NASDAQ$WVE

Wave Life Sciences Ltd · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Wave Life Sciences reported a net income for Q3 2023 and provided a business update.

Wave Life Sciences reported a net income of $7.3 million for the third quarter of 2023, driven by increased revenue from collaborations. The company is advancing its RNA editing and therapeutic programs, including WVE-006, WVE-N531, and WVE-003, and expanding its pipeline with a new GalNAc-siRNA INHBE program. Cash and cash equivalents were $140 million as of September 30, 2023, expected to fund operations into 2025.

  • Initiated RestorAATion clinical program for WVE-006, the industry’s first-ever RNA editing clinical candidate.
  • On track to deliver dystrophin data from the FORWARD-53 trial of WVE-N531 in 2024.
  • Completed enrollment in the 30 mg multi-dose cohort of SELECT-HD with clinical data expected in Q2 2024.
  • Presented preclinical proof-of-concept data for a new GalNAc-siRNA INHBE program for metabolic disorders.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$49.2M

Previous: $285K+17168.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.07

Previous: -$0.42+116.7%
Research and Development Expense

$31.6M

Previous: $27.6M+14.7%
General and Administrative Expense

$13.1M

Previous: $11.6M+13.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$759K

Previous: -$1.16M+34.4%
Free Cash Flow

$6.49M

Previous: -$40.2M+116.2%
Net Income

$7.25M

Previous: -$39M+118.6%
Operating Income

$4.44M

Previous: -$38.9M+111.4%
Gross Profit

$47M

Previous: -$2.32M+2127.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$140M

Previous: $97M+44.3%
Total Assets

$200M

Previous: $182M+10.1%
R&D Expense

$31.6M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Wave Life Sciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$49.2M

Q3 2023+17,168.1%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Wave Life Sciences anticipates several milestones, including initiating dosing for WVE-006 in Q4 2023, delivering data from FORWARD-53 in 2024, and selecting a clinical candidate for the INHBE program in Q4 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Initiate dosing in healthy volunteers in RestorAATion clinical program in 4Q 2023
  • Deliver proof-of-mechanism data from RestorAATion clinical program in 2024
  • Initiate dosing in potentially registrational FORWARD-53 Phase 2 clinical trial in 2023
  • Deliver data from FORWARD-53 clinical trial in 2024
  • Deliver data from 30 mg multi-dose cohort with extended follow-up, along with all single-dose data, in 2Q 2024

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 Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

+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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