NASDAQ$KNSA

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Kiniksa reported strong Q4 2024 financial results driven by ARCALYST sales, announced the development program for KPL-387, and planned to discontinue abiprubart development in Sjögren’s Disease.

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals reported strong commercial execution in 2024, resulting in 79% year-over-year ARCALYST sales growth to $417.0 million. The company is planning to initiate a Phase 2/3 clinical trial of KPL-387 in recurrent pericarditis in mid-2025 and discontinue the development of abiprubart in Sjögren’s Disease.

  • ARCALYST Q4 2024 and full year 2024 net product revenue of $122.5 million and $417.0 million, respectively
  • ARCALYST 2025 net product revenue expected to be $560 - $580 million
  • KPL-387 Phase 2/3 clinical trial in recurrent pericarditis expected to initiate in mid-2025; Phase 2 data expected in 2H 2026
  • Abiprubart development in Sjögren’s Disease to be discontinued

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$123M

Previous: $83.4M+46.9%
EPS (adj)

-$0.12

Previous: $0.35-134.3%
Total Operating Expenses

$142M

No prior period
Collaboration Expenses

$48.2M

No prior period
Research and Development

$35.2M

No prior period
Selling, General and Administrative

$40.5M

No prior period
Non-cash Share-based Compensation

$8.3M

No prior period
Other Income, Net

$2.32M

No prior period
Provision for Income Taxes

$8.09M

No prior period
Weighted Avg Shares Basic

72.3M

No prior period
Weighted Avg Shares Diluted

72.3M

No prior period
Working Capital

$231M

No prior period
Total Shareholders' Equity

$438M

No prior period
Accumulated Deficit

-$521M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$193K

Previous: $56K-444.6%
Net Income

-$8.89M

Previous: $25.2M-135.2%
Operating Income

-$19.3M

Previous: $81K-23925.9%
Gross Profit

$56.4M

Previous: $56.9M-0.9%
R&D Expense

$35.1M

Previous: $20.1M+75.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Kiniksa · Revenue · Quarterly

$123M

Q4 2024+46.9%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

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

  • ARCALYST
    $64.8M+94.0%

Forward guidance

Kiniksa expects ARCALYST 2025 net product revenue to be between $560 - $580 million and the current operating plan is expected to remain cash flow positive on an annual basis.

Tailwinds

  • ARCALYST 2025 net product revenue expected to be $560 - $580 million
  • KPL-387 Phase 2/3 clinical trial in recurrent pericarditis expected to initiate in mid-2025
  • Phase 2 data expected in 2H 2026 for KPL-387
  • Focus on cardiovascular indications
  • Current operating plan expected to remain cash flow positive on an annual basis

Headwinds

  • Abiprubart development in Sjögren’s Disease to be discontinued
  • Potential for changes between final data and any preliminary, interim, top-line or other data from clinical trials
  • Potential undesirable side effects caused by products and product candidates
  • Reliance on third parties as the sole source of supply of the drug substance and drug product
  • Raw material, important ancillary product and drug substance and/or drug product shortages

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+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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