NASDAQ$VRCA

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Verrica reported financial results for the first quarter of 2023, highlighting progress with YCANTH™ and VP-315.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals reported collaboration revenues of $37,000 for the first quarter of 2023. The company's net loss on a GAAP basis was $6.6 million, or $0.15 per share. As of March 31, 2023, Verrica had cash and cash equivalents of $60.0 million.

  • Collaboration revenues were $37,000 in Q1 2023.
  • Research and development expenses totaled $2.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • General and administrative expenses were $4.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • Net loss was $6.6 million, or $0.15 per share for Q1 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$37K

Previous: $431K-91.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.13

Previous: -$0.25+48.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$11K

Previous: -$5K-120.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$6.6M

Previous: -$8.48M+22.1%
Net Income

-$6.59M

Previous: -$8.47M+22.2%
Operating Income

-$7.09M

Previous: -$7.41M+4.3%
Gross Profit

-$31K

Previous: $273K-111.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$60M

Previous: $10.4M+476.1%
Total Assets

$68.6M

Previous: $71.6M-4.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Verrica · Revenue · Quarterly

$37K

Q1 2023-91.4%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Verrica · $12.7M total across 2 segments · Q2 2025

  • License and Collaboration
    $8.17M—
  • YCANTH Product
    $4.53M—

Forward guidance

Verrica believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023, will be sufficient to support planned operations into the first quarter of 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Existing cash and cash equivalents will support operations into Q1 2024.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-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
Q2 2025———
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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