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Sep 30, 2021

Novocure Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Reported solid execution with strategic investments across clinical, product development, and commercial initiatives.

Key Takeaways

Novocure reported net revenues of $133.6 million, representing a 1% increase compared to Q3 2020. The company invested $48 million in research, clinical, and product development initiatives. Enrollment was completed in the phase 3 INNOVATE-3 trial and the phase 2 EF-31 trial, and a new collaboration with Roche was announced.

Net revenues reached $133.6 million, a 1% increase year-over-year.

Gross margin was 77%.

Completed enrollment in the phase 3 INNOVATE-3 trial for recurrent ovarian cancer.

Announced a clinical trial collaboration with Roche to evaluate TTFields together with atezolizumab for metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Total Revenue
$134M
Previous year: $133M
+0.7%
EPS
-$0.13
Previous year: $0.09
-244.4%
Active Patients
3.5K
Previous year: 3.36K
+4.2%
Prescriptions Received
1.38K
Previous year: 1.37K
+0.7%
Gross Profit
$103M
Previous year: $104M
-0.8%
Cash and Equivalents
$690M
Previous year: $234M
+194.2%
Free Cash Flow
$21.1M
Previous year: $28.2M
-25.1%
Total Assets
$1.12B
Previous year: $431M
+159.9%

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Forward Guidance

Novocure is nearing a key inflection point as several late-stage clinical trials approach full enrollment, with the LUNAR trial expected to enroll the final patient by year-end.

Positive Outlook

  • FDA granted breakthrough device designation to the NovoTTF-200Tâ„¢ system for the treatment of advanced liver cancer.
  • Announced a clinical trial collaboration with Roche to evaluate TTFields together with atezolizumab for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
  • The last patient was enrolled in the phase 2 pilot EF-31 trial for the treatment of gastric cancer.
  • The last patient was enrolled in the phase 3 pivotal INNOVATE-3 trial for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer.
  • Actively designing a phase 3 pivotal trial studying the efficacy of TTFields together with atezolizumab and bevacizumab for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic liver cancer.

Challenges Ahead

  • Data from phase 2 pilot EF-31 trial in gastric cancer (2022)
  • Data from phase 2 pilot EF-33 trial with high-intensity arrays in recurrent glioblastoma (2022)
  • Final data from phase 3 pivotal LUNAR trial in NSCLC (2022)
  • Last patient enrollment in phase 3 pivotal PANOVA-3 trial in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (2023)
  • Data from phase 3 pivotal METIS trial in brain metastases (2023)