NASDAQ$VKTX

Viking Therapeutics Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, and provided an update on its clinical pipeline and other corporate developments.

Viking Therapeutics reported a net loss of $12.4 million, or $0.16 per share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021. The company's research and development expenses were $9.8 million, and general and administrative expenses were $2.7 million. The company ended the quarter with $202.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

  • Enrollment continued in the Phase 2b VOYAGE trial evaluating VK2809 for the treatment of NASH and fibrosis.
  • A Phase 1b trial evaluating VK0214 in X-ALD patients was placed on hold pending completion of a preclinical study.
  • A Phase 1 trial of the novel dual incretin receptor agonist VK2735 is underway.
  • The company ended the fourth quarter with $202.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.16

Previous: -$0.15-6.7%
R&D Expenses

$9.85M

No prior period
G&A Expenses

$2.66M

No prior period
Net Income

-$12.4M

Previous: -$10.9M-13.3%
Operating Income

-$12.5M

Previous: -$11.3M-11.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$26.4M

Previous: $29.1M-9.4%
Total Assets

$211M

Previous: $257M-17.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.43M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Viking Therapeutics · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q1 2026
Beat estimate in 0 of 2 quarters(0%)
ActualEstimate

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 Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+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
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
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Q4 2013
Q3 2013
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Q4 2012

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