Design Therapeutics Q2 net loss misses expectations

Reuters
Aug 08
Design <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/LENZ">Therapeutics</a> <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/QTWO">Q2</a> net loss misses expectations

Overview

  • Design Therapeutics Q2 net loss of $19.1 mln misses analyst expectations

  • Favorable PK data for DT-216P2 in Friedreich Ataxia; U.S. trials on hold

Outlook

  • Company plans to address FDA clinical hold with clinical data

Result Drivers

  • FDA HOLD - U.S. trials for DT-216P2 are on hold due to FDA concerns about starting dose, with plans to address using clinical and nonclinical data

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Net Income

Miss

-$19.08 mln

-$18.90 mln (3 Analysts)

Q2 Basic EPS

-$0.34

Q2 Operating Expenses

$21.57 mln

Q2 Operating Income

-$21.57 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "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 Design Therapeutics Inc is $5.00, about 13% above its August 6 closing price of $4.35

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