Arcellx, Inc. (ACLX)·Q1 2025 Earnings Summary

Executive Summary

• Q1 2025 results missed consensus: revenue $8.13M vs $19.51M consensus and EPS $(1.13) vs $(0.74) consensus; management cited the completion of dosing/manufacturing in iMMagine-1 in Q4 2024 as the primary driver of the revenue decline. Bold miss on both top line and EPS; drivers were higher R&D and G&A and lower collaboration revenue . Values retrieved from S&P Global for consensus.*
• Cash and marketable securities were $565.2M, with runway extended “into 2028” (from “into 2027” in Q4), supporting the 2026 commercial launch plan for anito-cel with Kite .
• Clinical momentum: iMMagine-1 updated data on 117 patients show 97% ORR and 68% CR/sCR at 12.6-month median follow-up; no delayed neurotoxicity signals, reinforcing differentiation ahead of EHA oral presentation (June 14, 2025) as a near-term catalyst .
• Strategic progress: iMMagine-3 protocol updated to add MRD negativity as a dual primary endpoint alongside PFS, aligning with March 2024 ODAC feedback; new board appointees add commercial and operational depth for launch-readiness .

What Went Well and What Went Wrong

What Went Well

• Added MRD negativity as a dual primary endpoint in iMMagine-3, aligning with ODAC feedback and potentially enabling earlier patient access to impactful therapies; “significant advancement for multiple myeloma patients” per CEO comment .
• iMMagine-1 updated results (117 pts): 97% ORR, 68% CR/sCR, 93.3% MRD-negativity among those tested; no delayed or non-ICANS neurotoxicities or immune-mediated enterocolitis observed to date .
• Strengthened organization for commercialization: cash runway into 2028 and two board additions with launch/scale expertise, supporting the planned 2026 commercial launch with Kite .

What Went Wrong

• Collaboration revenue fell sharply YoY to $8.13M from $39.26M due to completion of dosing/manufacturing in iMMagine-1 in Q4 2024; drove a larger operating loss .
• Net loss widened to $(62.27)M vs $(7.20)M YoY, reflecting higher R&D ($50.80M) and G&A ($26.23M) as pipeline activities and headcount expanded .
• Results missed Wall Street consensus on both revenue ($8.13M vs $19.51M) and EPS ($(1.13) vs $(0.74)), likely pressuring near-term sentiment until EHA data is digested.* Values retrieved from S&P Global.

Financial Results

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Q1 YoY and expense detail:

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Q1 2025 vs Wall Street Consensus:

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Guidance Changes

Earnings Call Themes & Trends

Note: A Q1 2025 earnings call transcript was not available in our document set; themes below reflect disclosures from recent earnings releases and clinical press updates.

Management Commentary

• “We are pleased that minimal residual disease negativity has been added as a dual primary endpoint to the iMMagine-3 protocol in addition to progression-free survival… we believe this is a significant advancement for multiple myeloma patients…” — Rami Elghandour, Chairman & CEO .
• “As we accelerate toward becoming a commercial organization with the planned launch of anito-cel in 2026, we added two Board members, Andrew Galligan and Kristin Myers, who bring relevant launch and scale expertise.” — Rami Elghandour .
• “These clinical data from our registrational study continue to support our belief that anito-cel has the potential to address the needs of myeloma patients… Our 2026 commercial launch plans for anito-cel with our partners at Kite are well underway…” — Rami Elghandour .

Q&A Highlights

• No Q1 2025 earnings call transcript was available in our document set to extract Q&A highlights; we attempted retrieval via document catalog search and found none.

Estimates Context

• Q1 2025 results missed consensus on revenue and EPS: $8.13M vs $19.51M and $(1.13) vs $(0.74), respectively; both had 9 estimates.* Operationally, the revenue miss stems from the completion of iMMagine-1 dosing/manufacturing in Q4 2024, reducing collaboration revenue recognition in Q1 . Values retrieved from S&P Global.*

Where estimates may adjust:

• Near-term consensus may reflect lower collaboration revenue run-rate post-iMMagine-1 dosing completion, with OpEx trending higher given broader pipeline efforts and commercialization preparations .

Key Takeaways for Investors

• The quarter was financially soft versus consensus, but the miss is timing-driven (trial manufacturing/dosing completion) rather than thesis-critical for a pre-commercial biotech; clinical momentum remains the primary stock driver . Values retrieved from S&P Global for consensus.*
• EHA 2025 oral presentation (June 14) on the 117-patient iMMagine-1 dataset is the key near-term catalyst; results to date show deep responses and no delayed neurotoxicity, supporting best-in-class positioning claims .
• Design enhancement in iMMagine-3 (dual primary: PFS + MRD negativity) aligns with ODAC guidance and may facilitate clearer efficacy signals and potential regulatory acceptance of MRD as an endpoint .
• Liquidity improved with runway into 2028 (from 2027), supporting continued clinical execution and 2026 launch-readiness with Kite .
• Watch OpEx trajectory: R&D up to $50.8M and G&A to $26.2M in Q1 as programs expand and commercial capabilities build; this is consistent with pre-launch scaling .
• Strategic board additions (Galligan, Myers) add finance and payer/provider operating expertise critical to commercialization and market access .
• Trading implications: near term, results miss could pressure shares; however, clinical data continuity and EHA visibility, plus runway and launch path, should anchor medium-term thesis on efficacy/safety differentiation and Kite-enabled scaling .

S&P Global disclaimer: All consensus estimate values denoted with an asterisk (*) are retrieved from S&P Global.