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Nkarta, Inc.
NKTXCIK 0001787400NasdaqNon-AcceleratedSmaller ReportingPharmaceutical PreparationsDelawareFY ends Dec 31
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
—
Net Income
$-104.08M
Total Assets
$404.21M
Equity
$312.32M
Shares Out
71.29M
Op. Cash Flow
$-88.70M
Business
Nkarta, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing allogeneic, off-the-shelf engineered natural killer (NK) cell therapies. Its main product candidate is NKX019, a CD19-targeted CAR NK therapy being studied for multiple B‑cell mediated autoimmune diseases, and it also advances NKX101 and platform technologies for NK cell expansion, engineering, genome editing and cryopreservation. The company operates research and clinical development, proprietary manufacturing (cGMP) capabilities, and collaborative discovery programs. It conducts multi-center and investigator‑sponsored clinical trials in the United States and supplies frozen, on‑demand doses to clinical sites for administration.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development | 90 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 63 | |
| General and administrative | 32 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 23 | |
| Total operating expenses | 122 | 128 | 132 | 119 | 86 | |
| Loss from operations | −122 | −128 | −132 | −119 | −86 | |
| Interest income | 15 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 370,000 | |
| Other income, net | 2 | 87,000 | 42,000 | −470,000 | −16,000 | |
| Total other income, net | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 354,000 | |
| Net loss | −104 | −109 | −118 | −114 | −86 | |
| Net unrealized (loss) gain on investments | −267,000 | 666,000 | 687,000 | −529,000 | — | |
| Comprehensive loss | −104 | −108 | −117 | −114 | −86 | |
| Net loss per share, basic | −1.41 | −1.6 | −2.4 | −2.61 | −2.62 | |
| Net loss per share, diluted | −1.41 | −1.6 | −2.4 | −2.61 | −2.62 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share, basic | 74 | 68 | 49 | 44 | 33 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share, diluted | 74 | 68 | 49 | 44 | 33 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 40 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 61 | |
| Short-term investments | 237 | 239 | 217 | 315 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total current assets | 283 | 273 | 253 | 361 | 246 | |
| Long-term investments | 16 | 110 | — | — | — | |
| Restricted cash | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 67 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 13 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 12 | |
| Other long-term assets | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total assets | 404 | 501 | 379 | 473 | 274 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | 638,000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| Total current liabilities | 22 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 13 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 70 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 10 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 87,000 | 87,000 | — | — | 18,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 92 | 93 | 106 | 101 | 23 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 54,350,179 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock,$0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025 and 2024; 71,078,531 and 70,645,139 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024,respectively | 7,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 960 | 952 | 709 | 691 | 455 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 407,000 | 674,000 | 8,000 | −679,000 | −150,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −648 | −544 | −435 | −318 | −204 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 312 | 408 | 273 | 372 | 251 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 404 | 501 | 379 | 473 | 274 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss | −104 | −109 | −118 | −114 | −86 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, net | −5 | −7 | −9 | −818,000 | 3 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 367,000 | |
| Realized gain on investments | −94,000 | — | −34,000 | 490,000 | — | |
| Impairment of right-of-use asset | 791,000 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 2 | −1 | 2 | −1 | −4 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −5 | −6 | 5 | 32 | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities | 2 | −4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | — | 87,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −89 | −100 | −86 | −57 | −68 | |
| Purchases of investments | −239 | −406 | −260 | −386 | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investments | 340 | 281 | 367 | −248 | — | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −1 | −4 | −28 | −47 | −5 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 100 | −130 | 79 | −185 | 33 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs | — | 225 | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan purchases | 141,000 | 343,000 | 530,000 | 445,000 | — | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 0 | 668,000 | 161,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 141,000 | 226 | 691,000 | 219 | 1 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 12 | −3 | −6 | −23 | −34 | |
| Acquisitions of property and equipment recorded in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities | 390,000 | 343,000 | 268,000 | 5 | — | |
| Right-of-use assets recognized in exchange for operating lease liability | 1 | 579,000 | — | — | — | |
| Decrease in right-of-use asset and lease liability due to termination | — | 2 | — | — | — |
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