-drug disease targets. To date it has entered into 17 agreements with major pharmaceutical companies.

Next events

Up-list to Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market

FY18

Sign new out-licence/risk-sharing collaboration

FY18

Move one programme into the clinic

2018

Analysts

Dr Daniel Wilkinson

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Dr Susie Jana

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Nuevolution is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

July to September 2017 results highlight the continued progression of Nuevolution into a clinical company. Ongoing partnerships with Almirall, Amgen and Janssen continue to advance as we expect and we anticipate that Almirall’s RORγt inhibitor programme will be the first Nuevolution asset to enter the clinic (in dermatology and psoriatic arthritis), which we forecast for H218/H119. Lead assets in the internal pipeline are nearing clinical readiness and Nuevolution anticipates a new partnership in the next three to 12 months. In the near term, up-listing to Nasdaq Stockholm’s Main Market and expansion of the investor base will position the company for future development. We value Nuevolution at SEK917m.

Year end

Revenue (SEKm)

PBT*
(SEKm)

EPS*
(SEK)

DPS
(SEK)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

06/16

21.3

(151.9)

(4.0)

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/17

120.3

(9.4)

(0.6)

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/18e**

182.8

45.9

0.7

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/19e**

133.9

(7.0)

(0.1)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments. **Nuevolution has announced a change in year end to December, which we will take into account once reported.

Collaborations continue to provide validation

Nuevolution’s core collaborations continue to progress as expected. In vivo proof of concept is expected in two cancer programmes in the Amgen collaboration within the next three to six months. In the Almirall collaboration we expect Nuevolution to give a detailed update on the programme in H118; we forecast that it will enter the clinic in H218/H119. Nuevolution’s unpartnered assets are progressing well to clinical readiness, the RORγt inhibitor (outside Almirall-licensed indications) is in ongoing API production and the company expects to select the optimal indication for clinical development by year end. The BET BD1 programme is following closely behind with API production expected to start in H118. Nuevolution expects to announce a new collaboration/licensing deal in the next 3-12 months.

Financials: Financed into 2019

For the three-month period covering July to September 2017 operating expenses increased to 31.9m from SEK29.5m in 2016. This resulted in an increased net loss of SEK28.6m (2016: SEK25.6m). Net cash as of 30 September of SEK142.3m gives a cash runway into CY19. We have adjusted our SG&A costs upwards in FY18 and beyond to reflect the one-off and ongoing costs of the Main Market Nasdaq up-listing. We have increased our revenue forecasts as a result of updating exchange rates for the Almirall and Amgen deals.

Valuation: rNPV of SEK917m (SEK21.4/share)

We value Nuevolution at SEK917m ($109m) vs SEK902m previously. It is exclusively based on a risk-adjusted model of the future milestone payments we expect from the Almirall, Amgen and Janssen deals plus net cash. We have rolled forward our valuation, updated it for net cash and adjusted it for current exchange rates. For a full breakdown of our valuation please see our previously published note Defining year as partnerships progress on track.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

Accounts: IFRS, Year-end: June, SEK000s

 

 

2016

2017

2018e

2019e

Income Statement

Total revenues

 

 

21,314

120,318

182,833

133,932

Reported gross profit

 

 

21,314

120,318

182,833

133,932

SG&A (expenses)

 

 

(57,493)

(23,216)

(25,538)

(24,261)

R&D costs

 

 

(115,707)

(107,587)

(112,966)

(118,615)

Adjusted EBIT

 

 

(151,886)

(10,485)

44,329

(8,944)

Reported EBIT

 

 

(151,886)

(10,485)

44,329

(8,944)

Finance income/ (expense)

 

 

(22)

1,045

1,575

1,980

Adjusted PBT

 

 

(151,908)

(9,440)

45,904

(6,964)

Reported PBT

 

 

(151,908)

(9,440)

45,904

(6,964)

Income tax expense

 

 

6,911

(16,046)

(16,066)

2,437

Adjusted net income

 

 

(144,997)

(25,486)

29,838

(4,527)

Reported net income

 

 

(144,997)

(25,486)

29,838

(4,527)

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS (SEK)

 

(4.0)

(0.6)

0.7

(0.1)

Diluted EPS (SEK)

 

(4.0)

(0.6)

0.7

(0.1)

Adjusted basic EPS (SEK)

 

(4.0)

(0.6)

0.7

(0.1)

Adjusted diluted EPS (SEK)

 

(4.0)

(0.6)

0.7

(0.1)

Average number of shares - basic

 

36.5

42.9

42.9

42.9

Average number of shares - diluted

 

36.5

43.6

43.6

43.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

5,494

5,538

5,761

5,973

Other non-current assets

 

 

8,585

6,397

1,665

4,102

Total non-current assets

 

 

14,079

11,935

7,426

10,075

Cash and equivalents

 

 

205,955

179,595

220,072

211,896

Trade and other receivables

 

 

367

93

93

93

Other current assets

14,564

10,032

2,902

2,902

Total current assets

 

 

220,886

189,720

223,067

214,891

Non-current loans and borrowings

 

 

3,482

2,939

2,939

2,939

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

3,482

2,939

2,939

2,939

Trade and other payables

 

 

12,162

10,986

10,986

10,986

Current loans and borrowings

 

 

1,222

1,482

1,482

1,482

Other current liabilities

 

 

20,044

16,286

15,286

14,286

Total current liabilities

 

 

33,428

28,754

27,754

26,754

Equity attributable to company

 

 

198,055

169,962

199,800

195,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before tax

 

 

(151,908)

(9,440)

45,904

(6,964)

Depreciation of tangible assets

 

 

1,328

1,703

277

288

Share based payments

 

 

48,528

(153)

0

0

Other adjustments

 

 

22

(1,045)

(1,575)

(1,980)

Movements in working capital

 

 

19,594

(962)

0

0

Net cash from operating activities (pre-tax)

 

 

(82,436)

(9,897)

44,606

(8,656)

Interest paid / received

 

(224)

(798)

1,575

1,980

Income taxes paid

 

 

1,210

(12,520)

(4,204)

0

Cash from operations (CFO)

 

 

(81,450)

(23,215)

41,977

(6,676)

Capex (includes acquisitions)

 

 

(504)

(715)

(500)

(500)

Other investing activities

 

 

(51)

(9)

0

0

Cash used in investing activities (CFIA)

 

 

(555)

(724)

(500)

(500)

Net proceeds from issue of shares

 

 

242,061

0

0

0

Other financing activities

 

 

(1,119)

(1,253)

(1,000)

(1,000)

Cash from financing activities (CFF)

 

 

240,942

(1,253)

(1,000)

(1,000)

Increase/(decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

 

158,937

(25,192)

40,477

(8,176)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

46,250

205,955

179,595

220,072

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

 

205,955

179,595

220,072

211,896

Source: Edison Investment Research, Nuevolution accounts

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