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Dec 31, 2019

Wave Life Sciences Q4 2019 Earnings Report

Wave Life Sciences reported financial results for Q4 2019 and provided a business update.

Key Takeaways

Wave Life Sciences reported a net loss of $56.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to a net loss of $37.9 million in the same period in 2018. The increase in net loss was primarily driven by increased research and development efforts and continued organizational growth.

Advanced CNS-focused pipeline of stereopure oligonucleotides.

Initiated dosing in a 32 milligram (mg) dose cohort in the PRECISION-HD2 Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of WVE-120102 in January 2020.

Expect to initiate clinical development for SNP3 and C9orf72 programs in 2H 2020.

Presented proof-of-concept data for RNA-editing program in January, expecting initial in vivo results in 2020.

Total Revenue
$2.4M
Previous year: $3.62M
-33.7%
EPS
-$1.65
Previous year: -$1.28
+28.9%
R&D Expense
$49.1M
G&A Expense
$13.8M
Cash and Equivalents
$147M

Wave Life Sciences

Wave Life Sciences

Forward Guidance

Wave expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with expected and committed cash from existing collaborations, will enable Wave to fund its operating and capital expenditure requirements into the third quarter of 2021.