by SignalFactory · November 3, 2021 | 12:02:34 UTC
Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) will report third-quarter 2021 results on Nov 4, before the market open. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 7.49%.
Moderna, Inc. received the first emergency use authorization (“EUA”) for its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, for adults in December 2020 in the United States. The vaccine has boosted the company’s top line significantly in the past two quarters. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter revenues is pegged at $6.09 billion.
During the third quarter, a booster or “third” dose of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for use in immunocompromised adults in the United States and Europe. The initial two-dose regimen of the vaccine was authorized for use in adolescents in Europe during the quarter as well. The vaccine was also authorized for use in adults in a few new countries in the third quarter. These are likely to have aided sales in the soon-to-be reported quarter.
The booster dose of mRNA-1273 was authorized in the United States last month for use in adults at high risk of COVID-19 infections. The company may provide updated guidance to include future revenues from booster doses on its third-quarter earnings call.
Moderna is seeking EUA for the use of its vaccine adolescents in the United States. However, the FDA had notified last week that additional time would be required to review the EUA request for evaluating the increased risk of myocarditis related to the vaccine. Moderna decided to delay its filing of a EUA request for the use of its vaccine in children aged 6 to less than 12 years. Investors are likely to ask questions on the impact of these delays on near-term growth.
We note that Pfizer, in collaboration with BioNTech BNTX, J&J, and AstraZeneca is companies with an authorized/approved coronavirus vaccine. Several other vaccines for COVID-19 are in development and are expected to get approval soon. The company may discuss competition following the anticipated delay in getting EUA for the new population on its third-quarter earnings call.
The company has received a commitment of approximately $1.3 billion from the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program and BARDA. These funds will be available to the company as and when needed as grants or awards. The company used a significant amount of funding and was left with $421 million at the end of the second quarter. The company may have used the remaining fund to submit different EUA requests and a complete approval request for mRNA-1273 in the United States. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for grant revenues is pegged at $82 million.
Moderna has a few strategic alliances with pharma companies for the development of some of its pipeline candidates. These alliances generate collaboration revenues for the company. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for collaboration revenues is pegged at $16.55 million for the third quarter.
Apart from mRNA-1273, Moderna is engaged in developing several other mRNA-based products targeting a wide variety of diseases. During the third quarter, the company initiated three new phases I/II studies to evaluate a flu vaccine candidate, an autoimmune therapeutic candidate, and an investigational mRNA therapeutic for methylmalonic acidemia. The company initiated a phase III study in October to evaluate its cytomegalovirus vaccine candidate. The company is also conducting clinical studies on its COVID-19 vaccine to develop it for new populations or variant-specific booster doses. The company is also focused on capacity expansion to support the manufacturing and supply of its COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses, and other mRNA-based pipeline candidates.
These ongoing clinical studies, preparation for the late-stage CMV vaccine study, and capacity expansion are likely to have driven operating expenses higher for the company during the third quarter.
Analysts expect Moderna to report a net income of $3.87 billion and turn from a $233.6 million loss, with diluted EPS forecast to come in at $9.05 compared to a $0.59 loss the year before.
Moderna Long (Buy) Enter At: 357.75 T.P_1: 377.03 T.P_2: 399.44 T.P_3: 413.30 S.L: 318.11
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