earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Kezar Life Sciences reports Q2 2024 net loss $21.5M; stops KZR-261 Phase 1, revises PORTOLA data to H1 2025
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.
2024-Q2 EPS reported
-$0.59
- Net loss $21.5M ($0.30 per share) vs $24.3M ($0.34) in Q2 2023; cash $164.2M (down from $201.4M Dec 2023).
- Enrollment completed in PORTOLA Phase 2a for autoimmune hepatitis; topline data expected first half 2025 (revised from prior guidance).
- Enrollment stopped in KZR-261 Phase 1 for refractory solid tumors; no objective responses observed, resources redirected to zetomipzomib.
- PALIZADE Phase 2b for lupus nephritis actively enrolling; topline data expected mid-2026.
- R&D expenses down $4.7M to $16.3M vs $21.0M; restructuring charge $1.5M related to office space impairment.