VIRALYTICS LIMITED (VLA)



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General Information
Company Name: Viralytics Limited
Stock Code: VLA
Website: www.viralytics.com
GICS Sub-Industry: Biotechnology
Market Cap ($M): 24
Equiv. Shares (M): 87

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.285 $ 0.295 $ 0.295 $ 0.285 $ 0.295 12,000 $ -0.010  -3.390 %

Company Overview

Business Description:
Viralytics Ltd (VLA) is an Australian biotechnology company focusing on developing oncolytic virotherapy for the treatment of a range of cancers. VLA ’s principal asset is the intellectual property relating to CAVATAK, an Oncolytic Virus Technology, and its current product development and pipeline includes CAVATAK and EVATAK. VLA holds granted patents in all major markets including the USA and Europe.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -4.8 -7.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A -2.7 -4.9 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -4.8 -13.3 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
CSL (CSL) $30,048 M 0.0878 0.2981 0.1366 32.2266 24.8256 21.8418 0.0136 0.0173 0.0195
Mesoblast (MSB) $1,902 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Starpharma (SPL) $245 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Sirtex Medical (SRX) $598 M 0.4803 0.9033 0.3573 35.4967 18.6500 13.7401 0.0093 0.0179 0.0238
Viralytics (VLA) $26 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
VLA -- -- 2.21 -- 21.7
Market 1.08 12.7 0.89 1.87 2.60
Sector 0.91 20.0 2.40 0.54 6.80

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Paul Hopper Non-Executive Chairman 04 September 2008
Mr Peter C Molloy Non-Executive Director 29 September 2008
Dr Phillip Altman Non-Executive Director 12 July 2007
Dr Leonard Post Non-Executive Director 21 November 2011

Management
Name Position
Malcolm McColl Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Weisberg Chief Medical Officer
Darren Shafren Chief Scientific Officer
Sarah Prince Company Secretary

Calendar of Events
Date Event
17 February 2014 Report (Interim)
18 October 2013 Report (Annual)
30 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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