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Roivant Sciences Ltd.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 20 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 6 new, 5 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarter swung to income: Income from continuing operations was $355.7 million for the quarter, compared with a $252.4 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • Week 16 response rates reported: In the D2T RA Period 1 trial, Week 16 ACR20, ACR50 and ACR70 response rates were 72.7%, 54.5% and 35.8%, with 165 of 170 patients evaluable. Source
  • Sarcoidosis Phase 2 BEACON result: In the Phase 2 BEACON study, brepocitinib 45 mg improved mean CSAMI-A by 22.3 points at Week 16, against 0.7 points for placebo. Source
  • Settlement gain recorded at $770.2M: The company recorded a $770.2 million gain on litigation settlement for the quarter and fiscal year, equal to Genevant’s expected portion of the Moderna payment. Source
  • R&D up on program spend: R&D rose $131.4 million to $681.8 million for the year, led by $101.1 million of program costs: anti-FcRn $79.1 million, mosliciguat $16.3 million, brepocitinib $15.1 million. Source
  • Cash and securities total $4.3B: Consolidated cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $4.3 billion at March 31, 2026, which the company said supports cash runway into profitability. Source

“The positive Period 1 data from the IMVT-1402 trial in D2T RA demonstrate exciting potential for a new, differentiated mechanism to treat RA patients who have failed multiple prior therapies,”

Matt Gline, CEO of Roivant

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Brepocitinib commercial launch in dermatomyositis SourceBy end of September 2026by the end of September 2026Kept
Brepocitinib dermatomyositis FDA target action date SourceThird quarter of calendar year 2026third quarter of calendar year 2026Kept
Moderna settlement payment to Genevant and Arbutus SourceJuly 2026$950 millionNew
Moderna settlement contingent payment SourceContingent, no date given$1.3 billionNew
IMVT-1402 proof-of-concept trial in cutaneous lupus erythematosus SourceSecond half of calendar year 2026second half of calendar year 2026New
IMVT-1402 difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis program SourceSecond half of calendar year 2026further updates in second half of calendar year 2026New
IMVT-1402 D2T RA Period 2 design SourcePeriod 2, 12 weeks, primary endpoint at Week 2812 weeks; Week 28New
Brepocitinib cutaneous sarcoidosis Phase 3 start SourceSecond half of calendar year 2026second half of calendar year 2026Kept
Brepocitinib non-infectious uveitis Phase 3 topline data SourceSecond half of calendar year 2026second half of calendar year 2026Kept
Mosliciguat PHocus Phase 2 topline data in PH-ILD SourceSecond half of calendar year 2026second half of calendar year 2026New
IMVT-1402 topline data in Graves’ disease and myasthenia gravis SourceCalendar year 2027calendar year 2027Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Ended: Batoclimab development was discontinued across all indications to focus on IMVT-1402. The prior release said future batoclimab plans would be reviewed with partner HanAll. Source
  • New: The FDA granted brepocitinib Breakthrough Therapy Designation for cutaneous sarcoidosis, based on the positive Phase 2 data. Source
  • New: A $2.25 billion global settlement with Moderna ended pending U.S. and international patent-infringement litigation involving Genevant and Arbutus. Source
  • New: Week 16 Period 1 results from the IMVT-1402 D2T RA trial were announced in May 2026, after the prior release. Source

Quarterly and fiscal year results

  • Quarter swung to income: Income from continuing operations was $355.7 million for the quarter, compared with a $252.4 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • Quarterly diluted EPS of $0.28: Diluted income per share from continuing operations was $0.28 for the quarter, against a diluted loss of $0.29 a year earlier; basic was $0.43. Source
  • Full-year loss narrowed: The loss from continuing operations was $397.9 million for the fiscal year, against $729.8 million the year before; diluted loss per share was $0.54. Source

Clinical results by subsidiary

  • Week 16 response rates reported: In the D2T RA Period 1 trial, Week 16 ACR20, ACR50 and ACR70 response rates were 72.7%, 54.5% and 35.8%, with 165 of 170 patients evaluable. Source
  • Subset with prior JAK and TNF failure: Among 107 participants who had failed at least a JAK inhibitor and an anti-TNF inhibitor, Week 16 ACR20 was 72.0%, ACR50 53.3% and ACR70 37.4%. Source
  • Open-label design with blinded assessors: Period 1 was open-label, but joint assessments were made by independent assessors blinded to treatment, which management said reduces potential assessor bias. Source

“and a number of upcoming clinical readouts, including data in NIU, CLE and PH-ILD, and further updates from the D2T RA trial later this year”

Matt Gline, CEO of Roivant

Brepocitinib program

  • Sarcoidosis Phase 2 BEACON result: In the Phase 2 BEACON study, brepocitinib 45 mg improved mean CSAMI-A by 22.3 points at Week 16, against 0.7 points for placebo. Source
  • Lichen planopilaris trial started: A seamless Phase 2b/3 potentially registrational trial in lichen planopilaris enrolled its first subjects in March 2026. Source

Litigation settlement accounting

  • Settlement gain recorded at $770.2M: The company recorded a $770.2 million gain on litigation settlement for the quarter and fiscal year, equal to Genevant’s expected portion of the Moderna payment. Source
  • Settlement receivable on balance sheet: A litigation settlement receivable of $770.2 million appears at March 31, 2026, with no such balance a year earlier. Source
  • Gain sits within operations: The gain is shown inside income from operations, and the prior fiscal year shows no comparable gain line. Source

Operating costs and drivers

  • R&D up on program spend: R&D rose $131.4 million to $681.8 million for the year, led by $101.1 million of program costs: anti-FcRn $79.1 million, mosliciguat $16.3 million, brepocitinib $15.1 million. Source
  • Batoclimab contract costs in R&D: Anti-FcRn R&D rose $52.2 million in the quarter, including $39.0 million of contractual costs tied to discontinuing batoclimab. Source
  • G&A rose on share-based pay: G&A rose $19.1 million to $610.5 million for the year, with share-based compensation expense up $58.8 million. Source

Cash and balance sheet

  • Cash and securities total $4.3B: Consolidated cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $4.3 billion at March 31, 2026, which the company said supports cash runway into profitability. Source
  • Cash down, securities up: Cash and cash equivalents were $1.42 billion, down from $2.72 billion, while marketable securities rose to $2.87 billion from $2.17 billion. Source
  • Liabilities and equity at year end: Total liabilities were $416.3 million and total shareholders’ equity was $5.29 billion at March 31, 2026. Source

Headquarters and executive equity awards

  • Headquarters relocation impairment: The company recorded a $17.1 million impairment on the former U.S. headquarters lease and leasehold improvements after relocating, with an agreement to sublease the former space. Source
  • Equity awards raised share-based expense: Share-based compensation rose on long-term incentive awards under the Senior Executive Compensation Program and on the Priovant Exchange Offer. Source

Strategy and pipeline model

  • Nimble subsidiary model: Roivant said it advances its pipeline by creating nimble subsidiaries, called Vants, to develop and commercialize medicines and technologies. Source
  • Batoclimab learnings applied to IMVT-1402: Management said learnings from batoclimab, including clinical data, trial operations and investigator relationships, are being used to inform and potentially accelerate IMVT-1402. Source

Coming up, as management said on 20 May 2026

  • Moderna payment due by July 8: Genevant’s expected portion of the $950 million Moderna payment is due on or before July 8, 2026, per the settlement agreement. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Revenue Source$2.5 million for the quarter; $8.3 million for the fiscal year
R&D expense (fiscal year) Source$681.8 million
Non-GAAP R&D expense (fiscal year) Source$631.6 million
Regulatory milestone SourceNDA accepted with Priority Review; target action in Q3 calendar 2026
Breakthrough Therapy Designation SourceBrepocitinib in cutaneous sarcoidosis
Trial readout: IMVT-1402 D2T RA, Week 16 ACR20 Source72.7%
Trial readout: batoclimab thyroid eye disease Phase 3 SourcePrimary endpoint not met in two studies

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Professional fees rose $9.1 million for the year, reflecting higher litigation-related costs incurred by the company. Source
  • Operational: The Period 1 response rates count participants who discontinued before Week 16 as non-responders, which affects how the reported rates read. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said timelines for all other IMVT-1402 clinical development remain on track, including potentially registrational trials in Graves’ disease. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.