What to Expect From Precision BioSciences (DTIL) Q4 Earnings
We expect investors to focus on updates on Precision BioSciences’ DTIL progress of pipeline candidates, especially its allogenic CAR-T immunotherapies, when it reports fourth-quarter 2021 results.
The company’s earnings beat expectations in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average being 76.9%. In the last reported quarter, Precision BioSciences delivered an earnings surprise of 68.3%.
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In the trailing 12 months, shares of Precision BioSciences have plunged 59.2% compared with the industry’s 38.7% decline.
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Let’s see how things have shaped up for the quarter to be reported.
Factors to Consider
Precision BioSciences currently does not have any approved product in its portfolio. As a result, the company is yet to generate revenues from product sales.
We remind investors that Precision BioSciences has developed CAR-T candidates using its proprietary ARCUS genome-editing platform. Using this technology, the company has developed many candidates, out of which three candidates are undergoing clinical development.
PBCAR0191, DTIL’s allogenic CAR-T cell designed to target CD19, is being evaluated in a phase I/IIa study as a potential treatment for relapsed/refractory (R/R) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (“NHL”) or R/R B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (“B-ALL”). In December 2021, Precision BioSciences announced updated data from this study, which evaluated PBCAR0191 in 22 heavily treated patients (17 in NHL and 5 in B-ALL). As of the cut-off date of Nov 16, 2021, the study achieved an overall response rate of 73%, including a response rate of 59%, in patients who received treatment with the candidate following enhanced lymphodepletion.
The 22 patients also included 6 patients who had previously received an autologous CAR T therapy. DTIL reported that while all patients responded to treatment with PBCAR0191, 66% achieved complete response on or after Day 28.
Precision BioSciences is also evaluating its next-generation stealth-cell CD19 product candidate, PBCAR19B, in a phase I study for treating patients with R/R NHL. Data from the study is expected in mid-2022.
While the successful development of all these candidates remains a key focus for the company, DTIL has been facing some pipeline setbacks.
DTIL is also evaluating another CAR-T therapy candidate, PBCAR269A, in multiple cohorts in a phase I/IIa study for treating R/R multiple myeloma. In December 2021, the company announced that a monotherapy cohort of the candidate did not yield comparable results with autologous CAR-T profiles in multiple myeloma. Based on this data, it has decided to discontinue the monotherapy study but evaluate a combination of PBCAR269A with nirogacestat, a gamma secretase inhibitor in the given indication. Data from the study is expected in mid-2022.
During the quarter under review, the company completed the spin-out of its wholly-owned subsidiary Elo Life Systems into an independent food and agriculture business. The separation will allow DTIL to focus on its core business of developing novel genome editing therapies.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Precision BioSciences this time around. The combination of a positive ">Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. Unfortunately, that is not the case here as you will see below. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they're reported with our .
Earnings ESP: The company has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% as both the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate stand at a loss of 50 cents.
Zacks Rank: Precision BioSciences currently carries a Zacks Rank #3. You can .
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