VolitionRx — New platform format; more proof-of-concept data

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VolitionRx — New platform format; more proof-of-concept data

The last several months were eventful for VolitionRx. The publication of the first ever proof-of-concept data in haematological cancers was the R&D highlight in Q419. On the corporate front, the company has acquired Octamer, now an in-house manufacturer of a key assay component, and is rapidly developing its veterinary subsidiary in the US. From a platform perspective, VolitionRx is moving away from traditional ELISA plates to a new format immunoassay based on magnetic particles. This is expected to improve the analytical performance of VolitionRx’s Nu.Q assays in the clinical studies. Our valuation stays at $223m or $5.42/share.

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VolitionRx

New platform format; more proof-of-concept data

Q419 company results

Healthcare equipment & services

28 February 2020

Price

US$3.33

Market cap

US$137m

Net cash ($m) at end Q419

14.1

Shares in issue

41.2m

Free float

55%

Code

VNRX

Primary exchange

NYSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(28.4)

(37.6)

15.2

Rel (local)

(22.0)

(34.0)

8.0

52-week high/low

US$6.42

US$2.90

Business description

VolitionRx is a life sciences company developing novel, simple-to-use, blood-based tests to diagnose a range of cancers and conditions by identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the blood stream. The primary focus is to develop the Nu.Q family of blood-based diagnostics tests for cancer.

Next events

Proof-of-concept data with product-grade assays

2020

Updates on the studies run with the National Taiwan University

2020

Update on the collaboration with the Texas A&M University in animal health

2020

Updates on the studies run with Fosun Long March

2020

Analyst

Jonas Peciulis

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VolitionRx is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

The last several months were eventful for VolitionRx. The publication of the first ever proof-of-concept data in haematological cancers was the R&D highlight in Q419. On the corporate front, the company has acquired Octamer, now an in-house manufacturer of a key assay component, and is rapidly developing its veterinary subsidiary in the US. From a platform perspective, VolitionRx is moving away from traditional ELISA plates to a new format immunoassay based on magnetic particles. This is expected to improve the analytical performance of VolitionRx’s Nu.Q assays in the clinical studies. Our valuation stays at $223m or $5.42/share.

Year end

Revenue ($m)

PBT*
($m)

EPS*
($)

DPS
($)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/18

0.0

(18.0)

(0.57)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/19

0.0

(16.1)

(0.41)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/20e

0.0

(17.4)

(0.43)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/21e

0.1

(18.8)

(0.44)

0.0

N/A

N/A

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

Moving to magnetic particle-based assays

Historically, VolitionRx developed its Nu.Q assays using the classic ELISA plate-based technique. Although it had the advantage of being a very cost-effective method, VolitionRx recognised the need for a high-throughput solution. Therefore, the company has decided to move away from ELISA solid-surface plates and instead use magnetic particles to precipitate nucleosomes from blood plasma (magnetic immunoassay). When compared to ELISA, the new format provides a 10–20x improvement in sensitivity, a significant increase in the reproducibility of results and a test turnaround time improvement to around one hour 20 minutes from six hours before. VolitionRx plans to use the new format in its all clinical trials.

Financials: Well-controlled costs

VolitionRx reported an operating loss of $16.1m in FY19, compared to $17.9m a year ago, largely in line with our expectations. Its cash position at the end of 2019 was $17.0m ($2.8m in debt). VolitionRx has received in total $16.5m in cash from warrant exercises by existing shareholders ($3.3m were received in non-dilutive funding). Cash burn remained stable at around $1.2m per month in 2019. Assuming a similar level of cash burn (approximately $3.6m per quarter), our model suggests a runway to 2021.

Valuation: $223m or $5.42/share

Our valuation of VolitionRx is virtually unchanged at $223m or $5.42/share as rolling our model forward was offset by a lower net cash position. Our other R&D assumptions, detailed in our previous notes, remain unchanged, but we note that VolitionRx has multiple ongoing projects, which could result in new product ranges beyond those included in our model at this point, such as new cancer indications (blood cancer), Nu.Q Vet for animal health and Nu.Q Capture for liquid biopsy.

First ever proof-of-concept data in haematological malignancies

In December 2019, VolitionRx released results from a proof-of-concept study testing its Nu.Q assays in lymphoma and leukaemia. A single Nu.Q assay correctly detected 80% of newly diagnosed cases (at 95% of specificity) of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The area under the curve (AUC) was 91%. These results were achieved with only one assay. There is also potential for a multi assay panel in blood cancers as well, as VolitionRx reported that a number of its other Nu.Q assays reported individual performance results within the range of 79–91%.

This was the first time VolitionRx released Nu.Q performance results in haematological malignancies. Furthermore, the results demonstrated in these indications was the best single Nu.Q assay performance in any cancer tested by VolitionRx. Therefore, we believe that the company will explore this direction further even though the primary indications of interest remain colorectal, lung and prostate cancer. VolitionRx mentioned that the next step in haematological malignancies is to conduct a larger clinical trial using patient blood samples.

It is too early to consider how Nu.Q could fit in the current diagnostic protocols in these cancers, but definitive tools to diagnose blood malignancies are tissue sample analysis obtained by lymph node biopsy or bone marrow aspiration, so highly invasive. An accurate, non-invasive, blood-based test would have an advantage in this setting, but more Nu.Q performance data are needed.

In our last outlook report we described the proof-of-concept data with product grade assays in lung and colorectal cancers released last year.

Octamer acquisition ensures supply of key component

From a corporate development perspective, the acquisition of Octamer was the highlight of Q419. In December 2019, VolitionRx announced that its Belgian subsidiary had reached an agreement to acquire epigenetics company Octamer for approximately €650k ($725k) in cash and restricted common stock of VolitionRx (€350k cash plus 73,000 shares). In addition, the parties entered into a five-year royalty agreement, based on which previous owners of Octamer would receive single-digit royalties from sales of recombinant nucleosomes to pharma companies. This was a strategic acquisition, which ensured that VolitionRx now has a full control of the supply of the key component for its product grade assays, the recombinant nucleosome used as the calibrant. In our last outlook report we described in detail how transformative the development of the recombinant nucleosome was for VolitionRx’s Nu.Q technology.

In addition to recombinant nucleosomes, Octamer also manufactures and sells histones, octamers and DNA templates, which are used in epigenetic research and drug discovery. VolitionRx indicated that it will explore the opportunity to commercialise Octamer’s remaining product portfolio as well, although no specific details have been given yet.

Financials and valuation

VolitionRx reported an operating loss of $16.1m in FY19, compared to $17.9m a year ago, largely in line with our expectations. The company had cash of $17.0m at end-Q419 ($2.8m in debt) vs $13.4m a year ago. Throughout 2019 VolitionRx received in total $16.5m in cash from warrant exercises by existing shareholders, demonstrating strong support. An additional $3.3m was received in non-dilutive funding. Cash burn remained stable at around $1.2m per month in 2019. Assuming a similar level of cash burn (approximately $3.6m per quarter), our model suggests a runway to 2021. We include $10m in the form of long-term debt (as per our principles) to fund the operations until the end of 2021.

Our valuation of VolitionRx is unchanged at $223m or $5.42/share, as rolling our model forward was offset by a lower net cash position (vs our last update issued in November 2019). Our other R&D assumptions, detailed in our previous notes, remain unchanged. VolitionRx, however, has multiple ongoing projects, which could result in product ranges beyond those included in our model at this point, such as new cancer indications (blood cancer), Nu.Q Vet and Nu.Q Capture. These projects are still relatively early, and we therefore do not include them in our valuation.

Newsflow that VolitionRx expects to report in 2020 includes:

more clinical data with the upgraded magnetic particle-based assays in a range of cancers;

updates on the large-scale trials in Asia, Europe and the US (more details in our last report);

progress within its Nu.Q Vet program; the company expects to complete pre-analytical and clinical studies and launch the first product potentially even this year;

2019 was a breakthrough year for VolitionRx’s so called Nu.Q Capture project, which is exploring the use of Nu.Q technology to enrich cancer nucleosomes for liquid biopsy; in coming months VolitionRx expects to report more updates; and

publications of abstracts and peer-reviewed articles with clinical results.

Exhibit 1: Valuation of VolitionRx

Product

Main indication

Status

Prob. of commercial success

Launch year

Peak sales ($m)

Patent protection

Economics

rNPV ($m)

Nu.Q

Colorectal

Development

30%

2021

$404

2034

56% peak margin

$161

 

Colorectal triage

Development

40%

2021

$42

2034

50% peak margin

$11

 

Lung

Development

20%

2022

$132

2034

61% peak margin

$30

Pancreatic

Development

20%

2022

$42

2034

58% peak margin

$7

Total

 

 

 

 

$209

Net cash and cash equivalents (last reported, $m)

$14.1

Total firm value ($m)

$223

Total number of basic shares (m)

41.2

Value per basic share ($)

$5.42

Warrants and options (m)

4.4

Weighted average exercise price ($)

$3.84

Cash on exercise ($m)

$16.7

Total firm value (fully diluted) ($m)

$239

Total number of shares (fully diluted) (m)

45.4

Value per share (fully diluted) ($)

$5.27

Source: Edison Investment Research, VolitionRx reports

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

$000s

2017

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

Year end 31 December

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

0

0

17

30

100

Cost of Sales

0

0

0

0

(183)

Gross Profit

0

0

17

30

(83)

Research & Development

(8,906)

(10,907)

(10,363)

(10,985)

(11,644)

Sales, General & Administrative

(6,140)

(6,991)

(5,697)

(6,266)

(6,893)

EBITDA

 

 

(15,046)

(17,898)

(16,085)

(17,221)

(18,620)

Operating profit (before amort. and except.)

 

 

(15,046)

(17,898)

(16,085)

(17,221)

(18,620)

Intangible Amortisation

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

(42)

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(15,046)

(17,898)

(16,085)

(17,221)

(18,620)

Net Interest

(73)

(111)

(14)

(143)

(221)

Other

414

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(15,119)

(18,009)

(16,099)

(17,364)

(18,842)

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(14,705)

(18,009)

(16,099)

(17,364)

(18,842)

Tax

0

0

0

0

0

Deferred tax

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

Profit After Tax (norm)

(15,119)

(18,009)

(16,099)

(17,364)

(18,842)

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(14,705)

(18,009)

(16,099)

(17,364)

(18,842)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

26.4

31.4

39.2

40.7

42.4

EPS - normalised ($)

 

 

(0.57)

(0.57)

(0.41)

(0.43)

(0.44)

EPS - FRS 3 ($)

 

 

(0.56)

(0.57)

(0.41)

(0.43)

(0.44)

Dividend per share ($)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

4,057

3,587

3,735

3,020

2,477

Intangible Assets

576

467

372

372

372

Tangible Assets

3,481

3,120

2,981

2,266

1,723

Other

(0)

0

381

381

381

Current Assets

 

 

10,319

13,657

17,289

1,566

644

Stocks

0

0

0

0

9

Debtors

0

0

0

5

18

Cash

10,116

13,427

16,966

1,238

295

Other

202

230

323

323

323

Current Liabilities

 

 

(2,290)

(2,333)

(3,860)

(3,327)

(3,593)

Creditors

(1,847)

(1,917)

(3,212)

(2,679)

(2,946)

Short term borrowings

(444)

(417)

(648)

(648)

(648)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(2,376)

(3,015)

(3,233)

(3,233)

(13,233)

Long term borrowings

(1,313)

(1,984)

(2,195)

(2,195)

(12,195)

Other long term liabilities

(1,063)

(1,031)

(1,038)

(1,038)

(1,038)

Net Assets

 

 

9,709

11,895

13,931

(1,975)

(13,705)

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(12,193)

(14,733)

(12,739)

(15,728)

(10,942)

Net Interest

0

0

0

0

0

Tax

0

0

0

0

0

Capex

(1,425)

(302)

(511)

0

(1)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

0

Financing

998

17,245

16,591

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(136)

(138)

(142)

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(12,756)

2,073

3,198

(15,728)

(10,943)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(21,216)

(8,360)

(11,026)

(14,123)

1,605

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

Exchange rate movements

(89)

(379)

140

0

0

Other

(12)

973

(241)

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(8,360)

(11,026)

(14,123)

1,605

12,548

Source: Company data, Edison Investment Research


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