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MRNA Beats on Q2 Earnings & Sales, Stock Down on Lowered Sales View
ZACKSยท 2025-08-01 18:26
Core Insights - Moderna reported a Q2 2025 loss of $2.13 per share, which was better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $2.99, and an improvement from a loss of $3.33 in the same period last year [1][7] - Total revenues for the quarter were $142 million, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $127 million, but reflecting a 41% year-over-year decline due to lower net product sales [1][2] - The company revised its total revenue guidance for 2025 to a range of $1.5 billion to $2.2 billion, a reduction of $300 million from the previous guidance [5][9] Revenue Breakdown - Product sales decreased by 38% year over year to $114 million, primarily due to lower sales of the COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax, with minimal contribution from the newly launched RSV vaccine mResvia [2][3] - Moderna generated $28 million from grants, collaborations, licensing, and royalty revenues, down 51% year over year, typically derived from partnerships with major pharma companies [3] Cost Management - Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $230 million, a 14% decrease year over year, attributed to cost-cutting measures [4] - Research and development (R&D) expenses fell by 43% to $700 million, influenced by reduced clinical spending across respiratory programs [4][9] Future Outlook - The company anticipates generating the majority of its guided revenue in the second half of 2025, with a revenue split of 40-50% expected in Q3 [8] - Moderna expects to end 2025 with nearly $6 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments [10] Pipeline Developments - Moderna received three regulatory approvals from the FDA, including full approval for Spikevax in pediatric patients and label expansion for mResvia [11] - The company is evaluating several late-stage pipeline candidates, including a promising influenza vaccine candidate, mRNA-1010, which showed superior efficacy compared to an approved flu shot [12][13] - A significant candidate in development is intismeran autogene, a personalized cancer therapy being evaluated in collaboration with Merck [14][16] Legal Developments - The U.K. Court of Appeal upheld the validity of Moderna's EP'949 patent, affirming the infringement by Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty [17]