NASDAQ$PTGX

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 and provided an update on clinical development programs.

Protagonist Therapeutics reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The company is focusing on rapidly advancing PTG-300 for polycythemia vera and has reduced operational expenditures, extending the cash runway through mid-2022.

  • Selected polycythemia vera indication for pivotal development of PTG-300 based on robust clinical responses.
  • Revised and focused development plans now provide sufficient capital to fund operations through mid-2022.
  • Protagonist to host a conference call today to provide a corporate update, and details of initial Phase 2 polycythemia vera results to be presented by Ronald Hoffman, M.D.
  • PTG-300 is being developed as a first-in-class non-cytoreductive hepcidin hormone mimetic agent.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.65M

Previous: $1.56M+133.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.72

Previous: -$0.58-24.1%
Net Income

$0.00

Previous: -$14.1M+100.0%
Operating Income

$0.00

Previous: -$14.6M+100.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Protagonist · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.65M

Q1 2020+133.8%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company's revised development plans provide sufficient capital to fund operations through mid-2022.

Tailwinds

  • Focus on PTG-300 development for polycythemia vera.
  • Orphan drug development regulatory path forward.
  • Potential for PTG-300 as a first-in-class treatment.
  • Reduced operational expenditures.
  • Extended cash runway through mid-2022.

Headwinds

  • Deferring PN-943 Phase 2 initiation due to the current COVID-19 environment.
  • Reliance on successful development and commercialization of product candidates.
  • Dependence on collaboration agreement with Janssen Biotech.
  • Risks related to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Uncertainty regarding clinical trial results.

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 Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

+3.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.3%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

20 / 39 earnings

Positive

+75.1%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-21.2%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.3%-0.2%+3.3%
Q4 2025-0.3%+7.8%+13.3%
Q3 2025-0.2%+6.4%+12.4%
Q1 2025+2.4%+3.2%+22.9%
Q4 2024-7.1%-6.2%+35.6%
Q3 2024-2.9%-9.3%-11.6%
Q2 2024+0.0%+8.2%+17.4%
Q1 2024+4.0%+8.3%+30.5%
Q4 2023+3.0%+8.9%-2.0%
Q3 2023+10.2%+9.0%+22.8%
Q2 2023+3.3%-2.0%+5.2%
Q1 2023+1.5%+3.3%+15.3%
Q4 2022-8.4%-9.9%-25.9%
Q3 2022-0.5%+9.4%+0.4%
Q2 2022+2.2%-1.6%-21.1%
Q1 2022-0.3%-10.3%-6.4%
Q4 2021+7.2%-0.7%-2.3%
Q3 2021+5.0%+7.4%+0.1%
Q2 2021-2.2%-0.4%-0.8%
Q1 2021-0.4%-0.1%+19.3%
Q4 2020+3.5%+2.8%-11.4%
Q3 2020+14.2%+6.6%+11.0%
Q2 2020+8.3%+2.3%+23.8%
Q1 2020+75.1%+97.4%+98.0%
Q4 2019-4.8%+5.1%-7.6%
Q3 2019-19.3%-14.2%-37.5%
Q2 2019+0.8%-2.9%+60.6%
Q1 2019+20.8%+16.3%+31.4%
Q4 2018+0.1%+22.3%+22.2%
Q3 2018+14.1%+22.3%-14.6%
Q2 2018-1.8%-6.4%-18.1%
Q1 2018-21.2%-22.4%-13.5%
Q4 2017-2.0%+1.4%-57.5%
Q3 2017+8.9%+16.2%+25.2%
Q2 2017-7.7%-4.4%+33.6%
Q1 2017+10.5%+14.3%+21.1%
Q4 2016-0.6%+0.4%-16.8%
Q3 2016-1.6%+3.4%-16.5%
Q2 2016+9.4%+19.1%+63.8%
Q1 2016
Q4 2015
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015

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