NASDAQ$GERN

Geron Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported business highlights and financial results.

Geron Corporation reported its Q4 and Full Year 2023 financial results, highlighting progress with imetelstat and preparation for potential commercialization. The company's financial resources are projected to fund operations into the third quarter of 2025, with $378.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of December 31, 2023.

  • Reported positive top-line results from the pivotal IMerge Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating imetelstat in patients with TD LR-MDS.
  • The FDA accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for imetelstat for the treatment of TD anemia in adult patients with low- to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
  • Achieved fifty percent enrollment in the Phase 3 IMpactMF clinical trial investigating imetelstat versus best available therapy (BAT) in patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk Myelofibrosis (MF).
  • Geron projects that its existing financial resources will be sufficient to fund its projected operating expenses into the third quarter of 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$23K

Previous: $103K-77.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.09

Previous: -$0.10+10.0%
Capital Expenditures

$64K

Previous: $140K-54.3%
Net Income

-$52M

Previous: -$42.6M-21.9%
Operating Income

-$54.3M

Previous: -$42M-29.4%
Gross Profit

-$218K

Previous: -$126K-73.0%
R&D Expense

$32.9M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$4.42M

Previous: $2.19M+101.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Geron · Revenue · Quarterly

$23K

Q4 2023-77.7%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Geron · $164K total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Royalties
    $164K

Forward guidance

Geron expects total operating expenses for fiscal year 2024 to be in the range of approximately $270 million to $280 million. Subject to approval of imetelstat in the U.S., Geron plans to grow to a total of approximately 270 employees by year-end 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Costs to support regulatory processes with the FDA and EMA in 2024
  • Continued support of ongoing clinical trials
  • Manufacturing of commercial inventory of imetelstat
  • Continued build out of our commercial organization to support the potential U.S. commercial launch of imetelstat
  • Continued increases in headcount in preparation for transition to a commercial-stage company

Headwinds

  • Non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expense
  • Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Interest payments on outstanding debt

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

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.2%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

27 / 64 earnings

Positive

+35.3%

Q4 2013

Best reaction

-32.1%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.2%-15.8%-29.1%
Q4 2025-11.3%-20.5%-28.2%
Q3 2025-4.5%+0.9%+13.9%
Q1 2025-0.8%-3.0%+21.2%
Q4 2024-32.1%-27.8%-30.4%
Q3 2024-0.5%-7.0%-8.0%
Q2 2024+3.1%+0.2%-6.8%
Q1 2024-3.7%-5.1%-13.0%
Q4 2023-3.4%+0.5%+59.4%
Q3 2023+2.6%-1.0%+3.1%
Q2 2023-7.5%-7.5%-22.5%
Q1 2023+9.9%+6.0%+27.7%
Q4 2022-3.4%-10.7%-24.8%
Q3 2022-2.3%+0.9%+7.0%
Q2 2022+8.3%+2.3%+22.1%
Q1 2022+13.8%+11.5%+8.5%
Q4 2021+0.9%-3.7%+46.3%
Q3 2021-9.3%-8.7%-21.5%
Q2 2021+4.9%+4.1%+11.5%
Q1 2021+4.5%+7.5%+12.8%
Q4 2020-6.0%-3.3%-19.1%
Q3 2020-4.8%-0.5%-2.7%
Q2 2020-2.3%-7.0%+6.4%
Q1 2020-1.8%+0.0%+17.7%
Q4 2019-6.8%-7.8%+7.8%
Q3 2019+0.7%+0.0%+2.0%
Q2 2019-3.3%-0.8%+16.7%
Q1 2019-0.6%-3.3%-19.9%
Q4 2018+0.7%+7.7%+27.3%
Q3 2018+9.2%+7.8%+5.2%
Q2 2018+4.5%+4.8%+63.6%
Q1 2018-9.9%-10.9%-2.1%
Q4 2017+24.7%+43.4%+10.6%
Q3 2017-8.9%-8.4%-14.2%
Q2 2017-7.1%-8.4%-5.8%
Q1 2017+0.8%+11.7%+4.7%
Q4 2016+2.3%-0.9%+5.6%
Q3 2016+2.7%+2.2%+8.6%
Q2 2016-0.4%+0.0%+1.1%
Q1 2016-2.2%
Q4 2015-4.2%
Q3 2015+3.4%
Q2 2015-7.8%
Q1 2015+3.1%
Q4 2014-7.0%
Q3 2014+20.2%
Q2 2014-5.3%
Q1 2014-6.4%
Q4 2013+35.3%
Q3 2013+28.2%
Q2 2013+14.6%
Q1 2013-1.8%
Q4 2012-5.1%
Q3 2012-1.5%
Q2 2012+3.8%
Q1 2012-0.7%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011+4.2%
Q2 2011-15.6%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q4 2010+1.7%
Q3 2010-4.5%
Q2 2010+26.4%
Q1 2010+3.2%

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro