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Sep 30, 2024

Design Therapeutics Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Design Therapeutics reported third quarter 2024 financial results and reviewed near-term milestones for GeneTAC™ portfolio.

Key Takeaways

Design Therapeutics reported a net loss of $13.0 million for the third quarter of 2024. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $254.1 million as of September 30, 2024, expected to fund operations into 2029. Phase 1 trial in FECD initiated with data expected in the first half of 2025.

Phase 1 trial initiated for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) with data expected in the first half of 2025.

Friedreich Ataxia (FA) program on track to initiate Phase 1 study in the first half of 2025.

Research pipeline advancing with programs in Myotonic Dystrophy Type-1 (DM1) and Huntington’s Disease (HD).

Cash and securities of $254.1 million expected to fund operations through up to four potential clinical proof-of-concept data sets.

EPS
-$0.23
Previous year: -$0.28
-17.9%
Gross Profit
$0
Previous year: -$137K
-100.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$254M
Previous year: $291M
-12.7%
Free Cash Flow
-$9.53M
Previous year: -$14.6M
-34.7%
Total Assets
$262M
Previous year: $300M
-12.8%

Design Therapeutics

Design Therapeutics

Forward Guidance

Design Therapeutics anticipates a busy first half of 2025 with data expected from the ongoing Phase 1 trial in FECD and the start of clinical activities for the FA program.

Positive Outlook

  • Data expected from ongoing Phase 1 trial in FECD in the first half of 2025.
  • FA program on track to initiate Phase 1 study in the first half of 2025.
  • Beginning FA patient dosing later in 2025.
  • Advancing preclinical characterization of lead molecules for Huntington’s disease (HD).
  • Advancing preclinical characterization of lead molecules for myotonic dystrophy type-1 (DM1).