Erasca Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Erasca's CEO is Jonathan Lim, appointed in Jul 2018, has a tenure of 7.83 years. total yearly compensation is $4.30M, comprised of 15.6% salary and 84.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 10.41% of the company’s shares, worth $352.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 7.6 years respectively.
Key information
Jonathan Lim
Chief executive officer
US$4.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.59% |
| CEO tenure | 7.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 10.4% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • Apr 28
Erasca: Strong Data Overshadowed By A Patient Death And A Patent Fight
Summary Erasca is a high-risk, high-reward clinical-stage biotech focused on RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, with its lead asset ERAS-0015 showing early promise. Recent Phase 1 data for ERAS-0015 demonstrated strong target engagement and favorable unconfirmed response rates, but a Grade 5 pneumonitis event and IP risk triggered a sharp sell-off. Despite the safety signal, ERAS-0015's efficacy and tolerability profiles appear differentiated, with most responders remaining on treatment and a robust cash runway into 2028. I recommend a Hold rating on ERAS, balancing promising early data against binary event risk, competition, IP overhang, and persistent volatility. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
New Narrative • Mar 04
Erasca Inc. (ERAS): The RAS Specialist – Scaling the Precision Oncology Peak in 2026.
Erasca Inc. (ERAS) is currently in the midst of a breakout year for its precision oncology platform, trading at $15.12 as of the March 4, 2026, market close.Seeking Alpha • Apr 25
Erasca, Inc.: Carving A Different Niche In RAS Signaling
Summary Erasca, Inc. focuses on developing novel targeted therapies for solid tumors, particularly through the RAS/MAP kinase pathway, with a promising yet early-stage pipeline. The company’s lead program, naporafenib, shows preliminary efficacy in NRAS-mutant melanoma, with key phase 3 data expected in 2025. Financially stable with a cash runway into at least 2027, Erasca can advance its pipeline without immediate funding concerns, mitigating dilution risk. Despite market pessimism, signals of activity in their trials and potential in pan-RAS inhibitors justify a tentative "Buy" sentiment for long-term gains. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Feb 07
Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Seeking Alpha • Jan 27
Erasca's Naporafenib Is Shaping Up Nicely For NRASm Melanoma
Summary Naporafenib is Erasca’s main candidate, and it has Fast Track status for NRASm melanoma. I see the company has a robust balance sheet, with roughly $463.3 million in cash and equivalents as of Q3, 2024. They estimate a runway into 2H2027. SEACRAFT-1 already showed that Naporafenib has potentially better efficacy compared to the SoC and competitors. I believe Naporafenib could have an FDA submission by late 2025 or 2026. Plus, ERAS has a nicely diversified pipeline for broader RAS cancers. So, given that the stock has already pulled back 40.7% from its 2024 highs, I think ERAS now looks compelling at these levels. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Oct 15
We Think Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...Seeking Alpha • Sep 30
Erasca: New Focus After Restructuring, But Need More Differentiation
Summary Erasca has streamlined its pipeline, now focusing on a phase 3 trial for Naporafenib targeting NRAS-mutant melanoma, showing preliminary antitumor activity and manageable safety. Naporafenib, combined with trametinib, demonstrated better PFS and ORR compared to historical benchmarks, despite mixed efficacy and safety data from previous trials. Erasca's financials are solid with a market cap of $755mn and a cash balance of $460mn, providing 8-9 quarters of runway. Despite promising data, the target market's difficulty and Erasca's history of program abandonment warrant cautious observation from the sidelines. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Feb 21
Is Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?
There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although...Analysis Article • Nov 16
We Think Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully
There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...Analysis Article • Jun 28
Companies Like Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...Analysis Article • Jan 20
We Think Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Seeking Alpha • Oct 20
Erasca forms clinical trial partnership with Pfizer for cancer therapy
The clinical-stage biotech Erasca, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERAS) and Pfizer (PFE) announced an agreement on Thursday to jointly investigate a cancer therapy combining the former’s experimental therapy, ERAS-007, and PFE’s blockbuster breast cancer therapy Ibrance. As part of the clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement, the companies will test Ibrance, also known as Palbociclib, in combination with ERAS-007 in a proof-of-concept study for colorectal cancer (CRC) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) with certain genetic mutations. The therapeutic combination is currently being studied in a Phase 1b/2 HERKULES-3 master protocol study for gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, sponsored by ERAS with Palbociclib supplied from PFE at no cost. ERAS-007 is an ERK1/2 inhibitor, and Ibrance is a CDK4/6 inhibitor. The latter added $5.4B to Pfizer’s (PFE) topline in 2021.Analysis Article • Sep 23
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Erasca's (NASDAQ:ERAS) Cash Burn Situation
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...Seeking Alpha • Sep 07
Erasca adds 10% ahead of R&D Day
The shares of recently IPO’d clinical-stage biotech Erasca, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERAS) jumped ~10% in the morning hours Wednesday as the company prepares to hold an R&D Day with a focus on its lead candidates ERAS-007 and ERAS-601. Meanwhile, according to a regulatory filing submitted on Tuesday, PFM Health Sciences GP, LLC, a San Francisco-based firm with nearly $2B investments under management, had disclosed a ~6% stake in ERAS. At the R&D event, scheduled at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, KOL David S. Hong, M.D., of MD Anderson Cancer Center, will highlight the opportunities and current treatments for cancers driven by the RAS/MAPK pathway, where ERAS focuses. In addition, the company will share early clinical results for ERAS-007 and ERAS-601 in advanced solid tumors.Seeking Alpha • Jul 18
Erasca, Eli Lilly to collaborate on trial to evaluate combo treatment for two cancers
Erasca (NASDAQ:ERAS) on Monday said it had entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Eli Lilly (LLY) to support its ongoing phase 1/1b FLAGSHP-1 trial. ERAS stock +4.8% to $6.97 in premarket trading The early-stage trial will evaluate ERAS' inhibitor ERAS-601 in combination with Lilly's (LLY) antibody cetuximab for the treatment of a type of cancer of the colon and the skin called triple wildtype metastatic colorectal cancer and human papillomavirus-negative advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, respectively. Erasca (ERAS) is the trial's sponsor, while LLY will supply cetuximab at no cost. ERAS had previously signed collaboration and supply agreements with LLY and Pfizer (PFE) to evaluate a combination of cetuximab and PFE's encorafenib with its inhibitor ERAS-007.Analysis Article • Apr 12
We're Not Very Worried About Erasca's (NASDAQ:ERAS) Cash Burn Rate
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, biotech and...Analysis Article • Dec 28
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Erasca's (NASDAQ:ERAS) Cash Burn Situation
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$4m | US$670k | -US$125m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$128m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$128m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$158m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$4m | US$645k | -US$162m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$159m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$158m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$127m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$623k | -US$125m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$231m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$236m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$240m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$593k | -US$243m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$138m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$149m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$141m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$850k | US$498k | -US$123m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$154m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$119m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$96m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$300k | -US$102m |
Compensation vs Market: Jonathan's total compensation ($USD4.30M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.18M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jonathan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Jonathan Lim (53 yo)
7.8yrs
Tenure
US$4,298,838
Compensation
Dr. Jonathan E. Lim, M.D., is Independent Non-Employee Director of Maze Therapeutics, Inc. and was its Independent Director from October 2019. He Co-founded Erasca, Inc. in July 2018 and has been its Chair...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 7.8yrs | US$4.30m | 10.41% $ 352.9m | |
| CFO & Chief Business Officer | 5.4yrs | US$1.78m | 0.090% $ 3.1m | |
| Chairman of Research & Development | 5.8yrs | US$215.09k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Chief Medical Officer | 4yrs | US$1.75m | 0% $ 0 | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Scientific Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 5.1yrs | US$2.02m | 0.0081% $ 273.5k | |
| Chief People Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Finance | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer | 5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development & Operations | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Clinical Pharmacology | 3yrs | no data | no data |
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ERAS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 7.6yrs | US$4.30m | 10.41% $ 352.9m | |
| Chairman of Research & Development | 5.8yrs | US$215.09k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Scientific Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$176.91k | 0.21% $ 7.3m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$166.91k | 0.056% $ 1.9m | |
| Scientific Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 7.9yrs | US$208.91k | 0.067% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$175.41k | 0.0019% $ 65.4k | |
| Scientific Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$177.91k | 0.0071% $ 240.0k | |
| Scientific Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data | |
| Scientific Advisory Board Member | no data | no data | no data |
7.6yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ERAS's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/05/07 20:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Erasca, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alec Stranahan | BofA Global Research |
| Naureen Quibria | Capital One Securities, Inc. |
| Hiroshi Shibutani | Goldman Sachs |