NASDAQ$CRNX

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Crinetics reported financial results for Q4 and full year 2020 and announced 2021 clinical plans.

Crinetics reported a net loss of $21.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. The company is advancing paltusotine into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly and expects Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04894 and CRN04777 in 2021.

  • Paltusotine is advancing into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly following an FDA meeting.
  • Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04894 is expected in 1H 2021.
  • Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04777 is expected in mid-2021.
  • Crinetics plans to initiate two Phase 3 studies in 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $321K-100.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.66

Previous: -$0.60-10.0%
Research and development

$16.8M

Previous: $12.1M+38.6%
Selling, general and administrative

$4.96M

Previous: $3.39M+46.3%
Capital Expenditures

$17K

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$16M

No prior period
Net Income

-$21.6M

Previous: -$14.5M-48.7%
Operating Income

-$21.8M

Previous: -$15.2M-43.2%
Gross Profit

-$16.8M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$171M

Previous: $118M+44.3%
Total Assets

$183M

Previous: $130M+40.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.97M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Crinetics · Revenue · Quarterly

$0.000000071

Q4 2020-100%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 4 of 9 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Crinetics · $1.1M total across 1 segment · Q4 2021

  • Collaboration and license
    $1.1M

Forward guidance

Crinetics is poised to achieve several key milestones in 2021, including advancing paltusotine into Phase 3 and reporting Phase 1 data for CRN04894 and CRN04777.

Tailwinds

  • Initiate PATHFNDR-1 in 2Q 2021
  • Initiate PATHFNDR-2 in 2H 2021
  • Report preliminary safety, pharmacokinetic, and endocrine biomarker data from the single ascending dose portion of the CRN04894 trial in 1H 2021.
  • Report preliminary safety and pharmacological effect data from the single ascending dose portion of the CRN04777 trial in mid-2021.
  • Advance paltusotine into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly

Headwinds

  • The COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt Crinetics’ business
  • Dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing
  • Unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of the company’s product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization
  • Crinetics may use its capital resources sooner than it expects
  • Regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

14 / 31 earnings

Positive

+14.8%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-13.0%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.3%-11.5%-21.1%
Q4 2025-6.1%-9.7%-23.0%
Q3 2025-8.0%-1.5%+7.3%
Q1 2025-6.2%-4.3%+0.9%
Q4 2024+7.7%+2.2%+4.6%
Q3 2024-1.8%-8.8%-7.3%
Q2 2024-1.4%+4.2%+4.3%
Q1 2024-5.7%-3.0%-12.1%
Q4 2023+1.2%+7.5%+15.7%
Q3 2023-6.7%-11.7%+9.8%
Q2 2023-7.3%-8.3%-10.2%
Q1 2023+3.6%+9.4%+2.0%
Q4 2022+2.2%-0.3%-17.6%
Q3 2022-0.8%-3.0%-11.4%
Q2 2022+8.6%+4.3%+2.1%
Q1 2022+11.2%+26.2%+10.3%
Q4 2021+11.6%+25.3%+3.3%
Q3 2021+0.7%-0.8%-10.7%
Q2 2021+13.3%+31.9%+40.8%
Q1 2021-0.7%-3.2%-0.8%
Q4 2020-0.7%+4.0%+15.4%
Q3 2020-7.8%-1.2%-2.6%
Q2 2020+14.8%+3.4%-5.3%
Q1 2020+14.3%+14.8%-5.8%
Q4 2019-13.0%-33.2%-33.1%
Q3 2019-0.4%-3.6%+13.3%
Q2 2019-4.5%-0.6%-8.1%
Q1 2019-2.3%+0.8%-12.8%
Q4 2018+8.1%+8.1%-0.3%
Q3 2018+8.8%+8.5%+27.9%
Q2 2018-2.9%-2.5%-7.2%
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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