NASDAQ$KRRO

Korro Bio Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Korro Bio reported its first quarter 2024 financial results and the appointment of Kemi Olugemo, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer.

Korro Bio reported its Q1 2024 financial results, highlighting a strengthened cash position with a $70.0 million private placement, progress towards regulatory filing for KRRO-110, and the appointment of Dr. Kemi Olugemo as Chief Medical Officer. Cash and cash equivalents were $138.8 million as of March 31, 2024 and the company anticipates a regulatory filing for KRRO-110 in AATD in the second half of 2024.

  • On track for regulatory filing for First-in-Human (FIH) study of KRRO-110 in patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) anticipated in the second half of 2024.
  • Further strengthened balance sheet with closing of $70.0 million private placement (PIPE) on April 22, 2024, with cash and cash equivalents of approximately $206.0 million at close.
  • Cash runway into second half of 2026 to fund anticipated interim readout of KRRO-110 in the second half of 2025 and FIH study completion in 2026.
  • Appointed Kemi Olugemo, MD, FAAN, as Chief Medical Officer.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $593K-100.0%
EPS (adj)

-$2.44

Previous: -$0.55-343.6%
Net loss per share

-$2.44

Previous: -$0.55-343.6%
R&D expenses

$13.6M

No prior period
G&A expenses

$7.88M

No prior period
Total operating expenses

$21.5M

No prior period
Other income, net

$1.91M

No prior period
Provision for income taxes

$17K

No prior period
Comprehensive loss

-$19.6M

No prior period
W.A. shares basic & diluted

8.0M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$5.61M

Previous: -$100K-5511.0%
Net Income

-$19.6M

Previous: -$19.5M-0.1%
Operating Income

-$21.5M

Previous: -$20.5M-4.6%
Gross Profit

-$726K

Previous: $593K-222.4%
R&D Expense

$12.8M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Korro Bio · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2024-100%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 2 of 3 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Korro anticipates regulatory filing for KRRO-110 in AATD in the second half of 2024, interim Phase 1/2 clinical trial readout for KRRO-110 in the second half of 2025 and completion of the Phase 1/2 clinical trial for KRRO-110 expected in 2026.

Tailwinds

  • Regulatory filing for KRRO-110 in AATD on track for the second half of 2024.
  • Anticipated interim Phase 1/2 clinical trial readout for KRRO-110 in the second half of 2025.
  • Completion of the Phase 1/2 clinical trial for KRRO-110 expected in 2026.

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-4.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

10 / 23 earnings

Positive

+20.6%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-79.3%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.3%-16.3%-20.5%
Q4 2025-0.4%+14.5%+20.4%
Q3 2025-79.3%-80.2%-73.8%
Q1 2025+4.1%-2.0%-11.8%
Q4 2024-5.3%-5.7%-1.6%
Q3 2024-25.2%-35.3%-40.2%
Q2 2024+10.4%+22.1%+12.4%
Q1 2024+5.0%+8.8%-15.4%
Q4 2023+20.6%+22.6%-20.3%
Q3 2023+9.4%+192.6%+246.3%
Q2 2023-4.1%-1.4%-39.0%
Q1 2023-5.6%+6.2%+1.9%
Q4 2022+3.1%-2.4%-24.2%
Q3 2022-5.8%+4.4%-11.1%
Q2 2022-11.1%-10.7%-4.9%
Q1 2022+4.0%+1.6%-8.0%
Q3 2021+3.2%-3.5%-17.0%
Q2 2021+0.5%-9.9%-12.3%
Q1 2021-20.3%-14.6%-4.6%
Q3 2020-6.4%+4.6%+59.7%
Q2 2020-1.7%-4.2%-19.8%
Q1 2020-1.1%+5.1%+16.0%
Q3 2019+4.8%+3.6%+11.4%

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