Akeso Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Akeso's CEO is Michelle Xia, appointed in Mar 2012, has a tenure of 12.75 years. total yearly compensation is CN¥6.52M, comprised of 67% salary and 33% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 8.53% of the company’s shares, worth HK$4.65B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Michelle Xia

Chief executive officer

CN¥6.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	67.0%
CEO tenure	12.8yrs
CEO ownership	8.5%
Management average tenure	2.1yrs
Board average tenure	5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Michelle Xia's remuneration changed compared to Akeso's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-CN¥735m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	CN¥646m
Dec 31 2023	CN¥7m	CN¥4m	CN¥2b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CN¥2b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CN¥2b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	CN¥409m
Dec 31 2022	CN¥5m	CN¥4m	-CN¥1b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CN¥1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CN¥1b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-CN¥1b
Dec 31 2021	CN¥7m	CN¥4m	-CN¥1b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-CN¥1b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-CN¥929m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-CN¥983m
Dec 31 2020	CN¥7m	CN¥3m	-CN¥1b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CN¥870m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CN¥703m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-CN¥492m
Dec 31 2019	CN¥2m	CN¥1m	-CN¥282m

Compensation vs Market: Michelle's total compensation ($USD893.78K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Hong Kong market ($USD728.99K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Michelle's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Michelle Xia (57 yo)

12.8yrs

Tenure

CN¥6,524,000

Compensation

Dr. Yu Xia, Ph D., also known as Michelle, is CEO & President of Akeso Biopharma, Inc. Dr. Xia is Founder of Akeso, Inc. Dr. Xia is CEO, President & Chairwoman of Akeso, Inc. from March 19, 2012. She has b...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yu Xia	Founder	12.8yrs	CN¥6.52m	8.53% HK$ 4.6b
Baiyong Li	Co-Founder	12.8yrs	CN¥5.02m	5.65% HK$ 3.1b
Zhongmin Wang	Co-Founder	no data	CN¥3.60m	4.81% HK$ 2.6b
Yu Xia	Senior Vice President	less than a year	CN¥33.65m	no data
Peng Zhang	Co-Founder	no data	no data	no data
Bing Wang	Chief Financial Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Xinfeng Zhang	Senior Vice President	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Mingxiu Hu	Senior Vice President	2.9yrs	no data	no data
Charlie Zhang	Senior Vice President	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Jing Min	Senior Vice President	1.9yrs	no data	no data
Yong Guo	Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer	less than a year	no data	no data
Wai Yan Leung	Company Secretary	2.3yrs	no data	no data

2.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 9926's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Yu Xia	Founder	12.8yrs	CN¥6.52m	8.53% HK$ 4.6b
Baiyong Li	Co-Founder	5.1yrs	CN¥5.02m	5.65% HK$ 3.1b
Zhongmin Wang	Co-Founder	5.1yrs	CN¥3.60m	4.81% HK$ 2.6b
Peng Zhang	Co-Founder	less than a year	no data	no data
Bo Tan	Independent Non-Executive Director	no data	CN¥317.00k	no data
Ronggang Xie	Non-Executive Director	4.3yrs	no data	no data
Yan Xu	Independent Non-Executive Director	no data	CN¥319.00k	no data
Junwen Zeng	Independent Non-Executive Director	no data	CN¥317.00k	no data

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 9926's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/31 22:29
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Akeso, Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Yonglin Yan	BOCI Research Ltd.
Sharon Shi	BOCI Research Ltd.
Jiangqiao Tong	BOCI Research Ltd.

Akeso Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Akeso, Inc. Announces Appointment of Bing C. Wang as Chief Financial Officer

Akeso, Inc. Announces Change of Directors

Akeso, Inc. Announces Change of Directors

Akeso, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 30, 2024

Founder recently sold HK$96m worth of stock

Co-Founder recently sold HK$4.4m worth of stock

Recent updates

Akeso Announces the Inclusion in China's National Reimbursement Drug List of Cadonilimab and Ivonescimab

Akeso, Inc.'s Penpulimab Combination Therapy for First-Line Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accepted by NMPA

Akeso, Inc. Publishes Mechanism of Action for CLDN18.2/CD47 Bispecific Antibody AK132 for the First Time at SITC Annual Meeting

Akeso Announces First Patient Enrollment in Phase 3 Trial of Ivonescimab Combined with Ligufalimab (CD47) for First-Line Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Compared to Pembrolizumab

Akeso, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of HKD 1.942576 billion.

Akeso Biopharma Announces Positive Results in Progression-Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) from Its Phase 3 Clinical Study

First half 2024 earnings released: CN¥0.28 loss per share (vs CN¥3.02 profit in 1H 2023)

Akeso's Cadonilimab Receives Second Indication Approval from NMPA for First-Line Treatment of Gastric/GEJ Cancer in All-Comers Population

Akeso, Inc. Secures Approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration for Ebronucimab, Expanding Treatment Options for Hypercholesterolemia

Akeso's Ivonescimab Plus Chemo in First-Line Triple-negative Breast Cancer Showed Promising Preliminary Efficacy and Good Safety At ESMO 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: CN¥0.28 loss per share (vs CN¥3.02 profit in 1H 2023)

Akeso, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 28, 2024

Akeso, Inc. Announces Ivonescimab (Pd-1/Vegf) Received Priority Review from China's Nmpa for First-Line Treatment of Pd-L1 Positive Nsclc

Akeso, Inc. Announces That the First Patient Enrolled in the US Phase 2 Combination Therapy of it's Ligufalimab with Azacitidine for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Akeso's Sbla for Ivonescimab in 1L Treatment of Pd-L1 Positive Nsclc Accepted by NMPA

Akeso, Inc. Announces Appointment of Bing C. Wang as Chief Financial Officer

New major risk - Share price stability

Akeso, Inc. Announces Change of Directors

Akeso, Inc. Announces Change of Directors

Akeso, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 30, 2024

Akeso, Inc. Announces Phase III Clinical Trial, Harmoni-2 or AK112-303 Met Its Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival

New minor risk - Share price stability

Akeso, Inc. Receives NMPA's Marketing Approval in China for Ivonescimab Injection

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 24%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥2.42 (vs CN¥1.42 loss in FY 2022)

National Medical Products Administration Accepted the Supplemental New Drug Application by Akeso, Inc. for (Cadonilimab, Pd-1/Ctla-4) as First-Line Treatment for Cervical Cancer

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Akeso, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of HKD 1.18172 billion.

Akeso, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of HKD 1.18172 billion.

Akeso, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of HKD 1.18172 billion.

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥2.42 (vs CN¥1.42 loss in FY 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Akeso, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 18, 2024

Akeso Announces the First Patient Dosed in Phase III Trial of Cadonilimab(PD-1/CTLA-4) Combined with Chemotherapy versus Tislelizumab Combined with Chemotherapy in First-Line Treatment of PD-L1 negative NSCLC

Akeso Presents Promising Results of Cadonilimab and Lenvatinib in Combination with TACE in uHCC at 2024 ASCO GI

Akeso, Inc. Announces Innovative Clinical Development Roadmap

Akeso, Inc. Announces National Medical Products Administration Accepts the Supplemental New Drug Application for Kai Tan Ni (Cadonilimab, PD-1/CTLA-4) in Combination with Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Gastric Cancer

Akeso, Inc. Publishes Results from CD47 Antibody Ligufalimab in Combination with Azacitidine for Newly Diagnosed Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Treatment-nave Acute Myeloid Leukemia at ASH 2023

Akeso Publishes Results from Three Investigator-Initiated Trials

Founder recently sold HK$96m worth of stock

Akeso (9926. Hk) Announces AK104-303 Phase III Trial Meets One of its Primary Endpoints of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for First-Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Akeso (9926. Hk) Announces AK104-303 Phase III Trial Meets One of its Primary Endpoints of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) for First-Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer

Akeso, Inc. Announces AK104-303, A Phase III Trial of Cadonilimab Reached Progression-Free-Survival Primary Endpoint At Interim Analysis for First Line Treatment of Cervical Cancer

Akeso's Cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4) Phase III Trial Meets Primary Endpoint at Interim Analysis Demonstrating Strong Overall Survival Benefit as First-line Treatment in All-comer Patients with Gastric Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (GC/GEJC)

Co-Founder recently sold HK$4.4m worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Akeso Announces Results of Phase Ib Clinical Trial for PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody

Akeso Announces the Publication of the Phase 1a/1b First-In-Human Study

Akeso, Inc. Announces Clinical Results from Cadonilimab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumours (COMPASSION-03/AK104-201)

Akeso, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of IND for CD47 Monoclonal Antibody (AK117) in Combination with Azacitidine in Myelodysplastic Syndromes

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: CN¥3.02 (vs CN¥0.77 loss in 1H 2022)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Akeso Inc. Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Phase 3 Trial of Ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF) versus Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1 Positive Advanced NSCLC

Akeso, Inc. Announces the National Medical Products Administration Accepts the New Drug Application for the Ebdarokimab Injection (IL-12/IL-23 Monoclonal Antibody, AK101)

Akeso Inc. Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 Trial of Ivonescimab versus Tislelizumab for First-Line Treatment of Squamous NSCLC

Akeso, Inc. to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 29, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

Akeso, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2023

NMPA Accepts Akeso's Ebronucimab (PCSK9 ) Marketing Application in Two Cardiovascular Indications

No longer forecast to breakeven

Full year 2022 earnings released: CN¥1.42 loss per share (vs CN¥1.32 loss in FY 2021)

Forecast to breakeven in 2023

Akeso, Inc. Announces China NMPA Approved Anniko (Penpulimab) for First-Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous NSCLC

Akeso Inc. Announces JITC publication of Akeso's Ligufalimab(CD47 monoclonal antibody) Mechanism Shows Promising Antitumor Efficacy and Favorable Safety Profile

Forecast to breakeven in 2023

No longer forecast to breakeven

Less than half of directors are independent

Akeso, Inc. Announces Ivonescimab Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for I-O Resistance NSCLC Patients in China

Akeso Completes Enrollment in Phase III Trial of PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody (AK112) Combined with Chemotherapy in EGFR-TKI-resistant nsq-NSCLC