ProKidney Q1 loss widens as R&D spending rises

ProKidney Corp. Class A

ProKidney Corp. Class A

PROK

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Overview

  • U.S. cell therapy developer posted Q1 net loss of $42.6 mln, EPS loss of $0.14

  • R&D expenses rose on higher clinical and manufacturing costs for Phase 3 PROACT 1 trial

  • Company ended Q1 with $224.9 mln in cash and marketable securities, funding operations into mid-2027


Outlook

  • ProKidney expects existing cash to fund operations into mid-2027


Result Drivers

  • CLINICAL TRIAL COSTS - Higher R&D expenses were mainly due to increased clinical study and manufacturing costs for the ongoing Phase 3 PROACT 1 trial

  • LOWER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS - General and administrative expenses fell due to reduced compensation and professional fees


Company press release: ID:nGNX8tgFt3


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 EPS

-$0.14

Q1 Operating Expenses

$45.16 mln

Q1 Operating Income

-$44.93 mln

Q1 Pretax Profit

-$42.62 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 1 "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 Prokidney Corp is $7.00, about 309.4% above its May 14 closing price of $1.71


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