NASDAQ$KALA

Kala Bio Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

KALA BIO reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024 and provided a corporate update.

KALA BIO reported a net loss of $9.6 million for the second quarter of 2024. The company's cash and cash equivalents were $54.2 million as of June 30, 2024, which is expected to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2025.

  • Closed $12.5 million private placement financing led by SR One.
  • Cash resources of $54.2 million as of June 30, 2024, expected to fund operations into 4Q 2025.
  • Topline data from Phase 2b CHASE trial of KPI-012 for PCED targeted in Q1 2025.
  • KALA is advancing an innovative pipeline based on its proprietary mesenchymal stem cell secretome (MSC-S) platform.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $2.1M-100.0%
EPS (adj)

-$3.16

Previous: -$4.36+27.5%
Net Income

-$9.6M

Previous: -$10.4M+7.8%
Operating Income

-$9.61M

Previous: -$9.6M-0.1%
Gross Profit

$0.00

No prior period
R&D Expense

$5.32M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$1.88M

Previous: $1.36M+38.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Kala Bio · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q2 2024-100%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 1 of 5 quarters(20%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

KALA BIO anticipates that its cash resources as of June 30, 2024, together with the $3.2 million of funds received under the CIRM Award in August 2024 and anticipated additional funding under the CIRM award, will enable it to fund operations into the fourth quarter of 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Advancing KPI-012 toward a late-stage clinical readout.
  • Exploring the broad potential of MSC-S platform.
  • Targeting topline results from the Phase 2b CHASE trial in Q1 2025.
  • Progressing the clinical development of KPI-012.
  • Exploring the potential of KPI-012 for additional rare, front-of-the-eye diseases

Headwinds

  • Uncertainties inherent in the initiation and conduct of preclinical studies and clinical trials.
  • Uncertainties regarding availability and timing of data from clinical trials.
  • Uncertainties associated with regulatory review of clinical trials and applications for marketing approvals.
  • KALA’s ability to retain and hire key personnel.
  • The sufficiency of cash resources and need for additional financing

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-4.7%

Avg return

30 days after

40%

14 / 35 earnings

Positive

+119.7%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-18.3%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-1.6%-17.4%-17.7%
Q3 2025-7.4%-10.4%-9.7%
Q2 2025+2.0%+9.9%+103.2%
Q1 2025-5.0%+4.6%+23.6%
Q4 2024-1.5%+1.5%+0.0%
Q3 2024-6.1%-9.5%-17.7%
Q2 2024+3.2%-1.7%-1.7%
Q1 2024-0.9%-3.9%-12.0%
Q4 2023+0.3%-2.4%-21.0%
Q3 2023-6.6%-2.2%+19.7%
Q2 2023-6.5%-8.4%-7.9%
Q1 2023-2.8%+3.0%-5.3%
Q4 2022+119.7%+114.5%+48.0%
Q3 2022+23.7%+34.9%-1.9%
Q2 2022-3.4%-4.6%-1.7%
Q1 2022+8.2%-5.4%-43.1%
Q4 2021-16.6%-25.1%-61.9%
Q3 2021+4.3%-7.7%-30.4%
Q2 2021-6.3%-4.8%-2.7%
Q1 2021-18.3%-18.4%-9.0%
Q4 2020-17.0%-17.6%-21.4%
Q3 2020-1.8%+0.6%+2.5%
Q2 2020-2.7%-2.5%-13.2%
Q1 2020-2.8%+2.8%+17.0%
Q4 2019+3.5%+1.6%+1.3%
Q3 2019+7.0%-4.4%+4.2%
Q2 2019+1.2%-0.6%-20.6%
Q1 2019-8.6%-17.2%-24.2%
Q4 2018+1.0%+6.6%-1.6%
Q3 2018-5.4%-13.8%-25.9%
Q2 2018+1.6%-3.9%-8.5%
Q1 2018+2.0%+3.7%-16.0%
Q4 2017-7.1%-7.4%-7.4%
Q3 2017-3.6%+2.6%+1.7%
Q2 2017+5.4%+6.2%-3.7%
Q1 2017
Q4 2016
Q3 2016
Q2 2016
Q1 2016
Q4 2015

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