nvcr-20240930

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-37565

NovoCure Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Jersey						98-1057807
(State or Other Jurisdiction of						(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)						Identification No.)

No. 4 The Forum

Grenville Street

St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4UF

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

+44 (0) 15 3475 6700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, no par value	NVCR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class						Outstanding as of October 25, 2024
Ordinary shares, no par value						108,201,434 Shares

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical facts or statements of current condition, this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current plans, expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies concerning future developments and their impact on us. Forward-looking statements contained in this report constitute our expectations or forecasts of future events as of the date this report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not statements of historical fact. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “will,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “believe,” “hope” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of, among other things, future operating or financial performance, strategic initiatives and business strategies, regulatory or competitive environments, our intellectual property and research and development related to our Tumor Treating Fields ("TTFields") devices marketed under various brand names, including "Optune Gio" and "Optune Lua", and software, tools and other items to support and optimize the delivery of TTFields (collectively, the “Products”). In particular, these forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about:

•our research and development, clinical study and commercialization activities and projected expenditures;

•the further commercialization of our Products for current and future indications;

•our business strategies and the expansion of our sales and marketing efforts in the United States ("U.S.") and in other countries;

•the market acceptance of our Products for current and future indications by patients, physicians, third-party payers and others in the healthcare and scientific community;

•our plans to pursue the use of our Products for the treatment of indications other than glioblastoma (“GBM”) and malignant pleural mesothelioma (“MPM”);

•our estimates regarding revenues, expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

•our ability to obtain regulatory approvals for the use of our Products in indications other than GBM and MPM;

•our ability to acquire from third-party suppliers the supplies needed to manufacture our Products;

•our ability to manufacture adequate supply of our Products;

•our ability to secure and maintain adequate coverage from third-party payers to reimburse us for our Products for current and future indications;

•our ability to receive payment from third-party payers for use of our Products for current and future indications;

•our ability to maintain, develop protect, defend or enforce our intellectual property position;

•our ability to manage the risks associated with business disruptions caused by natural disasters, extreme weather events, pandemics such as COVID-19 (coronavirus), or international conflict or other disruptions outside of our control;

•our cash needs; and

•our prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause such differences to occur include those risks and uncertainties set forth under Part I, Item 1A., “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed on February 22, 2024, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). In our prior filings, references to Optune now refer to Optune Gio® and NovoTTF-100L refer to Optune Lua®. We do not intend

to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

TRADEMARKS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes trademarks of NovoCure Limited and other persons. All trademarks or trade names referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.

Table of Contents

NovoCure Limited

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements		i
Trademarks		ii

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	2
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	31
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	31
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	31
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	31
Item 5.	Other Information	31
Item 6.	Exhibits	32

	Signatures	33

Table of Contents

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements


NOVOCURE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share data)
	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
	Unaudited		Audited
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	185,422	$	240,821
Short-term investments	774,476		669,795
Restricted cash	3,777		1,743
Trade receivables, net	67,060		61,221
Receivables and prepaid expenses	25,437		22,677
Inventories	39,096		38,152

SEC Form 10-Q filed by NovoCure Limited