Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 6 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data Aura Biosciences, Inc. files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
FY2021
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Research and development
18
25.2
42.2
65.2
73.3
90.3
General and administrative
4.16
10.1
18.1
19.8
22.8
22.5
Operating income
-22.2
-35.3
-60.3
-85
-96.1
-113
Other non-operating income
-0
1.53
8.72
9.31
6.71
Pre-tax income
-58.8
-76.3
-86.8
-106
Income tax
0
0
0
0.14
0.11
0.11
Net income
-22.2
-35.3
-58.8
-76.4
-86.9
-106
EBITDA
-21.4
-34.4
-59.1
-83.7
-94.9
-112
EPS, basic
-82.06
-8.95
-1.96
-1.93
-1.75
-1.76
EPS, diluted
-82.06
-8.95
-1.96
-1.93
-1.75
-1.76
Shares, basic (weighted)
0.37
5.16
29.9
39.6
49.7
60.3
Shares, diluted (weighted)
0.37
5.16
29.9
39.6
49.7
60.3
Balance sheet
FY2021
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Cash and equivalents
17.4
149
122
41.1
31.7
59.5
Other current assets
0.02
0.07
0.72
2.41
1.83
0.66
Total current assets
18.5
154
197
232
161
150
Property, plant and equipment
3.57
5.25
5.37
3.15
3.22
2.62
Lease right-of-use assets
0.95
20.7
18.9
17.4
15.8
Other non-current assets
0.42
0.51
0.52
0.47
Total assets
22.1
160
224
255
183
169
Accounts payable
0.61
2.4
2.92
1.79
2.3
1.55
Total current liabilities
2.66
7.36
10.5
12.4
14.9
18.4
Lease liabilities
0.36
17.9
16.9
15.6
14.1
Total liabilities
2.74
7.72
28.4
29.2
30.5
32.5
Paid-in capital
8.17
304
407
513
526
617
Retained earnings
-117
-152
-211
-287
-374
-480
Treasury stock
0
Other comprehensive income
-0.07
0.54
0.26
-0.1
Shareholders' equity
-109
152
196
226
152
137
Total equity
-109
152
196
226
152
137
Total liabilities and equity
22.1
160
224
255
183
169
Shares outstanding
0.38
29.2
37.8
49.4
50
63.6
Cash flow statement
FY2021
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
Net income
-22.2
-35.3
-58.8
-76.4
-86.9
-106
Depreciation and amortization
0.83
0.83
1.18
1.3
1.22
1.13
Stock-based compensation
0.74
2.31
6.41
8.77
11.7
14.3
Change in payables
-1.72
1.05
0.34
-1.04
0.48
-0.85
Cash from operations
-24.3
-32.4
-54.6
-63.8
-79.8
-84.7
Capital expenditures
-0.77
-2.13
-1.09
-0.71
-1.25
-0.45
Purchases of investments
-120
-234
-59.1
-84
Sales and maturities of investments
53
120
129
120
Cash from investing
-0.77
-2.13
-67.9
-114
68.8
35.6
Stock issued
0.16
78.7
86.7
1.38
0
46.5
Cash from financing
10
166
95.6
97.3
1.6
77.2
Net change in cash
-15.1
132
-26.8
-80.5
-9.39
28
Free cash flow
-25.1
-34.5
-55.7
-64.6
-81.1
-85.2
Income taxes paid
0.1
0.1
Key metrics
Worked out from the statements above. Latest values use the trailing twelve months to June 30, 2026; growth uses fiscal years. Valuation uses the share price of $6.00 on September 25, 2026.
Profitability
Metric
Value
How it is calculated
Return on equity (ROE)
-41.6%
Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative.
Return on assets (ROA)
-37.6%
Net income / average total assets.
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
-44.1%
Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%.
Growth
Metric
Value
How it is calculated
Book value growth, 1y
-9.9%
Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Book value CAGR, 3y
-11.2%
Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets growth, 1y
-7.2%
Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Total assets CAGR, 3y
-8.9%
Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets CAGR, 5y
50.3%
Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Share count change, 1y
21.5%
Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 3y
26.3%
Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 5y
177.4%
Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Balance sheet health
Metric
Value
How it is calculated
Current ratio
16.8x
Current assets / current liabilities.
Quick ratio
3.47x
(Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities.
Cash ratio
3.47x
(Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities.
Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS.
FCF per share
-$1.09
Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares.
Operating cash flow per share
-$1.09
Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares.
Book value per share
$3.05
Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported).
Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments.
P/B
1.97x
Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive.
Price / tangible book
1.97x
Market cap / tangible book value, when positive.
FCF yield
-16.6%
Free cash flow / market cap.
Earnings yield
-21.1%
Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E).
Was Aura Biosciences, Inc. profitable in fiscal 2025?
No. It reported a net loss of $106.2M.
How much free cash flow did Aura Biosciences, Inc. generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $84.7M minus capital expenditures of $447.0K left free cash flow of -$85.2M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts. Where a company tags only year-to-date figures, quarters are worked out as differences. Where a line is not tagged it is left empty, never estimated.