Axsome Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results
“We continued to make progress with our lead product candidates, AXS-02 and AXS-05, over the past quarter,” said
First Quarter and Recent Corporate Highlights
- In
May 2016 , received from theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ), Fast Track designation for AXS-02 for the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) associated with bone marrow lesions (BMLs). - In
April 2016 , received from theFDA , Pre-Investigational New Drug Application (Pre-IND) written guidance on AXS-05 for agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). - In
March 2016 , enrolled the first patient in the COAST-1 (Clinical Knee Osteoarthritis Symptom Treatment 1) study, a Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of AXS-02 for the pain of knee OA associated with BMLs. - In
March 2016 , enrolled the first patient in the STRIDE-1 (Symptom Treatment in Resistant Depression 1) study, a Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of AXS-05 for treatment resistant depression (TRD).
First Quarter 2016 Financial Results
- Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were
$4.5 million for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2016 compared to$1.4 million for the comparable period in 2015. The increase in R&D expenses was primarily due to increased clinical trial expenses related to our CREATE-1, STRIDE-1, and COAST-1 studies, as well as an increase in personnel costs and stock compensation expense in 2016. - General and administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were
$1.4 million for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2016 compared to$0.5 million for the comparable period in 2015. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily due to fees incurred to support operating as a public company. - Net loss: Net loss was
$5.9 million , or$(0.31) per share for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2016 , compared to a net loss of$2.1 million , or$(0.19) per share for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2015 . - Cash: As of
March 31, 2016 , Axsome had$44.1 million of cash compared to$48.0 million of cash as ofDecember 31, 2015 . Axsome currently anticipates that its cash will be sufficient to fund its anticipated operations into the third quarter of 2017. - Shares outstanding: At
March 31, 2016 , Axsome had 19,149,417 shares of common stock outstanding.
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Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | |||||||
Selected Consolidated Financial Data | |||||||
Statements of Operations Information (unaudited): | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2016 | 2015 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Research and development | $ | 4,526,252 | $ | 1,416,283 | |||
General and administrative | 1,356,613 | 516,840 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 5,882,865 | 1,933,123 | |||||
Loss from operations | (5,882,865 | ) | (1,933,123 | ) | |||
Interest and amortization of debt discount/premium income (expense) | 16,924 | (128,781 | ) | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | — | 870 | |||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liabilities | — | (79,100 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (5,865,941 | ) | $ | (2,140,134 | ) | |
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 19,149,417 | 11,108,144 | |||||
Balance Sheet Information: | |||||||||
March 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015* | ||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
Cash | $ | 44,078,000 | $ | 48,036,260 | |||||
Total assets | 45,148,244 | 49,076,156 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (24,654,739 | ) | (18,788,798 | ) | |||||
Stockholders’ equity | $ | 41,234,512 | $ | 46,444,261 | |||||
*Condensed from audited financial statements. |
Axsome Contact:Mark Jacobson Vice President, OperationsAxsome Therapeutics, Inc. 25 Broadway , 9th FloorNew York, NY 10004 Tel: 212-332-3243 Email: mjacobson@axsome.com www.axsome.com