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Corcept (CORT) Down 6.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
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A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Corcept Therapeutics (CORT - Free Report) . Shares have lost about 6.1% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Corcept due for a breakout? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important drivers.
Corcept's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line
The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter 2018 earnings of 24 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents. The bottom line also improved from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 19 cents on higher revenues.
Revenues recorded in the quarter under review rallied 25% from the prior-year quarter’s level to $66.8 million, which is in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Revenues increased as more physicians prescribed Cushing's syndrome drug, Korlym to patients.
Research and development expenses increased 38.2% to $18.8 million. Likewise, selling, general and administrative expenses rose 28.6% to $21.6 million.
Pipeline Update
The company plans to conduct open placebo-controlled study in antipsychotic-induced weight gain in the second quarter of 2019, and two trials in the reversal of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in the second half of the year.The first study will evaluate the ability of CORT118335 to prevent weight gain in healthy subjects who are administered with Eli Lily’s Zyprexa (olanzapine).
Another phase II study on CORT118335 as a treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is also planned in the second half of 2019.
November 2018, Corcept dosed first patient in the phase III study of relacorilant to treat Cushing’s syndrome. The phase III study, GRACE is expected to enroll 130 patients with Cushing’s syndrome at sites in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Corcept is evaluating relacorilant in a phase I/II study in combination with Celgene's Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) to treat patients with solid tumors. A phase II study on relacorilant plus Abraxane is currently underway for the treatment of ovarian cancer. The company plans to enroll 180 patients across the United States and Europe.
Corcept also expects to provide data from the dose-finding study of relacorilant plus Abraxane to treat patients with metastatic, pancreatic cancer in the second quarter of 2019.
Meanwhile, Corcept is dosing patients in its phase I/II study of CORT125281, a combined regime with Pfizer’s Xtandi, to treat patients suffering from metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company plans to advance to phase II development this year.
2019 Guidance
Corcept reiterated its revenue guidance as provided in the previously announced preliminary results last month. The company expects revenues in the range of $285-$315 million, lower than the Zacks consensus of $319.18 million.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
Analysts were quiet during the last two month period as none of them issued any earnings estimate revisions.
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Corcept (CORT) Down 6.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Corcept Therapeutics (CORT - Free Report) . Shares have lost about 6.1% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Corcept due for a breakout? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important drivers.
Corcept's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line
The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter 2018 earnings of 24 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents. The bottom line also improved from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 19 cents on higher revenues.
Revenues recorded in the quarter under review rallied 25% from the prior-year quarter’s level to $66.8 million, which is in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Revenues increased as more physicians prescribed Cushing's syndrome drug, Korlym to patients.
Research and development expenses increased 38.2% to $18.8 million. Likewise, selling, general and administrative expenses rose 28.6% to $21.6 million.
Pipeline Update
The company plans to conduct open placebo-controlled study in antipsychotic-induced weight gain in the second quarter of 2019, and two trials in the reversal of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in the second half of the year.The first study will evaluate the ability of CORT118335 to prevent weight gain in healthy subjects who are administered with Eli Lily’s Zyprexa (olanzapine).
Another phase II study on CORT118335 as a treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is also planned in the second half of 2019.
November 2018, Corcept dosed first patient in the phase III study of relacorilant to treat Cushing’s syndrome. The phase III study, GRACE is expected to enroll 130 patients with Cushing’s syndrome at sites in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Corcept is evaluating relacorilant in a phase I/II study in combination with Celgene's Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) to treat patients with solid tumors. A phase II study on relacorilant plus Abraxane is currently underway for the treatment of ovarian cancer. The company plans to enroll 180 patients across the United States and Europe.
Corcept also expects to provide data from the dose-finding study of relacorilant plus Abraxane to treat patients with metastatic, pancreatic cancer in the second quarter of 2019.
Meanwhile, Corcept is dosing patients in its phase I/II study of CORT125281, a combined regime with Pfizer’s Xtandi, to treat patients suffering from metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company plans to advance to phase II development this year.
2019 Guidance
Corcept reiterated its revenue guidance as provided in the previously announced preliminary results last month. The company expects revenues in the range of $285-$315 million, lower than the Zacks consensus of $319.18 million.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
Analysts were quiet during the last two month period as none of them issued any earnings estimate revisions.