Abivax Presents Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Abivax Presents Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Cash and cash equivalents of
EUR 589.7 (as ofSeptember 30, 2025 ) with a cash runway into Q4 2027
On
September 23, 2025 , a press release titled “Abivax Announces Presentation of Late-Breaking Abstract of Obefazimod from the ABTECT Phase 3 Induction Trials at 2025 United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Meeting”On
September 29, 2025 , a press release titled “Abivax Announces Acceptance of Additional Late-Breaking Abstract from the ABTECT Phase 3 Induction Trials to be Presented at 2025 United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Meeting”On
October 5, 2025 , a press release titled “Abivax Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of 8-Week ABTECT Trial Results with Updated Safety Data”On
October 6, 2025 , a press release titled “Abivax Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of 8-Week ABTECT Induction Trial Results in Participants With and Without Prior Inadequate Response to Advanced Therapies”On
November 3, 2025 , a press release titled “Abivax Announces Patient-Reported Outcomes Data from the Phase 3 ABTECT Induction Trials of Obefazimod, Demonstrating Significant Improvements in Quality of Life for Patients with Moderate-to-Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis”
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights (IFRS figures)
(Consolidated, unaudited results)
| Statements of Loss* | Nine months ended | Change | |||
| in millions of euros | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Total operating income | 4.1 | 8.1 | (4.0) | ||
| Total operating expenses | |||||
| of which | (133.4) | (107.9) | (25.4) | ||
| of which Sales and Marketing costs | (3.4) | (5.1) | 1.7 | ||
| of which General and Administrative costs | (41.8) | (25.3) | (16.5) | ||
| Operating loss | (174.4) | (130.2) | (44.2) | ||
| Financial gain (loss) | (79.7) | (6.7) | (73.1) | ||
| Net loss for the period | (254.1) | (136.9) | (117.3) | ||
| Statements of Financial Position* | Change | ||||
| in millions of euros | |||||
| Net financial position | 543.3 | 53.4 | 489.9 | ||
| of which other current financial assets and other current receivables and assets* | 27.6 | 23.2 | 4.4 | ||
| of which available cash and cash equivalents | 589.7 | 144.2 | 445.5 | ||
| (of which financial liabilities)** | (74.0) | (114.0) | 40.0 | ||
| Total Assets | 652.1 | 205.2 | 446.8 | ||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 511.2 | 40.6 | 470.7 | ||
| * Excluding prepaid expenses ** Financial liabilities include borrowings, convertible loan notes, derivative instruments, royalty certificates and other financial liabilities | |||||
*Certain figures may not add or recalculate due to the use of rounded numbers.
Operating loss increased by
EUR 44.2M toEUR 174.4M for the nine months endingSeptember 30, 2025 compared toEUR 130.2M for the same period in 2024. Operating income, consisting predominantly of research tax credit, subsidies, and issuance, cancellation and depositary fees collected on ADS transactions, decreased byEUR 4.0M toEUR 4.1M for the nine months endingSeptember 30, 2025 compared toEUR 8.1M for the same period in 2024. The increase in operating loss was driven by an increase in operating expenses as described further below.Research and development (R&D) expenses increased by
EUR 25.4M toEUR 133.4M for the nine months endingSeptember 30, 2025 compared toEUR 107.9M for the same period in 2024. This increase was predominantly driven by:A
EUR 8.6M increase in costs related to the Company’s ulcerative colitis (UC) clinical program and continued progression of its phase 3 trials;A
EUR 5.4M increase in costs related to the Company’s Crohn’s Disease (CD) clinical program, driven by the progression of Phase 2b clinical trials for obefazimod in CD;A
EUR 6.0M increase in costs related to other obefazimod studies;A
EUR 5.9M increase in transversal expenses in CMC and supply chain costs related to the progression of clinical trials and anticipation of future commercial launch; andA sharp rise in employer contributions related to the Company’s equity awards, in turn explained by the increase in the Company’s share price during the third quarter of 2025, which contributed to overall increase in spend across all operating expense categories, in an amount of €14.8 million (of which €14.5 million was attributable to the three-months ended
September 30, 2025 compared toSeptember 30, 2024 .
Sales and marketing (S&M) expenses decreased by
EUR 1.7M toEUR 3.4M for the nine months endingSeptember 30, 2025 compared toEUR 5.1M for the same period in 2024. The decrease was predominantly driven by a reduction in sales and marketing headcount as well as one-time costs of €1.8 million that were incurred in the prior year period for the Company's corporate re-branding, including its new website.General and administrative (G&A) expenses increased by
EUR 16.5M toEUR 41.8M for the nine months endingSeptember 30, 2025 compared toEUR 25.3M for the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily due to:An increase of
EUR 16.1M in personnel costs, of whichEUR 15.1M were employer tax and social contributions related to the Company’s AGAs, resulting from the increase in the Company’s share price during the third quarter of 2025; andAn increase of
EUR 1.2M in spending related to legal and professional fees and other costs associated with operating as a dual-listed public company.
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2025 , theEUR 79.7M financial gain (loss) was driven primarily by:Increases in the fair value of the senior convertible notes (Heights Convertible Notes) issued in the
August 2023 financing withHeights Capital Management and the warrants issued inAugust 2023 toKreos Capital andClaret European Growth Capital (Kreos / Claret BSA) byEUR 36.0M andEUR 29.9M , respectively (driven by the increase in the Company’s share price prior to the conversion of the notes into ordinary shares);Foreign exchange losses of
EUR 11.4M , includingEUR 9.1M non-cash impact of the revaluation ofU.S. dollar-denominated cash and cash equivalents on hand as ofSeptember 30, 2025 ;Interest expenses of
EUR 9.3M in relation to borrowings and loans; andNon-cash expense of
EUR 15.1M in relation to royalty certificates;Offset by
EUR 11.7M of foreign exchange gains (includingEUR 10.7M related to the Company’sJuly 2025 public offering), interest income ofEUR 4.4M in relation to the invested proceeds from cash on hand, andEUR 3.6M of non-cash income related to the extinguishment of the Kreos / Claret minimal return indemnification liability (following the exercise of the Kreos / Claret BSA and conversion of the Kreos portion of the Tranche A OCABSA).
The net loss for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025 ofEUR 254.1 million includes the following significant (greater thanEUR 1.5M ) non-cash expenses/(income):
| in millions of euros | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 22.5 |
| Increases in the fair value of the senior convertible notes (Heights) | 36.0 |
| Increases in the fair value of the warrants (Kreos / Claret) | 29.9 |
| Foreign exchange losses related to the revaluation of USD denominated cash and cash equivalents as of | 9.1 |
| Non-cash expense from revaluation of royalty certificates | 15.1 |
| Income related to recognition of remaining day-one gain related to the extinguishment of the Heights notes | (1.6) |
| Income related to the extinguishment of Kreos / Claret minimal return indemnification liability | (3.6) |
Cash and cash equivalents as of
September 30, 2025 wasEUR 589.7M compared toEUR 144.2M as ofDecember 31, 2024 . The increase was primarily due to theEUR 608.1M in net proceeds, including foreign exchange gains from the period of the close of the fundraise to the receipt of cash, from the Company’sJuly 2025 public offering. This was partially offset byEUR 137.9M used in operations andEUR 23.4M related to principal and interest paid on the Company’s debt facilities.On
July 28, 2025 ,Abivax completed its underwritten public offering of 11,679,400 American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share,EUR 0.01 nominal value per share, of the Company, inthe United States . The aggregate gross proceeds amounted to approximately$747.5 million , equivalent to approximatelyEUR 637.5 million , before deduction of underwriting commissions and offering expenses. The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses, were approximately$700.3 million , equivalent to approximatelyEUR 597.2 million .During the nine months ending
September 30, 2025 ,Heights Capital Management converted the Heights Convertible Notes (corresponding to the entirety of the outstanding principal amount ofEUR 21.9 million ) into 920,377 new ordinary shares of the Company at a conversion price ofEUR 23.7674 per ordinary share in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Heights Convertible Notes. Following these share issuances,Abivax no longer holds any debt withHeights Capital Management .On
August 6, 2025 , Kreos Capital VII(UK ) Limited converted its portion of the Tranche A convertible OCABSA resulting in the issuance of 785,389 ordinary shares of the Company. In addition, on the same dateKreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSp exercised its share warrants (the tranche A-B BSA and tranche C BSA) resulting in the issuance of 319,251 ordinary shares of the Company.On
August 28, 2025 , Claret European Growth Capital Fund III SCSp, exercised its share warrants (the tranche A-B BSA and tranche C BSA) resulting in the issuance of 206,662 ordinary shares of the Company.On
November 25, 2025 , Claret European Growth Capital Fund III SCSp converted its portion of the Tranche A convertible OCABSA resulting in the issuance of 392,695 ordinary shares of the Company. Following this conversionAbivax no longer holds any debt related to Tranche A of the Kreos/Claret structured debt.On
November 28, 2025 , the Company notified the bondholders of its intention to prepay in full the outstanding balances of Tranches B and C of the Kreos / Claret financing. The transaction is expected to be completed beforeDecember 31, 2025 . Following this redemption, the Company will no longer hold any debt related to the entire Kreos / Claret financing.
Based on the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents of
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements, forecasts and estimates, including those relating to the Company’s business and financial objectives. Words such as “design,” “expect,” “forward,” “future,” “potential,” “plan,” “project,” “will” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning or implying Abivax’s intention to and timing for repaying in full the outstanding balances of Tranches B and C of the Kreos / Claret financing, Abivax’s cash runway, and other statements that are not historical fact. Although Abivax’s management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks, contingencies and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of

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