NASDAQ$AKRO

Akero Therapeutics Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Akero Therapeutics reported first quarter financial results and provided business updates.

Akero Therapeutics reported first quarter financial results, highlighting significant advancements in the clinical development of EFX and a strong cash position of over $900 million, expected to fund operations into the second half of 2027.

  • Reported statistically significant week 96 results from the Phase 2b HARMONY study of EFX in patients with pre-cirrhotic MASH.
  • Phase 3 SYNCHRONY Histology and SYNCHRONY Real-World studies in patients with pre-cirrhotic MASH (F2-F3) continue to enroll.
  • SYNCHRONY Outcomes study in patients with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (F4) on track to be initiated in second quarter of 2024.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term marketable securities totaled $903.7 million as of March 31, 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.90

Previous: -$0.55-63.6%
Weighted avg. shares

59.3M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

No prior period
Net Income

-$53.3M

Previous: -$23.4M-128.3%
Operating Income

-$60M

Previous: -$28.8M-108.5%
Gross Profit

-$1K

No prior period
R&D Expense

$50.7M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$7.4M

Previous: $4.84M+52.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Akero · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2024

Forward guidance

Akero believes that its current cash, cash equivalents, and short-term marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its Phase 3 SYNCHRONY Histology and Real-World studies through their respective primary endpoints and Akero’s current operating plan into the second half of 2027.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 7 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-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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