greeksoup/ stock research

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 26 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new, 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year net loss widened: The company reported a full-year 2025 net loss of $342.6 million, against $269.9 million in 2024. Source
  • THRIVE data underpin veligrotug profile: Management said positive pivotal THRIVE and THRIVE-2 results support veligrotug's clinical profile in active and chronic TED, with rapid onset and durable responses. Source
  • Launch build-out covers four functions: Commercial preparations include field leadership, sales, market access and patient services, which management described as on track. Source
  • R&D rose on trials and headcount: Full-year R&D rose from 2024, driven by clinical trials and manufacturing for the TED portfolio, FcRn and TSHR investment, and higher headcount. Source
  • SG&A rose on launch preparation: Full-year SG&A rose on preparatory commercial activities for veligrotug and personnel costs from headcount increases. Source
  • Cash rose over the year: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $874.7 million at December 31, 2025, against $717.6 million a year earlier. Source

“We enter 2026 with the momentum of our continued execution,”

Steve Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viridian

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Veligrotug FDA decision Source2026PDUFA target action date of June 30, 2026New
Veligrotug U.S. commercial launch Sourcemid-2026mid-2026 planned U.S. commercial launch, if approvedKept
Elegrobart REVEAL-1 topline data SourceQ1 2026Q1 2026Kept
Elegrobart REVEAL-2 topline data SourceQ2 2026Q2 2026Kept
VRDN-008 healthy volunteer data Source2H 20262H 2026Kept
TSHR program IND submission SourceQ4 2026IND submission in Q4 2026New
VRDN-006 development plan Source2026development plan update in 2026New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: A PDUFA target action date of June 30, 2026 is now stated for veligrotug under Priority Review. Source
  • New: The veligrotug MAA was submitted to the EMA in January 2026; the prior release said submission was planned for Q1 2026. Source
  • New: The VRDN-008 IND was cleared in January 2026, and the phase 1 trial has started enrolling; the prior release said the IND was on track for year-end 2025. Source
  • New: The company disclosed a TSHR program, a half-life extended anti-TSHR antibody for subcutaneous autoinjector delivery, which the prior release did not mention. Source
  • Guidance kept: The funding-through-profitability expectation is the same as stated in the prior release. Source

Full-year and fourth-quarter results

  • Full-year net loss widened: The company reported a full-year 2025 net loss of $342.6 million, against $269.9 million in 2024. Source
  • Full-year revenue was license income: Total revenue for 2025 was $70,849 thousand, including $70,000 thousand of license revenue, against $302 thousand in 2024. Source
  • Per-share loss rose in fourth quarter: Fourth-quarter net loss per share was $(1.08), against $(0.81) a year earlier; full-year net loss per share was $(3.32), against $(3.07). Source

TED portfolio and clinical data

  • THRIVE data underpin veligrotug profile: Management said positive pivotal THRIVE and THRIVE-2 results support veligrotug's clinical profile in active and chronic TED, with rapid onset and durable responses. Source
  • Veligrotug carries Breakthrough designation: Veligrotug received FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation in 2025. Source
  • Elegrobart designed for home dosing: Elegrobart is designed as an infrequent, low-volume, self-administered at-home subcutaneous therapy, dosed every 4 or every 8 weeks. Source

“With the veligrotug BLA filing under Priority Review and a PDUFA target date of June 30, 2026, we are well-prepared for our potential first commercial launch, a significant milestone for the company and for patients with TED.”

Steve Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viridian

Veligrotug launch preparation

  • Launch build-out covers four functions: Commercial preparations include field leadership, sales, market access and patient services, which management described as on track. Source
  • Medical affairs outreach expanding: Medical affairs is educating key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals on the veligrotug clinical data and profile. Source

Pipeline beyond TED

  • VRDN-006 reduced IgG in volunteers: In a phase 1 healthy volunteer trial, VRDN-006 showed IgG reductions consistent with the FcRn class, spared albumin and LDL, and was generally well-tolerated. Source
  • VRDN-008 phase 1 now enrolling: The VRDN-008 phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers is enrolling participants following IND clearance. Source
  • TSHR antibody targets two diseases: Management anticipates clinical potential for the TSHR program in both TED and Graves' disease. Source

“Our goal is to establish veligrotug and elegrobart as foundational therapies for TED, while driving our pipeline forward to address additional indications and unmet needs.”

Steve Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viridian

Operating expenses

  • R&D rose on trials and headcount: Full-year R&D rose from 2024, driven by clinical trials and manufacturing for the TED portfolio, FcRn and TSHR investment, and higher headcount. Source
  • SG&A rose on launch preparation: Full-year SG&A rose on preparatory commercial activities for veligrotug and personnel costs from headcount increases. Source
  • Fourth-quarter expenses higher year on year: Fourth-quarter R&D was $89,208 thousand against $71,960 thousand, and SG&A was $33,673 thousand against $15,584 thousand a year earlier. Source

Cash, liabilities and share count

  • Cash rose over the year: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $874.7 million at December 31, 2025, against $717.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • Cash below October preliminary figure: The prior release gave preliminary cash of approximately $887.9 million as of October 31, 2025, above the December 31 figure.
  • Total liabilities increased: Total liabilities were $177,251 thousand at December 31, 2025, against $70,764 thousand a year earlier. Source
  • Share count rose on as-converted basis: The company had 116,126,148 shares outstanding on an as-converted basis at December 31, 2025, against 100,898,358 at September 30, 2025. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 February 2026

  • REVEAL-1 topline data next month: The CEO said the company is advancing toward reporting REVEAL-1 topline data for elegrobart in the following month. Source
  • TD Cowen fireside chat: Management will take part in a fireside chat at the TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston. Source
  • Leerink Partners fireside chat: Management will take part in a fireside chat at the Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference in Miami. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Research and development expense, full year 2025 Source$338.9 million
Veligrotug MAA submission to EMA SourceJanuary 2026
Veligrotug PDUFA target action date SourceJune 30, 2026
VRDN-008 IND clearance SourceJanuary 2026
Elegrobart REVEAL-1 topline readout SourceQ1 2026

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The prior release planned the MAA submission for Q1 2026; this release says it was submitted in January 2026, on schedule. Source
  • On track: Management said preparations are on track for a planned mid-2026 U.S. launch, if approved. Source
  • On track: Management said REVEAL-1 and REVEAL-2 topline data remain on track for Q1 and Q2 2026 respectively. Source
  • On track: Management said VRDN-008 phase 1 data are on track for 2H 2026. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release said the IND was on track for year-end 2025; this release says the IND was cleared in January 2026, without a status label. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.