NASDAQ$NKTX

Nkarta Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Nkarta reported a cash balance of $450.0 million as of March 31, 2024, bolstered by a recent $240.1 million offering, which is expected to fund operations into late 2027. The company's net loss for the quarter was $29.5 million, or $0.58 per share.

  • Dosing of first patient with NKX019 for lupus nephritis using disease-tailored lymphodepletion expected in first half of 2024
  • Cash balance of $450.0 million on March 31, 2024, including cash, cash equivalents and investments
  • Strong balance sheet, bolstered by recent $240.1 million offering, expected to fund operations into late 2027
  • Nkarta expects to announce preliminary data from the NKX019 compressed dosing cohort in mid-2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $34K-100.0%
EPS

-$0.58

Previous: $0.63-192.1%
R&D Expenses

$25.2M

No prior period
G&A Expenses

$7.53M

No prior period
Net Loss Per Share (Basic & Diluted)

-$0.58

No prior period
Total Operating Expenses

$32.8M

No prior period
Interest Income

$3.25M

No prior period
Other Income, Net

-$2K

No prior period
Total Other Income, Net

$3.24M

No prior period
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

50.7M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$175K

Previous: -$4.82M+96.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$29.7M

Previous: -$35.6M+16.7%
Net Income

-$29.5M

Previous: -$30.8M+4.2%
Operating Income

-$32.8M

Previous: -$34.3M+4.5%
Gross Profit

$0.00

Previous: $34K-100.0%
R&D Expense

$23M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$4.37M

Previous: $4.75M-8.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Nkarta · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2024-100%vs Q1 2023

Forward guidance

Nkarta expects its current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its current operating plan into late 2027.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

15 / 24 earnings

Positive

+16.2%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-30.3%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+0.9%-14.8%
Q1 2026+3.5%-16.1%-13.2%
Q3 2025+3.1%-4.6%-4.6%
Q2 2025+12.8%+19.9%+0.5%
Q1 2025+1.2%-0.6%-4.6%
Q4 2024+3.2%-15.4%+13.3%
Q3 2024-4.8%-9.0%-23.0%
Q2 2024+1.2%+0.0%+10.3%
Q1 2024-2.3%+2.3%+3.1%
Q4 2023-30.3%-22.8%-43.0%
Q3 2023-5.6%+7.0%+27.0%
Q2 2023-0.5%-1.0%-20.5%
Q1 2023-4.1%-4.1%-0.9%
Q4 2022+1.3%-7.1%+19.3%
Q3 2022-8.4%-2.1%-35.5%
Q2 2022+8.8%+11.1%-8.5%
Q1 2022+12.8%+11.1%+6.9%
Q4 2021+16.2%+6.2%-15.2%
Q3 2021+7.7%+7.2%-15.0%
Q2 2021-1.9%-5.0%-29.0%
Q4 2020+0.0%-14.4%-30.3%
Q3 2020+2.9%+14.5%+122.0%
Q2 2020-7.0%-12.0%+21.1%
Q1 2021+11.3%
Q4 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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