NASDAQ$ALEC

Alector Inc · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Alector reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

Alector reported a net loss of $30.5 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019, compared to a net loss of $17.4 million for the same period in 2018. Collaboration revenue for the quarter was $6.0 million, compared to $9.1 million for the same period in 2018. Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $353.1 million as of December 31, 2019.

  • Continued execution across immuno-neurology platform, with multiple clinical, regulatory and operational milestones achieved in 2019.
  • On track to initiate pivotal Phase 3 trial in patients with frontotemporal dementia with a progranulin mutation (FTD-GRN) in 2020.
  • Strengthened balance sheet with $240 million in gross proceeds from recent public offering.
  • Provides business continuity update regarding COVID-19.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6M

Previous: $9.15M-34.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.45

Previous: -$1.48+69.6%
Net Income

-$30.5M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$32.3M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$353M

No prior period
Total Assets

$422M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Alector · Revenue · Quarterly

$6M

Q4 2019-34.4%vs Q4 2018
Beat estimate in 7 of 8 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Alector · $6M total across 1 segment · Q4 2019

  • Collaboration Revenue
    $6M-34.4%

Forward guidance

Alector is proactively monitoring and assessing the current COVID-19 global pandemic. The Company is focused on avoiding and minimizing delays to its business initiatives, with the safety and well-being of employees, patients and partners as its highest priority. Following the completion of its recent public follow-on offering, the Company is financially well-positioned to continue executing on its key business priorities.

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

Historical avgQ4 2019

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-5.5%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

15 / 29 earnings

Positive

+32.9%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-18.4%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.1%-16.0%-36.6%
Q4 2025+7.1%-11.7%-16.3%
Q3 2025+4.1%+8.4%-2.8%
Q1 2025+4.2%+7.4%+23.8%
Q4 2024-3.5%-15.4%-25.0%
Q3 2024+12.8%+21.3%-56.8%
Q2 2024+0.8%+0.9%-4.2%
Q1 2024-1.9%+1.7%-17.7%
Q4 2023+7.9%+14.4%-7.1%
Q3 2023-2.6%-17.7%+6.0%
Q2 2023+32.9%+12.4%-15.6%
Q1 2023+13.0%+20.6%+8.5%
Q4 2022+0.9%-9.5%-30.3%
Q3 2022-18.4%+3.1%+3.1%
Q2 2022+16.3%+12.7%-6.9%
Q1 2022-12.7%-20.0%-11.9%
Q4 2021+1.9%-1.3%-7.8%
Q3 2021+2.3%+4.1%-20.7%
Q2 2021+9.5%+9.0%+10.1%
Q1 2021-7.8%-12.4%+6.1%
Q4 2020-4.7%-10.7%-14.3%
Q3 2020+0.4%+7.2%+25.2%
Q2 2020-6.9%-7.4%-13.5%
Q1 2020-5.0%+0.3%+3.7%
Q4 2019-1.5%-4.4%+0.8%
Q3 2019-6.1%-4.2%+19.5%
Q2 2019-1.7%-18.0%+9.4%
Q1 2019+4.9%+1.3%+0.2%
Q4 2018-8.6%-3.5%+10.8%
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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