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Design Therapeutics Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Design Therapeutics reported third quarter 2024 financial results and reviewed near-term milestones for GeneTAC™ portfolio.

Design Therapeutics reported a net loss of $13.0 million for the third quarter of 2024. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $254.1 million as of September 30, 2024, expected to fund operations into 2029. Phase 1 trial in FECD initiated with data expected in the first half of 2025.

  • Phase 1 trial initiated for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) with data expected in the first half of 2025.
  • Friedreich Ataxia (FA) program on track to initiate Phase 1 study in the first half of 2025.
  • Research pipeline advancing with programs in Myotonic Dystrophy Type-1 (DM1) and Huntington’s Disease (HD).
  • Cash and securities of $254.1 million expected to fund operations through up to four potential clinical proof-of-concept data sets.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.23

Previous: -$0.28+17.9%
Capital Expenditures

$16K

Previous: -$53K+130.2%
Net Income

-$13M

Previous: -$15.8M+17.7%
Operating Income

-$16.2M

Previous: -$18.8M+13.7%
Gross Profit

-$153K

Previous: -$137K-11.7%
R&D Expense

$11.7M

Previous: $13.3M-11.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.12M

Previous: $3.22M-3.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Design Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q3 2024

Forward guidance

Design Therapeutics anticipates a busy first half of 2025 with data expected from the ongoing Phase 1 trial in FECD and the start of clinical activities for the FA program.

Tailwinds

  • Data expected from ongoing Phase 1 trial in FECD in the first half of 2025.
  • FA program on track to initiate Phase 1 study in the first half of 2025.
  • Beginning FA patient dosing later in 2025.
  • Advancing preclinical characterization of lead molecules for Huntington’s disease (HD).
  • Advancing preclinical characterization of lead molecules for myotonic dystrophy type-1 (DM1).

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 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-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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