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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for Q3 2023 and provided a business update, highlighting the commercial launch of INPEFA and the advancement of LX9211 into late-stage development.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals reported Q3 2023 financial results, featuring the commercial launch of INPEFA, which saw increasing prescription demand, and the progression of LX9211 into late-stage development for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. The company is seeing important formulary wins, with some of the more notable becoming effective on November 1st. Revenue for the quarter was $0.2 million, and the net loss was $50.5 million, or $0.21 per share.

  • Commercial launch of INPEFA (sotagliflozin) shows meaningful progress in Q3 with increasing demand across the cardiology community.
  • Significant formulary inclusions effective in Q4 opening the opportunity for further commercial acceleration into 2024 and beyond.
  • LX9211 moving into late-stage development for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.
  • First patient expected to be enrolled in early December 2023 for LX9211's Phase 2b dose optimization study.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$162K

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.21

Previous: -$0.13-61.5%
R&D Expenses

$17.6M

Previous: $10.6M+66.3%
SG&A Expenses

$32.2M

Previous: $12.6M+156.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$470K

Previous: -$80K-487.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$51M

Previous: -$23.5M-117.3%
Net Income

-$50.5M

Previous: -$23.4M-116.0%
Operating Income

-$49.6M

Previous: -$23.1M-114.9%
Gross Profit

$155K

Previous: $0.00
Cash & Equivalents

$21.1M

Previous: $18.8M+12.1%
Total Assets

$276M

Previous: $192M+44.2%
R&D Expense

$17.4M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.9M

Previous: $2.65M+47.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals · Revenue · Quarterly

$162K

Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals · $162K total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Net Product Revenue
    $148K
  • Royalties and Other
    $14K

Forward guidance

Lexicon expects continued acceleration of INPEFA momentum into 2024, driven by formulary wins and increasing uptake from physicians. They also anticipate enrolling the first patient in early December 2023 for LX9211's Phase 2b dose optimization study.

Tailwinds

  • Momentum behind INPEFA will continue to accelerate as they enter 2024
  • Additional formulary wins expected
  • Increasing uptake from a broadening base of priority physicians
  • Continued progress with the launch of INPEFA
  • Advancement of LX9211 into late-stage development

Headwinds

  • Risk relating to Lexicon’s ability to meet its capital requirements
  • Risk relating to successfully commercialize its approved products
  • Risk relating to successfully conduct preclinical and clinical development and obtain necessary regulatory approvals of its other drug candidates on its anticipated timelines
  • Risk relating to achieve its operational objectives
  • Risk relating to obtain patent protection for its discoveries and establish strategic alliances

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 Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.4%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

36 / 64 earnings

Positive

+30.6%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-26.0%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.4%+50.0%+19.4%
Q4 2025-0.6%+1.8%-2.5%
Q3 2025+3.0%+13.0%+1.4%
Q1 2025+3.1%+22.2%+24.1%
Q4 2024+6.6%+2.7%+13.5%
Q3 2024-14.2%-22.8%-35.4%
Q2 2024-24.4%-27.1%-23.1%
Q1 2024+5.5%+7.3%+3.0%
Q4 2023+16.1%+19.8%-6.9%
Q3 2023-17.2%-14.4%+0.0%
Q2 2023-1.1%-3.7%-10.6%
Q1 2023+12.3%+43.0%+11.1%
Q4 2022+21.8%+17.3%+10.5%
Q3 2022+8.7%+13.1%-1.0%
Q2 2022+13.5%+19.4%+16.5%
Q1 2022-7.2%-9.8%-6.7%
Q4 2021-26.0%-25.3%-26.3%
Q3 2021-11.2%-9.8%-25.5%
Q2 2021+2.0%-4.7%+28.8%
Q1 2021-0.4%-3.7%-3.5%
Q4 2020-1.4%-2.6%-23.8%
Q3 2020-9.0%-9.8%+32.8%
Q2 2020+11.5%+12.6%+0.0%
Q1 2020+3.4%-7.3%-1.0%
Q4 2019-10.6%+3.5%-17.2%
Q3 2019-8.6%-8.8%+26.5%
Q2 2019-21.1%-19.9%-20.5%
Q1 2019+4.7%+20.9%-7.2%
Q4 2018+2.2%+6.3%-15.3%
Q3 2018+8.4%+8.8%+3.4%
Q2 2018-3.0%-11.8%-6.2%
Q1 2018+8.4%+17.3%+52.2%
Q4 2017+1.3%+4.5%-1.3%
Q3 2017-6.3%+0.8%+8.4%
Q2 2017-4.4%-3.7%-7.1%
Q1 2017+2.4%+2.2%-9.5%
Q4 2016+9.0%+11.0%-4.8%
Q3 2016-4.2%-3.0%-1.3%
Q2 2016+1.6%+0.6%-11.8%
Q1 2016-15.6%
Q4 2015+24.4%
Q3 2015+30.6%
Q2 2015-8.6%
Q1 2015-5.7%
Q4 2014+14.3%
Q3 2014+2.1%
Q2 2014-6.6%
Q1 2014+1.4%
Q4 2013+3.8%
Q3 2013-2.6%
Q2 2013+7.8%
Q1 2013+2.5%
Q4 2012+1.9%
Q3 2012-9.6%
Q2 2012+3.7%
Q1 2012+1.3%
Q4 2011+5.6%
Q3 2011-9.9%
Q2 2011-7.1%
Q1 2011+1.9%
Q4 2010+6.3%
Q3 2010-3.7%
Q2 2010-0.7%
Q1 2010+8.0%

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