NASDAQ$KNSA

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Kiniksa reported fourth quarter and full-year 2020 financial results and corporate and pipeline activity.

Kiniksa reported strong performance in 2020, driven by encouraging clinical data across its pipeline and regulatory designations for rilonacept, mavrilimumab, and vixarelimab. The company anticipates launching rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis in the first half of 2021, pending FDA approval, and expects data from clinical trials for KPL-404 and mavrilimumab in severe COVID-19 in the same period. With cash reserves of approximately $323 million, Kiniksa is well-capitalized.

  • Rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis granted priority review, with PDUFA goal date of March 21, 2021.
  • Clinical data expected in 1H 2021 from KPL-404 (anti-CD40) Phase 1 clinical trial.
  • Clinical data expected in 1H 2021 from mavrilimumab Phase 2 clinical trial in severe COVID-19.
  • Year-end 2020 cash reserves of approximately $323 million.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.79

Previous: -$0.58-36.2%
Capital Expenditures

$55K

Previous: $2M-97.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$41.2M

Previous: -$26.2M-57.6%
Net Income

-$53.7M

Previous: -$31.8M-68.7%
Operating Income

-$52.9M

Previous: -$32.6M-62.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$323M

Previous: $233M+38.6%
Total Assets

$349M

Previous: $255M+37.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.26M

Previous: $4.97M+26.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Kiniksa · Revenue · Quarterly

$214M

Q1 2026+55.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 11 of 13 quarters(85%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Kiniksa · $64.8M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • ARCALYST
    $64.8M+94.0%

Forward guidance

Kiniksa anticipates several milestones in the first half of 2021, including the potential launch of rilonacept, final Phase 1 data for KPL-404, and data from the mavrilimumab Phase 2 clinical trial.

Tailwinds

  • Potential commercial launch of rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis in the first half of the year, if approved by the FDA.
  • Plans to commence sales and distribution of rilonacept for all other approved indications in the United States at that time.
  • Expected data from the Phase 2 portion of the Phase 2/3 clinical trial of mavrilimumab in severe COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation in the first half of 2021.
  • Final data and safety follow-up from all cohorts of the single-ascending-dose Phase 1 clinical trial of KPL-404 in healthy volunteers in the first half of 2021.
  • Expectation about cash reserves funding current operating plan into 2023.

Headwinds

  • Delays or difficulty in enrollment of patients in, and activation or continuation of sites for, clinical trials.
  • Amendments to clinical trial protocols initiated by the company or required by regulatory authorities.
  • Delays or difficulty in completing clinical trials, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Potential for changes between final data and any preliminary, interim, top-line or other data from clinical trials conducted by the company or third parties.
  • Potential for applicable regulatory authorities to not accept BLA filings or to delay or deny approval of any of product candidates, including rilonacept, or to require additional trials to support any such approval.

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

+5.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+7.8%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

17 / 31 earnings

Positive

+45.8%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-16.6%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+23.5%+26.7%+16.6%
Q4 2025-4.7%-6.1%-1.3%
Q3 2025-2.9%-8.8%+4.8%
Q1 2025+20.5%+28.8%+26.6%
Q4 2024+0.5%+3.3%+19.0%
Q3 2024-16.6%-18.5%-19.1%
Q2 2024+17.8%+22.1%+22.5%
Q1 2024+4.4%+4.6%+12.1%
Q4 2023+1.2%-3.4%-5.6%
Q3 2023-3.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Q2 2023+35.2%+26.8%+18.1%
Q1 2023+24.2%+24.7%+29.0%
Q4 2022-5.6%-7.8%-19.7%
Q3 2022+8.6%+21.7%+49.3%
Q2 2022+17.3%+29.9%+14.7%
Q1 2022+5.1%-6.8%-18.4%
Q4 2021-6.8%-3.4%-7.2%
Q3 2021+45.8%+41.8%+8.8%
Q2 2021-1.4%-5.4%-10.0%
Q1 2021-9.0%-11.4%-19.4%
Q4 2020-6.3%-11.9%-28.5%
Q3 2020-5.9%-7.2%+9.6%
Q2 2020+0.8%-1.2%-14.7%
Q1 2020-7.0%-9.2%-0.6%
Q4 2019-0.7%+6.1%-29.5%
Q3 2019+15.7%+24.5%+80.8%
Q2 2019-2.4%-12.1%-9.4%
Q1 2019+8.2%+2.6%+6.5%
Q4 2018-6.1%-0.2%+20.2%
Q3 2018+11.9%+5.1%+6.2%
Q2 2018+1.7%+3.5%+78.2%
Q1 2018
Q4 2017
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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