Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
Market Cap
CA$2.4b
Last Updated
2021/01/26 00:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapies to treat various diseases in the United States and China. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Exceptional growth potential with excellent balance sheet.
Share Price & News
How has Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: AUP is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: AUP's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
33.1%
AUP
-7.5%
CA Biotechs
-0.2%
CA Market
1 Year Return
-1.3%
AUP
13.6%
CA Biotechs
2.4%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: AUP underperformed the Canadian Biotechs industry which returned 13.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AUP underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AUP | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 33.1% | -7.5% | -0.2% |
| 30 Day | 31.7% | 15.4% | 2.8% |
| 90 Day | 13.5% | 20.9% | 15.1% |
| 1 Year | -1.3%-1.3% | 13.6%13.6% | 6.1%2.4% |
| 3 Year | 252.1%252.1% | 7.7%7.7% | 14.7%3.8% |
| 5 Year | 702.3%702.3% | 31.6%31.6% | 62.6%37.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSE:AUP) Shares?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
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We Think Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (TSE:AUP) Can Afford To Drive Business GrowthValuation
Is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: AUP (CA$23.91) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$117.13)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AUP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AUP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the XN Biotechs industry average.
PE vs Market: AUP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AUP's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AUP is good value based on its PB Ratio (5.9x) compared to the CA Biotechs industry average (6.9x).
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Future Growth
How is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?
64.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: AUP is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.5%).
Earnings vs Market: AUP is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: AUP's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: AUP's revenue (53.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Canadian market (8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: AUP's revenue (53.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: AUP's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (22.2%)
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Past Performance
How has Aurinia Pharmaceuticals performed over the past 5 years?
-36.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AUP is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: AUP is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AUP is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 36.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare AUP's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: AUP is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Biotechs industry (-10.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AUP has a negative Return on Equity (-39.26%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AUP's short term assets ($411.6M) exceed its short term liabilities ($23.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: AUP's short term assets ($411.6M) exceed its long term liabilities ($39.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AUP is debt free.
Reducing Debt: AUP has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: AUP has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if AUP has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate AUP's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate AUP's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AUP's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AUP's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of AUP's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Peter Greenleaf (50 yo)
1.75yrs
Tenure
US$5,236,630
Compensation
Mr. Peter S. Greenleaf, M.B.A., has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. since April 29, 2019. Mr. Greenleaf has been a Director at Antares Pharma, Inc. sinc...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD5.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD2.13M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Peter's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.75yrs | US$5.24m | 0.0066% $ 157.2k | |
| Senior VP | 3.5yrs | US$761.90k | 0.0030% $ 71.7k | |
| Chief Medical Officer | 7.33yrs | US$736.76k | 0.15% $ 3.5m | |
| Executive Vice President of Internal Operations & Strategy | 1.5yrs | US$1.14m | no data | |
| Co-Founder & COO | no data | US$702.00k | 0.16% $ 3.8m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 0.75yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Development | 3.67yrs | US$963.41k | 0.082% $ 2.0m | |
| Vice President of Marketing | 0.92yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales | 0.92yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Operations | 3yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 37.7k | |
| Senior VP of Clinical & Medical Affairs | 3.42yrs | no data | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AUP's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.75yrs | US$5.24m | 0.0066% $ 157.2k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 1.75yrs | US$234.92k | 0.032% $ 754.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.92yrs | US$194.84k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.58yrs | US$170.37k | 0.0012% $ 28.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.92yrs | US$182.34k | 0.0028% $ 66.2k | |
| Independent Director | 0.75yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.17yrs | US$126.98k | 0.00079% $ 18.9k | |
| Director | 1.75yrs | US$309.12k | 0.016% $ 377.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.67yrs | US$171.72k | 0.024% $ 566.0k |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AUP's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: AUP insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 13.2%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Ticker: AUP
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: NaN
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
- Market Cap: CA$2.388b
- Shares outstanding: 126.57m
- Website: https://www.auriniapharma.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- 4464 Markham Street
- Suite 1203
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- V8Z 7X8
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUP | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Jan 1999 |
| IKAP | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1999 |
| AUPH | NasdaqGM (Nasdaq Global Market) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Jan 1999 |
| 0UJF | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | GB | CAD | Jan 1999 |
Biography
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapies to treat various diseases in the United States and China. It is involved in developing voclos...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/26 00:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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