NASDAQ$RCKT

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Rocket Pharmaceuticals reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and provided updates on key pipeline developments.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $40.2 million for the first quarter of 2021. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and investments totaled $466.4 million, expected to fund operations into the second half of 2023. Key pipeline developments include pausing the RP-A501 Danon Disease program for additional risk mitigation and advancing the fifth gene therapy program in Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis into patient dosing.

  • RP-A501 Danon Disease program paused for additional risk mitigation requested by the FDA.
  • Low Dose RP-A501 treatment demonstrates durable expression and improvements in biomarkers.
  • RP-L301 for PKD shows normalization of hemoglobin levels in preliminary Phase 1 data.
  • First patient dosed with RP-L401 in Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis Phase I trial.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.65

Previous: -$0.45-44.4%
Weighted-average common shares outstanding

62.0M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$328K

Previous: -$5.21M+93.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$40.5M

Previous: -$29.9M-35.6%
Net Income

-$40.2M

Previous: -$24.7M-62.9%
Operating Income

-$39.2M

Previous: -$24.1M-62.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$253M

Previous: $191M+32.6%
Total Assets

$576M

Previous: $373M+54.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.9M

Previous: $3.96M+99.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Rocket · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2021

Forward guidance

Rocket Pharmaceuticals expects its cash, cash equivalents and investments to fund operations into the second half of 2023.

Tailwinds

  • Advancement of five clinical programs
  • Buildout and initiation of AAV cGMP manufacturing capabilities
  • Updated “Process B” data for Fanconi Anemia (RP-L102) in Q2 2021
  • Longer-term Phase 2 data for LAD-I (RP-L201) in Q3 2021
  • Initial Phase 1 data for IMO (RP-L401) in Q3 2021

Headwinds

  • RP-A501 Danon Disease program paused for additional risk mitigation
  • Anticipate delay in enrollment by one quarter for Danon Disease program
  • Dependence on third parties for development, manufacture, marketing, sales and distribution of product candidates
  • Actions of regulatory agencies may affect the initiation, timing and progress of pre-clinical studies and clinical trials
  • Unexpected expenditures

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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

23 / 45 earnings

Positive

+18.2%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-17.7%

Q1 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.4%-6.0%-29.0%
Q4 2025+10.8%+6.4%-16.8%
Q3 2025+0.3%+2.2%+2.8%
Q1 2025-0.6%+0.9%-55.7%
Q4 2024+0.5%-2.0%-19.3%
Q3 2024-0.7%-8.8%-21.0%
Q2 2024-3.6%-8.8%-14.5%
Q1 2024-0.5%-3.2%-1.6%
Q4 2023+5.0%+4.3%-6.9%
Q3 2023-2.4%-11.6%+23.1%
Q2 2023-2.6%-4.2%-7.8%
Q1 2023+18.2%+16.4%+23.0%
Q4 2022+5.9%+14.8%-7.7%
Q3 2022-6.0%-10.8%+9.9%
Q2 2022+4.3%+12.3%+1.5%
Q1 2022-15.2%-17.2%+20.4%
Q4 2021+4.3%-2.6%-11.4%
Q3 2021+10.3%+8.0%-30.2%
Q2 2021-4.9%-13.9%-1.8%
Q1 2021-3.9%-6.5%+3.6%
Q4 2020-0.7%-1.8%-16.9%
Q3 2020+5.3%+0.2%+9.2%
Q2 2020+6.3%+10.6%-8.1%
Q1 2020-1.5%+12.7%+8.5%
Q4 2019-1.1%-7.7%-30.3%
Q3 2019+10.2%+4.0%+50.6%
Q2 2019+4.5%-3.2%+0.4%
Q1 2019+1.6%-8.7%-14.6%
Q4 2018-4.7%-2.1%+27.4%
Q3 2018-1.0%-12.5%-17.6%
Q2 2018+3.8%-5.3%+9.0%
Q1 2018+6.5%+19.8%+23.2%
Q4 2017-0.4%+0.2%-19.2%
Q3 2017+2.0%+15.7%+3.6%
Q2 2017+8.3%+16.7%+13.3%
Q1 2017-9.6%+0.0%-1.4%
Q4 2016+8.7%-4.3%+24.6%
Q3 2016+4.5%+4.5%+1.5%
Q2 2016+0.1%+2.7%+1.8%
Q1 2016-17.7%
Q4 2015-3.3%
Q3 2015-6.9%
Q2 2015-4.1%
Q1 2015+0.3%
Q4 2014+7.9%
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014
Q4 2013

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