Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. expands collaboration, becoming Arcturus’ largest shareholderCystic Fibrosis Foundation increases commitment to$15 million - Arcturus receives Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S.
FDA for ARCT-810 - Conference call and audio webcast at
4:30 PM ET today
“We are pleased with the progress we have made with our LUNAR® delivery and mRNA technology platform, and for the continued support of our partners and shareholders,” said Joseph Payne, President & CEO of Arcturus Therapeutics. “Our long-term collaboration partner, Ultragenyx, became our largest shareholder with a substantial investment, while the
Highlights
- Received
$30 million from Ultragenyx comprised of a$24 million equity investment at$10 per share and a$6 million upfront payment, which expanded the collaboration with Ultragenyx to discover and develop mRNA, DNA and siRNA therapeutics for selected rare disease targets Cystic Fibrosis Foundation increased its commitment up to$15 million to fund LUNAR-CF program through IND filing, with the first payment of$4 million expected by the end ofAugust 2019 - Received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S.
FDA for ARCT-810, for treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency - Recognized
$3.3 million from Synthetic Genomics agreement related to sub-license revenues from multiple parties - Raised more than
$13 million in gross proceeds from two registered direct offerings of common stock, by institutional investors subsequent to the end of quarter - Redomiciled in
the United States as aDelaware corporation
Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended
Revenues in conjunction with strategic alliances and collaborations: Collaboration revenue was
Operating Expenses: Operating expenses were
Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter ended
Cash: At
Subsequent to the end of the fiscal quarter, we announced three significant transactions which further improved our liquidity.
First, we received a
Second, we announced two registered direct offerings of our common stock at
Finally, the
Including the upfront payment by the
Financial Results for the Six Months Ended
Revenues in conjunction with strategic alliances and collaborations: Collaboration revenue was
Operating expenses: Operating expenses were
Net Loss: Net loss for the six-month period ended
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ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In U.S. dollars in thousands, except par value information)
| June 30, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
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| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 55,840 | $ | 36,709 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 5,817 | 4,481 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,681 | 638 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 63,338 | 41,828 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,986 | 1,975 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 5,509 | — | ||||||
| Equity-method investment | — | 288 | ||||||
| Non-current restricted cash | 107 | 107 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 70,940 | $ | 44,198 | ||||
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,187 | $ | 2,398 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 3,497 | 3,907 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 9,730 | 6,272 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 16,414 | 12,577 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 17,652 | 7,534 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 9,980 | 9,911 | ||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 5,276 | — | ||||||
| Deferred rent | — | 534 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 49,322 | $ | 30,556 | ||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Common stock: $0.001 par value; 30,000 shares authorized; 13,120 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019; NIS 0.07 par value; 30,000 shares authorized, 10,762 issued, 10,719 outstanding and 43 held in treasury at December 31, 2018 | 13 | 214 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 74,851 | 58,302 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (53,246 | ) | (44,874 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 21,618 | 13,642 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 70,940 | $ | 44,198 | ||||
ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Collaboration revenue | $ | 10,153 | $ | 2,386 | $ | 14,503 | $ | 4,753 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development, net | 7,269 | 4,225 | 14,593 | 8,166 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,456 | 8,233 | 6,990 | 13,331 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 10,725 | 12,458 | 21,583 | 21,497 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (572 | ) | (10,072 | ) | (7,080 | ) | (16,744 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from equity-method investment | — | (47 | ) | (288 | ) | (47 | ) | |||||||||
| Finance (expense) income, net | (113 | ) | 169 | (201 | ) | 270 | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (685 | ) | $ | (9,950 | ) | $ | (7,569 | ) | $ | (16,521 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.99 | ) | $ | (0.74 | ) | $ | (1.65 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 10,412 | 10,057 | 10,255 | 10,043 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (685 | ) | $ | (9,950 | ) | $ | (7,569 | ) | $ | (16,521 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments | — | 7 | — | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (685 | ) | $ | (9,943 | ) | $ | (7,569 | ) | $ | (16,516 | ) | ||||
Source: Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Holdings Inc.