Nektar: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $59.7 million in its fourth quarter.

The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 45 cents per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $22 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $21.9 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $368.2 million, or $1.97 per share. Revenue was reported as $92.1 million.

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