Eidos Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Business Update

Loading...
Loading...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. (Eidos) EIDX, a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (BridgeBio) BBIO, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 and provided an update on the company's recent achievements, upcoming events and chief financial officer transition plan.

"We continue to focus on executing our Phase 3 program studying AG10 in patients with transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTR). Our phase 3 study in ATTR-cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is enrolling patients in the US and Europe. We look forward to presenting data from the Phase 2 open label extension study at the American Heart Association (AHA)," said Neil Kumar, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Eidos. "In addition, we executed a partnership with Alexion this quarter to develop and commercialize AG10 in Japan.  This partnership brings regional resources and expertise to accelerate AG10's development path in Japan."

Recent Achievements and Upcoming Milestones

  • Granted Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. an exclusive license to develop and commercialize AG10 in Japan for an upfront payment of $25 million and an equity investment of $25 million.
  • Continued enrollment in Phase 3 study of AG10 in ATTR-CM (ATTRibute-CM).
  • Plan to present interim analysis of the ongoing Phase 2 open label extension study of AG10 in patients with TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy at the AHA 2019 Scientific Sessions in a Late-Breaking Featured Science Oral Presentation.
  • Plan to initiate Phase 3 study of AG10 in ATTR-PN (ATTRibute-PN) in the first quarter of 2020.

Eidos also announced the transition plan of Christine Siu, chief financial officer. Ms. Siu will remain chief financial officer of Eidos until December 31, 2019, when she will transition to a senior role at Eidos' parent company, BridgeBio. Franco Valle, Eidos' current vice president of finance, is expected to continue leading financial operations as senior vice president of finance and principal accounting officer thereafter. "On behalf of the entire Board and executive team, I would like to thank Christine for her contributions and leadership since we founded Eidos in 2016. She has played an invaluable role in transforming the company since its founding and I look forward to continue working together at BridgeBio," said Dr. Kumar, chief executive officer of Eidos and BridgeBio. "It has been a rewarding experience to serve as the CFO of Eidos," said Ms. Siu. "I am proud of the Eidos team and the progress we have made bringing AG10 closer to ATTR patients in need. I believe Eidos has great potential and I look forward to continue working with the team through the parent company, BridgeBio."

Third Quarter Financial Results

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $165.8 million at September 30, 2019 compared with $157.1 million at December 31, 2018.

Eidos reported a net income attributable to common stockholders of $6.9 million or $0.19 per common share, for the third quarter of 2019, as compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $10.6 million or $0.30 per common share for the third quarter of 2018. The increase in net income attributable to common stockholders was driven primarily by revenue received from Alexion offset by research and development expenses related to AG10 clinical trials and other pre-clinical studies, and general and administrative expenses for operations.

Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2019 were $12.0 million, as compared to $8.4 million for the same period in the prior year. Research and development expenses for the period included costs related to contract manufacturing, and the preparation for, and the increase in, activity related to our clinical trials.  

General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2019 were $6.0 million, as compared to $2.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in general and administrative expense in these periods was due primarily to an increase in one-time charges, professional service fees, salaries and employee-related expense primarily due to an increase in headcount to support the growth of our operations, and other administrative expenses.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Financial Results

Eidos reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $18.9 million or $0.52 per common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $30.0 million or $1.83 per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in net loss attributable to common stockholders was driven primarily by research and development expenses related to AG10 clinical trials and other pre-clinical studies, and general and administrative expenses for operations.

Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $33.0 million, as compared to $20.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Research and development expenses for the period included costs related to contract manufacturing, and the preparation for, and the increase in, activity related to our clinical trials.

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $12.3 million, as compared to $6.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in general and administrative expense in these periods was due primarily to an increase in professional service fees, salaries and employee-related expense primarily due to an increase in headcount to support the growth of our operations, and other administrative expenses.

Loading...
Loading...

About AG10

AG10 is an investigational, orally-administered small molecule designed to potently stabilize tetrameric transthyretin, or TTR, thereby halting at its outset the series of molecular events that give rise to amyloidosis, or ATTR. In a Phase 2 clinical trial in subjects with symptomatic ATTR-CM, AG10 was generally well tolerated, demonstrated >90% average TTR stabilization at day 28, and increased serum TTR concentrations, a prognostic indicator of survival in a retrospective study of ATTR-CM patients, in a dose-dependent manner. AG10 is currently being studied in an open-label extension of a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with ATTR-CM, and patient enrollment is ongoing for a Phase 3 clinical trial of AG10 in patients with ATTR-CM (ATTRibute-CM).

AG10 was designed to mimic a naturally-occurring variant of the TTR gene (T119M) that is considered a rescue mutation because co-inheritance has been shown to prevent ATTR in individuals also inheriting a pathogenic, or disease-causing, mutation in the TTR gene. To our knowledge, AG10 is the only TTR stabilizer in development that has been observed to mimic the stabilizing structure of this rescue mutation.

About transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR)

ATTR represents a significant unmet medical need with a large patient population and an inadequate current standard of care. ATTR is caused by the destabilization of TTR due to inherited mutations or aging and is commonly divided into three distinct categories: wild-type ATTR cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM), mutant ATTR cardiomyopathy (ATTRm-CM), and ATTR polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN). The worldwide prevalence of each disease is approximately 400,000 patients, 40,000 patients and 10,000 patients, respectively.

All three forms of ATTR are progressive and fatal. For patients with ATTRwt-CM and ATTRm-CM, symptoms usually manifest later in life (age 50+), with median survival of three to five years from diagnosis. ATTR-PN either presents in a patient's early 30s or later (age 50+), and results in a median life expectancy of five to ten years from diagnosis. Progression of all forms of ATTR causes significant morbidity, impacts productivity and quality of life, and creates a significant economic burden due to the costs associated with progressively greater patient needs for supportive care.

About Eidos Therapeutics

Eidos Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing the large and growing unmet need in diseases caused by transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTR). Eidos is developing AG10, a potentially disease-modifying therapy for the treatment of ATTR. For more information, please visit www.eidostx.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts, including the statements about the potential therapeutic and clinical benefits of AG10, the potential to accelerate the development and registration of AG10, our ability to enroll patients in and conduct the ATTRibute-CM trial in accordance with our plans, our plan to initiate a Phase 3 study of AG10 in ATTR-PN, our ability to generate data from the open label extension of our Phase 2 study of AG10 in ATTR-CM, future clinical and regulatory milestones of AG10, our chief financial officer transition plan, the timing of these events, the indications we intend to pursue and our possible clinical or other business strategies, and our ability to fund our clinical development plans, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "potential," "would" or similar expressions and the negative of those terms. These forward-looking statements are based on our management's current beliefs and assumptions about future events and on information currently available to management.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: our limited operating history and historical losses, our liquidity to fund the development of AG10 through current and future milestones, our ability to raise additional funding to complete the development of AG10, our dependence on the success of AG10, our ability to enroll patients in the ATTRibute-CM trial, results from our clinical trials and pre-clinical studies and those of third parties working in the same area as our product candidate, our ability to advance AG10 in clinical development in accordance with our plans, and our dependence on third parties in connection with our manufacturing, clinical trials and pre-clinical studies. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our future results are included in the section titled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission concurrently herewith. Additional information on potential risks will be made available in other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. In addition, any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

EIDOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

  Three Months Ended   Nine months ended 
  September  30,   September  30, 
  2019   2018   2019   2018 
License revenue$26,691  $-  $26,691  $- 
Operating expenses*:               
Cost of license revenue 2,500       2,500     
Research and development 11,987   8,369   33,033   20,216 
General and administrative 5,953   2,619   12,285   6,858 
Total operating expenses 20,440   10,988   47,818   27,074 
                
Income (loss) from operations 6,251   (10,988)  (21,127)  (27,074)
Other income (expense), net 680   374   2,272   (3,797)
                
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) 6,931   (10,614)  (18,855)  (30,871)
                
Deemed dividend related to redemption feature embedded in Convertible Promissory Notes payable to stockholders -   -   -   (6,523)
Gain on extinguishment of Convertible Promissory Notes payable to stockholders -   -   -   7,436 
                
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$6,931  $(10,614) $(18,855) $(29,958)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic$0.19  $(0.30) $(0.52) $(1.83)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted$0.18  $(0.30) $(0.52) $(1.83)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic 36,581,786   35,965,790   36,356,675   16,361,349 
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted 37,710,734   35,965,790   36,356,675   16,361,349 
                
* Includes stock-based compensation as follows               
Research and development$626  $251  $1,630  $872 
General and administrative 969   443   2,095   829 
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,595  $694  $3,725  $1,701 
                

EIDOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

 September 30,  December 31, 
 2019  2018 
Assets       
Current assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$165,822  $157,147 
Related party receivable 83   34 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,402   1,789 
Total current assets 171,307   158,970 
Property and equipment, net 1,199   209 
Operating lease, right of use asset 4,121   - 
Other assets 2,267   933 
Total assets$178,894  $160,112 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity       
Current liabilities:       
Accounts payable$3,567  $1,956 
Related party payable 372   256 
Lease liabilities 471   - 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 5,665   2,577 
Total current liabilities 10,075   4,789 
Other liabilities 129   316 
Lease liabilities, non-current 4,736   - 
Total liabilities 14,940   5,105 
        
Stockholders' equity:       
Preferred stock -   - 
Common stock 38   37 
Additional paid-in capital 248,041   220,240 
Accumulated deficit (84,125)  (65,270)
Total stockholders' equity 163,954   155,007 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$178,894  $160,112 
        

Media Contact:

Carolyn Hawley, Canale Communications, (619) 849-5382, carolyn@canalecomm.com

For Investors

John Grimaldi, Burns McClellan, (212) 213-0006, jgrimaldi@burnsmc.com

Loading...
Loading...
Date
ticker
name
Actual EPS
EPS Surprise
Actual Rev
Rev Surprise
Posted In: EarningsPress Releases
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!

Loading...