•
Sep 30, 2023

Cara Q3 2023 Earnings Report

Cara Therapeutics reported Q3 2023 financial results with a non-dilutive financing agreement expected to extend cash runway into 2025.

Key Takeaways

Cara Therapeutics reported Q3 2023 total revenue of $4.9 million, including collaborative revenue of $1.9 million from KORSUVA injection. The company's net loss was $28.0 million, or $(0.52) per share. A non-dilutive financing agreement with HealthCare Royalty for up to $40 million is expected to extend the cash runway into 2025.

Closed a non-dilutive financing transaction with HealthCare Royalty, extending cash runway into 2025.

KORSUVA injection generated net sales of $4.4 million and the company recorded collaborative revenue of $1.9 million.

Wholesalers shipped 90,828 vials of KORSUVA to dialysis centers, a 36% increase quarter over quarter.

Topline results from Part A of KIND 1 Phase 3 atopic dermatitis trial expected in December 2023.

Total Revenue
$4.87M
Previous year: $10.8M
-55.0%
EPS
-$0.52
Previous year: -$0.43
+20.9%
Gross Profit
$3.31M
Previous year: $7.76M
-57.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$83.3M
Previous year: $180M
-53.6%
Free Cash Flow
-$20M
Previous year: -$25.2M
-20.7%
Total Assets
$115M
Previous year: $214M
-46.0%

Cara

Cara

Forward Guidance

Cara expects that our current unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities, including the proceeds from our recently announced royalty financing and the collaborative revenue from our share of the profit from KORSUVA injection, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated operating plan into 2025.