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ADC Therapeutics SA
Next earnings Aug 10, 2026 · consensus $-0.21 EPS, $19.8M rev
Last earnings -3.9% on 2026-05-04
Single-drug biotech with negative equity, ~$141M annual cash burn and binary confirmatory-trial risk — a speculation, not an investment.
Stockholders' equity -$186M · FY2025
ADCT is a one-product commercial-stage biotech riding entirely on ZYNLONTA, a CD19 ADC that carries only FDA *accelerated* approval in 3rd-line+ DLBCL. That approval is contingent on the LOTIS-5 confirmatory Phase 3 succeeding — a genuinely binary event that could pull the drug's only U.S. label if it reads out negative. With revenue of just $81.4M (FY2025, +14.9%) resting on a single molecule, the entire equity is a bet on that one trial and on pushing into earlier lines and indolent lymphomas. The MD&A confirms the base is thin: product revenue grew only 6.2% to $73.6M and was driven by *price*, not volume ('consistent sales volume'), while the headline 14.9% growth leaned on a lumpy $6.2M jump in Sobi license revenue including a one-time $5.0M milestone recognized in March 2025 — not durable, recurring growth.
The balance sheet is where this crosses from risky to uninvestable for a retail holder. Stockholders' equity is *negative* $186M, with $509M of liabilities against $323M of assets and a $1.64B accumulated deficit. Interest expense alone was $51.6M in FY2025 — larger than product cost of sales, S&M, or the entire product-revenue gross profit — a crushing fixed charge from the loan agreement (which also blocks dividends). Operating cash flow was -$141M against $261M of cash, implying under two years of runway before another raise. Management already responded in June 2025 with the '2025 Restructuring': closing the UK facility and cutting ~30% of the global workforce to focus resources on ZYNLONTA — a defensive move that narrowed the operating loss modestly (to -$121M) but does not fix the structural math.
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| Line item | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $210M | $69.6M | $70.8M | $81.4M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$123M | -$166M | -$131M | -$121M |
| Net income | -$157M | -$240M | -$158M | -$143M |
| Diluted EPS | -$2.01 | -$2.94 | -$1.62 | -$1.12 |
| Net margin | -74.9% | -345.1% | -222.8% | -175.3% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Item 5.02: executive/director change — leadership transition, no financials disclosed
Reg FD/other-events disclosure, likely ZYNLONTA clinical or corporate update
Reg FD/other-events disclosure, likely conference presentation or data update
Item 5.07: annual meeting voting results reported
Q1 2026 10-Q; $261M cash funds ZYNLONTA push amid ongoing operating losses
Q1 2026 10-Q; $261M cash funds ZYNLONTA push amid ongoing operating losses
Annual proxy: board/pay/plan votes; no change to operating outlook
FY25 10-K: 30% workforce cut, revenue up, but negative $186M equity
FY25 10-K: 30% workforce cut, revenue up, but negative $186M equity
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001771910, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-04) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 7/3/2026, 4:06:09 PM.
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| 2026-06-30 | Zaki Mohamed Chief Medical Officer | Award | 214K | |
| 2026-06-30 | GRAHAM PETER J Chief Legal Officer | Award | 221K | |
| 2026-06-30 | Carmona Jose Chief Financial Officer | Award | 204K | |
| 2026-06-30 | MALLIK AMEET Chief Executive Officer | Award | 675K | |
| 2026-06-03 | Azelby Robert Director | Tax | 12.6K @ $3.08 | $38.8K |
| 2026-06-03 | Squarer Ron Director | Tax | 15.2K @ $3.08 | $46.8K |
| 2026-06-03 | Sandor Victor Director | Tax | 12.6K @ $3.08 | $38.8K |
| 2026-06-03 | Monges Viviane Director | Tax | 2.60K @ $3.08 | $8.00K |
| 2026-06-01 | Azelby Robert Director | Award | 45.0K | |
| 2026-06-01 | Squarer Ron Director | Award | 45.0K | |
| 2026-06-01 | Sandor Victor Director | Award | 45.0K | |
| 2026-06-01 | Monges Viviane Director | Award | 45.0K |
Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.
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