NASDAQ$SAGE

Sage Therapeutics Inc · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sage Therapeutics reported third quarter 2022 financial results and highlighted pipeline and business progress.

Sage Therapeutics reported $1.7 million in net revenue from sales of ZULRESSO in the third quarter of 2022. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $1.4 billion as of September 30, 2022, and anticipates operations will be supported into 2025.

  • Completed rolling NDA submission for zuranolone in MDD and PPD is on track for December 2022.
  • Presented additional data across pipeline programs at key medical congresses including data on zuranolone as an investigational oral, once-daily, 14-day treatment for MDD and PPD.
  • Appointed Laura Gault, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer.
  • Cash and cash equivalents, anticipated funding from ongoing collaborations, and potential revenue, are expected to support operations into 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.74M

Previous: $1.44M+20.8%
EPS (adj)

-$2.31

Previous: -$2.21-4.5%
Capital Expenditures

$364K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$119M

No prior period
Net Income

-$137M

Previous: -$130M-5.5%
Operating Income

-$141M

Previous: -$131M-8.1%
Gross Profit

$1.56M

Previous: $1.31M+18.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.4B

Previous: $1.8B-22.2%
Total Assets

$1.49B

Previous: $1.93B-22.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$13.2M

Previous: $34.3M-61.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Sage · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.74M

Q3 2022+20.8%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sage · $1.64M total across 1 segment · Q4 2021

  • ZULRESSO Net Revenue
    $1.64M

Forward guidance

Sage anticipates cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $1.3 billion at the end of 2022. The Company anticipates R&D and SG&A spending to increase as it advances planned and ongoing studies for SAGE-718 and SAGE-324 and prepares for the potential launch of zuranolone. The Company believes its cash and cash equivalents, anticipated funding from ongoing collaborations, and potential revenue, will support its operations into 2025.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 15 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 2022

-2.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-5.3%

Avg return

5 days after

-6.4%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

19 / 44 earnings

Positive

+12.4%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-47.6%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025
Q3 2025
Q2 2025
Q1 2025-4.1%-5.7%-15.0%
Q4 2024-0.4%-0.8%+7.2%
Q3 2024-24.6%-29.1%-35.2%
Q2 2024-9.6%-17.2%-22.1%
Q1 2024-2.2%-0.6%-19.4%
Q4 2023+10.4%+1.3%-13.2%
Q3 2023-10.2%-17.1%+1.3%
Q2 2023-47.6%-39.7%-42.8%
Q1 2023-2.4%+0.9%+1.9%
Q4 2022+0.9%-5.2%-5.2%
Q3 2022-5.0%+5.0%+16.5%
Q2 2022+4.6%+21.6%+12.8%
Q1 2022+4.9%-12.2%+12.6%
Q4 2021+12.4%+12.3%-1.0%
Q3 2021+11.2%+6.4%-9.7%
Q2 2021-4.0%-5.1%+9.0%
Q1 2021-10.3%
Q4 2020+4.0%
Q3 2020-0.6%
Q2 2020+1.3%
Q1 2020-4.1%
Q4 2019-26.2%
Q3 2019-0.2%
Q2 2019+7.4%
Q1 2019+0.3%
Q4 2018-8.2%
Q3 2018+3.0%
Q2 2018-0.7%
Q1 2018+1.2%
Q4 2017+0.2%
Q3 2017+11.7%
Q2 2017+7.7%
Q1 2017-2.7%
Q4 2016+0.6%
Q3 2016+0.5%
Q2 2016-13.3%
Q1 2016-3.8%
Q4 2015-4.8%
Q3 2015-4.6%
Q2 2015-6.5%
Q1 2015+2.0%
Q4 2014+2.1%
Q3 2014-5.2%
Q2 2014-7.8%
Q4 2013
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013

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