NASDAQ$WVE

Wave Life Sciences Ltd · Q2 2020 earnings

Q2 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and provided a business update.

Wave Life Sciences reported a net loss of $40.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. The company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $94.1 million as of June 30, 2020. They anticipate funding operating and capital expenditure requirements into the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • PRECISION-HD1 and PRECISION-HD2 trials data expected in 1Q 2021, including 32 mg dose cohorts.
  • C9orf72 and SNP3 clinical trial applications on track to be submitted in 4Q 2020.
  • ADAR editing advancing with additional in vivo data expected at upcoming Analyst & Investor Research Webcast.
  • Wave to host investor conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET today.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.03M

Previous: $7.63M-60.3%
EPS (adj)

-$1.15

Previous: -$1.22+5.7%
Research and Development Expense

$31.5M

Previous: $41.6M-24.3%
General and Administrative Expense

$10.2M

Previous: $11.6M-12.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$716K

Previous: -$2.11M+66.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$41.2M

Previous: -$44M+6.4%
Net Income

-$40.5M

Previous: -$41.9M+3.4%
Operating Income

-$38.7M

Previous: -$45.6M+15.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$94.1M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Wave Life Sciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.03M

Q2 2020-60.3%vs Q2 2019
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
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 fourth quarter of 2021.

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 Q2 2020

Historical avgQ2 2020

+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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