ProKidney Q1 loss widens as R&D spending rises
ProKidney Corp. Class A PROK | 0.00 |
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
For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact reuters.support@thomsonreuters.com.
