earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Protagonist reports Q4 2021 net loss $36.9M; cash $326.9M; rusfertide Phase 3 to start Q1 2022
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc
2022-FY EPS reported
-$2.71
revenue$27,357,000
- Net loss Q4 2021 $36.9M ($0.77/share) vs $18.9M ($0.48/share) in Q4 2020; full year loss $125.6M ($2.71/share) vs $66.2M ($1.92/share).
- Cash, equivalents and marketable securities $326.9M as of Dec 31, 2021; expected to fund operations through 2024.
- Phase 3 VERIFY study of rusfertide in polycythemia vera to initiate Q1 2022; topline PN-943 Phase 2 UC data expected Q2 2022.
- Phase 2b FRONTIER 1 study of PN-235 in plaque psoriasis initiated; $25M milestone due upon dosing third patient.
- R&D expenses Q4 2021 $38.4M (vs $19.5M); full year $126.0M (vs $74.5M) on advancing pipeline and employee costs.