Scholar Rock Holding Corp (NASDAQ: SRRK) surged 9.71% in pre-market trading on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results.
The biopharmaceutical company posted a quarterly loss of $(0.84) per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.85) per share by 1.18%. This also represents a 14.29% improvement over the $(0.98) per share loss reported in the same period last year. The company also disclosed a strong cash position of $492 million, providing a solid runway for its ongoing operations and pipeline development.
Investors reacted positively to the earnings beat and the year-over-year improvement in the company's bottom line, driving the stock significantly higher during the pre-market session.