NASDAQ$WVE

Wave Life Sciences Ltd · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Wave Life Sciences reported its financial results for Q1 2021 and provided a business update.

Wave Life Sciences reported a net loss of $42.5 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $47.5 million for the same period in 2020. Research and development expenses were $33.4 million, and general and administrative expenses were $10.1 million. The company ended the quarter with $148.5 million in cash and cash equivalents.

  • Clinical trials are underway with next-generation candidates incorporating PN chemistry.
  • Clinical data from PN chemistry programs is expected in 2022.
  • In vivo ADAR editing data for the AATD program is on track for 1H 2021.
  • Wave expects to initiate dosing in the FOCUS-C9 and SELECT-HD clinical trials in 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.16M

Previous: $4.16M+0.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.86

Previous: -$1.38+37.7%
Research and Development Expense

$33.4M

Previous: $41.2M-18.9%
General and Administrative Expense

$10.1M

Previous: $13M-22.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$108K

Previous: -$580K+81.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$42.6M

Previous: -$48.1M+11.4%
Net Income

-$42.5M

Previous: -$47.5M+10.6%
Operating Income

-$43.5M

Previous: -$50M+13.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$149M

Previous: $121M+22.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Wave Life Sciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.16M

Q1 2021+0%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Wave expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with expected and committed cash from its existing collaboration, will enable the company to fund its operating and capital expenditure requirements into 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 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.2%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

20 / 42 earnings

Positive

+42.4%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-16.3%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+8.4%+5.3%-6.9%
Q4 2025+5.6%-7.6%-56.2%
Q3 2025-10.3%-9.9%+157.4%
Q1 2025+0.5%-1.5%+11.2%
Q4 2024+11.7%-6.5%-33.9%
Q3 2024-4.6%-16.8%-15.8%
Q2 2024-9.5%-6.9%-14.2%
Q1 2024-3.9%-0.2%-0.7%
Q4 2023+42.4%+42.0%+23.4%
Q3 2023-8.9%-5.6%-21.7%
Q2 2023+14.4%+3.0%+3.9%
Q1 2023-0.8%+8.2%+23.6%
Q4 2022-11.1%-11.8%+1.9%
Q3 2022-7.6%-19.3%-1.3%
Q2 2022+37.3%+45.1%+26.7%
Q1 2022-16.3%-13.6%+46.3%
Q4 2021-5.7%-17.1%-17.5%
Q3 2021+1.5%-3.2%-25.7%
Q2 2021+7.0%-0.4%+12.3%
Q1 2021+1.5%+9.6%+18.3%
Q4 2020-7.8%-8.9%-40.5%
Q3 2020+2.8%+11.9%+19.3%
Q2 2020+1.5%-0.5%+36.9%
Q1 2020+28.2%+30.2%+28.1%
Q4 2019-3.2%+9.8%+6.6%
Q3 2019-1.0%+3.1%+20.9%
Q2 2019-3.4%-9.4%+3.1%
Q1 2019-0.8%-1.0%-10.7%
Q4 2018+6.1%+7.6%-7.3%
Q3 2018-12.3%-15.3%+4.4%
Q2 2018+10.7%+16.4%+25.7%
Q1 2018-6.9%-9.7%+11.5%
Q4 2017-7.9%-11.7%-10.5%
Q3 2017+3.2%+12.0%+66.5%
Q2 2017-7.7%-12.8%+18.4%
Q1 2017+2.6%+7.9%-2.2%
Q4 2016-2.0%-4.4%-14.8%
Q3 2016+15.3%+18.2%+5.2%
Q2 2016+5.7%+13.5%+26.9%
Q1 2016-2.7%
Q4 2015-3.1%
Q3 2015+11.1%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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