Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PLRX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$682.2m

Pliant Therapeutics Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Pliant Therapeutics's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -43.5%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings growing at 1.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 71.8% per year.

Key information

-43.5%

Earnings growth rate

-37.4%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth6.0%
Revenue growth rate-71.8%
Return on equity-58.3%
Net Marginn/a
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Jan 02
Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 13
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Pliant Therapeutics: Good Data, But Will Need Watching

Sep 11

Should Shareholders Reconsider Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLRX) CEO Compensation Package?

Jun 07
Should Shareholders Reconsider Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLRX) CEO Compensation Package?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Feb 27
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jul 21
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Using Debt Sensibly?

Health Check: How Prudently Does Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Use Debt?

Mar 13
Health Check: How Prudently Does Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Use Debt?

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Sep 10
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Pliant Therapeutics: Wait For A Better Price To Get In

Aug 20

Pliant Therapeutics GAAP EPS of -$0.82 misses by $0.01, revenue of $4.99M

Aug 08

Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Jul 28
Is Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Pliant's PLN-74809 gets FDA fast track status for liver disease

Jul 21

Pliant climbs 48% as mid-stage trial for lung disease therapy meets key goals

Jul 11

Pliant: Major Catalyst Expected Beginning Of 2023

Jun 03

We're Keeping An Eye On Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Rate

Apr 22
We're Keeping An Eye On Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Rate

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Situation

Dec 29
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Pliant Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:PLRX) Cash Burn Situation

We Think Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Sep 07
We Think Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Analysts Have Just Cut Their Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Revenue Estimates By 12%

May 17
Analysts Have Just Cut Their Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Revenue Estimates By 12%

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

May 13
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) Reported Earnings Last Week And Analysts Are Already Upgrading Their Estimates

Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Mar 22
Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PLRX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Pliant Therapeutics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:PLRX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 240-20258164
30 Jun 240-18559148
31 Mar 240-17159136
31 Dec 232-16158128
30 Sep 234-15558120
30 Jun 235-14452112
31 Mar 2310-13346105
31 Dec 2210-1234097
30 Sep 2210-1133491
30 Jun 2210-1093287
31 Mar 227-1033080
31 Dec 218-972878
30 Sep 2110-922577
30 Jun 2113-812272
31 Mar 2115-752071
31 Dec 2042-421766
30 Sep 2094181560
30 Jun 2090191354
31 Mar 2086201250
31 Dec 1957-71147
31 Mar 190-43831
31 Dec 180-35724

Quality Earnings: PLRX is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: PLRX is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLRX is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 43.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PLRX's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: PLRX is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Pharmaceuticals industry (42%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: PLRX has a negative Return on Equity (-58.32%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/21 22:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/21 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Edward NashCanaccord Genuity
Pete StavropoulosCantor Fitzgerald & Co.
David LebowitzCitigroup Inc