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Avidity Biosciences Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and highlighted recent corporate progress.

Avidity Biosciences reported a cash position of $915.9 million at the end of Q1 2024, following a $400 million private placement. They are advancing their AOC platform and plan to initiate the global Phase 3 HARBOR™ study for del-desiran this quarter. Collaboration revenue was $3.5 million, and research and development expenses were $66.8 million.

  • Initiation of global Phase 3 HARBOR™ trial for del-desiran (AOC 1001) in DM1 is on track for this quarter.
  • Avidity to report FSHD data from FORTITUDE™ trial this quarter and DMD data from EXPLORE44™ trial in 2H24.
  • Presented positive long-term del-desiran data from MARINA-OLE™ showing reversal of disease progression in people living with myotonic dystrophy type 1 across multiple endpoints.
  • Cash position of $915 million at the end of Q124 following successful private placement.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.54M

Previous: $2.23M+58.7%
EPS

-$0.79

Previous: -$0.74-6.8%
Research and development expenses

$66.8M

Previous: $47.8M+39.9%
General and administrative expenses

$13.9M

Previous: $12.1M+15.2%
Interest income

$8.43M

No prior period
Other expense

$101K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$915K

Previous: -$1.82M+49.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$71.3M

Previous: -$50.8M-40.4%
Net Income

-$68.9M

Previous: -$52.4M-31.4%
Operating Income

-$77.2M

Previous: -$57.6M-34.0%
R&D Expense

$66.8M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$10.3M

Previous: $9.1M+13.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Avidity Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.54M

Q1 2024+58.7%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Avidity Biosciences · $2.82M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Collaboration revenue
    $2.82M

Forward guidance

Avidity anticipates several milestones including the initiation of the global Phase 3 HARBOR™ trial of del-desiran for adults living with DM1 in the second quarter of 2024, sharing preliminary data in approximately half of participants in the Phase 1/2 FORTITUDE™ trial of AOC 1020 in people living with FSHD in the second quarter of 2024, and sharing 5 mg/kg cohort data from the Phase 1/2 EXPLORE44™ trial of AOC 1044 in people living with DMD44 in the second half of 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Initiate global Phase 3 HARBOR™ trial of del-desiran for adults living with DM1 in Q2 2024.
  • Share preliminary data in approximately half of participants in the Phase 1/2 FORTITUDE™ trial of AOC 1020 in people living with FSHD in Q2 2024.
  • Share 5 mg/kg cohort data from the Phase 1/2 EXPLORE44™ trial of AOC 1044 in people living with DMD44 in 2H 2024.
  • Advance programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships.
  • AOCs have the potential to target a range of different cells and tissues beyond the liver, and to treat cardiac and immunological diseases.

Headwinds

  • Avidity may not be able to resolve the partial clinical hold related to the serious adverse event which occurred in the Phase 1/2 MARINA® trial.
  • Additional data related to Avidity’s current clinical programs that continues to become available may be inconsistent with the data produced as of the respective data cutoff dates.
  • Unexpected adverse side effects to, or inadequate efficacy of, Avidity's product candidates that may delay or limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization.
  • Later developments with the FDA and other global regulators that could be inconsistent with the feedback received to date regarding the proposed design and protocol for the Phase 3 HARBOR trial.
  • Avidity could exhaust its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.2%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

12 / 22 earnings

Positive

+19.5%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-12.5%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026
Q4 2025
Q3 2025+1.3%+1.4%+2.5%
Q2 2025-2.7%-2.8%+6.1%
Q1 2025-0.6%+1.3%-2.0%
Q4 2024+5.4%+1.7%+11.9%
Q3 2024-1.1%-1.1%-18.9%
Q2 2024+6.2%+2.6%-2.9%
Q1 2024-0.4%+11.0%+2.2%
Q4 2023+19.5%+23.1%+66.6%
Q3 2023-6.0%
Q2 2023+6.0%
Q1 2023+4.0%
Q4 2022+5.6%
Q3 2022+5.7%
Q2 2022+0.2%
Q1 2022-9.4%
Q4 2021+0.9%
Q3 2021-0.5%
Q2 2021-1.4%
Q1 2021-12.5%
Q4 2020+7.5%
Q3 2020-1.0%
Q2 2020+1.9%
Q1 2020
Q4 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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