Genetic medicines firm MeiraGTx misses Q3 revenue expectations, net loss widens

Reuters11-13
Genetic medicines firm MeiraGTx misses Q3 revenue expectations, net loss widens

Overview

  • MeiraGTx Q3 revenue misses analyst expectations, declining significantly from last year

  • Company enters strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly, including $75 mln upfront payment

  • Net loss widens to $50.5 mln in Q3, driven by increased R&D expenses

Outlook

  • Company anticipates Phase 2 data for AAV-hAQP1 in early 2027

  • MeiraGTx plans Phase 3 study for AAV-GAD in Parkinson's disease soon

  • Company expects riboswitch program to enter clinic for leptin deficiency

Result Drivers

  • R&D - The increase of $6.3 million was primarily due to an increase in manufacturing costs

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Miss

$410,000

$6.96 mln (5 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

-$0.62

Q3 Net Income

-$50.51 mln

Q3 Income from Operations

-$46.05 mln

Q3 Operating Expenses

$46.46 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", no "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 MeiraGTx Holdings PLC is $29.00, about 70.1% above its November 12 closing price of $8.66

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