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CORT's Q1 Earnings In Line With Estimates, Revenues Lag, Shares Fall
ZACKSยท 2025-05-06 18:15
Core Insights - Corcept Therapeutics reported first-quarter 2025 earnings of 17 cents per share, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but down from 25 cents per share in the same quarter last year [1] - Revenues for the first quarter increased by 7.1% year over year to $157.2 million, but fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $178 million, primarily driven by sales of the Cushing's syndrome drug, Korlym [2][5] - Year-to-date, Corcept's shares have increased by 46.8%, contrasting with a 0.4% decline in the industry [4] Financial Performance - Korlym sales were impacted by the inability of a specialty pharmacy vendor to meet the surge in demand, leading to lower-than-expected sales and a 7.5% drop in shares during after-hours trading following the earnings announcement [5] - Research and development expenses rose by 3.8% year over year to $60.7 million, while selling, general, and administrative expenses surged by approximately 61.1% to $90.7 million, resulting in total operating expenses increasing by 31.1% to $153.8 million [6] - As of March 31, 2025, cash and investments totaled $570.8 million, down from $603.2 million as of December 31, 2024 [6] 2025 Guidance - Corcept reiterated its total revenue guidance for 2025, expecting revenues in the range of $900-$950 million, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate at $905.7 million [7] Pipeline Developments - Corcept is advancing its lead candidate, relacorilant, for Cushing's syndrome, with a new drug application submitted to the FDA in December 2024 based on positive data from the GRACE study and other trials [8] - The FDA accepted the NDA in March 2025, with a target action date of December 30, 2025 [9] - Corcept is also exploring relacorilant in combination studies for various cancer indications, with the phase III ROSELLA study meeting its primary endpoint for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer [9] Additional Studies - Corcept initiated the phase II BELLA study to evaluate relacorilant in combination with nab-paclitaxel and Avastin for treating platinum-resistant ovarian cancer [10] - The company is also assessing relacorilant plus Xtandi in early-stage prostate cancer patients in collaboration with the University of Chicago [11] - Data from the phase II DAZALS study for dazucorilant in ALS did not meet its primary endpoint, but exploratory analysis showed improved overall survival for treated patients [12][13] Market Position - Corcept currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), with better-ranked biotech stocks including ADMA Biologics and Immunocore Holdings, both carrying a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) [14]
cept Therapeutics rporated(CORT) - 2025 Q1 - Earnings Call Transcript
2025-05-05 22:02
Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 05, 2025 05:00 PM ET Company Participants Atabak Mokari - Chief Financial OfficerSean Maduck - President of EndocrinologyCharles Robbins - Chief Business OfficerJoseph Belanoff - Chief Executive Officer, President and DirectorRoberto Vieira - President - OncologyWilliam Guyer - Chief Development Officer Conference Call Participants Edward Nash - MD & Senior Biotechnology AnalystDavid Amsellem - Sr. Research AnalystJoon Lee - Director & Senior Biotech Ana ...
cept Therapeutics rporated(CORT) - 2025 Q1 - Earnings Call Transcript
2025-05-05 21:00
Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 05, 2025 05:00 PM ET Speaker0 Thank you for standing by and welcome to Corcept Therapeutics First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To a question during the session, will need to press 11 on your telephone. To remove yourself from the queue, you may press 11 again. I would now like to hand the call over ...
cept Therapeutics rporated(CORT) - 2024 Q4 - Earnings Call Transcript
2025-02-27 02:53
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORT) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 26, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Atabak Mokari - CFO & Treasurer Gary Robb - Chief Business Officer & Secretary Joe Belanoff - Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director Bill Guyer - Chief Development Officer Sean Maduck - President, Endocrinology Conference Call Participants David Amsellem - Piper Sandler Swayampakula Ramakanth - H.C. Wainwright Asim Rana - Truist Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Corcept ...