NASDAQ$MRNA

Moderna Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Moderna reported financial results and business updates for Q3 2020.

Moderna's Q3 2020 saw revenue of $157.9 million, primarily driven by increases in grant revenue related to the BARDA agreement for the mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate. The company's net loss was $233.6 million. Moderna received $1.1 billion in customer deposits for the supply of mRNA-1273, recorded as deferred revenue.

  • Phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate (mRNA-1273) fully enrolled with 30,000 participants.
  • Positive interim data from Phase 2 study of CMV vaccine candidate (mRNA-1647) announced; pivotal Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2021.
  • Received $1.1 billion of customer deposits for supply of mRNA-1273 in Q3 2020, recorded as deferred revenue.
  • Moderna team continued to execute on plan in the third quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$158M

Previous: $17M+826.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.59

Previous: -$0.37-59.5%
R&D Expense

$345M

No prior period
SG&A Expense

$48.5M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$44.1M

Previous: -$24.9M-77.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$278M

Previous: -$148M-87.6%
Net Income

-$234M

Previous: -$123M-89.6%
Operating Income

-$235M

Previous: -$131M-79.7%
Gross Profit

$158M

Previous: $17M+826.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.97B

No prior period
Total Assets

$4.65B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$23.2M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Moderna · Revenue · Quarterly

$158M

Q3 2020+826.4%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 6 of 11 quarters(55%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Moderna · $1.93B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Net Product Sales
    $1.76B
  • Other Revenue
    $174M

Forward guidance

Moderna updated its 2020 outlook, expecting positive net cash provided by operating activities and used for purchases of property and equipment to be between $0.1 billion and $0.3 billion, driven by customer deposits of approximately $1.2 billion received year-to-date as of September 30, 2020.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipated clinical next steps and catalysts for each of our development programs
  • The potential for mRNA-1273 to generate binding and neutralizing antibodies, as well as the safety and tolerability of mRNA-1273
  • Expected timing for the Phase 3 pivotal trial of mRNA-1647
  • Plans to create a combination vaccine
  • Potential for collaborations with strategic partners to produce new therapies

Headwinds

  • Preclinical and clinical development is lengthy and uncertain
  • No commercial product using mRNA technology has been approved and may never be approved
  • mRNA drug development has substantial clinical development and regulatory risks
  • Potential adverse impacts due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
  • The safety and efficacy of mRNA-1273 has not yet been established

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 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.2%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

17 / 29 earnings

Positive

+21.0%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-31.5%

Q3 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%+6.2%+2.7%
Q4 2025+5.3%+16.2%+31.0%
Q3 2025+2.6%+12.1%+17.6%
Q1 2025-5.3%-14.4%-6.9%
Q4 2024+3.4%+12.5%+8.5%
Q3 2024-9.6%-16.1%-14.2%
Q2 2024-27.4%-31.0%-35.1%
Q1 2024+12.1%+8.6%+27.9%
Q4 2023+10.1%+9.8%+20.4%
Q3 2023+1.7%-3.3%+4.8%
Q2 2023-1.8%-9.5%+2.1%
Q1 2023+5.3%+2.8%+0.3%
Q4 2022-12.0%-12.2%-4.6%
Q3 2022+6.6%+10.8%+22.7%
Q2 2022+20.8%+13.8%-13.8%
Q1 2022-3.1%-7.3%-6.4%
Q4 2021+11.5%+10.2%+22.2%
Q3 2021-31.5%-31.5%-11.3%
Q2 2021-1.3%+9.0%-0.6%
Q1 2021+0.2%-2.4%+26.5%
Q4 2020+6.9%+1.4%-7.9%
Q3 2020+2.6%+5.1%+93.2%
Q2 2020-6.0%-8.2%-20.2%
Q1 2020+21.0%+27.4%+18.9%
Q4 2019+10.1%+25.8%+26.5%
Q3 2019+3.6%+3.0%+12.1%
Q2 2019+7.3%+5.9%+29.2%
Q1 2019-5.3%-0.5%-28.6%
Q4 2018-3.6%-4.4%+21.5%
Q3 2018
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Q1 2018
Q4 2017
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