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Jun 30, 2024

Wave Life Sciences Q2 2024 Earnings Report

Wave Life Sciences reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provided a business update.

Key Takeaways

Wave Life Sciences announced positive clinical data from the Phase 1b/2a SELECT-HD study of WVE-003 and initiated dosing in the RestorAATion-2 clinical trial of WVE-006 in AATD patients. The company's cash and cash equivalents were $154.0 million as of June 30, 2024. Revenue was $19.7 million, and net loss was $32.9 million for the second quarter of 2024.

WVE-003 demonstrated statistically significant allele-selective silencing in HD patients.

Dystrophin data from the FORWARD-53 trial of WVE-N531 is expected in Q3 2024.

Dosing initiated in the RestorAATion-2 trial of WVE-006 in AATD patients, with proof-of-mechanism data expected in Q4 2024.

New preclinical data for WVE-007 in obesity is expected at the R&D Day in Fall 2024.

Total Revenue
$19.7M
Previous year: $22.1M
-10.9%
EPS
-$0.25
Previous year: -$0.2
+25.0%
R&D Expense
$40.4M
Previous year: $33.3M
+21.2%
G&A Expense
$14.3M
Previous year: $12.3M
+16.6%
Gross Profit
-$20.7M
Previous year: $19.8M
-204.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$154M
Previous year: $173M
-11.0%
Free Cash Flow
-$27.2M
Previous year: -$37.3M
-27.0%
Total Assets
$209M
Previous year: $230M
-9.2%

Wave Life Sciences

Wave Life Sciences

Forward Guidance

Wave Life Sciences anticipates several milestones in the near term, including a decision from Takeda on the option right for WVE-003, feedback from regulators on a clinical development path to accelerated approval, dystrophin protein expression data from the FORWARD-53 trial in Q3 2024, proof-of-mechanism data from RestorAATion-2 in Q4 2024, and a clinical trial initiation for WVE-007 in Q1 2025.

Positive Outlook

  • Takeda decision on option right for WVE-003 expected by year-end.
  • Regulatory feedback on accelerated approval path for WVE-003 expected by year-end.
  • Dystrophin protein expression data from FORWARD-53 trial expected in Q3 2024.
  • Proof-of-mechanism data from RestorAATion-2 expected in Q4 2024.
  • Clinical trial initiation for WVE-007 expected in Q1 2025.

Challenges Ahead

  • No specific negative forward guidance provided in the document.