NASDAQ$VKTX

Viking Therapeutics Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024 and provided a corporate update.

Viking Therapeutics reported a net loss of $22.3 million, or $0.20 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $942 million as of June 30, 2024. The company is advancing VK2735 to Phase 3 for obesity and plans to initiate an oral VK2735 Phase 2 study in obesity in 4Q24.

  • VK2735 to advance to Phase 3 for obesity; End-of-Phase 2 meeting planned for 2H24.
  • Oral VK2735 Phase 2 study in obesity expected to begin 4Q24.
  • Positive Biopsy Results From VK2809 Reported in June; End-of-Phase 2 Meeting in NASH/MASH Planned for 4Q24.
  • Enrollment Completed in Phase 1b Study of VK0214 for X-ALD; Data Expected 2H24.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.20

Previous: -$0.19-5.3%
Capital Expenditures

$0.00

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$22.3M

Previous: -$19.2M-15.7%
Net Income

-$22.3M

Previous: -$19.2M-15.7%
Operating Income

-$34.1M

Previous: -$23.7M-43.4%
Gross Profit

$2K

Previous: $0.00
R&D Expense

$23.8M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$7.08M

Previous: $4.62M+53.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Viking Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 0 of 1 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Viking expects to schedule an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+10.3%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

21 / 44 earnings

Positive

+25.5%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-12.1%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.8%-0.1%+4.4%
Q4 2025+6.8%+6.7%+24.8%
Q3 2025+8.1%+11.2%+9.0%
Q1 2025-0.5%+8.3%+4.6%
Q4 2024-6.1%-10.6%-13.1%
Q3 2024+18.0%+20.1%-15.2%
Q2 2024+25.5%+18.8%+25.4%
Q1 2024+6.1%+16.2%-3.4%
Q4 2023+17.4%+28.9%+191.7%
Q3 2023-9.2%-10.0%+15.3%
Q2 2023-5.4%+0.1%-6.0%
Q1 2023-1.4%+11.3%+7.2%
Q4 2022+7.2%+6.7%+3.9%
Q3 2022-1.5%+0.2%-2.0%
Q2 2022-2.1%-12.0%+2.1%
Q1 2022+5.7%+10.5%+1.7%
Q4 2021+12.8%+4.5%-11.4%
Q3 2021+5.5%+3.0%-22.9%
Q2 2021+6.5%+6.5%+9.5%
Q1 2021+0.5%+0.3%-15.9%
Q4 2020-11.1%-15.2%-25.7%
Q3 2020+0.2%+0.4%+19.9%
Q2 2020+14.4%+10.8%+3.6%
Q1 2020-12.1%+7.9%+15.3%
Q4 2019-6.4%-4.4%-28.9%
Q3 2019+12.0%+19.8%+6.0%
Q2 2019-5.9%-6.0%-9.6%
Q1 2019+7.9%+6.2%-1.9%
Q4 2018-3.3%+6.5%+17.2%
Q3 2018-4.4%-14.6%-29.9%
Q2 2018-0.2%+3.0%+8.6%
Q1 2018+9.8%+10.0%+133.4%
Q4 2017-7.1%-0.2%-27.2%
Q3 2017-5.2%+16.9%+76.6%
Q2 2017+6.3%+8.4%+21.1%
Q1 2017-5.1%-9.4%-8.7%
Q4 2016-7.8%-7.8%+6.2%
Q3 2016+10.0%+18.0%+12.0%
Q2 2016-3.8%-3.8%+2.3%
Q1 2016+5.9%
Q4 2015-10.7%
Q3 2015-9.9%
Q2 2015+5.7%
Q1 2015-2.3%
Q4 2014
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Q4 2013
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