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Sep 30, 2024

Nuvation Bio Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Nuvation Bio reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024 and provided a business update.

Key Takeaways

Nuvation Bio reported a net loss of $41.2 million, or $(0.15) per share, and had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $549.1 million as of September 30, 2024. The company completed the NDA submission for taletrectinib and presented positive data from Phase 2 TRUST-I and TRUST-II studies.

Submitted New Drug Application (NDA) for taletrectinib to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October.

Presented positive pooled data from the pivotal Phase 2 TRUST-I and TRUST-II studies of taletrectinib at the 2024 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.

Appointed Philippe Sauvage as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October.

Company had a strong balance sheet with cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $549.1 million as of September 30, 2024.

Total Revenue
$727K
0
EPS
-$0.15
Previous year: -$0.09
+66.7%
Gross Profit
-$788K
Previous year: -$55K
+1332.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$30M
Previous year: $24.4M
+23.1%
Free Cash Flow
-$31.2M
Previous year: -$16.2M
+93.1%
Total Assets
$572M
Previous year: $631M
-9.4%

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Forward Guidance

Nuvation Bio anticipates potential FDA acceptance of its NDA submission for taletrectinib by the end of 2024, with a possible U.S. launch as early as mid-2025, and expects to establish a commercial organization.

Positive Outlook

  • Potential FDA acceptance of NDA submission for taletrectinib by year-end 2024.
  • Possible U.S. launch of taletrectinib as early as mid-2025.
  • Expectations of establishing a commercial organization.
  • Taletrectinib has best-in-class therapeutic potential in advanced ROS1+ NSCLC.
  • Potential therapeutic benefit from Nuvation Bio’s product candidates.

Challenges Ahead

  • Challenges associated with conducting drug discovery.
  • Difficulties or delays in the regulatory process.
  • Difficulties in enrolling subjects or manufacturing/acquiring necessary products.
  • Emergence or worsening of adverse events or other undesirable side effects.
  • Risks associated with preliminary and interim data.