earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Nektar Therapeutics Q2 net loss narrows to $51.1M; cash $409.4M, runway into mid-2026
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
2023-Q2 EPS reported
-$0.99
revenue$42,093,000
- Net loss $51.1M ($0.27/shr) vs $159.1M loss in Q2 2022; revenue $20.5M vs $21.6M.
- Cash and marketable securities $409.4M, down from $505.0M at Dec 31, 2022; expects to fund ops into mid-2026.
- R&D expense $29.7M (down 30% YoY) due to bempegaldesleukin wind-down; restructuring charges $16.6M.
- Plans Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin in atopic dermatitis; initial data in H1 2025; IND submission in 2024.
- Corrected rezpegaldesleukin efficacy data previously miscalculated by Eli Lilly; evaluating NKTR-255 partnerships.