NASDAQ$COGT

Cogent Biosciences Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cogent Biosciences reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 and provided a business update.

Cogent Biosciences reported its Q4 and full-year 2023 financial results, highlighting the ongoing clinical trials of bezuclastinib and a strong cash position to fund operations into 2027.

  • SUMMIT Part 2 registration-directed study of bezuclastinib in NonAdvSM patients initiated and actively enrolling.
  • PEAK Phase 3 study of bezuclastinib + sunitinib in 2nd-line GIST patients on track to complete enrollment by end of 2024.
  • APEX Part 2 registration-directed study of bezuclastinib in AdvSM patients on track to complete enrollment by end of 2024.
  • $487 million in pro-forma cash sufficient to fund operations into 2027, including net proceeds from oversubscribed $225 million February 2024 PIPE.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.63

Previous: -$0.56-12.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$315K

Previous: $1.97M-116.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$44.4M

Previous: -$31.4M-41.5%
Net Income

-$54.4M

Previous: -$39.6M-37.2%
Operating Income

-$58.2M

Previous: -$43.7M-33.1%
Gross Profit

-$794K

No prior period
R&D Expense

$47.9M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$8.85M

Previous: $5.04M+75.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Cogent Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q4 2023

Forward guidance

Cogent Biosciences provided forward-looking statements regarding the expected completion of enrollment and top-line results for its SUMMIT, PEAK, and APEX trials, as well as its cash runway and plans for additional clinical data and pipeline development.

Tailwinds

  • SUMMIT to complete enrollment in the second quarter of 2025 and deliver top-line results by the end of 2025
  • PEAK to complete enrollment by the end of 2024 and to deliver top-line results by the end of 2025
  • APEX to complete enrollment by the end of 2024 and to deliver top-line results by mid-2025
  • Company’s anticipated cash runway into 2027
  • Plans to initiate a Phase 1 trial of the first internally-discovered pipeline program, designed as a potent, selective, reversible FGFR2 inhibitor with best-in-class potential, in the second half of 2024

Headwinds

  • The expectation for SUMMIT to complete enrollment in the second quarter of 2025 and deliver top-line results by the end of 2025 is a forward-looking statement and is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties
  • The expectation for PEAK to complete enrollment by the end of 2024 and to deliver top-line results by the end of 2025 is a forward-looking statement and is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties
  • The expectation for APEX to complete enrollment by the end of 2024 and to deliver top-line results by mid-2025 is a forward-looking statement and is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties
  • The company’s anticipated cash runway into 2027 is a forward-looking statement and is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties
  • Plans to initiate a Phase 1 trial of the first internally-discovered pipeline program, designed as a potent, selective, reversible FGFR2 inhibitor with best-in-class potential, in the second half of 2024 is a forward-looking statement and is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.5%

Avg return

30 days after

65%

20 / 31 earnings

Positive

+17.8%

Q3 2018

Best reaction

-24.0%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.8%-5.3%-10.6%
Q3 2025-4.4%-9.1%+140.2%
Q2 2025-5.8%-9.0%+7.4%
Q1 2025+2.7%+4.4%+48.4%
Q4 2024-6.3%+0.9%-11.4%
Q3 2024+0.0%-14.4%-19.8%
Q1 2024+0.4%-0.1%+11.1%
Q4 2023+0.7%-2.8%-12.4%
Q3 2023+3.9%+3.8%-2.7%
Q2 2023+7.3%+8.8%+9.4%
Q1 2023-1.5%-2.6%-2.9%
Q4 2022+0.7%-5.1%-13.7%
Q3 2022-5.7%-8.5%-2.6%
Q2 2022+9.6%+12.1%+32.7%
Q1 2022-24.0%-26.8%-10.6%
Q4 2021+4.5%+28.4%+64.6%
Q3 2021+13.7%+12.1%-9.9%
Q2 2021+5.4%+13.4%+3.3%
Q1 2021+1.7%+4.9%+4.0%
Q4 2020+5.9%+5.5%+9.0%
Q3 2020+13.2%+9.8%+14.9%
Q2 2020-11.4%-11.0%-8.3%
Q1 2020+0.5%+17.9%+37.1%
Q4 2019-3.1%-15.5%-18.6%
Q3 2019-10.2%-32.6%-52.1%
Q2 2019+4.4%+9.3%+9.0%
Q1 2019+0.2%-1.1%-26.2%
Q4 2018+8.1%+5.4%-12.3%
Q3 2018+17.8%+18.5%-25.0%
Q2 2018-5.9%-12.8%-27.3%
Q1 2018+4.0%+12.4%+13.6%
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017
Q3 2016
Q3 2015

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