NASDAQ$ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q4 2019 earnings
Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals reported Q4 2019 net sales of NUPLAZID® were $98.3 million, an increase of 65% compared to Q4 2018. The company's net loss for the quarter was $53.0 million, or $0.34 per common share, compared to a net loss of $65.5 million, or $0.50 per common share, for the same period in 2018.
- NUPLAZID net sales increased by 65% compared to Q4 2018.
- Net loss decreased compared to the same period in 2018.
- The company is on track to submit a supplemental NDA for dementia-related psychosis in the summer of 2020.
- The company expects to announce top-line results from its Phase 3 CLARITY-2 study of pimavanserin as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
ACADIA · Revenue · Quarterly
$98.3M
Revenue by segment
ACADIA · $98.3M total across 1 segment · Q4 2019
- NUPLAZID$98.3M+65.1%100.0%
Forward guidance
ACADIA provides 2020 net sales guidance for NUPLAZID to be between $440 and $470 million.
Tailwinds
- NUPLAZID net sales are expected to be between $440 and $470 million.
- GAAP R&D is expected to be between $270 and $285 million.
- GAAP SG&A is expected to be between $440 and $460 million.
- Non-cash stock-based compensation expense is expected to be between $90 and $100 million.
- 2020 year-end cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities are expected to be between $470 and $500 million.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2019
-0.9%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.4%
Avg return
5 days after
-1.6%
Avg return
30 days after
42%
27 / 65 earnings
Positive
+23.7%
Q3 2016
Best reaction
-22.9%
Q4 2017
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -3.9% | -2.5% | -3.6% | |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4% | -9.9% | -16.9% | |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9% | +6.2% | +22.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | +14.4% | +16.1% | +48.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | +1.8% | -3.9% | -10.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | +14.7% | +21.8% | +15.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | -17.6% | -15.1% | -11.9% | |
| Q1 2024 | -11.8% | -12.0% | -13.7% | |
| Q4 2023 | -8.3% | -7.3% | -28.6% | |
| Q3 2023 | +5.0% | +2.5% | -1.4% | |
| Q2 2023 | -6.0% | -7.4% | -4.0% | |
| Q1 2023 | -2.3% | -2.1% | +12.3% | |
| Q4 2022 | +9.4% | +7.5% | +0.3% | |
| Q3 2022 | -6.6% | -8.6% | -0.6% | |
| Q2 2022 | -1.3% | -0.2% | +2.5% | |
| Q1 2022 | -4.9% | -17.3% | -9.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | -2.2% | -6.2% | -4.8% | |
| Q3 2021 | +7.7% | +3.1% | +8.8% | |
| Q2 2021 | -11.0% | -11.4% | -22.4% | |
| Q1 2021 | +7.3% | +7.7% | +21.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -4.9% | -0.4% | -48.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +4.2% | +7.4% | +16.4% | |
| Q2 2020 | +0.3% | -5.1% | -12.1% | |
| Q1 2020 | +5.3% | +2.5% | -5.3% | |
| Q4 2019 | -3.9% | +7.6% | -4.5% | |
| Q3 2019 | +0.4% | +0.4% | +7.2% | |
| Q2 2019 | +14.7% | +14.4% | +10.6% | |
| Q1 2019 | +6.0% | +11.4% | -0.2% | |
| Q4 2018 | +7.5% | +12.0% | +12.2% | |
| Q3 2018 | -7.7% | -12.9% | -12.7% | |
| Q2 2018 | -2.0% | +0.7% | -1.1% | |
| Q1 2018 | +15.6% | +15.8% | +14.3% | |
| Q4 2017 | -22.9% | -26.8% | -30.5% | |
| Q3 2017 | -9.6% | -12.1% | -7.6% | |
| Q2 2017 | +8.6% | +2.1% | +17.1% | |
| Q1 2017 | -8.6% | -8.7% | -17.8% | |
| Q4 2016 | -8.1% | -7.4% | -14.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | +23.7% | +32.8% | +24.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | -1.8% | -10.3% | -15.0% | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -13.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -17.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +3.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +3.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -8.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -4.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -7.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -5.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -4.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -6.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +11.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -2.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -2.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -4.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -7.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +11.5% | — | — |
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