Beam Therapeutics Q2 net loss widens more than expected

Reuters
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Beam <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/LENZ">Therapeutics</a> <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/QTWO">Q2</a> net loss widens more than expected

Overview

  • Beam Q2 net loss of $102.3 mln misses analyst expectations, per LSEG data

  • Operating income for Q2 misses estimates, pretax profit beats, per LSEG data

  • Beam ends Q2 with $1.2 bln cash, supporting operations into 2028

Outlook

  • Beam expects BEAM-302 trial data in early 2026

  • Company plans to present BEACON trial data by end of 2025

  • Beam plans Phase 1 trial for BEAM-103 by end of 2025

  • Company expects cash reserves to support operations into 2028

Result Drivers

  • COSTS - R&D costs increase but General & Administrative (G&A) expenses decline

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 License and Collaboration Revenue

$8.47 mln

Q2 Net Income

Miss

-$102.29 mln

-$95.40 mln (11 Analysts)

Q2 Operating Income

Miss

-$120.15 mln

-$104.80 mln (11 Analysts)

Q2 Pretax Profit

Beat

-$102.29 mln

-$104.90 mln (10 Analysts)

Q2 Operating Expenses

$128.62 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Beam Therapeutics Inc is $41.00, about 53.4% above its August 4 closing price of $19.12

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