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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549  

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 29, 2024

 

Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38650   47-4619612

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

230 Park Avenue

Suite 3350

New York, New York 10169

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(646) 885-8505

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   YMAB   NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 29, 2024, Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc., announced its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 on this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
 99.1   Press Release, dated February 29, 2024.
      
 104   Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Date: February 29, 2024 By: /s/ Michael Rossi
    Michael Rossi
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1 

 

 

 

Y-mAbs Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Developments

 

·Record DANYELZA® net product revenues of $23.4 million and $84.3 million for Q4 and FY 2023 represents YoY growth of 42% and 71%, respectively
·Cash and cash equivalents of $78.6 million as of December 31, 2023; Reiterate anticipated cash runway into 2027
·Management announces full year 2024 financial guidance
·The Company will host a conference call on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET


New York, NY, February 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, radioimmunotherapy and antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

 

“Y-mAbs has made significant progress across both the development and commercial fronts of our business resulting in a momentous 2023,” said Mike Rossi, President and Chief Executive Officer. “From a development standpoint, we demonstrated proof-of-concept of our Self-Assembly DisAssembly (“SADA”) Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy (“PRIT”) platform, showing that GD2-SADA targets and binds to tumors in humans in a Phase 1 trial. We continue to expect to present mature data from Part A of our Phase 1 GD2-SADA clinical trial at a medical meeting in the second half of this year. In addition, we look forward to initiating our CD38-SADA Phase 1 trial this year. While we continue to advance our SADA PRIT platform and programs through clinical development, we are supported by the solid commercial performance of DANYELZA® (naxitamab-gqgk). We achieved record quarterly and annual net product revenues, and sales continue trending upward as more high-volume centers deploy DANYELZA for their patients. Our strong financial foundation and operational performance continue to fuel our mission of providing better and safe therapies for a variety of cancers and improve the lives of patients and their families.”

 

Fourth Quarter 2023 and Recent Corporate Developments

 

·In December 2023, Y-mAbs announced that it was added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: NBI), effective December 18, 2023.
·On October 18, 2023, Y-mAbs announced that its Board of Directors appointed radiopharmaceutical industry veteran Mr. Rossi as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 6, 2023. Thomas Gad, who founded Y-mAbs in 2015 and has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since 2022, transitioned to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Business Officer.
·On October 17, 2023, the U.S. FDA cleared Y-mAbs’ IND for CD38-SADA, marking the second clinical development program utilizing the Company’s novel SADA PRIT technology platform.
·On October 16, 2023, Y-mAbs announced the publication of a study of naxitamab-based chemoimmunotherapy (“HITS”) study in patients with refractory high-risk neuroblastoma (“HR-NB”) in the journal Cancers. The study investigated the HITS combination in patients with HR-NB who did not respond well to induction or refractory therapy. Patients who received HITS immediately after induction had higher response rates (47% vs. 18%) and superior estimated three-year overall survival (85% vs. 29%), compared with those who received the same combination regimen later in the course of treatment. The publication is entitled, “Early Salvage Chemo-Immunotherapy with Irinotecan, Temozolomide and Naxitamab Plus GM-CSF (HITS) for Patients with Primary Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma Provide the Best Chance for Long-Term Outcomes.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

·On October 11, 2023, Y-mAbs showcased three poster presentations, in addition to an online publication, of DANYELZA at the 55th Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology in Ottawa, Canada.

 

Financial Results

 

Revenues

 

DANYELZA net product revenues were $23.4 million and $84.3 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023, which represented increases of 42% and 71%, respectively, over $16.4 million and $49.3 million in the comparable periods of 2022. The DANYELZA net product revenues of $23.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, represented a favorable 17% increase compared to the third quarter of 2023, primarily driven by increased U.S. sales.

 

As of December 31, 2023, Y-mAbs has delivered DANYELZA to 58 centers across the U.S. since initial launch, with ten new accounts added in 2023.

 

The Company did not have license revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and had license revenues of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company reported license revenues of $15.0 million and $16.0 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. License revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 arose from the September 2023 achievement of marketing authorization for DANYELZA in Mexico under the Company’s sublicense agreement with Adium. During the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a regulatory-based milestone of $15.0 million from SciClone Pharmaceuticals International Ltd. for the conditional approval of DANYELZA in China.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold was $2.0 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The cost of goods sold was $11.4 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The increase in cost of goods sold in both periods was primarily driven by increased product revenues. The Company experienced inventory write-downs of $0.8 million and $1.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

The Company’s gross margin, excluding the 2023 and 2022 inventory write-downs, increased in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 91% due to the gross margin increase from higher U.S. revenues. The Company’s gross margin, excluding the 2023 and 2022 inventory write-downs, remained constant at 87% for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, which was the net impact of the gross margin increase from higher U.S. revenues, offset by increased revenues from geographic areas outside the U.S., which were at a lower gross margin. The Company defines gross margin as net product revenues less cost of goods sold divided by net product revenues.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses were $13.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, a reduction of 32% compared to $19.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The $6.4 million decrease was primarily due to decreased spending on deprioritized programs, which resulted in a $3.1 million decrease in outsourced manufacturing, a $2.0 million decrease in personnel-related costs, inclusive of stock-based compensation, and a $2.2 million decrease in outsourced research and supplies, partially offset by a $1.2 million increase in clinical trials expenses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, research and development expenses were $54.2 million, a reduction of 41% compared to $91.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The $37.4 million decrease was primarily due to decreased spending on deprioritized programs, resulting in a $21.0 million decrease in outsourced manufacturing, a $9.0 million decrease in outsourced research and supplies, a $6.1 million decrease in personnel-related costs, inclusive of stock-based compensation, and a $2.0 million decrease in clinical trials, partially offset by a $3.8 million increase in milestones and license acquisition costs primarily related to a $4.1 million increase in milestones accrued under the Company’s SADA License Agreement, as the Company determined that achievement of certain time-based clinical milestones within the agreement are probable based on the availability of data and the assessment of clinical progress in the year of 2023.

 

The $2.0 million and $6.1 million decreases in personnel-related costs during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023, respectively, were driven by the headcount reduction as part of the Company’s restructuring plan announced in January 2023. The expense reduction in the year ended December 31, 2023 was partially offset by severance charges recognized in conjunction with the restructuring plan.

 

Selling, General, and Administration

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $11.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, which was a slight increase compared to $10.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, selling, general, and administrative expenses were $44.9 million, a reduction of 26% compared to $60.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The $16.0 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to a $10.9 million charge in the year ended December 31, 2022 related to contractual severance-related benefits for the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, and, to a lesser extent, a $3.4 million decrease in commercialization expenses, inclusive of costs of incurred in 2022 in anticipation of a potential omburtamab launch.

 

Interest and Other Income/(Loss)

 

Interest and other income/(loss) was relatively unchanged at $2.4 million as compared to $2.3 million during the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Interest and other income/(loss) was $4.8 million of income as compared to $0.8 million of loss for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The $5.6 million favorable change in interest and other income/(loss), reflects increased interest income for the year ended December 31, 2023, and was driven by increased money market fund investment income. The Company recorded impairment charges totaling $1.4 million related to the write down of two Secured Promissory Notes during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Net Loss

 

Y-mAbs reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, of $1.0 million, or ($0.02) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, was after $15.0 million of license revenue recognized in the fourth quarter of 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported a net loss of $21.4 million, or ($0.49) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $95.6 million, or ($2.19) per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2022. The favorable decrease in net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, was primarily driven by an increase in U.S. and international DANYELZA product revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as decreased research and development cost, and decreased selling, general and administration cost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

As of December 31, 2023, Y-mAbs had approximately $78.6 million in cash and cash equivalents which, together with anticipated DANYELZA product revenues, is expected to support operations as currently planned into 2027. This estimate reflects the Company’s current business plan that is supported by assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate, such that Y-mAbs could use its available capital resources sooner than it currently expects.

 

2024 Financial Guidance

 

·Anticipated DANYELZA® net product revenues of between $95 million and $100 million;
·Anticipated operating expenses of between $115 million and $120 million;
·Anticipated total annual cash burn of between $15 million and $20 million; and
·Cash and cash equivalents anticipated to continue to support operations as currently planned into 2027.

 

Webcast and Conference Call

 

Y-mAbs will host a conference call on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET. To participate in the call, please use the following dial-in information.

 

Investors (domestic): (877) 407-0792
Investors (international): (201) 689-8263
Conference ID: 13744085

 

To access a live webcast of the update, please use this link. Prior to the call and webcast, a slide presentation pertaining to our quarterly earnings will be made available in the investor relations section of our website, www.ymabs.com, shortly before the call begins.

 

About Y-mAbs

 

Y-mAbs is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, radioimmunotherapy and antibody-based therapeutic cancer products. The Company’s technologies include its investigational Self-Assembly DisAssembly (“SADA”) Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy Platform (“PRIT”) and bispecific antibodies generated using the Y-BiClone platform. The Company’s broad and advanced product pipeline includes the anti-GD2 therapy DANYELZA® (naxitamab-gqgk), the first FDA-approved treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone or bone marrow after a partial response, minor response, or stable disease to prior therapy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our business model, including financial outlook for 2024 and beyond, including estimated operating expenses, cash burn and DANYELZA product revenue and sufficiency of cash resources and related assumptions; implied and express statements regarding the future of the Company’s business, including with respect to expansion and its goals; the Company’s plans and strategies, development, commercialization and product distribution plans, including potential partnerships; expectations with respect to the Company’s products and product candidates, including otential territory and label expansion of DANYELZA and the potential market opportunity related thereto and potential benefits thereof, and the potential of the SADA Technology and potential benefits and applications thereof; statements with respect to DANYELZA as a growing commercial product and SADA as a differentiated radioimmunotherapy platform positioning the Company on a path to potentially transform the treatment paradigm for a variety of cancers and improve patients’ lives; expectations relating to key anticipated development milestones, including potential expansion of international commercialization efforts with respect to DANYELZA development efforts and the SADA Technology, including potential indications and applications, and the timing thereof; expectations with respect to current and future clinical and pre-clinical studies and the Company’s research and development programs, including with respect to timing and results; expectations related to the timing of the initiation and completion of regulatory submissions; additional product candidates and technologies; expectations regarding collaborations or strategic partnerships and the potential benefits thereof; expectations related to the use of cash and cash equivalents, and the need for, timing and amount of any future financing transaction; expectations with respect to the Company’s future financial performance; and other statements that are not historical facts. Words such as ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ “contemplate,” ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ “hope,” ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘might,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘predict,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘target,’’ “will”, ‘‘would’’, “guidance,” 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 the Company’s financial condition and need for additional capital; the risks that actual results of the Company’s restructuring plan and revised business plan will not be as expected; risks associated with the Company’s development work; cost and success of the Company’s product development activities and clinical trials; the risks of delay in the timing of the Company’s regulatory submissions or failure to receive approval of its drug candidates; the risks related to commercializing any approved pharmaceutical product including the rate and degree of market acceptance of product candidates; development of sales and marketing capabilities and risks associated with failure to obtain sufficient reimbursement for products; the risks related to the Company’s dependence on third parties including for conduct of clinical testing and product manufacture; the Company’s inability to enter into partnerships; the risks related to government regulation; risks related to market approval, risks associated with protection of the Company’s intellectual property rights; risks related to employee matters and managing growth; risks related to the Company’s common stock, risks associated with macroeconomic conditions, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and sanctions related thereto, the state of war between Israel and Hamas and the related risk of a larger regional conflict, inflation, increased interest rates, uncertain global credit and capital markets and disruptions in banking systems; and other risks and uncertainties affecting the Company including those described in the "Risk Factors" section included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and future filings and reports by the Company. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

DANYELZA®, OMBLASTYS® and Y-mAbs® are registered trademarks of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Investor Contact:

 

Courtney Dugan 

VP, Head of Investor Relations 

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   As of 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash and cash equivalents  $78,637   $105,762 
Accounts receivable, net   22,454    12,531 
Inventories   5,065    6,702 
Other current assets   4,955    5,452 
Total current assets   111,111    130,447 
Property and equipment, net   224    604 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   1,412    1,739 
Intangible assets, net   2,631    2,986 
Other assets   12,491    5,680 
TOTAL ASSETS  $127,869   $141,456 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable  $6,060   $14,175 
Accrued liabilities   13,166    13,241 
Operating lease liabilities, current portion   902    868 
Total current liabilities   20,128    28,284 
Accrued milestone payments   5,375    2,250 
Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion   517    899 
Other liabilities   864    802 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   26,884    32,235 
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,500,000 shares authorized and none issued at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   -    - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 43,672,112 and 43,670,109 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively   4    4 
Additional paid-in capital   558,002    543,929 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   449    1,331 
Accumulated deficit   (457,470)   (436,043)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   100,985    109,221 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $127,869   $141,456 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   Three months ended December 31,   Years ended December 31, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
REVENUES                    
Product revenue, net  $23,363   $16,447   $84,319   $49,267 
License revenue       15,000    500    16,000 
Total revenues   23,363    31,447    84,819    65,267 
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES                    
Cost of goods sold   2,039    2,020    11,366    7,467 
License royalties           50    100 
Research and development   13,388    19,787    54,219    91,572 
Selling, general, and administrative   11,135    10,793    44,856    60,939 
Total operating costs and expenses   26,562    32,600    110,491    160,078 
Loss from operations   (3,199)   (1,153)   (25,672)   (94,811)
OTHER INCOME/(LOSS), NET                    
Interest and other income/(loss)   2,406    2,310    4,806    (757)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (793)   1,157    (20,866)   (95,568)
Provision for income taxes   195        561     
NET INCOME/(LOSS)  $(988)  $1,157   $(21,427)  $(95,568)
Other comprehensive loss                    
Foreign currency translation   (1,400)   (3,371)   (882)   (40)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS  $(2,388)  $(2,214)  $(22,309)  $(95,608)
Net income/(loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic  $(0.02)  $0.03   $(0.49)  $(2.19)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic   43,627,270    43,668,690    43,645,388    43,703,663 
Net income/(loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted  $(0.02)  $0.03   $(0.49)  $(2.19)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted   43,627,270    44,692,485    43,645,388    43,703,663