Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

NasdaqCM:KZR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$49.8m

Kezar Life Sciences Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Kezar Life Sciences' CEO is Chris Kirk, appointed in Nov 2023, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is $2.60M, comprised of 9.3% salary and 90.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.59% of the company’s shares, worth $294.18K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 7.6 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Kirk

Chief executive officer

US$2.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.3%
CEO tenure1.1yrs
CEO ownership0.6%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure7.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Is Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Using Debt Sensibly?

Dec 08
Is Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Using Debt Sensibly?

FDA clears Kezar Life Sciences' drug application for autoimmune hepatitis treatment

Oct 03

Is Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 15
Is Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Using Too Much Debt?

Kezar Life Sciences GAAP EPS of -$0.25 beats by $0.02

Aug 11

Kezar Life Sciences: Regulatory Tailwinds Reverse Downside Case

Jul 27

Kezar Life Sciences appoints Nick Mordwinkin as chief business officer

Jul 11

We're Not Very Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Rate

Jan 03
We're Not Very Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Rate

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Situation

Aug 26
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Situation

We're Not Very Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Rate

Apr 05
We're Not Very Worried About Kezar Life Sciences' (NASDAQ:KZR) Cash Burn Rate

Here's What Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KZR) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Mar 01
Here's What Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:KZR) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:KZR) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Jan 25
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:KZR) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Dec 21
Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Kezar Life Sciences selected for the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

Dec 14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Kirk's remuneration changed compared to Kezar Life Sciences's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$96m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$99m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$101m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$242k

-US$102m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$88m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$83m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$74m

Dec 31 2022US$2mUS$468k

-US$68m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$64m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$61m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$58m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$443k

-US$55m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$51m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$48m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$45m

Dec 31 2020US$880kUS$426k

-US$42m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$40m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$38m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$37m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$410k

-US$35m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$28m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$26m

Dec 31 2018US$962kUS$365k

-US$23m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD2.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD649.63K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Chris Kirk (52 yo)

1.1yrs

Tenure

US$2,602,155

Compensation

Dr. Christopher J. Kirk, also known as Chris, Ph.D. serves as Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Rain Oncology Inc. (formerly known as Rain Therapeutics Inc.) He is a Co-Founder of Kezar Life Sciences,...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Kirk
Co-Founder1.1yrsUS$2.60m0.59%
$ 294.2k
John Fowler
Co-Founder & Directorno dataUS$4.83m0.60%
$ 297.4k
Marc Belsky
CFO & Secretary6.8yrsUS$2.01m0.026%
$ 12.8k
Jack Taunton
Co-Founderno datano datano data
Gitanjali Jain
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & External Affairsno datano datano data
Mark Schiller
Chief Legal Officer5.7yrsno data0.025%
$ 12.3k
Joe Tedrick
Vice President of Human Resourcesless than a yearno datano data
Neel Anand
Senior Vice President of Research & Drug Discovery2.7yrsno datano data
Zung To
Senior Vice President of Clinical Development1.6yrsno datano data
Pattie Chiang
Senior VP & Corporate Controllerno datano datano data

2.1yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KZR's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Kirk
Co-Founder9.8yrsUS$2.60m0.59%
$ 294.2k
John Fowler
Co-Founder & Director9.8yrsUS$4.83m0.60%
$ 297.4k
Michael Kauffman
Independent Director8yrsUS$155.34k0.087%
$ 43.4k
Franklin Berger
Independent Director8.9yrsUS$141.22k1.22%
$ 607.5k
Graham Cooper
Independent Chairman7.2yrsUS$194.56k0%
$ 0
Elizabeth Ijeoma Garner
Independent Director5yrsUS$149.45k0%
$ 0
Courtney Wallace
Independent Director3yrsUS$164.59k0%
$ 0
Micki Klearman
Independent Director3.5yrsUS$161.58k0%
$ 0

7.6yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KZR's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 12:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Raghuram SelvarajuH.C. Wainwright & Co.
Maurice RaycroftJefferies LLC
Catherine NovackJonesTrading Institutional Services, LLC