NASDAQ$NKTR

Nektar Therapeutics · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nektar's financial performance declined in Q2 2022 due to restructuring and program termination costs, despite focusing on promising biologic candidates.

Nektar Therapeutics reported a decrease in revenue and a net loss for Q2 2022, impacted by restructuring costs related to the wind down of the bempegaldesleukin program. The company is focusing on its biologic therapeutic candidates, NKTR-358 and NKTR-255, and has sufficient capital to fund its pipeline.

  • Revenue decreased to $21.6 million compared to $28.3 million in Q2 2021.
  • Net loss was $159.1 million, or $0.85 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $125.5 million, or $0.69 loss per share in Q2 2021.
  • Operating costs and expenses included $57.3 million in non-cash impairment charges and $27.8 million in severance expense due to the bempegaldesleukin program wind down.
  • Cash and investments were approximately $628.2 million at June 30, 2022, expected to support operations into 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$21.6M

Previous: $28.3M-23.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.85

Previous: -$0.69-23.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.98M

Previous: -$6.16M+19.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$164M

Previous: -$132M-24.6%
Net Income

-$159M

Previous: -$126M-26.7%
Operating Income

-$153M

Previous: -$110M-38.7%
Gross Profit

$16.5M

Previous: $20.7M-20.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$628M

Previous: $1.1B-42.9%
Total Assets

$862M

Previous: $1.37B-37.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Nektar · Revenue · Quarterly

$21.6M

Q2 2022-23.8%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Nektar is prioritizing investment into biologic therapeutic candidates and anticipates presenting data in the coming months.

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 Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

32 / 64 earnings

Positive

+24.8%

Q3 2017

Best reaction

-27.4%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.0%-7.9%-32.6%
Q4 2025+4.0%+4.0%+10.1%
Q3 2025+1.9%+4.6%+3.2%
Q1 2025-4.1%+16.1%+8.1%
Q4 2024-0.6%+7.3%-24.4%
Q3 2024+0.7%-5.8%-26.6%
Q2 2024-5.9%-2.5%-5.1%
Q1 2024+7.3%+7.9%-23.2%
Q4 2023+13.3%+16.7%+33.3%
Q3 2023-5.6%-15.1%-3.8%
Q2 2023-10.8%-8.8%-42.2%
Q1 2023-2.6%-5.2%-22.1%
Q4 2022+8.6%+12.9%-54.0%
Q3 2022+3.6%+4.1%-16.2%
Q2 2022+9.2%+5.4%-10.3%
Q1 2022-6.7%-17.0%-22.1%
Q4 2021+10.0%+5.2%-44.2%
Q3 2021-21.0%-18.8%-36.4%
Q2 2021+1.0%-4.0%+1.6%
Q1 2021+7.6%+3.3%-8.3%
Q4 2020-0.4%+4.3%-12.2%
Q3 2020+2.7%-0.8%+2.5%
Q2 2020+0.5%-6.2%-13.0%
Q1 2020+6.3%+11.3%+14.0%
Q4 2019-2.8%-9.2%-19.5%
Q3 2019+0.9%+13.2%+10.3%
Q2 2019-27.4%-34.5%-40.9%
Q1 2019+10.5%+1.7%+2.9%
Q4 2018-7.1%-6.4%-18.1%
Q3 2018-2.1%+2.5%+2.5%
Q2 2018+8.7%+8.6%+19.0%
Q1 2018+2.1%+7.2%-30.4%
Q4 2017+18.8%+13.3%+22.8%
Q3 2017+24.8%+33.9%+125.8%
Q2 2017-7.8%-9.8%+11.0%
Q1 2017+5.8%+9.9%+4.1%
Q4 2016+13.1%+9.9%+79.4%
Q3 2016-1.1%+5.1%-0.6%
Q2 2016+1.6%+0.5%+7.4%
Q1 2016-12.3%
Q4 2015-0.2%
Q3 2015+4.3%
Q2 2015-5.6%
Q1 2015+13.3%
Q4 2014-2.7%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014+7.4%
Q1 2014-2.9%
Q4 2013-2.5%
Q3 2013+15.8%
Q2 2013+11.9%
Q1 2013-4.1%
Q4 2012+1.6%
Q3 2012-14.1%
Q2 2012+0.6%
Q1 2012-1.0%
Q4 2011+9.5%
Q3 2011-1.5%
Q2 2011-5.4%
Q1 2011+3.6%
Q4 2010-4.9%
Q3 2010-4.8%
Q2 2010-2.2%
Q1 2010-10.8%

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