NASDAQ$TERN

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Terns reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 and provided a corporate update.

Terns Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $13.3 million for the first quarter of 2021. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $195.6 million as of March 31, 2021, which is expected to fund operations into 2024.

  • Phase 2a LIFT study of TERN-101 top-line data expected in June 2021.
  • First clinical trial of TERN-501 initiated in March, with top-line data expected in the second half of 2021.
  • Dosing in Phase 1b clinical trial of TERN-201 expected to initiate in 1H21.
  • Completed an oversubscribed $147 million initial public offering in February 2021.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.88

Previous: -$0.38-134.4%
Net Income

-$13.3M

Previous: -$9M-48.2%
Operating Income

-$13.3M

Previous: -$9.42M-41.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$196M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Terns · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q3 2025

Forward guidance

Terns Pharmaceuticals is focused on advancing its NASH clinical programs and expects to nominate a final candidate for GLP1-R in 2H21. The company anticipates that its cash and equivalents will support operations into 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Top-line data from the Phase 2a LIFT study of FXR agonist TERN-101 in NASH is expected in June 2021.
  • Top-line data from the first clinical trial of TERN-501 is expected in the second half of 2021.
  • Dosing in 12-week Phase 1b clinical trial in NASH patients of TERN-201 is expected to initiate in 1H21 with expected top-line data in 1H22.
  • A final candidate for GLP1-R is expected to be nominated in 2H21 for further development.
  • Cash and equivalents are expected to support operations into 2024.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+16.4%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

10 / 21 earnings

Positive

+19.8%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-23.0%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-1.3%-0.0%
Q3 2025+7.6%+18.0%+146.3%
Q2 2025-6.8%+3.6%+18.7%
Q1 2025-0.7%-4.1%+22.3%
Q4 2024-2.7%-1.3%-23.6%
Q3 2024-9.1%-17.3%-11.7%
Q2 2024-4.6%-11.8%-1.7%
Q1 2024+7.7%+6.1%+32.9%
Q4 2023+1.7%-15.0%-27.4%
Q3 2023+14.2%+10.1%+92.3%
Q2 2023-9.5%+0.8%-21.5%
Q1 2023-15.2%-20.3%-7.0%
Q4 2022+19.8%+32.7%+42.3%
Q3 2022-23.0%-26.7%-12.2%
Q2 2022-5.5%+39.2%+75.1%
Q1 2022+4.0%-0.7%+26.5%
Q4 2021+4.1%+3.5%-5.4%
Q3 2021-1.2%-5.9%-30.9%
Q2 2021+4.3%+3.5%-0.9%
Q1 2021+3.6%+5.6%+13.5%
Q4 2020+5.8%-0.9%+1.2%
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q4 2019

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