NASDAQ$ESPR

Esperion Therapeutics Inc · Q2 2020 earnings

Q2 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Esperion reported its Q2 2020 earnings, achieving the highest quarterly and first-half revenue in company history and establishing a strong commercial foundation for its new medicines.

Esperion reported a strong Q2 2020, marked by record quarterly and first-half revenue, driven by collaboration revenue and initial product sales of NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET. The company successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthened its balance sheet, and secured broad managed care coverage for its new medicines.

  • Highest quarterly and first half total revenue in company history with $214 million YTD revenue.
  • Strong capital position with over $300 million in cash.
  • Extraordinary high-quality managed care coverage with over 80% commercial and over 50% Medicare Part D formulary coverage.
  • Consistently high month-over-month growth for new medicines with acceleration in second half.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$212M

Previous: $982K+21512.6%
EPS (adj)

$4.32

Previous: -$2.01+314.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$776K

Previous: -$423K-83.5%
Free Cash Flow

$124M

Previous: -$54.6M+326.6%
Net Income

$125M

Previous: -$54.2M+329.8%
Operating Income

$129M

Previous: -$55.3M+333.6%
Gross Profit

$212M

Previous: $982K+21512.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$301M

Previous: $274M+9.6%
Total Assets

$330M

Previous: $309M+7.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.4M

Previous: $6.56M+12.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Esperion · Revenue · Quarterly

$212M

Q2 2020+21,512.6%vs Q2 2019
Beat estimate in 5 of 9 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Esperion · $212M total across 2 segments · Q2 2020

  • Collaboration Revenue
    $212M
  • U.S. Net Product Revenue
    $600K

Forward guidance

Esperion anticipates further cash from U.S. product sales, EU royalties, and potential ROW agreement payments. They expect R&D expenses of $135M-$145M and SG&A expenses of $200M-$210M for full year 2020. The company believes current cash resources, alongside revenue from NEXLETOL and NEXLIZET, are sufficient to fund operations through profitability.

Tailwinds

  • Further cash expected from U.S. product sales.
  • Cash from EU royalties expected.
  • Upfront and/or milestone payment(s) from potential ROW agreement expected.
  • Current cash resources sufficient to fund continued operations through profitability.
  • Additional $50 million available under the Oberland Capital agreement.

Headwinds

  • U.S. product sales guidance not provided for 2020.
  • R&D expenses for the full year 2020 are expected to be $135 million to $145 million.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses for the full year 2020 are expected to be $200 million to $210 million.
  • Expenses do not include $30 million in non-cash stock-based compensation.
  • Future success depends on commercialization of bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid / ezetimibe fixed dose combination tablet

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 Q2 2020

Historical avgQ2 2020

-2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

18 / 44 earnings

Positive

+23.0%

Q3 2018

Best reaction

-47.6%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%-0.6%
Q4 2025-11.5%-19.7%-28.3%
Q3 2025-15.0%+5.4%+26.9%
Q1 2025-7.7%-23.8%+10.5%
Q4 2024+12.0%+7.0%-18.4%
Q3 2024+3.2%+10.0%+57.5%
Q2 2024-10.9%-3.0%-13.9%
Q1 2024-3.8%+3.3%+16.5%
Q4 2023-2.3%-3.0%+1.9%
Q3 2023+3.7%-5.2%+64.6%
Q2 2023+14.0%+3.8%+1.9%
Q1 2023+8.1%+14.1%+0.0%
Q4 2022-3.9%+4.7%-73.6%
Q3 2022-1.1%+5.3%-14.6%
Q2 2022+5.9%+11.9%+41.1%
Q1 2022+11.3%-3.8%-1.9%
Q4 2021+5.5%+9.1%+32.8%
Q3 2021+5.3%+2.3%-11.3%
Q2 2021-6.6%-5.2%-12.7%
Q1 2021-25.1%-16.5%-20.7%
Q4 2020-0.2%-4.2%-1.9%
Q3 2020-19.3%-15.7%-0.8%
Q2 2020-11.9%-13.7%-0.1%
Q1 2020+8.8%+19.1%+11.9%
Q4 2019-11.5%-5.4%-38.1%
Q3 2019-8.0%-5.2%+22.4%
Q2 2019-2.0%-2.3%-9.6%
Q1 2019+5.0%+0.3%+2.5%
Q4 2018+1.2%+0.7%-14.1%
Q3 2018+23.0%+29.4%+17.0%
Q2 2018+3.2%+4.2%+10.6%
Q1 2018-47.6%-41.8%-46.1%
Q4 2017+1.2%+5.3%-6.1%
Q3 2017-1.9%+0.0%+12.7%
Q2 2017+11.9%+9.2%+10.4%
Q3 2016-2.5%-3.9%+8.8%
Q2 2016-1.0%-2.2%-4.2%
Q1 2016-7.8%
Q4 2015-3.4%
Q3 2015-3.3%
Q2 2015-2.6%
Q1 2015+2.6%
Q4 2014+1.6%
Q3 2013-3.3%
Q1 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012
Q2 2012
Q1 2012

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