10-K annual report · filed Mar 2, 2017

Assembly Biosciences Inc (ASMB) FY2016 10-K Annual Report

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Assembly Biosciences Inc (ASMB) filed its fiscal 2016 10-K annual report with the SEC on Mar 2, 2017. It reported revenue of $0 and net income of −$44M.

  • Top risk flagged: FDA approval risk for ABI-H0731 and ABI-M101: both remained pre-commercial, with Phase 1b trials planned for 2017

FY2016 key financial metrics · XBRL

Revenue
$0
Net income
−$44M
ROE
-55.4%
Operating cash flow
−$35M

Source: XBRL data from the Assembly Biosciences Inc (ASMB) FY2016 10-K on SEC EDGAR. USD.

Assembly Biosciences Inc FY2016 10-K analysis

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Business Overview

  • Clinical-stage biotech focused on oral HBV-cure therapeutics and synthetic live biotherapeutics restoring dysbiotic microbiomes
  • ABI-H0731 completed Phase 1a, with Phase 1b/2a planned for Q2 2017; ABI-M101 IND-enabling studies targeted for 2017
  • Strategic shift toward partnered microbiome development: Allergan collaboration covering up to six indications
  • R&D spending doubled to $30.1M from $15.1M, with $20.0M allocated to HBV and $10.0M to Microbiome
  • Allergan agreement added $50M upfront, up to approximately $2.78B in milestones, and tiered royalties in early 2017

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $0, unchanged, no approved products or product sales
  • Net loss approximately $44.3M, accumulated deficit approximately $208.2M
  • HBV best-performing program: R&D expense $20.0M vs $10.8M; Diltiazem lowest at $0
  • Operating cash use $34.9M; investing provided $36.2M from $44.3M securities redemption
  • Outlook: substantial losses and funding needs, Phase 1b/2a ABI-H0731 trial planned for Q2 2017

Risk Factors

  • FDA approval risk for ABI-H0731 and ABI-M101: both remained pre-commercial, with Phase 1b trials planned for 2017
  • International exposure: planned China operations faced weaker intellectual-property enforcement and counterfeit-pharmaceutical risks
  • Manufacturing vulnerability: no internal facilities, with third parties supplying ABI-H0731 and ABI-M101 clinical materials
  • Competitive disruption: emerging HBV, CDI, UC, IBS and IBD therapies could make candidates obsolete or non-competitive
  • Funding risk: accumulated deficit $208.2 million and 2016 net loss $44.2 million required additional capital

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