$12.84 (5% discount because it is already in successful launch)
BCX9930
$2B estimate (estimated from the $33.2B complement-mediated diseases market)
$500M
$27.04
$8.11 (70% discount because of the uncertainty relating to the REDEEM trials)
Younger pipeline assets
Will wait for more development
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Sum of The Parts
$20.95
Figure 7: Valuation Analysis
Potential Risks
Since investment research is an imperfect science, there are always risks associated with your stock regardless of its fundamental strengths. More importantly, the risks are "growth-cycle dependent." At this point in its life cycle, the main concern for BioCryst is whether the company can continue to ramp up sales for Orladeyo. There is a risk that BioCryst won't be able to ramp up Orladeyo sales quickly enough to prevent a sell off.
More importantly, the other significant risk is if BioCryst can get the partial clinical hold removed and the protocol amended to run the trial at a lower BCX9930 dose. Another concern is that other pipeline molecules like BCX-9250 won't deliver good data needed for future approval. BioCryst can also grow too aggressively which puts the company at risk for a potential cash flow constraint.
Conclusion
In all, I recommend BioCryst a buy but reduced the stars rating from 5 to 4.8/5. Amid this bear market, many fundamentally sound companies are trading far below their intrinsic value. BioCryst is definitely one such company. BioCryst is a story of a "growth biotech" that is powered by Orladeyo. Despite the pandemic, Orladeyo sales are increasing aggressively. The recent pan-Latin launch partnership with Pint Pharma would help to galvanize sales growth. Moreover, the Canada and Switzerland approval would give sales another big boost.
Now, if BioCryst can gain the partial hold removal and thereby advances BCX9930 for various complement-mediated diseases, you're most likely looking at an investment bonanza. Even if that fails, BioCryst can still enjoy more growth from other promising pipeline molecules like BCX9250 for the orphan condition, POP.
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