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Design Therapeutics Inc · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported pipeline progress and third quarter 2021 financial results.

Design Therapeutics reported a net loss of $11.3 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. The company's lead GeneTACTM program for Friedreich Ataxia is on track for clinical initiation in the first half of 2022.

  • Design Therapeutics remains on track to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with FA in the first half of 2022, with initial topline clinical data expected in 2022.
  • Design reported new preclinical data from its novel DM1 GeneTACTM program at the 2021 Virtual Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Annual Conference in September 2021.
  • João Siffert, M.D., president and chief executive officer and Sean Jeffries, Ph.D., chief operating officer, will participate in a fireside chat during the 33rd Annual Virtual Piper Healthcare Conference, being held November 30 – December 2, 2021.
  • As of September 30, 2021, the company had cash, cash equivalents and investment securities of $393.7 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$20K

Previous: $20K+0.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.21

Previous: -$0.09-146.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.18M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$12.5M

No prior period
Net Income

-$11.3M

Previous: -$2.32M-387.8%
Operating Income

-$11.3M

Previous: -$2.38M-375.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$394M

No prior period
Total Assets

$400M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$1.24M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Design Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$20K

Q3 2021+0%vs Q3 2020

Forward guidance

Design Therapeutics expects 2022 will be a milestone-rich and transformational year for the company.

Tailwinds

  • Initiation of the clinical program in Friedreich ataxia.
  • Progress with our myotonic dystrophy type-1 GeneTACTM program.
  • Expansion of our pipeline with several earlier stage programs.
  • Treating additional diseases caused by nucleotide repeat expansions.
  • Advancements across our pipeline and GeneTACTM platform.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

-2.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.2%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

10 / 20 earnings

Positive

+15.1%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-71.7%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%+3.8%-16.2%
Q4 2025+3.2%+0.7%+26.1%
Q3 2025+10.7%+10.8%+42.2%
Q2 2025-8.9%+14.5%+48.3%
Q1 2025+0.3%+10.3%+10.3%
Q4 2024+0.4%+2.5%-27.2%
Q3 2024-1.9%+16.3%+7.9%
Q1 2024+1.7%-3.0%-17.9%
Q4 2023+15.1%+50.8%+48.4%
Q3 2023+13.9%+10.4%+27.4%
Q2 2023-71.7%-72.8%-65.2%
Q1 2023-12.2%-12.6%-26.4%
Q4 2022-0.6%-8.1%-24.8%
Q3 2022-0.3%-0.8%-9.7%
Q2 2022+0.3%+13.5%+5.5%
Q1 2022-1.5%-2.4%+30.9%
Q4 2021-1.8%-0.8%-10.0%
Q3 2021+4.8%+10.7%-3.8%
Q2 2021+9.9%+7.9%+19.7%
Q1 2021-6.0%-18.0%-1.8%
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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