NASDAQ$KURA

Kura Oncology Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Kura Oncology reported its financial results for Q1 2024 and provided a corporate update.

Kura Oncology reported a net loss of $49.5 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to a net loss of $34.1 million for the same period in 2023. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $527 million as of March 31, 2024, which is expected to fund operations into 2027.

  • Ziftomenib received Breakthrough Therapy Designation for NPM1-mutant AML.
  • Registration-directed trial of ziftomenib in NPM1-mutant AML is on track to complete enrollment by mid-2024.
  • Positive preliminary combination data reported for ziftomenib in NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged AML.
  • First patient dosed with KO-2806 and cabozantinib in renal cell carcinoma.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.59

Previous: -$0.50-18.0%
R&D Expenses

$36.3M

No prior period
SG&A Expenses

$18.2M

No prior period
Total Operating Expenses

$54.5M

No prior period
Share-based Compensation

$8.5M

No prior period
Other Income, Net

$4.93M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$84K

Previous: $36K-333.3%
Net Income

-$49.5M

Previous: -$34.1M-45.4%
Operating Income

-$54.5M

No prior period
Gross Profit

-$234K

No prior period
R&D Expense

$36.3M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$8.51M

Previous: $6.84M+24.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Kura Oncology · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 1 of 7 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Kura Oncology provided updates on expected milestones for their clinical trials, including completing enrollment for ziftomenib and identifying recommended doses for various combinations. They also plan to submit an IND application for ziftomenib in solid tumors and present data from the KURRENT-HN trial.

Tailwinds

  • Complete enrollment of 85 patients in the KOMET-001 registration-directed trial of ziftomenib in NPM1-mutant R/R AML by mid-2024.
  • Identify the recommended Phase 2 dose of ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine by mid-2024.
  • Identify the recommended Phase 2 dose of ziftomenib in combination with 7+3 by mid-2024.
  • Initiate Phase 1b expansion study of ziftomenib in combination with standards of care, including venetoclax/azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-mutant or KMT2A-rearranged AML, in the second half of 2024.
  • Submit an investigational new drug application for ziftomenib in a solid tumor indication and present preclinical data at a medical meeting in the second half of 2024.

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

21 / 40 earnings

Positive

+22.4%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-19.3%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.7%-2.9%-6.8%
Q4 2025-0.5%+8.3%+0.7%
Q3 2025+2.0%+0.9%+22.6%
Q2 2025-7.0%+8.9%+37.9%
Q1 2025-0.6%-13.0%-12.3%
Q4 2024-1.5%-5.7%-9.3%
Q3 2024-0.9%+4.1%-40.2%
Q1 2024+1.7%+3.9%+1.6%
Q4 2023+3.1%+4.1%+2.8%
Q3 2023+12.8%+16.0%+24.7%
Q2 2023+7.1%+1.3%-2.0%
Q1 2023+8.8%+11.1%+14.6%
Q4 2022-2.2%-0.3%-1.4%
Q3 2022-7.2%-14.8%+2.6%
Q2 2022+1.1%+4.2%-0.8%
Q1 2022-11.8%-22.5%-8.7%
Q4 2021+14.6%+13.6%+12.9%
Q3 2021+6.5%+0.2%-32.6%
Q2 2021+0.8%-3.4%+8.0%
Q1 2021+2.5%-1.5%-16.6%
Q4 2020-19.3%-10.0%-17.8%
Q3 2020+9.2%+20.0%+12.3%
Q2 2020+15.7%+17.0%+36.7%
Q1 2020+5.3%+7.0%+18.1%
Q4 2019-4.3%-3.8%-26.1%
Q3 2019-4.4%+1.1%-1.0%
Q2 2019+0.8%-1.2%-20.6%
Q1 2019+5.9%+4.1%+3.0%
Q4 2018-9.0%-1.7%+12.3%
Q3 2018+5.4%+9.4%+19.3%
Q2 2018-13.7%-11.2%-7.0%
Q1 2018-0.6%+4.7%+3.5%
Q4 2017-1.3%-13.5%-23.8%
Q3 2017-6.4%+11.1%-4.4%
Q2 2017-13.0%-38.2%-32.9%
Q1 2017+0.0%+2.8%-13.9%
Q4 2016-8.5%-6.3%+6.9%
Q3 2016+6.0%+25.3%+27.7%
Q2 2016+22.4%+20.1%+43.5%
Q4 2015+0.5%
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