NASDAQ$RCKT

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Rocket Pharmaceuticals reported financial results for Q4 2023, highlighting progress in its gene therapy programs and preparations for the launch of KRESLADI™.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $59.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and investments totaled $407.5 million as of December 31, 2023, expected to fund operations into 2026. Rocket is advancing its pipeline of gene therapies and preparing for the potential launch of KRESLADI™ for severe LAD-I.

  • Rocket Pharmaceuticals is on track for regulatory filings in Fanconi Anemia.
  • The company is progressing clinical programs in Danon Disease, PKP2-ACM, and PKD.
  • KRESLADI™ for severe LAD-I has a PDUFA date of June 30, 2024.
  • Rocket is expanding commercial capabilities to support the launch of its LV portfolio.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$10.3M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.64

Previous: -$0.92+30.4%
Weighted-average common shares outstanding

93.3M

Previous: 79.1M+18.0%
Capital Expenditures

$4.65M

Previous: $3M+54.7%
Net Income

-$59.7M

Previous: -$66.7M+10.6%
Operating Income

-$63.3M

Previous: -$69.1M+8.4%
Gross Profit

$0.00

No prior period
R&D Expense

$41.7M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$9.93M

Previous: $9.69M+2.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Rocket · Revenue · Quarterly

$10.3M

Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 0 of 5 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Rocket Pharmaceuticals expects its current cash reserves to fund operations into 2026, supporting the development of its clinical and preclinical programs and the production of AAV cGMP batches.

Tailwinds

  • Continued development of six clinical and/or preclinical programs.
  • Production of AAV cGMP batches at the company’s Cranbury, N.J. R&D and manufacturing facility.
  • Potential launch of KRESLADI™ for severe LAD-I.
  • Regulatory filings for Fanconi Anemia remain on track.
  • Advancement of clinical programs in Danon Disease, PKP2-ACM and PKD.

Headwinds

  • Dependence on third parties for development, manufacture, marketing, sales and distribution of product candidates.
  • The outcome of litigation.
  • Unexpected expenditures.
  • Competitors’ activities, including decisions as to the timing of competing product launches, pricing and discounting.
  • Ability to develop, acquire and advance product candidates into, enroll a sufficient number of patients into, and successfully complete, clinical studies.

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

+0.8%

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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