earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Pliant Therapeutics Q1 net loss $56.2M, cuts workforce 45% to extend cash runway
PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2025-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.92
- Net loss of $56.2M in Q1 2025 vs $47.0M prior-year; R&D expenses rose to $43.4M on BEACON-IPF close-out.
- Announced ~45% workforce reduction on May 1, 2025, expected to be substantially completed by Q2 2025.
- Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $307.1M as of March 31, 2025.
- BEACON-IPF topline data expected in Q2 2025; close-out activities ongoing.
- Interim Phase 1 data for PLN-101095 plus pembrolizumab showed three confirmed partial responses in six patients at highest dose.