NASDAQ$NKTR

Nektar Therapeutics · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021

Nektar Therapeutics reported revenue of $24.9 million and a net loss of $129.7 million for the third quarter of 2021. The company's cash and investments in marketable securities were approximately $955.3 million as of September 30, 2021.

  • Made significant progress across the portfolio, ahead of multiple late-stage registrational trial data readouts anticipated in the first half of 2022.
  • On track to report data from the first three of five registrational studies with nivolumab in melanoma, renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer in the first half of 2022.
  • Plan to present initial data from PROPEL study evaluating the combination of bempegaldesleukin plus pembrolizumab in patients with previously untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer at the upcoming ESMO Immuno-Oncology meeting.
  • Expanded the development plans for NKTR-255 with a new clinical collaboration with Merck KGaA and Pfizer designed to evaluate the combination of NKTR-255 with avelumab, a PD-L1 inhibitor, in the JAVELIN Bladder Medley study.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$24.9M

Previous: $30M-17.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.70

Previous: -$0.61-14.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$9.09M

Previous: -$5.5M-65.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$139M

Previous: -$114M-21.7%
Net Income

-$130M

Previous: -$109M-19.5%
Operating Income

-$114M

Previous: -$103M-10.2%
Gross Profit

$19.6M

Previous: $24.5M-19.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$54M

Previous: $55.8M-3.3%
Total Assets

$1.28B

Previous: $1.51B-15.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Nektar · Revenue · Quarterly

$24.9M

Q3 2021-17%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 3 of 16 quarters(19%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Nektar anticipates multiple late-stage registrational trial data readouts in the first half of 2022 and plans to present initial data from the PROPEL study at the upcoming ESMO Immuno-Oncology meeting.

Tailwinds

  • Remain on track to report data from the first three of our five registrational studies with nivolumab in melanoma, renal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer in the first half of 2022.
  • Plan to present initial data from our PROPEL study evaluating the combination of bempegaldesleukin plus pembrolizumab in patients with previously untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer at the upcoming ESMO Immuno-Oncology meeting.
  • Partner Eli Lilly continues to advance a broad development program for NKTR-358.
  • NKTR-358 demonstrating its potential to be transformative in the treatment of autoimmune disease.
  • Plans to initiate additional Phase 2 studies in two different immune-mediated diseases.

Headwinds

  • Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control.
  • Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
  • Therapeutic potential of bempegaldesleukin, NKTR-358 and NKTR-255 are based on preclinical and clinical findings and observations and are subject to change as research and development continue.
  • Continued research and development for drug candidates is subject to substantial risks, including negative safety and efficacy findings in ongoing clinical studies.
  • Risk of failure is high and can unexpectedly occur at any stage prior to regulatory approval.

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 Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+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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