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Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Statements (Unaudited) (IFRS) as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
| Notes | As of March 31, 2020 | As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 3,761 | 3,917 | |||||
| Right-of-use assets | 6 | 2,147 | 2,255 | |||||
| Long-term financial assets | 8 | 304 | 304 | |||||
| Total non-current assets | 6,212 | 6,476 | ||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 7 | 3,419 | 2,788 | |||||
| Accrued income | 3 | 190 | 1,095 | |||||
| Other current receivables | 551 | 304 | ||||||
| Short-term financial assets | 8 | 95,000 | 95,000 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8 | 182,860 | 193,587 | |||||
| Total current assets | 282,020 | 292,774 | ||||||
| Total assets | 288,232 | 299,250 | ||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||
| Share capital | 1,437 | 1,437 | ||||||
| Share premium | 346,568 | 346,526 | ||||||
| Accumulated losses | (82,404 | ) | (75,521 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 265,601 | 272,442 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 6 | 1,713 | 1,813 | |||||
| Net employee defined benefit liabilities | 7,666 | 7,485 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 9,379 | 9,298 | ||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Trade and other payables | 760 | 142 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 9,155 | 11,797 | ||||||
| Short-term deferred income | 3 | 2,452 | 4,477 | |||||
| Short-term financing obligation | 9 | 324 | 652 | |||||
| Short-term lease liabilities | 6 | 435 | 442 | |||||
| Other short-term liabilities | 10 | 126 | - | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,252 | 17,510 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 22,631 | 26,808 | ||||||
| Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 288,232 | 299,250 |
notes form an integral part of these Interim Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Statements of Income/(Loss)
(in CHF thousands except for share
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| Notes | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Contract revenue | 3 | 12,411 | 75,042 | ||||
| Total revenue | 12,411 | 75,042 | |||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||
| Research & development expenses | (15,209 | ) | (11,592) | ||||
| General & administrative expenses | (4,504 | ) | (3,294) | ||||
| Total operating expenses | (19,713 | ) | (14,886) | ||||
| Operating income/(loss) | (7,302 | ) | 60,156 | ||||
| Finance expense, net | (393 | ) | (80) | ||||
| Change in fair value of conversion feature | - | 4,505 | |||||
| Interest income | 60 | 89 | |||||
| Interest expense | (54 | ) | (1,096) | ||||
| Finance result, net | 11 | (387 | ) | 3,418 | |||
| Income/(loss) before tax | (7,689 | ) | 63,574 | ||||
| Income tax expense | - | - | |||||
| Income/(loss) for the period | (7,689 | ) | 63,574 | ||||
| Earnings/(loss) per share (EPS): | 4 | ||||||
| Basic income/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders | (0.11 | ) | 0.94 | ||||
| Diluted income/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders | (0.11 | ) | 0.91 |
| Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | For the Three Months ended March 31, | ||
| (in CHF thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Income/(loss) for the period | (7,689) | 63,574 | |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) not to be reclassified to income or loss in subsequent periods (net of tax): | |||
| Re-measurement losses on defined benefit plans | - | - | |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax | (7,689 ) | 63,574 |
notes form an integral part of these Interim Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Statements of Changes in Equity
| Share capital | Share premium | Accumulated losses | Total | |||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2019 | 1,351 | 298,149 | (121,877) | 177,623 | ||||
| Net income for the period | - | - | 63,574 | 63,574 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | 63,574 | 63,574 | ||||
| Share-based payments | - | - | 584 | 584 | ||||
| Issuance of shares: | ||||||||
| restricted share awards | - | 47 | (47) | - | ||||
| exercise of options | 10 | 63 | - | 73 | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2019 | 1,361 | 298,259 | (57,766) | 241,854 |
| Share capital | Share premium | Accumulated losses | Total | |||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2020 | 1,437 | 346,526 | (75,521) | 272,442 | ||||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | (7,689) | (7,689) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | (7,689) | (7,689) | ||||
| Share-based payments | - | - | 852 | 852 | ||||
| Issuance of shares: | ||||||||
| restricted share awards | - | 46 | (46) | - | ||||
| exercise of options | - | (4) | - | (4) | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2020 | 1,437 | 346,568 | (82,404) | 265,601 |
notes form an integral part of these Interim Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).
Statements of Cash Flows
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| Note | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Operating activities | ||||||
| Net income/(loss) for the period | (7,689) | 63,574 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss for the period to net cash flows: | ||||||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 5 | 368 | 292 | |||
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets | 6 | 108 | 103 | |||
| Finance expense, net | 11 | 433 | 80 | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 852 | 584 | ||||
| Change in net employee defined benefit liability | 181 | 144 | ||||
| Change in fair value of conversion feature | 11 | - | (4,505) | |||
| Interest expense | 11 | 54 | 1,096 | |||
| Changes in working capital: | ||||||
| (Increase) in prepaid expenses | 7 | (632) | (636) | |||
| Decrease in accrued income | 881 | 2,854 | ||||
| (Increase) in other current receivables | (247) | (548) | ||||
| (Decrease) in accrued expenses | (2,587) | (1,658) | ||||
| (Decrease)/Increase in deferred income | 3 | (2,025) | 5,819 | |||
| Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables | 640 | (1,278) | ||||
| Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | (9,663) | 65,921 | ||||
| Interest income | 60 | 89 | ||||
| Interest paid | (80) | (23) | ||||
| Finance costs | (4) | (3) | ||||
| Net cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities | (9,687) | 65,984 | ||||
| Investing activities | ||||||
| Short-term financial assets | 8 | - | (50,000) | |||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 5 | (212) | (511) | |||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (212) | (50,511) | ||||
| Financing activities | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible loan | - | 50,278 | ||||
| Repayment of short-term debt obligation | 9 | (263) | - | |||
| Principal payments of lease obligations | 6 | (107) | (103) | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares | (4) | 73 | ||||
| Net cash flows provided by/(used in) financing activities | (374) | 50,248 | ||||
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (10,273) | 65,721 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 | 193,587 | 156,462 | ||||
| Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents | (454) | (45) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 | 182,860 | 222,138 | ||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (10,273) | 65,721 |
notes form an integral part of these Interim Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited).
Notes to the Interim Condensed Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
(in CHF thousands, except share and per share amounts)
"Company," "AC Immune," "ACIU," "we," "our," "ours," or
"us") is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging our two proprietary technology platforms to discover,
design and develop novel, proprietary medicines and diagnostics for prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated
with protein misfolding. Misfolded proteins are generally recognized as the leading cause of neurodegenerative diseases, such as
Alzheimer's disease, or AD, and Parkinson's disease, or PD, with common mechanisms and drug targets, such as Abeta,
Tau and alpha-synuclein. Our corporate strategy is founded upon a three-pillar approach that targets Alzheimer's disease,
non-Alzheimer's neurodegenerative diseases including NeuroOrphan indications and diagnostics. We use our two unique proprietary
platform technologies, SupraAntigen (conformation-specific biologics) and Morphomer (conformation-specific small
molecules), to discover, design and develop novel medicines and diagnostics to target misfolded proteins.
The Interim Condensed
Financial Statements of AC Immune SA as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were authorized for issuance by the
Company's Audit and Finance Committee on May 1, 2020.
Condensed Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34), Interim Financial Reporting, and such financial information should be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and
any public announcements made by the Company during the interim reporting period.
Basis of measurement
statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
into licensing agreements which are within the scope of IFRS 15, under which it licenses certain rights to its product candidates
and intellectual property ("IP") to third parties. The terms of these arrangements typically include payment to the
Company of one or more of the following: non-refundable, up-front license fees; development, regulatory and/or commercial milestone
payments; payments for research and clinical services the Company provides through either its full-time employees or third-party
vendors; and royalties on net sales of licensed products commercialized from the Company's IP. Each of these payments results
in license, collaboration and other revenues, which are classified as contract revenue on the statement of income/(loss), except
for revenues from royalties on net sales of products commercialized from the Company's IP, which are classified as royalty
intellectual property: If the license to the Company's intellectual property is determined to be distinct from the other
performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenues from non-refundable, upfront fees allocated
to the license when the license is transferred to the customer and the customer is able to use and benefit from the license. For
licenses that are sold in conjunction with a related service, the Company uses judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance
obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time. If the performance
obligation is settled over time, the Company determines the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing
revenue from non-refundable, upfront fees. The Company evaluates the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary,
adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue recognition.
At the inception of each arrangement that includes development, regulatory and/or commercial milestone payments, the Company evaluates
whether the milestones are considered highly probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction
price using the most likely amount method. If it is highly probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur in future
periods, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. These amounts for the performance obligations under
the contract are recognized as they are satisfied. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the
probability of achievement of such milestones and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall
transaction price. Any such adjustments recorded would affect contract revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.
development services: The Company has certain arrangements with our collaboration partners that include contracting our full-time
employees for research and development programs. The Company assesses if these services are considered distinct in the context
of each contract and, if so, they are accounted for as separate performance obligations. These revenues are recorded in contract
revenue as the services are performed.
revenues: The Company has certain arrangements with our collaboration partners that include provisions for sublicensing. The
Company recognizes any sublicense revenues at the point in time it is highly probable to obtain and not subject to reversal in
For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license
is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the
related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied
(or partially satisfied). To date, the Company has not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of its licensing and collaboration
The Company receives payments and determines credit terms from its customers for its various performance obligations based on billing
schedules established in each contract. The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed other
current receivables, accrued income (contract assets), and deferred income (contract liabilities) on the balance sheets. Amounts
are recorded as other current receivables when the Company's right to consideration is unconditional. The Company does not
assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period
between payment by the licensees and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the licensees will be one year or less.
Fair value of financial assets and
Company's financial assets and liabilities are comprised of receivables, short-term financial assets, cash and cash
equivalents, trade payables, financing obligations and derivative instruments. The fair value of these financial instruments
approximate their respective carrying values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments and are held at their
amortized cost in accordance with IFRS 9, unless otherwise explicitly noted.
Derivative financial
foreign currency exchange rate contracts to manage its exposure to changes in currency exchange rates. At inception of the contracts,
the Company designated the derivatives as freestanding. These are not designated as a hedge and therefore changes in the value
of these contracts are recorded through the statements of income/(loss), therefore offsetting the current earnings effect of the
related change in value of foreign currency denominated assets and cash flows. The Company recognizes corresponding forward contract
liabilities on the balance sheets within "other short-term liabilities". These derivatives will mature in Q2 2020.
subjects the Company to certain risks, such as market and credit risks. The Company may be exposed to credit-related losses in
the event of nonperformance by its counterparties to derivatives. Credit risk is monitored through established approval and monitoring
procedures, including setting concentration limits by counterparty and regular reviewing credit ratings, Tier 1 capital ratios
and CDS scores of the financial counterparties. Please see Note 10, "Fair Value Measurements" for the presentation
of the Company's derivative liabilities.
and accounting estimates
of the Company's interim condensed financial statements in conformity with IAS 34 requires management to make judgments,
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the interim condensed financial statements and accompanying notes
and the related application of accounting policies as it relates to the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
AC Immune has had to make judgments, estimates and assumptions relate to (i) revenue recognition on licensing and collaboration
agreements, (ii) clinical development accruals, (iii) net employee defined benefit liability, (iv) income taxes, (v) share-based
compensation and (vi) right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and
underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which
the estimates are revised.