earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Kezar Life Sciences reports FY2022 net loss $68.2M; cash $276.6M; PALIZADE trial to start H1 2023
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.
- Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $276.6M as of Dec 31, 2022, up from $208.4M in 2021.
- Net loss for FY2022 was $68.2M ($1.01 per share) vs $54.6M ($1.04 per share) in 2021.
- R&D expenses for FY2022 increased to $51.0M from $38.9M, driven by advancing zetomipzomib and KZR-261 programs.
- PALIZADE Phase 2b trial of zetomipzomib in lupus nephritis to initiate in H1 2023; PORTOLA Phase 2a in autoimmune hepatitis ongoing.
- KZR-261 dose escalation currently enrolling Cohort 6; dose expansion study planned for H2 2023.