NASDAQ$SAGE

Sage Therapeutics Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Sage reported Q4 and full year 2020 financial results and highlighted pipeline and business progress.

Sage Therapeutics reported a net income of $974.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, driven by $1.1 billion in net revenue, primarily from a collaboration with Biogen. The company ended the year with a strong cash position of $2.1 billion.

  • Entered into a global collaboration with Biogen worth up to $3.1 billion.
  • Reported positive interim data from Phase 3 open-label SHORELINE Study.
  • Ended 2020 with a cash balance of $2.1 billion.
  • Initiated six late-stage clinical trials in 2020, including four Phase 3 trials.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.11M

Previous: $1.96M-43.4%
EPS (adj)

$18.19

Previous: -$3.25+659.7%
Free Cash Flow

$1.01B

Previous: -$117M+963.3%
Net Income

$975M

Previous: -$169M+677.9%
Operating Income

$974M

Previous: -$175M+657.7%
Gross Profit

$1.11B

Previous: $1.74M+63601.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.1B

Previous: $1.01B+107.9%
Total Assets

$2.16B

Previous: $1.08B+99.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$20.7M

Previous: $30.7M-32.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Sage · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.11M

Q4 2020-43.4%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 3 of 14 quarters(21%)
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, restricted cash, and marketable securities of more than $1.7 billion at end of 2021 and does not anticipate receipt of any milestone payments from collaborations in 2021.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 15 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-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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