Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results and an Update on Development Programs
Product Development Updates
Phase 2/3 CARDINAL Trial of Bardoxolone in Alport Syndrome
The Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL is an international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial studying the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone) in patients with chronic kidney disease caused by Alport syndrome. Enrollment in the pivotal Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL was completed last year with 157 patients. We expect to announce one-year, top-line results from CARDINAL in the second half of 2019.
MOXIe Trial of Omaveloxolone in Friedreich’s Ataxia
MOXIe is a two-part, international, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled registrational trial studying the safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). Enrollment in the pivotal part 2 of MOXIe was completed last year with 103 patients, and we expect to announce top-line data in the second half of 2019. The
Phase 3 FALCON Trial of Bardoxolone in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
We announced in
Phase 3 CATALYST Trial of Bardoxolone in Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
We are conducting the pivotal Phase 3 CATALYST trial of bardoxolone in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease, an often-fatal manifestation of many types of autoimmune disease, including systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and systemic lupus erythematosus. The trial will enroll approximately 200 patients, with top-line data expected in the first half of 2020.
Selected Clinical Milestones in 2019
- Pivotal CARDINAL data in the second half of 2019
- Pivotal MOXIe data in the second half of 2019
Financial Highlights
The Company incurred total expenses of
The net loss for the three-month period compared to the year prior is primarily driven by an increase in expenses while revenue remained consistent to the year prior. Higher expenses were driven by an increase in research and development expenses due to clinical, manufacturing, and medical affairs activities, and an increase in personnel expenses to support growth of our development activities.
We incurred total expenses of
The increase in net loss for the six month period is driven primarily by both an increase in expenses and a decrease in revenue. Higher expenses were driven by an increase in research and development expenses due to clinical, manufacturing, and medical affairs activities, and an increase in personnel expenses to support expanded development activities. Revenue to date has primarily been related to license and collaboration agreements entered into during 2009, 2010, and 2011. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to an increase in revenue recognized in the first quarter of 2018 from the portion of a
Our cash-based operating expenses, a non-GAAP measure, were
At
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial highlights, this earnings release includes cash-based operating expenses, a non-GAAP financial measure, which the Company defines as total expenses excluding stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is presented in the table below in this earnings release.
We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure, in addition to GAAP financial measures, provides a meaningful measure of our ongoing business and operating performance by allowing investors to analyze our financial results similarly to how management analyzes our financial results by viewing period expense totals more indicative of effort directly expended to advance the business and our product candidates. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not in isolation or as a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. In addition, our non-GAAP financial measure may differ from similarly named measures used by other companies.
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Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30 | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
Collaboration revenue | ||||||||||||||||
License and milestone | $ | 7,813 | $ | 7,519 | $ | 15,539 | $ | 39,686 | ||||||||
Other revenue | 20 | 52 | 64 | 276 | ||||||||||||
Total collaboration revenue | 7,833 | 7,571 | 15,603 | 39,962 | ||||||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 29,554 | 23,429 | 55,668 | 44,835 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 11,706 | 10,689 | 21,744 | 17,317 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | 232 | 105 | 401 | 206 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 41,492 | 34,223 | 77,813 | 62,358 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Investment income | 1,705 | 357 | 3,502 | 693 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (2,413 | ) | (903 | ) | (4,810 | ) | (1,413 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | – | (1,007 | ) | – | (1,007 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense) | 7 | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | (701 | ) | (1,553 | ) | (1,301 | ) | (1,727 | ) | ||||||||
Loss before taxes on income | (34,360 | ) | (28,205 | ) | (63,511 | ) | (24,123 | ) | ||||||||
Provision for taxes on income | 20 | 6 | 23 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (34,380 | ) | $ | (28,211 | ) | $ | (63,534 | ) | $ | (24,129 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share—basic and diluted | $ | (1.14 | ) | $ | (1.08 | ) | $ | (2.12 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average number of common shares | ||||||||||||||||
used in net loss per share basic and diluted | 30,069,048 | 26,178,793 | 29,950,241 | 26,167,033 | ||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2018 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 280,449 | $ | 337,790 | ||||
Working capital | 219,502 | 286,353 | ||||||
Total assets | 300,488 | 345,208 | ||||||
Term loan | 79,897 | 79,219 | ||||||
Deferred revenue (including current portion) | 210,182 | 225,721 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (483,857 | ) | (420,323 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | (33,473 | ) | $ | 15,159 |
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following table presents results for the three months ending (in thousands) (unaudited):
2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses – GAAP | $ | 41,492 | $ | 36,322 | $ | 33,373 | $ | 34,735 | $ | 34,223 | $ | 28,136 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
expense | (4,483 | ) | (4,227 | ) | (2,768 | ) | (2,745 | ) | (2,552 | ) | (2,485 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation | (232 | ) | (170 | ) | (120 | ) | (105 | ) | (105 | ) | (101 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash-based operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
expenses – Non-GAAP | $ | 36,777 | $ | 31,925 | $ | 30,485 | $ | 31,885 | $ | 31,566 | $ | 25,550 | |||||||||||
Change from previous | |||||||||||||||||||||||
quarter | $ | 4,852 | $ | 1,440 | $ | (1,400 | ) | $ | 319 | $ | 6,016 | $ | 961 | ||||||||||
Percentage change from | |||||||||||||||||||||||
previous quarter | 15 | % | 5 | % | -4 | % | 1 | % | 24 | % | 4 | % |
About
Reata is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in the regulation of cellular metabolism and inflammation. Reata’s two most advanced clinical candidates, bardoxolone and omaveloxolone, target the important transcription factor Nrf2 that promotes restoration of mitochondrial function, reduction of oxidative stress, and inhibition of pro-inflammatory signaling. Bardoxolone and omaveloxolone are investigational drugs, and their safety and efficacy have not been established by any agency.
Forward-Looking Statements
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