NASDAQ$VYGR

Voyager Therapeutics Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Voyager Therapeutics' financial results for Q4 2023 were reported, highlighted by collaboration revenue and net income.

Voyager Therapeutics reported a strong fourth quarter, marked by a significant increase in collaboration revenue primarily due to the Novartis agreement, leading to a net income of $56.4 million. The company's pro-forma cash position as of December 31, 2023, was approximately $431 million, adjusted for the Novartis agreements and public offering.

  • Voyager had approximately $431 million in pro-forma cash as of December 31, 2023, adjusted for the Novartis agreements and public offering.
  • Lead development candidates were selected in Friedreich’s ataxia gene therapy program with Neurocrine Biosciences and in wholly-owned SOD1 ALS gene therapy program.
  • Strategic collaboration and capsid license agreement with Novartis was entered into.
  • Voyager expects to advance at least four wholly-owned and partnered programs into the clinic by the end of next year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$90.1M

Previous: -$1.55M+5910.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.25

Previous: -$0.61+304.9%
Collaboration Revenue Growth

0.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$755K

Previous: $933K-180.9%
Net Income

$56.4M

Previous: -$23.6M+338.7%
Operating Income

$54.1M

Previous: -$24.6M+320.1%
Gross Profit

$88.7M

Previous: -$41.9M+311.7%
R&D Expense

$24.4M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.05M

Previous: $2.35M+29.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Voyager Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$90.1M

Q4 2023-5,910.4%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Voyager Therapeutics · $4.6M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Collaboration Revenue
    $4.6M-88.8%

Forward guidance

Voyager expects its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, including proceeds from the Novartis Collaboration and Licensing Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement, along with reimbursements for development costs and near-term milestones, to be sufficient to meet planned operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2027.

Tailwinds

  • Advancing AAV-based gene therapy programs.
  • Advancing tau antibody program.
  • Achievement of preclinical and clinical development milestones.
  • Advancing gene therapy product candidates under the Neurocrine and Novartis collaborations.
  • Negotiating and completing licensing or collaboration agreements with other parties.

Headwinds

  • Continued development of Voyager’s technology platforms.
  • Initiation and conduct preclinical studies in animal models.
  • Development by third parties of capsid identification platforms that may be competitive to Voyager’s TRACER capsid discovery platform.
  • Voyager’s ability to create and protect intellectual property rights.
  • The sufficiency of cash resources to fund operations and pursue corporate objectives.

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

19 / 42 earnings

Positive

+60.3%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-21.7%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.0%-0.5%
Q4 2025+21.7%+8.5%-3.6%
Q3 2025+0.0%-7.7%+3.5%
Q1 2025+0.0%-9.4%+0.3%
Q4 2024+2.3%-2.0%-20.2%
Q3 2024-4.6%-19.5%-10.8%
Q2 2024-11.7%-13.2%-20.5%
Q1 2024-1.5%-1.1%-1.8%
Q4 2023-6.6%+8.2%+4.5%
Q3 2023+1.6%-5.4%+13.4%
Q2 2023-1.7%-1.2%+12.2%
Q1 2023+19.0%+25.6%+53.9%
Q4 2022+2.1%-5.5%+0.4%
Q3 2022+6.5%+14.6%+25.7%
Q2 2022-2.0%-13.6%-6.4%
Q1 2022-18.4%-38.0%-23.9%
Q4 2021+60.3%+42.2%+129.8%
Q3 2021+7.5%+2.4%-21.0%
Q2 2021+10.4%-3.1%+4.7%
Q1 2021+2.1%+5.6%+9.1%
Q4 2020-14.0%-14.0%-26.9%
Q3 2020-21.7%-22.1%-28.1%
Q2 2020+0.1%+0.7%-6.8%
Q1 2020-5.9%+8.0%+4.9%
Q4 2019+6.6%-3.3%-23.3%
Q3 2019-2.6%-5.0%-5.9%
Q2 2019-2.8%+2.3%-21.1%
Q1 2019+1.9%+1.6%-4.3%
Q4 2018+11.5%+19.0%+37.0%
Q3 2018-9.6%-15.6%-21.3%
Q2 2018-15.7%-10.5%-3.6%
Q1 2018-4.3%+8.0%+17.6%
Q4 2017-9.9%-13.2%-22.7%
Q3 2017-17.5%-34.6%-29.5%
Q2 2017+6.6%+4.3%+71.7%
Q1 2017+6.1%+4.0%-0.1%
Q4 2016-1.9%-0.3%-2.5%
Q3 2016+2.9%+17.3%+21.4%
Q2 2016+3.0%+2.8%-18.3%
Q1 2016-6.5%
Q4 2015-7.2%
Q3 2015+9.2%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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