Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 14, 2012
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Nabi Biopharma has a market cap of $79.3 million; its shares were traded at around $1.85 with and P/S ratio of 2.3.

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Revenue. Revenue reflects (i) the amortization of up-front fees received under our PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements, (ii) the completion of substantive milestones included in those agreements, and (iii) services provided to GSK. The amortization of up-front fees received under our PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements are being recognized as revenue ratably over the period of our participation on joint steering committees created under these agreements. The joint steering committee related to the NicVAX agreement is currently expected to operate for 190 months from the date of the agreement (or through December 2025). Our efforts under the joint steering committee related to the PentaStaph agreement were expected to continue for 20 months from the date of the agreement (or through June 2011); accordingly, we have fully recognized the up-front payment related to the PentaStaph agreement.

Revenue. Revenue was $35.0 million for 2010 compared to $10.5 million for 2009. The increase of $24.5 million reflects amounts recognized under the PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements with GSK. Revenue includes amortization of up-front fees received under our PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements; those fees are being recognized as revenue ratably over the period of our participation on joint steering committees created under these agreements. The joint steering committee related to the NicVAX agreement is currently expected to operate for 190 months from the date of the agreement (or through December 2025). Our efforts under the joint steering committee related to the PentaStaph agreement was expected to operate for 20 months from the date of the agreement (or through June 2011); accordingly, we have fully recognized the up-front payment related to the PentaStaph agreement. The amount recognized in 2010 includes $13.2 million from the initial $21.5 million payment received from GSK for PentaStaph and $2.1 million from the initial $40.0 million payment received from GSK for NicVAX compared to $3.1 million recognized for PentaStaph in 2009. We also recognized $16.0 million of revenue related to the successful achievement of two PentaStaph performance milestones in 2010 compared to $5.0 million for the achievement of one performance milestone in 2009. We also recognized $3.2 million and $0.5 million related to services provided to GSK under the PentaStaph and NicVAX agreements, respectively, in 2010 compared to $2.4 million for services under the PentaStaph agreement in 2009.

clinical trial were reimbursed to us by GSK as they are conducted by us under contract for GSK. GSKs payments for these costs are recognized as revenue. Approximately $8.8 million of the 2010 costs for NicVAX and PentaStaph trials have been offset by grant funding compared to $1.6 million of costs offset by grant funding in 2009.

Revenue consists of license fees, milestone payments, and payments for contractual services. License fees received are initially recorded as deferred revenue, and are subsequently recognized as revenue ratably over the period of our participation on joint steering committees. The joint steering committee related to the NicVAX agreement is currently expected to operate for 190 months from the date of the agreement (or through December 2025). Our efforts under the joint steering committee related to the PentaStaph agreement were completed in the second quarter of 2011; accordingly, we have fully recognized the up-front payment related to the PentaStaph agreement.

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