NASDAQ$NKTR

Nektar Therapeutics · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Nektar Therapeutics reported a revenue of $20.5 million and a net loss of $51.1 million, or $0.27 loss per share, for the second quarter of 2023. The company's cash and investments in marketable securities were $409.4 million as of June 30, 2023, which are expected to support operations into at least the middle of 2026.

  • Cash and investments in marketable securities were $409.4 million as of June 30, 2023.
  • Nektar expects cash and marketable securities to support operations into at least the middle of 2026.
  • A Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin in patients with atopic dermatitis is planned, with initial data expected in the first half of 2025.
  • Nektar is working to advance next pipeline candidates in immunology with an IND filing in 2024 and continuing Phase 2 studies of NKTR-255 in liquid and solid tumors.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$20.5M

Previous: $21.6M-5.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.27

Previous: -$0.85+68.2%
Non-cash royalty revenue

$15.8M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$595K

Previous: -$4.98M+88.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$51.7M

Previous: -$164M+68.5%
Net Income

-$51.1M

Previous: -$159M+67.9%
Operating Income

-$50.6M

Previous: -$153M+66.9%
Gross Profit

$13.5M

Previous: $16.5M-18.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$409M

Previous: $628M-34.8%
Total Assets

$494M

Previous: $862M-42.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Nektar · Revenue · Quarterly

$20.5M

Q2 2023-5%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Nektar looks forward to initiating a Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin, advancing pipeline candidates in immunology with an IND filing in 2024, and continuing Phase 2 studies of NKTR-255 while evaluating strategic partnership pathways.

Tailwinds

  • Initiating a Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin in patients with atopic dermatitis.
  • Achieving objective to have initial data from the rezpegaldesleukin study in the first half of 2025.
  • Advancing next pipeline candidates in immunology with an IND filing in 2024.
  • Continuing Phase 2 studies of NKTR-255 in liquid and solid tumors.
  • Evaluating strategic partnership pathways.

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 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+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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