bluebird bio Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

bluebird bio has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18.9%, while the Biotechs industry saw earnings growing at 13.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 30.2% per year.

Key information

18.9%

Earnings growth rate

26.5%

EPS growth rate

Biotechs Industry Growth	-14.6%
Revenue growth rate	-30.2%
Return on equity	-41.0%
Net Margin	-419.6%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How bluebird bio makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

MUN:BLE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
30 Sep 23	22	-91	149	-52
30 Jun 23	9	-96	139	-50
31 Mar 23	4	-123	137	-31
31 Dec 22	4	-267	137	0
30 Sep 22	5	-431	159	178
30 Jun 22	6	-507	180	125
31 Mar 22	5	-563	190	70
31 Dec 21	4	-563	210	0
30 Sep 21	-238	-573	187	0
30 Jun 21	-220	-614	217	0
31 Mar 21	-21	-480	230	0
31 Dec 20	0	-561	240	0
30 Sep 20	250	-642	286	0
30 Jun 20	240	-653	284	0
31 Mar 20	54	-828	284	0
31 Dec 19	0	-555	236	0
30 Sep 19	54	-715	249	0
30 Jun 19	57	-655	227	0
31 Mar 19	51	-605	199	0
31 Dec 18	55	-556	174	0
30 Sep 18	40	-524	150	0
30 Jun 18	36	-457	128	0
31 Mar 18	45	-382	108	0
31 Dec 17	35	-336	94	0
30 Sep 17	33	-290	81	0
30 Jun 17	27	-288	72	0
31 Mar 17	11	-276	69	0
31 Dec 16	6	-264	65	0
30 Sep 16	6	-239	63	0
30 Jun 16	6	-205	62	0
31 Mar 16	9	-198	55	0
31 Dec 15	14	-167	46	0
30 Sep 15	19	-139	36	0
30 Jun 15	24	-113	29	0
31 Mar 15	25	-63	24	0
31 Dec 14	25	-49	23	0
30 Sep 14	25	-37	23	0
30 Jun 14	25	-26	20	0
31 Mar 14	25	-29	17	0
31 Dec 13	20	-25	14	0
30 Sep 13	14	-21	12	0
30 Jun 13	8	-15	10	0

Quality Earnings: BLE is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: BLE is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BLE is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 18.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BLE's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: BLE is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Biotechs industry (0.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BLE has a negative Return on Equity (-40.97%), as it is currently unprofitable.

bluebird bio Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.66 loss per share (vs US$0.94 loss in 3Q 2022)

bluebird bio, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

bluebird bio, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.67 loss per share (vs US$1.36 loss in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.21 (vs US$1.66 loss in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$3.39 loss per share (vs US$8.17 loss in FY 2021)

Recent updates

Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces Completion of First Cell Collection for LYFGENIA Gene Therapy

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Bluebird Bio Inc

bluebird bio, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

bluebird bio, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $125 million.

New major risk - Shareholder dilution

bluebird bio, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $125 million.

bluebird bio, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $150 million.

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Bluebird Bio Inc. Presents Long-Term Data At Ash Support Beti-Ccel as A Potentially Curative Gene Therapy for -Thalassemia Patients Who Require Regular Transfusion Independence and Normal or Near- Normal- Normal- Normal-Normal Adult Hb Levels

Bluebird Bio Details Plans for the Commercial Launch of Lyfgenia(Tm) Gene Therapy for Patients Ages 12 and Older with Sickle Cell Disease and A History of Vaso-Occlusive Events

Now 41% undervalued after recent price drop

Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces FDA Approval of LYFGENIA™? (Lovo-Ccel) for Patients Ages 12 and Older with Sickle Cell Disease and a History of Vaso-Occlusive Events

Now 24% undervalued

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.66 loss per share (vs US$0.94 loss in 3Q 2022)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Bluebird Bio, Inc. to Present New and Updated Data from Gene Therapy Programs in Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-Thalassemia at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

bluebird bio, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

bluebird bio, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

New minor risk - Insider selling

President recently sold €54k worth of stock

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.67 loss per share (vs US$1.36 loss in 2Q 2022)

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces FDA Priority Review of the Biologics License Application for Lovotibeglogene Autotemcel (Lovo-Cel) for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (Scd) 12 Years and Older with a History of Vaso-Occlusive Events

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.21 (vs US$1.66 loss in 1Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$3.39 loss per share (vs US$8.17 loss in FY 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Joseph Vittiglio, JD as Chief Business and Legal Officer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Lifts Partial Clinical Hold for bluebird bio, Inc.’s Sickle Cell Disease Studies for Patients Under the Age of 18

Bluebird Bio, Inc. Presents New and Updated Data At the 64Th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

An unknown buyer entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SKYSONA & ZYNTEGLO of bluebird bio, Inc. (NasdaqGS:BLUE) for approximately $100 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.94 loss per share (vs US$2.23 loss in 3Q 2021)

bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Christopher Krawtschuk as Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Executive Changes Effective October 14, 2022

bluebird bio Receives FDA Accelerated Approval for SKYSONA® Gene Therapy for Early, Active Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD)

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Treasurer recently sold €78k worth of stock

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces FDA Approval of Zynteglo®, the First Gene Therapy for People with Beta-Thalassemia Who Require Regular Red Blood Cell Transfusions

President recently sold €94k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$1.36 loss per share (vs US$2.31 loss in 2Q 2021)

bluebird bio, Inc. Appoints Tom Klima as Chief Commercial & Operating Officer, Effective August 8, 2022

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces That the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) for the Treatment of Early Active Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Endorses eli-cel Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy

Less than half of directors are independent

bluebird bio, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 22, 2022

Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

bluebird bio, Inc. appoints Charlotte Jones-Burton as Class I director, effective March 7, 2022

bluebird bio, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Resignation of Jessica Whitten as Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

CEO & Director recently sold €65k worth of stock

bluebird Provides Update on FDA Review Timelines for Betibeglogene Autotemcel (beti-cel) for Beta-Thalassemia and Elivaldogene Autotemcel (eli-cel) for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD)

bluebird bio, Inc. to Launch Both beti-cel and eli-cel for Patients in the U.S. in Mid-2022

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Partial Clinical Hold for Patients Under 18 in Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Clinical Program

bluebird bio Announces FDA Priority Review of Biologics License Application for eli-cel Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in Patients Without a Matched Sibling Donor

bluebird bio, Inc. Announces Updated Results from its Phase 1/2 HGB-206 Study of Lovotibeglogene Autotemcel Gene Therapy

New Data At ASH21, Published in Nejm Further Demonstrate Beti-Cel as A Potentially Curative One-Time Gene Therapy for ß-Thalassemia Patients Who Require Regular Transfusions Through Achievement of Durable Ti and Normal or Near-Normal Adult Hb Levels

Bluebird Bio, Inc. Announces FDA Priority Review of Biologics License Application for Beti-Cel Gene Therapy for Patients with ß-Thalassemia Who Require Regular Red Blood Cell Transfusions

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$3.16 loss per share (vs US$2.94 loss in 3Q 2020)

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