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Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Acumen reported its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2022.

Acumen Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $42.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, with cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $193.4 million. The company completed enrollment in its Phase 1 INTERCEPT-AD trial and anticipates topline data in Q3 2023.

  • Completed enrollment in the Phase 1 INTERCEPT-AD clinical trial of ACU193 in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Topline data from the INTERCEPT-AD trial expected in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $193.4 million as of December 31, 2022, expected to be sufficient to support clinical and operational goals through 2025.
  • Fast Track designation was granted by the FDA for ACU193 for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease in October 2022.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.32

Previous: -$0.21-52.4%
Net Income

-$42.9M

Previous: -$8.35M-413.3%
Operating Income

-$45.2M

Previous: -$8.42M-437.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$130M

Previous: $122M+6.5%
Total Assets

$197M

Previous: $230M-14.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$888K

Previous: $365K+143.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Acumen · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q3 2025-100%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 0 of 1 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Acumen anticipates reporting topline results from the Phase 1 INTERCEPT-AD trial in the third quarter of 2023 and expects interaction with the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2023. The company believes its cash runway is sufficient through 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Topline results from Phase 1 INTERCEPT-AD trial expected in Q3 2023.
  • Anticipated interaction with FDA in Q4 2023.
  • Cash runway expected through 2025.
  • Strong scientific foundation.
  • Increasingly attractive market environment.

Headwinds

  • Risks inherent in the process of discovering, developing, and commercializing safe and effective human therapeutics.
  • Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Geopolitical events.
  • Macroeconomic conditions, such as rising inflation and interest rates.
  • Supply disruptions and uncertainty of credit and financial markets.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-6.1%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

8 / 19 earnings

Positive

+35.9%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-21.4%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.5%-11.7%
Q4 2025-2.3%-10.3%-2.3%
Q3 2025-1.5%-19.8%+8.6%
Q1 2025+0.0%+1.9%+8.6%
Q4 2024+6.0%-7.3%-6.9%
Q3 2024-21.4%-25.5%-35.7%
Q2 2024-1.6%+0.4%-4.3%
Q1 2024+13.1%+8.6%-21.4%
Q4 2023-3.5%+8.0%-20.6%
Q3 2023+12.1%+20.0%+53.2%
Q2 2023-3.1%+2.0%-19.9%
Q1 2023+35.9%+15.5%+0.4%
Q4 2022+2.3%+3.6%-4.1%
Q3 2022-5.1%-10.6%-15.3%
Q2 2022+4.6%-11.5%+9.4%
Q1 2022+9.6%+4.5%+7.8%
Q4 2021-14.8%-22.0%-22.2%
Q3 2021-17.1%-23.9%-46.7%
Q2 2021+1.6%+13.9%+1.1%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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