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Dec 31, 2020

Wave Life Sciences Q4 2020 Earnings Report

Financial results for the fourth quarter and full year were announced and a business update was provided.

Key Takeaways

Wave Life Sciences reported a net loss of $28.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of $56.8 million in the same period in 2019. The company's cash runway is expected to extend into the second quarter of 2023.

Advanced five clinical programs and novel ADAR editing modality in 2021.

Data from ongoing PRECISION-HD and OLE clinical trials for Huntington’s disease on track for end of 1Q 2021.

Moving towards first patient dosing in three clinical trials with pipeline candidates incorporating PN chemistry: WVE-003 (SNP3), WVE-004 (C9orf72) and WVE-N531 (Exon 53).

Cash runway expected into 2Q 2023.

Total Revenue
$9.44M
Previous year: $2.4M
+293.3%
EPS
-$0.59
Previous year: -$1.65
-64.2%
R&D Expense
$30M
Previous year: $49.1M
-38.9%
G&A Expense
$9.72M
Previous year: $13.8M
-29.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$184M
Previous year: $147M
+25.4%

Wave Life Sciences

Wave Life Sciences

Forward Guidance

Wave expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents, together with expected and committed cash from its existing collaboration, will enable the company to fund its operating and capital expenditure requirements into the second quarter of 2023.