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Chinook Therapeutics, Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. What it actually does.

Develops precision medicines for kidney diseases. Focuses on IgA nephropathy and other proteinuric glomerular diseases. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2020
214 employees
$2.7B market value
Revenue last year:
$6.1M
The loss that same year:
$184.6M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $31.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 20% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$15.1M
2018
2019
2020
2021
$6.1M
2022
In the vault right now:
$378.3M
DEBT: $39.4M
At this pace, that money lasts about 2 years.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 6 did the company clear?
2 / 6
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
2
May 2022
Aug 2023
2 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
Heavy investment in the future10/10
WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Sales are shrinking2/10
Costs eat into the margin4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are going backwards, not just slowing.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
The product is selling

Sales run at $6.1M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Small sales, big loss

A loss of $184.6M against $6.1M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 2 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
The price sits above analysts’ target

The stock trades 26% above the average analyst price target.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film