DiaMedica Q1 net, operating income miss estimates; R&D costs to rise moderately

DiaMedica Therapeutics

DiaMedica Therapeutics

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Overview

  • US biopharmaceutical firm's Q1 adjusted EPS met analyst expectations

  • Q1 net income and operating income missed analyst estimates

  • Company ended Q1 with $51.3 mln in cash and investments, runway projected through 2027


Outlook

  • Company expects R&D expenses to moderately increase as clinical programs advance

  • Company anticipates current cash and investments will fund operations through 2027

  • DiaMedica expects G&A expenses to remain relatively consistent in future periods


Result Drivers

  • R&D EXPENSES - Higher research and development expenses driven by continuation and global expansion of ReMEDy2 clinical trial, expansion of clinical team, and additional reproductive toxicity testing for PE program

  • MANUFACTURING COST REDUCTIONS - Net cost reductions in manufacturing development activity partially offset expense increases

  • TRIAL ENROLLMENT PROGRESS - ReMEDy2 stroke trial surpassed 70% of required enrollment, with interim analysis planned for 4Q 2026


Company press release: ID:nBwbZ1CPwa


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 EPS

Meet

-$0.19

-$0.19 (4 Analysts)

Q1 Net Income

Miss

-$10.04 mln

-$9.53 mln (3 Analysts)

Q1 Operating Income

Miss

-$10.48 mln

-$9.86 mln (3 Analysts)

Q1 Cash & Investments

$51.30 mln

Q1 Pretax Profit

-$10.04 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc is $13.00, about 108% above its May 5 closing price of $6.25


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