NASDAQ$XENE

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Xenon Pharmaceuticals reported financial results for Q4 2023 and provided a corporate update.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $44.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. The company's cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $930.9 million as of December 31, 2023, expected to fund operations into 2027. The company is advancing its XEN1101 program in epilepsy and major depressive disorder.

  • XEN1101 Phase 3 epilepsy program continues to progress with X-TOLE2 and X-TOLE3 in focal onset seizures and X-ACKT in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures; completion of patient enrollment in X-TOLE2 expected in late 2024 to early 2025.
  • Planned “end-of-Phase 2” meeting with the FDA in April to support the initiation of XEN1101 Phase 3 program in major depressive disorder in the second half of the year.
  • Strong financial position with approximately $930 million to fully support XEN1101 Phase 3 programs in epilepsy and major depressive disorder and expected cash runway into 2027.
  • The company continues to evaluate other neurological indications that present a potential fit for XEN1101’s novel mechanism and product profile.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $8.77K-100.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.64

Previous: -$0.57-12.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.88K

Previous: $1.75M-100.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$33.7M

Previous: -$34.5M+2.3%
Net Income

-$44.7M

Previous: -$37.4M-19.6%
Operating Income

-$53.7M

Previous: -$43.3M-23.9%
Gross Profit

-$851K

No prior period
R&D Expense

$41.1M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$9.18M

Previous: $5.81M+58.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Xenon Pharmaceuticals · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q4 2023-100%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 3 of 11 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Xenon anticipates patient enrollment in X-TOLE2 will be completed in late 2024 to early 2025. Xenon anticipates participating in an “end-of-Phase 2” meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April to support the initiation of its late-stage XEN1101 clinical program in MDD, which will include three Phase 3 clinical trials, with the first Phase 3 study expected to initiate in the second half of 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Completion of patient enrollment in X-TOLE2 expected in late 2024 to early 2025.
  • Planned “end-of-Phase 2” meeting with the FDA in April to support the initiation of XEN1101 Phase 3 program in major depressive disorder in the second half of the year.
  • Strong financial position with approximately $930 million to fully support XEN1101 Phase 3 programs in epilepsy and major depressive disorder and expected cash runway into 2027.
  • Advancing XEN1101 in major depressive disorder with plans to conduct an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in April, and we expect to initiate our Phase 3 program in the second half of this year.
  • We also continue to evaluate other neurological indications that present a potential fit for XEN1101’s novel mechanism and product profile.

Headwinds

  • Clinical trials may not demonstrate safety and efficacy of any of our or our collaborators’ product candidates.
  • Promising results from pre-clinical development activities or early clinical trial results may not be replicated in later clinical trials.
  • Our assumptions regarding our planned expenditures and sufficiency of our cash to fund operations may be incorrect.
  • Any of our or our collaborators’ product candidates, including XEN1101, may fail in development, may not receive required regulatory approvals, or may be delayed to a point where they are not commercially viable.
  • Regulatory agencies may impose additional requirements or delay the initiation of clinical trials.

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

19 / 49 earnings

Positive

+15.8%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-17.5%

Q3 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.5%-6.1%-11.8%
Q4 2025-3.7%-4.2%+21.3%
Q3 2025-4.9%-7.0%+8.5%
Q2 2025+5.5%+12.1%+9.1%
Q1 2025+2.3%+0.7%+5.7%
Q4 2024-3.4%-3.0%-10.6%
Q3 2024-4.8%-9.6%-10.5%
Q1 2024-5.6%-5.5%-12.2%
Q4 2023-2.1%-3.8%-10.0%
Q3 2023-5.6%-6.6%+20.6%
Q2 2023+8.6%+6.2%+7.9%
Q1 2023-3.2%-5.5%+0.0%
Q4 2022-5.3%-5.9%-9.3%
Q3 2022-4.9%-1.0%+5.1%
Q2 2022+0.1%-4.4%-3.3%
Q1 2022+5.9%+17.1%+16.7%
Q4 2021+3.3%-4.6%-3.6%
Q3 2021-10.1%-10.1%-26.7%
Q2 2021+6.3%+5.6%+3.9%
Q1 2021-4.0%-4.5%+4.6%
Q4 2020+8.2%+6.6%-4.2%
Q3 2020-2.3%+1.1%-0.4%
Q2 2020-2.1%-3.6%-1.9%
Q1 2020+4.3%-3.6%-9.4%
Q4 2019-9.3%-18.7%-10.3%
Q3 2019+0.9%-0.2%+53.9%
Q2 2019+0.6%+4.0%+10.2%
Q1 2019-4.6%-6.6%+8.7%
Q4 2018+7.3%+6.3%+18.8%
Q3 2018-5.7%-9.7%-29.4%
Q2 2018+15.8%+23.7%+38.4%
Q1 2018+0.0%-1.7%+5.0%
Q4 2017+6.2%+17.3%+22.2%
Q3 2017-17.5%-22.2%-25.4%
Q2 2017-4.8%-7.9%+1.6%
Q1 2017-2.4%-1.2%-7.1%
Q4 2016+0.0%+0.0%-54.2%
Q3 2016-2.5%-1.3%-0.6%
Q2 2016+1.5%+3.6%+9.6%
Q1 2016+0.7%
Q4 2015-1.1%
Q3 2015-1.7%
Q2 2015-6.0%
Q1 2015+0.7%
Q4 2012+6.1%
Q3 2014+6.1%
Q4 2014-5.5%
Q3 2013-9.7%
Q4 2013-9.7%
Q1 2014
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q3 2012

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