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Akero Therapeutics, Inc.

AKRO

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Financials

SEC XBRL · annual
 FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
Revenue
Operating income−$285.4M−$172.9M−$115.2M−$100.9M−$80.2M−$45.7M
Net income−$252.1M−$151.8M−$112.0M−$100.8M−$79.2M−$43.8M
Total assets$825.9M$580.3M$356.6M$195.5M$273.3M$138.1M
Total liabilities$75.8M$45.0M$30.0M$26.4M$14.6M$9.4M
Equity$750.1M$535.3M$326.6M$169.1M$258.7M$128.7M
EPS (diluted)$-3.75$-2.89$-2.87$-2.89$-2.52$-2.90
Shares out.56.3M47.0M35.0M34.8M28.6M28.6M

Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.

Key ratios

from filings · FY2024
Operating margin
Net margin
Return on equity
−33.6%
Return on assets
−30.5%
Return on capital (ROCE)
−36.3%
Liabilities / assets
9.2%
Debt / equity
0.10×
Book value / share
$13.32
Revenue growth (YoY)
Net income growth (YoY)

Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.

Financial health

forensic scores · FY2024
Altman Z″ (distress)
10.61safe
Accruals / assets
2.7%clean
Piotroski F-Score
1/7weak

Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Quality score

EDS Score
50
/ 100
Profitability 0Growth n/aCatalyst 33Earnings quality 67Financial strength 100

Our own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Signs

1 warning3 good
  • Negative operating cash flow
  • Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
  • Clean earnings (low accruals)
  • Altman Z″ in the safe zone

Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Clinical trials

ClinicalTrials.gov · ongoing · next readout first

Interventional studies led by this company. “Readout” is the trial's primary-completion date — an estimate the sponsor reports, not a guarantee.

5%+ owners

SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs

Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.

Short interest

FINRA · bi-monthly
SettlementShares shortDays to coverΔ vs prior
Nov 28, 20254.2M4.0-2.8%
Nov 14, 20254.3M2.6-2.0%
Oct 31, 20254.4M2.5-24.1%
Oct 15, 20255.8M1.0-41.6%
Sep 30, 202510.0M7.5+9.6%

Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.

Material events

SEC Form 8-K · most recent

Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.

Recent SEC filings

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