NASDAQ$BEAM

Beam Therapeutics Inc. · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Beam Therapeutics reported first quarter 2021 financial results and presented LNP formulation data at ASGCT.

Beam Therapeutics reported a net loss of $201.6 million, or $3.35 per share, for the first quarter of 2021. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $503.5 million as of March 31, 2021. Beam is on track to submit its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BEAM-101 in the second half of 2021.

  • Demonstrated in vivo editing in liver cells of non-human primates up to 52% using Beam’s novel LNP-mRNA formulation.
  • Company is on-track to submit First IND for BEAM-101 in the Second Half of 2021.
  • Presented data at ASGCT on proprietary lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulation showing efficient in vivo base editing in hepatocytes of non-human primates (NHPs).
  • Reported development of a proprietary LNP formulation for non-viral in vivo delivery to the liver at ASGCT.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6K

Previous: $6K+0.0%
EPS (adj)

-$3.35

Previous: -$1.03-225.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$11.5M

Previous: -$3.05M-276.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$213M

Previous: -$33.5M-535.9%
Net Income

-$202M

Previous: -$30.5M-561.8%
Operating Income

-$200M

Previous: -$28.4M-606.7%
Gross Profit

$6K

Previous: $6K+0.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$97.2M

Previous: $126M-22.9%
Total Assets

$693M

Previous: $323M+114.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.65M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Beam Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$6K

Q1 2021+0%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 9 of 12 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Beam Therapeutics · $6K total across 1 segment · Q1 2021

  • License & collaboration revenue
    $6K

Forward guidance

Beam is on-track with its plans to submit its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BEAM-101 and initiate IND-enabling studies for BEAM-102 and BEAM-201, as well as nominate its first development candidate from its liver portfolio.

Tailwinds

  • On track to submit IND for BEAM-101 in second half of 2021
  • Initiating IND-enabling studies for BEAM-102
  • Initiating IND-enabling studies for BEAM-201
  • Nominating first development candidate from liver portfolio
  • Advancing base editing platform and pipeline

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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.6%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

14 / 25 earnings

Positive

+21.8%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-11.1%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.8%-2.4%-9.3%
Q4 2025+14.1%+0.5%-16.6%
Q3 2025-6.4%-8.4%+19.2%
Q1 2025+3.9%-0.2%-1.1%
Q4 2024-3.1%-14.5%-27.9%
Q3 2024+9.3%+11.1%+3.9%
Q2 2024-4.5%-4.5%-5.6%
Q1 2024-2.4%-6.7%+5.7%
Q4 2023+21.8%+11.3%-7.7%
Q3 2023-11.1%-12.2%+5.6%
Q2 2023+2.2%+0.0%-1.5%
Q1 2023+1.9%+4.3%-6.7%
Q4 2022-1.3%+0.3%-22.7%
Q3 2022-10.3%+19.0%+3.0%
Q2 2022+3.2%+8.5%-10.4%
Q1 2022+0.3%-0.6%+12.6%
Q4 2021-1.7%-14.3%-20.5%
Q3 2021+9.1%+2.9%-11.4%
Q2 2021+1.0%-5.6%+1.0%
Q1 2021+4.3%+12.2%+37.1%
Q4 2020-4.4%-5.6%-22.3%
Q3 2020+2.5%-1.4%+109.9%
Q2 2020-5.1%-3.5%+8.6%
Q1 2020+3.3%+3.4%+23.1%
Q4 2019+3.3%+3.4%+23.1%
Q3 2019
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Q1 2019
Q4 2018
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Q2 2018
Q1 2018

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