Analyzing Nektar Therapeutics’ Operational Performance
Nektar Therapeutics’ (NKTR) cost of goods sold increased from $6.1 million in Q1 2017 to $6.6 million in Q1 2018. This increase was due to Nektar’s clinical development of NKTR-214, NKTR-181, and NKTR-262 and preclinical activities for NKTR-255. Nektar Therapeutics expects research and development expenses to increase significantly in fiscal 2018 as compared to fiscal 2017 mainly on account of the development of NKTR-214 under its collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb.