NASDAQ$AKRO

Akero Therapeutics Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported first quarter financial results for the period ending March 31, 2022.

Akero Therapeutics reported first quarter financial results with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term marketable securities totaling $165.4 million. The company's operating expenses were $26.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $26.0 million, or $0.74 per share.

  • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities were $165.4 million.
  • Cash is expected to fund operations into the third quarter of 2023.
  • Research and development expenses were $20.5 million, an increase from $10.6 million in the comparable period of 2021.
  • Total operating expenses were $26.1 million, compared to $15.1 million for the comparable period in 2021.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.74

Previous: -$0.43-72.1%
Weighted avg. shares

35.0M

No prior period
Net Income

-$26M

Previous: $0.00
Operating Income

-$26.1M

Previous: $0.00
Cash & Equivalents

$165M

No prior period
Total Assets

$170M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.31M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Akero · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q3 2025

Forward guidance

Akero believes that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its current operating plan into the third quarter of 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 7 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

14 / 26 earnings

Positive

+18.4%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-20.9%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025
Q3 2025+0.2%+0.3%+0.9%
Q2 2025+0.1%-4.2%-11.3%
Q1 2025+4.3%-2.5%+33.0%
Q4 2024+2.9%-5.4%-8.8%
Q3 2024-5.2%-11.2%-10.8%
Q2 2024-3.0%-4.2%+6.2%
Q1 2024-0.9%+1.2%+10.5%
Q4 2023+2.1%+12.0%-7.3%
Q3 2023+5.3%
Q2 2023+6.2%
Q1 2023+0.2%
Q4 2022-4.1%
Q3 2022-6.8%
Q2 2022+18.4%
Q1 2022-11.4%
Q4 2021-1.9%
Q3 2021+4.6%
Q2 2021+1.0%
Q1 2021+2.6%
Q4 2020-1.1%
Q3 2020-3.0%
Q2 2020-0.9%
Q1 2020+2.8%
Q4 2019-20.9%
Q3 2019-3.8%
Q2 2019+1.3%
Q1 2019
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018
Q4 2017

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