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Dec 31, 2020

Crinetics Q4 2020 Earnings Report

Crinetics reported financial results for Q4 and full year 2020 and announced 2021 clinical plans.

Key Takeaways

Crinetics reported a net loss of $21.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. The company is advancing paltusotine into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly and expects Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04894 and CRN04777 in 2021.

Paltusotine is advancing into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly following an FDA meeting.

Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04894 is expected in 1H 2021.

Phase 1 clinical proof-of-concept data for CRN04777 is expected in mid-2021.

Crinetics plans to initiate two Phase 3 studies in 2021.

Total Revenue
$0.000000071
Previous year: $321K
-100.0%
EPS
-$0.66
Previous year: -$0.6
+10.0%
R&D Expenses
$16.8M
Previous year: $12.1M
+38.6%
G&A Expenses
$4.96M
Previous year: $3.39M
+46.3%
Gross Profit
-$16.8M
Cash and Equivalents
$171M
Previous year: $118M
+44.3%
Free Cash Flow
-$16M
Total Assets
$183M
Previous year: $130M
+40.7%

Crinetics

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Forward Guidance

Crinetics is poised to achieve several key milestones in 2021, including advancing paltusotine into Phase 3 and reporting Phase 1 data for CRN04894 and CRN04777.

Positive Outlook

  • Initiate PATHFNDR-1 in 2Q 2021
  • Initiate PATHFNDR-2 in 2H 2021
  • Report preliminary safety, pharmacokinetic, and endocrine biomarker data from the single ascending dose portion of the CRN04894 trial in 1H 2021.
  • Report preliminary safety and pharmacological effect data from the single ascending dose portion of the CRN04777 trial in mid-2021.
  • Advance paltusotine into a Phase 3 program for acromegaly

Challenges Ahead

  • The COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt Crinetics’ business
  • Dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing
  • Unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of the company’s product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization
  • Crinetics may use its capital resources sooner than it expects
  • Regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries