Y-mAbs Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Developments
“We are very pleased with our first quarter 2020 financial results, especially seen in conjunction with the completion of our naxitamab BLA submission to the FDA and the notable progress we’ve made on our rolling BLA submission for omburtamab, as well as the continued commercial ramp-up for the potential launch of both compounds. After the balance sheet date, we entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with MSK and
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First Quarter 2020 and Recent Corporate Developments
- Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, on
April 24, 2020 , Y-mAbs announced the appointment ofLaura J. Hamill to its Board of Directors.
- Also, subsequent to the end of the first quarter, on
April 15, 2020 , Y-mAbs announced that it has entered into an agreement with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and theMassachusetts Institute of Technology for a worldwide exclusive license and research collaboration for the SADA technology, a concept we refer to as Liquid RadiationTM.
- After the close of the first quarter, on
April 1, 2020 , Y-mAbs announced that the Company completed the submission of its rolling BLA submission to the FDA for naxitamab onMarch 31, 2020 .
- On
February 26, 2020 , Y-mAbs announced a Pre-BLA meeting with the FDA for omburtamab.
Financial Results
Y-mAbs reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2020 of
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development expenses were
$2.8 million increase in outsourced research and supplies to support the expansion of our product development activities;$2.1 million increase in personnel costs; and$0.9 million increase in outsourced manufacturing for our two lead product candidates, naxitamab and omburtamab.
General and Administration
General and administrative expenses were
$1.6 million increase in personnel costs; and$1.6 million increase in commercial infrastructure costs.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company had approximately
Webcast and Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on
About Y-mAbs
Y-mAbs is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. The Company has a broad and advanced product pipeline, including two pivotal-stage product candidates—naxitamab and omburtamab—which target tumors that express GD2 and B7-H3, respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our business model and development and commercialization plans; current and future clinical and pre-clinical studies and our research and development programs; regulatory, marketing and reimbursement approvals; rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility as well as pricing and reimbursement levels; retaining and hiring key employees; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; our intellectual property position and strategy; additional product candidates and technologies; collaborations or strategic partnerships and the potential benefits thereof; expectations related to the use of our cash and cash equivalents, and the need for, timing and amount of any future financing transaction; our financial performance, including our estimates regarding revenues, expenses, capital expenditure requirements; potential adverse affects on our business, financial condition and results of operations from the global COVID-19 pandemic; developments relating to our competitors and our industry; and other statements that are not historical facts. Words such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ “contemplate,” ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘might,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘predict,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘target,’’ “will”, ‘‘would’’ and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Our product candidates and related technologies are novel approaches to cancer treatment that present significant challenges. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to: risks associated with our financial condition and need for additional capital; risks associated with our development work; cost and success of our product development activities and clinical trials; the risks of delay or failure to receive approval of our drug candidates; the risks related to commercializing any approved pharmaceutical product including the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates; development of our sales and marketing capabilities and risks associated with failure to obtain sufficient reimbursement for our products; the risks related to our dependence on third parties including for conduct of clinical testing and product manufacture; our inability to enter into partnerships; the risks related to government regulation; risks related to market approval, risks associated with protection of our intellectual property rights; risks related to employee matters and managing growth; risks related to our common stock and other risks and uncertainties affecting the Company including those described in the "Risk Factors" section included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other
Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 185,774 | $ | 207,136 | |||
Other current assets | 4,062 | 4,819 | |||||
Total current assets | 189,836 | 211,955 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,992 | 2,052 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,865 | 1,989 | |||||
Other assets | 381 | 370 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 194,074 | $ | 216,366 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
LIABILITIES | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 10,260 | $ | 8,520 | |||
Accrued liabilities | 4,035 | 4,550 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 548 | 516 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 14,843 | 13,586 | |||||
Accrued milestone and royalty payments | 1,901 | 1,921 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion | 1,543 | 1,714 | |||||
Other liabilities | 457 | 242 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 18,744 | 17,463 | |||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Preferred stock, |
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— | — | ||||||
Common stock, |
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shares issued at |
4 | 4 | |||||
Additional paid in capital | 367,293 | 364,712 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 75 | 50 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (192,042 | ) | (165,863 | ) | |||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 175,330 | 198,903 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 194,074 | $ | 216,366 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||
For the year ended |
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||||
Research and development | $ | 18,622 | $ | 12,511 | |||
General and administrative | 8,125 | 3,742 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 26,747 | 16,253 | |||||
Loss from operations | (26,747 | ) | (16,253 | ) | |||
OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSES) | |||||||
Interest and other income, net | 568 | 319 | |||||
NET LOSS | $ | (26,179 | ) | $ | (15,934 | ) | |
Other comprehensive income | |||||||
Foreign currency translation | 25 | 56 | |||||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (26,154 | ) | $ | (15,878 | ) | |
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.66 | ) | $ | (0.47 | ) | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 39,753,583 | 34,193,666 | |||||
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Source: Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc