NASDAQ$PCVX

Vaxcyte Inc · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Vaxcyte reported financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and provided a business update.

Vaxcyte reported a net loss of $21.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The company's cash and cash equivalents were $397.0 million as of September 30, 2020. Vaxcyte continues to advance its VAX-24 manufacturing activities and pipeline vaccines.

  • Advanced VAX-24 Manufacturing Activities
  • Appointed Romulo Colindres, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer
  • Appointed Suzanna Fekete, MSc as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
  • Vaxcyte expects to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for VAX-24 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and initiate its Phase 1/2 clinical proof-of-concept study in the second half of 2021.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.41

Previous: -$0.44+7.3%
R&D Expenses

$16.4M

Previous: $9.63M+70.4%
G&A Expenses

$4.9M

Previous: $2.51M+95.1%
Net Income

-$21M

Previous: -$11.3M-85.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$397M

No prior period
Total Assets

$404M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Vaxcyte · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q4 2025

Forward guidance

Vaxcyte reaffirmed its previously issued guidance for its pipeline programs.

Tailwinds

  • Vaxcyte expects to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for VAX-24 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and initiate its Phase 1/2 clinical proof-of-concept study in the second half of 2021.
  • Vaxcyte expects to announce topline data from this study in 2022.
  • In 2021, Vaxcyte expects to nominate a final vaccine candidate for VAX-A1, its novel conjugate vaccine designed to provide universal protection from infections caused by Group A Strep bacteria, which include pharyngitis, toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis.
  • In 2021, Vaxcyte expects to nominate a final vaccine candidate for VAX-PG, its novel therapeutic vaccine designed to treat periodontal disease.
  • Vaxcyte expects to announce topline data from this study in 2022.

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

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

11 / 22 earnings

Positive

+23.8%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-21.5%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+2.7%+1.0%-13.3%
Q3 2025-2.5%+3.8%+12.4%
Q2 2025-9.1%-9.1%+0.1%
Q1 2025+8.3%+3.6%+27.6%
Q4 2024-0.9%-9.1%-12.5%
Q3 2024-2.3%+0.2%-15.4%
Q1 2024-2.9%-2.7%+5.1%
Q4 2023-4.9%-9.2%-13.5%
Q3 2023-1.0%-5.1%+10.8%
Q2 2023-2.5%-2.0%+3.4%
Q1 2023+3.7%-3.7%-0.3%
Q4 2022-1.8%+2.0%-11.6%
Q3 2022+4.2%+3.3%+0.6%
Q2 2022+0.4%+1.7%+6.1%
Q1 2022-11.4%-3.0%-14.8%
Q4 2021+5.5%+1.5%+6.5%
Q3 2021+3.4%+4.7%-12.7%
Q2 2021+5.1%+3.6%+3.1%
Q1 2021+13.5%+17.0%+40.5%
Q4 2020-21.5%-11.9%-17.3%
Q3 2020+3.9%-0.2%-15.3%
Q2 2020+23.8%+31.0%+5.5%
Q1 2020
Q4 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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