Overview
US rare disease drugmaker's Q1 net loss widened on higher R&D and G&A expenses
Company ended Q1 with $333.3 mln in cash, expects runway into 2029
Outlook
Fulcrum expects current cash to fund operations into 2029
Result Drivers
INCREASED OPERATING EXPENSES - Higher R&D and G&A costs, mainly from increased employee compensation and professional services, contributed to a wider net loss
Company press release: ID:nGNX1gvFxM
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Net Income
-$18.89 mln
Q1 Operating Income
Beat
-$22.19 mln
-$23.02 mln (11 Analysts)
Q1 Basic EPS
-$0.25
Q1 Operating Expenses
$22.19 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "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 Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc is $23.00, about 193.4% above its April 24 closing price of $7.84
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