Bavarian Nordic | Interim Report H1 2025
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial statements for the period January 1 – June 30, 2025 are un-audited. Comparison figures for the same period 2024 are stated in
brackets.
Revenue
instruments of DKK 0 million (net gain of DKK 1 million), financial
net income from securities of DKK 4 million (net income of DKK
22 million), and net foreign exchange rate loss of DKK 14 million
(gain of DKK 37 million) due to a decrease in USD exchange rate.
Interest expense on debt amounted to DKK 3 million (DKK 3
million) and net value adjustment of deferred consideration from
the acquisition of product rights from GSK and Emergent
BioSolutions amounted to DKK 23 million (DKK 66 million). See
note 6 and 7.
Revenue for the period was DKK 2,998 million (DKK 2,259
million). Revenue was composed of DKK 1,386 million (DKK 1,119
million) from the travel health business, DKK 1,546 million (DKK
1,024 million) from the public preparedness business, and DKK 66
million (DKK 116 million) from contract work. The growth in the
travel health portfolio was mainly driven by strong
Rabipur/RabAvert sales of DKK 778 million (DKK 568 million) and
Encepur sales of 374 million (327 million). Revenue reported for
the three months ended June 30, 2025, was DKK 1,652 million
(DKK 1,427 million).
Income before company tax was a gain of DKK 603 million (DKK
152 million).
Production costs
Production costs totaled DKK 1,404 million (DKK 1,274 million).
Costs related directly to revenue amounted to DKK 950 million
(DKK 780 million), of which the cost of goods sold totaled DKK
903 million (DKK 694 million). Contract costs totaled DKK 47
million (DKK 86 million). Amortization of product rights was
recognized as part of the cost of goods sold with a total of DKK
183 million (DKK 156 million). Amortization of product rights
relates to Rabipur/RabAvert and Encepur, DKK 142 million (DKK
136 million), and Vivotif, Vaxchora and Vimkunya DKK 40 million
(DKK 20 million). Other production costs totaled DKK 271 million
(DKK 338 million). The decrease in other production costs is
driven by an improved yield and a higher output success rate in
bulk production leading to a higher absorption of indirect
production costs. In the second quarter of 2025, production costs
were DKK 738 million (DKK 708 million).
Tax
Tax on income was DKK 22 million (DKK 5 million). The effective
tax rate is 3.6% for the Group. Tax has been recognized for the
Parent Company based on the full year expected payable tax,
taking possible usage of the non-recognized tax assets into
account.
Net profit
For the first six months of 2025, Bavarian Nordic reported a net
gain of DKK 581 million (DKK 147 million).
Product rights
Product rights recognized in the balance sheet totaled DKK 5,755
million compared to DKK 4,660 million as of December 31, 2024.
The increase relates to Vimkunya previously recognized as a
development asset, see further below. Product rights consist of
the following assets: Rabipur/RabAvert, Encepur, Vaxchora,
Vivotif and Vimkunya.
Sales and distribution costs
Sales and distribution costs totaled DKK 236 million (DKK 209
million), split between costs for distribution of products of DKK
50 million (DKK 30 million) and costs for running the commercial
organization and activities of DKK 186 million (DKK 179 million).
The increase in distribution costs follows the increase in sales,
whereas the increase in running costs is primarily related to the
launch of Vimkunya incl. added marketing costs and the
establishment of sales entities in new countries.
Acquired rights and development in progress
Acquired rights and development in progress previously consisted
of the chikungunya phase 3 study and stood at DKK 1,287 million
as of December 31, 2024. Following the launch of Vimkunya in
March 2025, the development asset has now been recognized as
product rights.
Research and development costs
Securities, cash and cash equivalents
Research and development costs totaled DKK 465 million (DKK
395 million). The increase mainly reflects development costs for
Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Vimkunya life cycle
management.
Securities, cash and cash equivalents were DKK 1,663 million as
of June 30, 2025 (DKK 2,175 million as of December 31, 2024).
The reduction in the cash position is mainly driven by payment of
milestones to GSK (EUR 80 million) and Emergent BioSolutions
(USD 30 million) and share buy-back program of DKK 150 million.
Administrative costs
Administrative costs totaled DKK 263 million (DKK 244 million).
The increase relates partly to the establishment of new sales
entities in new countries and general business growth as well as
inflation since 2024.
Cash flow
Cash flow generated by operating activities was positive by DKK
883 million (positive by DKK 1,066 million) with a positive net
profit for the period only partly offset by a negative development
in working capital by DKK 162 million (positive by DKK 519
million) compared to the December 31, 2024 position, primarily
following an increase in inventory.
EBIT/EBITDA
Income before interest and tax (EBIT) was an income of DKK 630
million, compared to an income of DKK 137 million in the first six
months of 2024, following the higher revenue and gross profit for
the first six months of 2025.
Cash flow from investment activities was negative by DKK 1,082
million (negative by DKK 1,696 million) and mainly consist of
milestone payments to Emergent BioSolutions (USD 50 million)
and achievement of the last operational milestone related to the
tech transfer from GSK and thereby also the completion
milestone, in total EUR 100 million of which the completion
milestone amounts to EUR 70 million. The completion milestone
is not expected to become payable until January 2026, whereas
the EUR 30 million operational milestone will be payable in July.
As per June 30, 2025, EUR 100 million is recognized as accounts
payable. For further description see “Deferred consideration”
section.
EBITDA was an income of DKK 961 million (income of DKK 441
million). Amortization of product rights amounted to DKK 183
million (DKK 149 million) whereas depreciation on other fixed
assets amounted to DKK 148 million (DKK 155 million). The
increase in amortization follows the US launch of the Vimkunya
vaccine in March.
Financial items
Financial items totaled a net expense of DKK 27 million (net
income of DKK 15 million) and consisted of interest income of
DKK 13 million (DKK 26 million), net loss on derivative financial