Evolva — Transformation continues

Evolva (SW: EVE)

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Evolva — Transformation continues

Evolva’s FY19 results were above our expectations in terms of sales and EBITDA. Cash flow was also far better than expected as the company has materially reduced its cash burn. Nootkatone is on track for EPA registration and a new product, EVE-X157/Z4, is due to be launched later this year, for the Flavours and Fragrances and Health Ingredients segments. Management has reiterated its commitment to reach cash break-even by FY23 (previous guidance was FY21/23) and is evaluating options to finance future growth until cash break-even, including a capital increase. We have cut our sales and profit forecasts to reflect the guidance that the FY19 growth trajectory will be replicated in FY20 and our fair value is now CHF0.42/share.

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Evolva

Transformation continues

FY19 results

Food & beverages

23 March 2020

Price

CHF0.157

Market cap

CHF129m

Net cash (CHFm) at 31 December 2019

39.9m

Shares in issue

823m

Free float

100%

Code

EVE

Primary exchange

SIX Swiss Ex

Secondary exchange

OTC US

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(42.0)

(13.6)

(36.2)

Rel (local)

(24.9)

6.9

(30.0)

52-week high/low

CHF0.303

CHF0.138

Business description

Evolva is a Swiss biotech company focused on the research, development and commercialisation of products based on nature. The company has leading businesses in Flavors and Fragrances, Health Ingredients and Health.

Next events

AGM

15 April 2020

H120 results

26 August 2020

Analysts

Sara Welford

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Russell Pointon

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Evolva is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Evolva’s FY19 results were above our expectations in terms of sales and EBITDA. Cash flow was also far better than expected as the company has materially reduced its cash burn. Nootkatone is on track for EPA registration and a new product, EVE-X157/Z4, is due to be launched later this year, for the Flavours and Fragrances and Health Ingredients segments. Management has reiterated its commitment to reach cash break-even by FY23 (previous guidance was FY21/23) and is evaluating options to finance future growth until cash break-even, including a capital increase. We have cut our sales and profit forecasts to reflect the guidance that the FY19 growth trajectory will be replicated in FY20 and our fair value is now CHF0.42/share.

Year end

Revenue (CHFm)

PBT*
(CHFm)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/18

8.9

(25.4)

(3.0)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/19

11.6

(15.6)

(2.0)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/20e

10.9

(13.1)

(1.6)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/21e

19.3

(7.8)

(1.0)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

FY19 results

Total revenues of CHF11.6m were above our forecast of CHF10.9m, with product revenues (CHF5.5m) somewhat lower than expected, and R&D revenues (CHF6.1m) significantly higher. EBITDA loss was also better at CHF12.3m (forecast CHF15.1m loss), so the net loss was also better than expected. Net cash of CHF39.9m at end FY19 was higher than our forecast of CHF32.1m. Guidance has been refined, with cash break-even expected in FY23. We cut our product revenue estimates in line with guidance for the FY19 trajectory (+60% growth) to be maintained in FY20.

COVID-19 likely to soften demand

It is still early days, but the effect of the coronavirus in China was to temporarily soften demand for some of Evolva’s Flavours & Fragrances products. We expect this scenario is likely to be replicated as the pandemic spreads globally, although it is still too early to determine what the exact impact will be. We have moved our peak sales forecasts for all of Evolva’s products out by a year to reflect the temporary disruption.

Valuation: Fair value CHF0.42/share

We have updated our model to reflect current FX. We continue to value Evolva on a DCF basis with a 25-year model, assuming cash break-even in FY23 (we previously assumed FY22), in line with management guidance. As discussed, we have delayed our assumptions for each product’s peak sales by a year. We have also updated our model to reflect the higher than expected net cash at end FY19. Overall, our fair value decreases slightly to CHF0.42/share (from CHF0.51/share previously).

Valuation

We detail our valuation in Exhibit 1. Our fair value decreases to CHF0.42/share as we have delayed our peak product sales by a year for each product. We have also cut our FY20 revenue estimates in light of guidance that product revenues will continue on the same trajectory as FY19 (ie +60%). The company’s guidance that FY20 R&D revenue will fall remains unchanged, as the US BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) contract comes to an end.

We now assume cash break-even will occur in FY23 (previously FY22), again in line with management guidance. We note management comments that to finance future growth until cash break-even, the company is currently evaluating multiple options including a capital increase. Management has stated that minimising dilution to existing shareholders is one of its aims. Our current forecasts assume the company remains cash-positive until it breaks even on a cash basis in FY23 (we forecast net cash of CHF8m at end FY23). If the cash burn were to accelerate beyond our forecasts, the headroom of CHF8m is rather limited. With the current uncertainty prevailing in the markets, it is difficult to predict the best option for further financing, but at the current share price, every CHF10m of equity raised via a share placing or rights issue would cause 7.5% dilution, before taking into account any discount required to complete the fundraising.

Exhibit 1: Summary of DCF valuation

Product

Value
(CHFm)

Value/share (CHF)

Notes

Stevia (royalty stream)

86.2

0.10

Launched; peak sales: $600m; royalty stream: 5%

Resveratrol

22.5

0.03

Launched; peak sales: $140m; likelihood of success 80%; margin: 30%

Nootkatone

168.9

0.21

Launched; peak sales: $150m; likelihood of success 75%*; margin: 40%

Valencene

14.3

0.02

Launched; peak sales: $10m; likelihood of success 90%; margin: 40%

R&D partnerships

19.9

0.02

Assume revenue continues to fall

Capex

(2.5)

0.00

Includes contribution to Cargill for commercialisation of EverSweet

Net cash

39.9

0.05

Reported net cash at end FY19

Total

349.2

0.42

Using FY20 average number of shares throughout

Source: Edison Investment Research. Note: WACC = 12.5%. *There is no development risk associated with nootkatone, but we have applied a risk adjustment due to uncertainty about the use of the product as an insect repellent.

We use a 25-year DCF valuation with a fade. Each product has varying peak sales, margins, ramp-up assumptions and probabilities of success, as detailed above. In each case, we reduce the R&D and operating expenditure after launch to reflect the lower level of investment required once the product is established on the market. We start to fade stevia in 2031 (year 11) and the other products in 2035 (year 15), and we also assume they become commoditised and their operating margins fall to single digits, which is the level of commoditised food ingredients. Stevia remains a key product, at c 25% of our valuation, after adjusting for tax and capex, but note that we see greater value overall in nootkatone. Registration of the latter with the US EPA for use in pest control is expected over the next six months or so. As stated in the past, this should open up a much larger market for the use of nootkatone, both in the US and also internationally (more detail on Evolva’s products and market sizes is available in this note).

Our valuation purely reflects the products on which Evolva has chosen to concentrate, and we ascribe zero value to all other alliances/collaborations and other projects. We recognise that the latter do retain some residual value, but for the sake of conservatism we err on the side of caution. We also ascribe no value to the new product announced with the FY19 results (EVE-X157/Z4), which is set for launch later this year, but still remains unknown to the market.

Board and management changes

In November Evolva announced that Beat In-Albon would be proposed as a new board member at the next AGM and would take over as chairman from Gerard Hoetmer, who would remain as a member of the board. Mr In-Albon is a Lonza veteran. In addition, it announced that the board had decided to reduce its composition from five members to four. Three existing board members would not be seeking re-election, and hence a search would begin for a fourth board member.

In January Evolva announced that Richard Ridinger (former CEO of Lonza and highly regarded) and Stephan Schindler (CFO of Bachem, previously at DSM and also well respected) will be joining the board. The new additions to the board will bring international B2B experience to Evolva. The company also announced that Gerard Hoetmer and Thomas Videbaek would not be seeking re-election after all, and hence the search for a fourth member remains ongoing.

The announcement also included some changes at the executive management level. Scott Fabro, COO, will leave Evolva in June, after two years with the company, and the business units will report directly to CEO Oliver Walker. André Pennartz was appointed CFO effective immediately (in January). The key change here was that the main functions within Evolva will be centred around the Basel area, rather than being split across different geographies (Scott Fabro, for example, is based in the US).

The company is undergoing major change as it transitions from an R&D-focused entity into an early-stage commercial company, and hence the board is changing to reflect this. As a reminder, during Q419 Cargill announced it had started up commercial-scale production of EverSweet, thus marking a milestone for Evolva in its transition.

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

CHF000s

2017

2018

2019

2020e

2021e

2022e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

6,817

8,933

11,596

10,891

19,319

30,427

Cost of Sales

(4,698)

(6,816)

(6,305)

(3,681)

(6,807)

(12,111)

Gross Profit

2,119

2,117

5,292

7,210

12,512

18,316

EBITDA

 

 

(37,629)

(23,350)

(12,280)

(11,988)

(6,693)

(1,180)

Operating Profit (before GW and except.)

(39,804)

(24,827)

(39,804)

(24,827)

(14,067)

(13,214)

Intangible Amortisation

(5,126)

(5,909)

(6,060)

(6,060)

(6,060)

(6,060)

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(44,929)

(30,736)

(20,128)

(19,274)

(13,991)

(8,272)

Net Interest

(596)

(622)

(1,486)

160

97

54

Other financial income

(482)

40

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(40,882)

(25,409)

(15,553)

(13,054)

(7,834)

(2,158)

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(46,007)

(31,318)

(21,614)

(19,115)

(13,894)

(8,218)

Tax

7,023

2,104

(25)

0

0

0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(33,881)

(23,305)

(15,578)

(13,054)

(7,834)

(2,158)

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(38,984)

(29,214)

(21,639)

(19,115)

(13,894)

(8,218)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

482.1

770.6

482.1

770.6

770.4

810.0

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(7.0)

(3.0)

(2.0)

(1.6)

(1.0)

(0.3)

EPS - FRS 3 (c)

 

 

(8.1)

(3.8)

(2.8)

(2.4)

(1.7)

(1.0)

Dividend per share (c)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

31.1

23.7

45.6

66.2

64.8

60.2

EBITDA Margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

132,125

145,825

143,333

137,824

129,569

120,968

Intangible Assets

124,487

138,838

133,939

127,878

121,818

115,757

Tangible Assets

5,208

4,769

7,211

6,186

5,157

4,343

Other fixed assets

2,430

2,218

2,184

3,760

2,594

868

Current Assets

 

 

107,697

67,192

48,745

34,030

29,544

32,406

Stocks

8,009

4,040

5,392

6,534

11,591

18,256

Debtors

1,831

1,941

1,480

1,416

2,511

3,955

Cash

97,185

60,380

39,920

24,126

13,488

8,241

Other current assets

673

830

1,954

1,954

1,954

1,954

Current Liabilities

 

 

(12,261)

(14,705)

(12,295)

(11,084)

(12,527)

(14,977)

Creditors

(1,933)

(743)

(2,912)

(1,700)

(3,143)

(5,593)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finance lease obligations

(781)

(782)

(1,289)

(1,289)

(1,289)

(1,289)

Other current liabilities

(9,546)

(13,180)

(8,095)

(8,095)

(8,095)

(8,095)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(6,840)

(4,150)

(7,221)

(6,137)

(5,053)

(3,969)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finance lease obligations

(2,400)

(2,394)

(4,840)

(3,756)

(2,673)

(1,589)

Other long term liabilities

(4,440)

(1,756)

(2,381)

(2,381)

(2,381)

(2,381)

Net Assets

 

 

220,721

194,162

172,562

154,634

141,533

134,428

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(35,224)

(23,247)

(13,577)

(14,669)

(9,443)

(4,001)

Net Interest

(379)

(360)

(583)

160

97

54

Capex

(582)

(364)

(193)

(201)

(209)

(217)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

0

0

Financing

86,457

(209)

164

0

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other cash flow

(658)

(12,595)

(6,224)

(1,084)

(1,084)

(1,084)

Net Cash Flow

49,614

(36,775)

(20,413)

(15,793)

(10,639)

(5,247)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(47,516)

(97,184)

(60,381)

(39,920)

(24,127)

(13,488)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

54

(29)

(47)

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(97,184)

(60,381)

(39,920)

(24,127)

(13,488)

(8,241)

Source: Edison Investment Research, company data


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London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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Ryvu Therapeutics — Successful Phase I with SEL24/MEN1703

In March 2020, Ryvu announced its partner Menarini Group (via subsidiary Berlin-Chemie) has successfully completed the dose-escalation part (Phase I) of the ongoing Phase I/II study with SEL24/MEN1703, a dual PIM/FLT3 kinase inhibitor in a Phase I/II trial for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The recommended dose for the Phase II part of the study (cohort expansion) has been established. Ryvu is a pure biotech, so the ongoing turbulence in the global markets has a limited effect on the outlook of the company in our view. Moreover, Ryvu is financed until 2021, which positions it well to weather the volatility. Our valuation is unchanged at PLN1.08bn or PLN67.4/share.

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