Overview
Prothena Q2 net loss $125.8 mln, driven by restructuring charges
Total revenue falls sharply from $132 mln in Q2 2024
Outlook
Prothena anticipates $105 mln in milestone payments in 2026
Company expects 2025 net cash used in operations to be $170-$178 mln
Result Drivers
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES - Net loss driven by $32.6 mln restructuring charges related to birtamimab program discontinuation and workforce reduction
NEURODEGENERATIVE ADVANCEMENTS - Roche advancing prasinezumab into Phase 3 for Parkinson's and initial data from PRX012 Alzheimer's trials expected in August 2025
Key Details
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Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Total Revenue
$4.42 mln
Q2 Net Income
-$125.77 mln
Q2 Operating Expenses
$89.04 mln
Q2 Pretax Profit
-$80.96 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "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 Prothena Corporation PLC is $18.00, about 62.2% above its August 1 closing price of $6.81
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