NASDAQ$VRCA

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Verrica reported first quarter 2021 financial results, highlighting license revenues from Torii Agreement offset by increased operating expenses.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $0.9 million for Q1 2021, or a loss of $0.04 per share. The company recognized $12.0 million in license revenues related to the Torii Agreement and raised approximately $30 million in an underwritten public offering. They ended the quarter with $87.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

  • Recognized $12.0 million in license revenues in Q1 2021 related to the Torii Agreement.
  • Research and development expenses increased to $5.4 million compared to $4.9 million in the same period of 2020.
  • General and administrative expenses increased to $6.6 million compared to $5.0 million in the same period of 2020.
  • Net loss on a GAAP basis was $0.9 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to a net loss of $9.8 million, or $0.39 per share, for the same period in 2020.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$12M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.04

Previous: -$0.39+89.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$311K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$1.25M

No prior period
Net Income

-$936K

Previous: -$9.82M+90.5%
Operating Income

$60K

Previous: -$9.88M+100.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$44.1M

Previous: $88.4M-50.1%
Total Assets

$108M

Previous: $94.4M+14.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Verrica · Revenue · Quarterly

$12M

Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 14 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Verrica believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of March 31, 2021, combined with the $11.5 million up-front payment received pursuant to the Torii Agreement in April 2021, will be sufficient to support planned operations at least through the second quarter of 2023.

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

-2.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

13 / 31 earnings

Positive

+18.6%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-47.9%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.8%-15.3%-19.9%
Q4 2025+4.7%+3.2%-14.5%
Q3 2025+3.2%+15.8%+104.7%
Q1 2025+2.9%-0.8%-3.0%
Q4 2024-7.6%+0.5%-25.3%
Q3 2024-47.9%-45.8%-22.2%
Q2 2024-44.8%-43.8%-62.6%
Q1 2024+18.6%+8.4%+7.3%
Q4 2023-3.0%-10.1%+3.5%
Q3 2023-13.6%-17.7%+7.6%
Q2 2023+7.6%+1.6%-18.5%
Q1 2023-1.4%-7.1%-13.9%
Q4 2022-6.9%+1.5%-21.6%
Q3 2022-3.1%+3.1%+43.7%
Q2 2022+17.1%+9.6%+18.8%
Q1 2022-1.6%-7.8%-63.0%
Q4 2021+1.3%-7.7%+1.9%
Q3 2021-4.2%-5.9%-22.2%
Q2 2021-1.6%-0.7%+12.6%
Q1 2021-0.8%-0.2%-14.8%
Q4 2020-9.6%-0.2%+1.3%
Q3 2020+13.9%+13.1%+32.3%
Q2 2020+5.6%+4.8%+29.6%
Q1 2020+10.5%+2.8%+24.0%
Q4 2019-12.1%-7.5%+31.3%
Q3 2019+0.8%+4.0%-7.3%
Q2 2019+2.6%-9.3%-2.3%
Q1 2019+1.0%-3.3%-23.4%
Q4 2018-7.5%+1.1%-8.0%
Q3 2018-3.8%+5.6%-22.7%
Q2 2018-0.9%+2.7%+13.8%
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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