NASDAQ$VTGN

Vistagen Therapeutics Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 and provided a corporate update.

Vistagen reported a net loss of $6.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, with cash and cash equivalents of approximately $126.6 million as of December 31, 2023. The company is progressing with clinical trials for fasedienol, itruvone, and PH80.

  • PALISADE-3 trial initiation for fasedienol is anticipated in 1H 2024.
  • PALISADE-4 trial initiation for fasedienol is anticipated in 2H 2024.
  • Phase 2B development is underway for itruvone for major depressive disorder.
  • Phase 2B development is underway for hormone-free PH80 for women's health indications.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$411K

Previous: $358K+14.9%
EPS

-$0.22

Previous: -$1.50+85.3%
Research and development expense

$4.54M

No prior period
General and administrative expense

$3.76M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$32.3K

Previous: -$212K+84.8%
Net Income

-$6.35M

Previous: -$9.76M+34.9%
Operating Income

-$7.88M

Previous: -$9.77M+19.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$127M

Previous: $25M+405.5%
Total Assets

$131M

Previous: $29.7M+341.2%
R&D Expense

$4.54M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$507K

Previous: $746K-32.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Vistagen · Revenue · Quarterly

$411K

Q3 2024+14.9%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 14 quarters(64%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Vistagen · $1.27M total across 1 segment · Q4 2026

  • Sublicense and other revenue
    $1.27M

Forward guidance

Vistagen is focused on advancing its clinical programs, including fasedienol, itruvone and PH80.

Tailwinds

  • On track to initiate PALISADE-3 Phase 3 trial in SAD during the first half of this year.
  • Making significant progress toward Phase 2B development of itruvone for major depressive disorder.
  • Continue to make significant progress toward Phase 2B development of hormone-free PH80 for women's health indications.
  • PALISADE-4 trial is anticipated to be initiated in the second half of 2024.
  • Either PALISADE-3 or PALISADE-4, if successful, together with the positive results from PALISADE-2, may establish substantial evidence of the effectiveness of fasedienol

Headwinds

  • Risks and uncertainties in the process of development and commercialization
  • No guarantee that any of the Company’s drug candidates will successfully complete ongoing or future clinical trials
  • No guarantee to receive regulatory approval or be commercially successful
  • The Company may not be able to successfully replicate the result of past studies of its product candidates
  • Other technical and unexpected hurdles in the development, manufacture and commercialization of the Company’s product candidates.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+2.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

23 / 59 earnings

Positive

+94.1%

Q4 2012

Best reaction

-24.0%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+19.2%+17.1%
Q3 2026-3.5%-7.0%+7.0%
Q2 2026+0.0%+18.4%+11.8%
Q1 2026+8.1%+7.3%+30.0%
Q4 2025+7.0%+5.7%-3.9%
Q3 2025+4.2%+0.0%-5.3%
Q2 2025+1.3%-5.5%-16.1%
Q1 2025-2.7%-2.7%-5.3%
Q4 2024+0.3%-4.3%+6.3%
Q3 2024+4.7%-1.0%-23.9%
Q2 2024-16.6%+3.2%+51.0%
Q1 2024-8.8%-10.8%-4.3%
Q4 2023+6.5%+19.5%+7.1%
Q3 2023-24.0%-28.0%-44.0%
Q2 2023+45.5%+45.5%+9.1%
Q1 2023-5.9%-5.9%+23.5%
Q4 2022-3.9%-10.8%-85.3%
Q3 2022-7.4%-1.2%-26.5%
Q2 2022+0.4%-7.7%-21.0%
Q1 2022+2.2%+0.0%+11.4%
Q4 2021+10.9%+19.4%-5.6%
Q3 2021-5.0%-1.0%+16.9%
Q2 2021+2.9%+5.9%+8.8%
Q1 2021-7.3%-14.6%-25.6%
Q4 2020+1.9%+1.9%+76.9%
Q3 2020-12.2%-10.8%-45.9%
Q2 2020+0.9%+0.0%-58.9%
Q1 2020-12.7%-7.3%+100.0%
Q4 2019-5.3%-2.7%-30.7%
Q3 2019-2.9%-16.1%-26.4%
Q2 2019-3.3%-0.9%-19.3%
Q1 2019-3.1%+2.3%+8.6%
Q4 2018+1.5%+3.0%-2.3%
Q3 2018+3.4%+8.6%+9.5%
Q2 2018-1.3%-3.7%+125.0%
Q1 2018+0.0%+5.2%-6.4%
Q4 2017+2.2%-3.3%+11.5%
Q3 2017-10.2%-19.3%-28.8%
Q2 2017+2.4%-1.1%-6.1%
Q1 2017+6.3%+7.8%+28.5%
Q4 2016-9.9%-4.2%-8.8%
Q3 2016+0.0%
Q2 2016+0.0%
Q1 2016-9.2%
Q4 2015-6.3%
Q3 2015+0.0%
Q2 2015+0.0%
Q1 2015+0.0%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014+0.0%
Q2 2014-8.6%
Q4 2013+0.0%
Q1 2014+0.0%
Q3 2013+0.0%
Q2 2013+0.0%
Q1 2013+94.1%
Q4 2012+94.1%
Q3 2012+1.8%
Q2 2012+0.0%
Q2 2011
Q4 2011
Q3 2010
Q1 2010
Q4 2010

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