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Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Terns reported positive top-line data from the Phase 2a DUET trial and highlighted TERN-601 program in obesity.

Terns Pharmaceuticals reported its Q2 2023 financial results, featuring positive data from the Phase 2a DUET trial of TERN-501 in NASH and updates on its TERN-701 and TERN-601 programs. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities are expected to provide runway into 2026.

  • TERN-501 met all primary and secondary endpoints in Phase 2a DUET trial.
  • TERN-701 Phase 1 clinical trial for CML is on track to start in the second half of 2023.
  • TERN-601 program in obesity highlighted with Phase 1 clinical trial planned for the second half of 2023.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $285.6 million expected to provide runway into 2026.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.25

Previous: -$0.55+54.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$13M

Previous: -$11.2M-16.3%
Net Income

-$17.9M

Previous: -$13.9M-28.5%
Operating Income

-$21.2M

Previous: -$14.1M-50.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$286M

Previous: $140M+104.3%
Total Assets

$290M

Previous: $145M+100.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.23M

Previous: $2.65M+59.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Terns · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q3 2025

Forward guidance

Terns Pharmaceuticals is focused on advancing its pipeline, with upcoming milestones including initiating Phase 1 studies for TERN-701 and TERN-601 in the second half of the year and a Phase 2b trial of TERN-501 in NASH.

Tailwinds

  • TERN-501 showed dose dependent and statistically significant reductions in liver fat content and fibro-inflammation.
  • TERN-501 demonstrated a class-leading safety and tolerability profile.
  • TERN-701 outperformed asciminib in certain xenograft mouse models.
  • TERN-601 significantly improved glucose tolerance, suppressed food intake and slowed gastric emptying in transgenic mice.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities expected to provide runway into 2026.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

-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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