Aurinia Pharmaceuticals : Q1 2025 Earnings Release

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Published on 05/12/2025 at 06:05

May 12, 2025

ROCKVILLE, Md. & EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

$2.5 million, up 14% from $2.2 million in the same period of 2024.

As of March 31, 2025, Aurinia had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments of $312.9 million, compared to $358.5 million at December 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 5.8 million of its common shares for

$47.4 million.

For 2025, Aurinia is reiterating its established total revenue guidance in the range of $250 million to $260 million and net product sales guidance in the range of $240 million to $250 million.

"We are pleased to report continued positive growth and momentum for LUPKYNIS in the

first quarter of 2025 and are looking forward to a strong performance this year," stated Peter Greenleaf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aurinia. "Following the recent update to the American College of Rheumatology lupus nephritis treatment guideline, which recommends the incorporation of drugs like LUPKYNIS into first-line therapy, our commercial organization is focused on educating rheumatologists about the benefits of initiating LUPKYNIS earlier in the treatment paradigm. We also remain on track to report initial results from our Phase 1 study of AUR200, a dual inhibitor of B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL), later this quarter."

A webcast and conference call will be hosted today, May 12, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The link to the audio webcast is available here. To join the conference call, please dial 877-407-9170/+1 201-493-6756. A replay of the webcast will be available on Aurinia's website.

Aurinia is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to people living with autoimmune diseases with high unmet medical needs. In January 2021, the Company introduced LUPKYNIS® (voclosporin), the first FDA-approved oral therapy for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. Aurinia is also developing AUR200, a dual inhibitor of B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases.

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable

U.S. securities law. We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from what we currently expect. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those associated with: LUPKYNIS net product sales, the timing of clinical study results and other risks and uncertainties identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this press release apply only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Additional information related to Aurinia, including a detailed list of the risks and uncertainties affecting Aurinia and its business, can be found in Aurinia's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other public available filings available by accessing the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at https://www.sedarplus.ca or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Document Gathering and Retrieval System (EDGAR) website at https://www.sec.gov/edgar, and on Aurinia's website at https://www.auriniapharma.com.

(in thousands)

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$ 66,428

$ 83,433

Short-term investments

246,473

275,043

Accounts receivable, net

40,350

36,544

Inventory, net

46,195

39,228

Prepaid expenses and deposits

5,535

11,219

Other current assets

781

1,129

Total current assets

405,762

446,596

Finance right-of-use lease assets

87,577

92,072

Intangible assets, net

4,158

4,355

Operating right-of-use lease assets

3,954

4,068

Property and equipment, net

2,576

2,731

Other noncurrent assets

823

823

Total assets

$ 504,850

$ 550,645

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 4,220

$ 5,187

Accrued expenses

42,353

64,971

Finance lease liabilities, current portion

14,508

14,046

Deferred revenue

4,594

11,002

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

1,036

1,026

Other current liabilities

1,695

1,531

Total current liabilities

68,406

97,763

Finance lease liabilities, less current portion

56,828

58,554

Deferred revenue, less current portion

12,450

1,699

Deferred compensation and other noncurrent liabilities

11,438

9,408

Operating lease liabilities, less current portion

5,538

5,743

Total liabilities

154,660

173,167

Shareholders' equity

Common shares - no par value, unlimited shares authorized, 137,747 and 140,883 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

1,163,262

1,187,696

Additional paid-in capital

100,979

126,999

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(825)

(647)

Accumulated deficit

(913,226)

(936,570)

Total shareholders' equity

350,190

377,478

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 504,850 $ 550,645

(in thousands, except per share data)

March 31,

2025

2024

Revenue

Net product sales

$ 59,971

$ 48,073

License, collaboration and royalty revenue 2,494 2,230

Total revenue

62,465

50,303

Operating expenses

Cost of revenue

8,574

7,752

Selling, general and administrative

20,339

47,695

Research and development

5,743

5,551

Restructuring

1,533

6,683

Other expense (income), net 4,429

(4,125)

Total operating expenses 40,618

63,556

Income (loss) from operations 21,847

(13,253)

Interest income 3,569 4,526

Interest expense (1,067) (1,283)

Net income (loss) before income taxes 24,349 (10,010)

Income tax expense

Net income (loss) $ 23,344

$ (10,749)

Earnings (loss) per share

Basic $ 0.17

$ (0.07)

Diluted $ 0.16

$ (0.07)

Shares used in computing earnings (loss

) per share

Basic

138,917

144,013

Diluted

143,199

144,013

(in thousands)

2025

2024

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$ 23,344

$ (10,749)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Share-based compensation

(3,409)

5,737

Amortization and depreciation

4,856

4,847

Foreign exchange loss (gain) on revaluation of finance lease liability (Monoplant)

1,812

(6,025)

Net amortization of premiums and discounts on investments

(2,656)

(3,206)

Other, net

2,325

1,559

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

(3,806)

(4,820)

Inventory, net

(6,967)

(56)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

6,033

873

Other noncurrent operating assets

-

17

Accounts payable

(974)

1,345

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

(23,405)

(7,936)

Deferred revenue

4,342

(3)

Operating lease liabilities

(195)

(181)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

1,300

(18,598)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Proceeds from the sale and maturities of investments

123,035

170,505

Purchases of investments

(91,986)

(121,260)

Purchase of property, equipment and intangible assets

(17)

(12)

Net cash provided by investing activities

31,032

49,233

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repurchase of common shares

(46,921)

(12,301)

Principal portion of finance lease payments

(2,771)

(2,778)

Proceeds from issuance of common shares from exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs and performance awards

9,288

5,524

Taxes paid related to net settlement of exercises of stock options and vesting of RSUs and performance awards

(8,933)

(5,496)

Net cash used in financing activities

(49,337)

(15,051)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(17,005)

15,584

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period

48,875

the period $ 66,428 $ 64,459

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Andrea Christopher

Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. [email protected]

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Source: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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