BridgeBio: Attruby Growth Funds A More Demanding Launch Calendar
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Value Score: 8/10
Core Conclusion: Morgan Stanley reiterates Overweight and increases BridgeBio's target from $87 to $88. Attruby's underlying sales growth supports the commercial thesis, while three upcoming regulatory decisions could broaden the revenue base. The headline quarter overstates recurring profitability because it includes a $75m one-time milestone and temporarily lower operating expenses.
Separate Product Growth From The Milestone
US Attruby net sales reached $253.2m, up approximately $31m sequentially, or 14%, and 134% year over year. Attruby revenue including royalties was $273.9m, about 2.1% ahead of consensus. Total revenue of $353.2m exceeded $298m consensus, but included the $75m milestone; excluding it, revenue was approximately $278m.
The operating loss was $11.6m as reported and approximately $87m excluding the milestone, compared with $107m in the prior quarter. Operating expenses excluding cost of revenues were $344.4m. Management attributes the lower-than-expected spending to timing and expects a fourth-quarter catch-up, so the reported quarter does not establish operating breakeven.
Attruby Needs Broader Prescriber Adoption
Management frames $25-30m of sequential US sales growth as the near-term base, supported by newly diagnosed patients, treatment-naive starts and stable gross-to-net deductions. Approximately 2,900 physicians have tried Attruby, while more than 60% of potential prescribers have not. Reaching this lower-volume group requires additional commercial investment.
Morgan Stanley forecasts approximately $280m of fourth-quarter US sales and $1.39bn in 2027, plus $149m of 2027 royalties. These are analyst estimates. Payer preferences, competition and slower expansion beyond specialist centers could reduce the growth rate.
Three Decisions Bring Both Opportunity And Cost
- BBP-418: The PDUFA target date is 27 November 2026. More than 500 US patients have been identified. The European filing is planned for the first half of 2028 after the final longer-term dataset, rather than following the US timetable immediately.
- Infigratinib: The US target date is 4 February 2027, earlier than the prior mid-2027 launch assumption. European approval could follow in the second half of 2027. Management does