Vaxart Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Corporate Update
“Since the start of this year, we have made considerable progress
advancing our business objectives and progressing our oral vaccine
candidates as well as teslexivir® for the treatment of
condyloma caused by HPV,” said
First Quarter 2018 and Recent Highlights:
Corporate:
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On
February 13, 2018 ,Vaxart closed its merger with publicly tradedAviragen Therapeutics, Inc. The combined public entity is now namedVaxart, Inc. , and is traded on theNasdaq Capital market under the ticker symbol “VXRT.” The operations of Aviragen Therapeutics are included in the financial statements from the date of the merger forward. -
On
April 20, 2018 ,Vaxart announced it received notification fromDaiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd , that sales of Inavir®, a single dose product licensed inJapan to prevent or treat influenza infection, exceeded ¥20 billion in the royalty year endingMarch 31, 2018 , triggering a$5 million milestone payment toVaxart that will be paid in the second quarter of 2018.
Key Hires:
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On
April 19, 2018 ,Vaxart announced the appointment ofBrant Biehn as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations. Mr. Biehn brings over 27 years of commercial planning, market development and sales experience in the pharmaceutical industry. -
On
May 1, 2018 ,Vaxart announced the appointment ofDavid Taylor , M.D., as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Taylor brings over 35 years of experience in medical research, drug and vaccine development and clinical trial management for government organizations, non-profits, academia and both private and public healthcare companies.
First Quarter 2018 Financial Results:
Vaxart ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of$17.5 million compared to$3.0 million atDecember 31, 2017 . The increase was due to cash received from Aviragen upon consummation of the reverse merger onFebruary 13, 2018 , offset by cash used in operations.-
Revenue for the quarter was
$1.5 million compared to$2.3 million in the first quarter of 2017. Revenue from the contract with HHS BARDA decreased$1.7 million as activities are winding down. Royalty revenue from sales of Relenza® and Inavir®, which were acquired in the merger, amounted to$0.9 million since the date of the merger. Most of the quarter’s royalty revenue, including the$5 million Inavir® milestone, was earned prior to the merger and is reflected as$11.1 million in accounts receivable as ofMarch 31, 2018 . -
Research and development expenses were
$3.4 million for the quarter compared to$3.9 million for the first quarter of 2017. The decrease was primarily due to reduced activity under Vaxart’s contract with HHS BARDA, offset by clinical expenses relating to Aviragen’s operations since the date of the merger. -
General and administrative expenses were
$2.0 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to$0.7 million for the first quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily due to the additional costs of being a public company, merger-related costs and the overlap of personnel during the transition of operations following the merger. - The excess of the estimated fair value of net assets acquired over the consideration paid for Aviragen resulted in a bargain purchase gain, which is included in the statement of operations. This is a non-cash item.
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Vaxart’s ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its
product candidates and Vaxart’s reliance on third party funding,
royalties and grants.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In
thousands)
March 31, |
December 31, |
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(Unaudited) | (1) | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,495 | $ | 1,571 | |||||
Short-term investments | — | 1,415 | |||||||
Accounts receivable | 13,349 | 630 | |||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 1,052 | 137 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,014 | 730 | |||||||
Intangible assets, net | 23,627 | 40 | |||||||
Total Assets | $ | 56,537 | $ | 4,523 | |||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,744 | $ | 1,390 | |||||
Accrued and other current liabilities | 2,353 | 1,605 | |||||||
Liability related to sale of future royalties | 16,598 | — | |||||||
Secured promissory note | 4,736 | 4,968 | |||||||
Convertible promissory notes, related party | — | 35,282 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 25,431 | 43,245 | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 31,106 | (38,722 | ) | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 56,537 | $ | 4,523 | |||||
(1) | Derived from the audited financial statements of Vaxart Biosciences, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017, included on the Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018. | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 1,503 | $ | 2,310 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||
Research and development | 3,408 | 3,879 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 2,010 | 678 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,418 | 4,557 | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (3,915 | ) | (2,247 | ) | ||||||
Bargain purchase gain | 6,988 | — | ||||||||
Other income and expenses, net | (731 | ) | (549 | ) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | (28 | ) | — | |||||||
Net income (loss) | 2,314 | $ | (2,796 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders | $ | 1,975 | $ | (3,506 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) per share - basic | $ | 0.54 | $ | (25.84 | ) | |||||
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic | 3,656,350 | 135,658 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted | $ | 0.49 | $ | (25.84 | ) | |||||
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, diluted | 5,299,751 | 135,658 | ||||||||
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Source:
Stern Investor Relations
Carl Mauch, 212-362-1200
vaxart@sternir.com