Basilea Pharmaceutica — Ceftobiprole hits its TARGET

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Basilea Pharmaceutica — Ceftobiprole hits its TARGET

Basilea has announced positive top-line data from the Phase III TARGET trial which is evaluating Zevtera/Mabelio (ceftobiprole) in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Ceftobiprole, a broad spectrum antibiotic, met primary and secondary efficacy endpoints including non-inferiority to standard of care vancomycin plus aztreonam in the intent-to-treat population. While this news is positive, TARGET is one of two cross-supportive Phase III trials required for the US filing; top-line data from the second study in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) bloodstream infections (ERADICATE) is expected in H221. A US launch date of 2022/23 for ceftobiprole could be feasible, with a focus on SAB and ABSSSI. We value Basilea at CHF1,082m or CHF100/share.

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Basilea Pharmaceutica

Ceftobiprole hits its TARGET

Positive clinical trial results

Pharma & biotech

6 August 2019

Price

CHF34.86

Market cap

CHF415m

US$1.00/CHF

Net cash (CHFm) at 31 December 2018
(excluding restricted cash)

26.1

Shares in issue
(including 1.1m treasury shares)

11.9m

Free float

91.46%

Code

BSLN

Primary exchange

SIX

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(6.5)

(23.4)

(47.9)

Rel (local)

(2.8)

(22.3)

(50.3)

52-week high/low

CHF69.05

CHF34.06

Business description

Basilea Pharmaceutica is focused on anti-infectives and oncology. Its marketed products are Cresemba (an antifungal) and Zevtera (an anti-MRSA broad-spectrum antibiotic). The R&D pipeline includes two oncology drug candidates in clinical development.

Next events

H119 results

20 August 2019

(1600 CEST)

Derazantinib + Tecentriq Phase I/II trial start (urothelial cancer)

H219

BAL101553 Phase IIa data (glioblastoma & ovarian cancer)

H219

Analysts

Dr Susie Jana

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

Sean Conroy

+44 (0)20 3681 2534

Daniel Wilkinson

+44 (0)20 3077 5734

Basilea Pharmaceutica is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Basilea has announced positive top-line data from the Phase III TARGET trial which is evaluating Zevtera/Mabelio (ceftobiprole) in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Ceftobiprole, a broad spectrum antibiotic, met primary and secondary efficacy endpoints including non-inferiority to standard of care vancomycin plus aztreonam in the intent-to-treat population. While this news is positive, TARGET is one of two cross-supportive Phase III trials required for the US filing; top-line data from the second study in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) bloodstream infections (ERADICATE) is expected in H221. A US launch date of 2022/23 for ceftobiprole could be feasible, with a focus on SAB and ABSSSI. We value Basilea at CHF1,082m or CHF100/share.

Year end

Revenue (CHFm)

PBT*
(CHFm)

EPS*
(CHF)

DPS
(CHF)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

101.5

(18.9)

(1.78)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/18

132.6

(31.0)

(2.89)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/19e

134.4

(31.9)

(2.95)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/20e

149.5

(4.8)

(0.45)

0.0

N/A

N/A

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

Zevtera fortunes reside in US market

Zevtera/Mabelio (ceftobiprole) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic for the treatment of drug resistant Gram-positive infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Gram-negative bacterial infections, including Pseudomonas. The product is available in major European countries (approved for both community and hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia) and some international markets through multiple partners and further roll-outs are expected (ex US) in 2019 and 2020. We believe the major commercial opportunity for Zevtera resides in the US market. Data from the TARGET study could be used to support a post-marketing label extension outside the US.

TARGET hitting efficacy and safety

The TARGET trial evaluated 679 patients – ceftobiprole met pre-specified primary efficacy of non-inferiority (with the pre-specified margin of 10%) to vancomycin plus aztreonam (91.3% vs 88.1%). Ceftobiprole was well tolerated; drug-related adverse events in both treatment groups were nausea, diarrhoea and headache. Full data from this study will be presented at an upcoming scientific conference. We forecast $550m in peak sales for ceftobiprole; comprising US peak sales of $317m in 2027, this is predicated on securing a US commercialisation partner.

Valuation: rNPV of CHF1,082m or CHF100/share

We value Basilea at CHF1,082m. Our valuation is based on an NPV analysis, which includes the main portfolio of products (anti-infectives Cresemba and Zevtera/Mabelio, oncology assets BAL101553 and Derazantinib) and net cash of CHF26.1m at 31 December 2018.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

CHF'000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

December

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

65,984

101,521

132,555

134,380

149,543

Cost of Sales

(5,347)

(9,025)

(20,299)

(24,371)

(27,438)

Gross Profit

60,637

92,496

112,256

110,008

122,105

Research and development (gross)

(48,449)

(55,055)

(104,942)

(105,000)

(90,400)

SG&A

(56,077)

(54,491)

(31,409)

(31,679)

(31,319)

EBITDA

 

 

(41,570)

(15,150)

(22,272)

(24,094)

3,184

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

(43,789)

(16,950)

(23,972)

(26,443)

623

Intangible Amortisation

(100)

(100)

(123)

(228)

(237)

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(43,889)

(17,050)

(24,095)

(26,671)

386

Net Interest

(7,065)

(1,976)

(7,065)

(5,417)

(5,417)

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(50,854)

(18,926)

(31,037)

(31,860)

(4,794)

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(50,954)

(19,026)

(31,160)

(32,088)

(5,031)

Tax

(333)

(334)

(192)

(26)

(26)

Profit After Tax (norm)

(51,187)

(19,260)

(31,229)

(31,886)

(4,821)

Profit After Tax (reported)

(51,287)

(19,360)

(31,352)

(32,114)

(5,057)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

10.1

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

EPS - normalised fully diluted (CHFc)

 

(505.74)

(178.36)

(289.19)

(295.28)

(44.64)

EPS - (reported) (CHFc)

 

 

(506.73)

(179.28)

(290.33)

(297.39)

(46.83)

Dividend per share (c)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

91.9

91.1

84.7

81.9

81.7

EBITDA Margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.1

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.4

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

59,264

58,189

7,013

8,668

10,556

Intangible Assets

232

326

372

572

772

Tangible Assets

8,878

7,768

6,424

7,879

9,567

Investments

50,154

50,095

217

217

217

Current Assets

 

 

268,494

292,976

274,738

230,207

192,503

Stocks

14,931

15,320

14,411

26,708

18,793

Debtors

2,492

4,955

3,757

6,259

6,965

Cash

239,030

260,724

223,908

164,578

134,083

Other

12,041

11,977

32,662

32,662

32,662

Current Liabilities

 

 

(72,914)

(79,491)

(66,684)

(81,666)

(58,657)

Creditors

(72,914)

(79,491)

(66,684)

(81,666)

(58,657)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(289,844)

(313,114)

(281,754)

(249,759)

(235,759)

Long term borrowings

(195,466)

(196,224)

(196,982)

(196,982)

(196,982)

Other long term liabilities

(94,378)

(116,890)

(84,772)

(52,777)

(38,777)

Net Assets

 

 

(35,000)

(41,440)

(66,687)

(92,550)

(91,356)

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(75,003)

19,014

(79,210)

(49,655)

(20,365)

Net Interest

0

0

0

(5,417)

(5,417)

Tax

0

0

0

(26)

(26)

Capex

(394)

(711)

(419)

(4,031)

(4,486)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

0

Financing

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(51,021)

3,391

42,813

(200)

(200)

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(126,418)

21,694

(36,816)

(59,330)

(30,495)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(169,982)

(43,564)

(64,500)

(26,926)

32,404

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

(758)

(758)

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(43,564)

(64,500)

(26,926)

32,404

62,899

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research

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