SEC Form 10-Q filed by Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly Report") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial condition, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. We caution you that the foregoing list may not encompass all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report.
Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and as updated in Item 1A herein.
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PART I—UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Total current liabilities |
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Liability related to the sale of future royalties, net of current portion |
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Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
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Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Revenue |
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Total revenue |
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Research and development |
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Total operating expenses |
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Loss from operations |
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Interest expense |
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Interest and investment income, net |
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Total other income, net |
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Net loss |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Other comprehensive (loss) income: |
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Comprehensive loss |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balances, September 30, 2024 |
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Exercise of stock options |
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Vesting of restricted stock units, net of withholding |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Net loss |
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Balances, December 31, 2024 |
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Balances, September 30, 2023 |
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Vesting of restricted stock units, net of withholding |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Net loss |
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Balances, December 31, 2023 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Net loss |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
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Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets |
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiary, the “Company”), incorporated in Delaware in
The Company is subject to many of the risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including but not limited to, the uncertainties of research and development, competition from technological innovations of others, dependence on collaborative arrangements, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel and compliance with government regulation. Product candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approvals, prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure, and extensive compliance reporting capabilities.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2024 and results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 have been made. The results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for subsequent quarters or the year ending September 30, 2025.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. All amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, except per share amounts, are in thousands unless otherwise indicated.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. The Company began reporting a net loss in fiscal 2020 and reported a net loss of $
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
For the Company’s Significant Accounting Policies, please refer to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, management’s judgments with respect to its revenue arrangements; liability related to the sale of future royalties; valuation of stock-based awards and the accrual of research and development expenses. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience.
Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. In periods in which the Company has reported a net loss, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) ("ASU 2023-07"), which requires public entities to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses and other segment items on an interim and annual basis. Public entities with a single reportable segment are required to apply the disclosure requirements in ASU 2023-07, as well as all existing segment disclosures and reconciliation requirements in ASC 280 on an interim and annual basis. This amendment is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, and interim periods within the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, on a retrospective basis with early adoption permitted. This accounting standard will require additional disclosures about segment information, however, the Company does not expect ASU 2023-07 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) ("ASU 2023-09"), which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that ASU 2023-09 may have on its financial statement disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) ("ASU 2024-03"), which requires public entities to provide disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses. Public entities are required to disaggregate, in a tabular presentation, each relevant expense caption on the face of the consolidated statements of operations such as the following expenses: purchases of inventory, employee compensation, intangible asset amortization, and depreciation. ASU 2024-03 is effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that ASU 2024-03 may have on its financial statement disclosures.
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3. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were subject to fair value measurement on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs utilized to determine such fair value:
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Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2024 Using: |
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During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were
The fair value of Level 2 instruments classified as marketable securities are typically determined through third-party pricing services. The pricing services use many observable market inputs to determine value, including reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, and current spot rates.
The outstanding shares of Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 are measured at fair value. These outstanding shares are financial instruments that might require a transfer of assets because of the liquidation features in the contract and are therefore recorded as liabilities and measured at fair value. The fair value of the outstanding shares is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represent a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The Company utilizes a probability-weighted valuation model which takes into consideration various outcomes that may require the Company to transfer assets upon liquidation. Changes in the fair values of the Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock are recognized in other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of the Company’s outstanding Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock using probability-weighted discounted cash flow include the following significant unobservable inputs:
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2024 |
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There were
In April 2023, the Company entered into a royalty sale agreement with an affiliate of OMERS, pursuant to which the Company was paid a $
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4. Marketable Securities
As of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, the fair value of available-for-sale marketable securities, by type of security, was as follows:
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September 30, 2024 |
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As of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, marketable securities consisted of investments that mature within
5. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024:
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As of December 31, 2024, construction in progress related primarily to leasehold improvements for the new laboratory and office space located at 4 Kingsbury Avenue in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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6. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024:
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7. AbbVie Collaboration
The Company has a Collaborative Development and License Agreement (as amended, the “AbbVie Agreement”), with AbbVie to identify, develop and commercialize HCV NS3 and NS3/4A protease inhibitor compounds, including paritaprevir and glecaprevir, under which the Company has received license payments, proceeds from a sale of preferred stock, research funding payments, milestone payments and royalties totaling approximately $
The Company is receiving annually tiered royalties per Company protease product ranging
8. Liability Related to the Sale of Future Royalties
In April 2023, the Company entered into a royalty sale agreement with an affiliate of OMERS, pursuant to which the Company was paid a $
Because the royalty sale agreement will be paid back to OMERS up to a capped amount as well as the Company’s significant continuing involvement in the generation of future cash flows under its AbbVie Agreement, the Company recorded the proceeds from the transaction as a liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets which will be amortized as interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations under the effective interest rate method over the life of the royalty sale agreement. The Company will continue to record the full amount of royalties earned on MAVYRET/MAVIRET sales as royalty revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company’s liability related to the sale of future royalties is estimated based on forecasted worldwide MAVYRET/MAVYRET royalties to be paid to OMERS over the course of the royalty sale agreement. This estimate requires significant judgment, including the amount and timing of royalty payments up until the end of the royalty sale agreement, which is estimated to be the stated term of June 30, 2032. As royalties are earned by OMERS, the liability is reduced on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
At December 31, 2024, the estimated future cash flows resulted in an effective annual imputed interest rate of approximately
The following table summarizes the activity of the liability related to the sale of future royalties:
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Balance - September 30, 2024 |
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9. Series 1 Nonconvertible Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2024,
10. Stock-Based Awards
The Company grants stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units and other unit awards under its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which was approved by its stockholders on February 28, 2019 and amended in March 2021, March 2022, March 2023, March 2024 and December 2024, and its 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Directors in April 2024 and amended in December 2024 for awards to new employees. The Company also has outstanding stock option awards under its 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) but is no longer granting awards under this plan.
The following table summarizes stock option activity, including performance-based options, for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2024:
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Options exercisable as of December 31, 2024 |
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Market and Performance-Based Stock Unit Awards
The Company awards both performance share units, or PSUs, and relative total stockholder return units, or rTSRUs, to its executive officers. The number of units granted represents the target number of shares of common stock that may be earned; however, the actual number of shares that may be earned ranges from
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Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for the year-to-date period ending December 31, 2024:
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Stock-Based Compensation Expense
During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized the following stock-based compensation expense:
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During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for performance-based stock units for which vesting became probable upon achievement of performance-based targets that occurred during the performance period.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an aggregate of $
11. Income Taxes
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $
12. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation and Contingencies Related to Use of Intellectual Property
From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Except as described below, the Company currently is not a party to any material threatened or pending litigation. However, third parties might allege that the Company or its collaborators are infringing their patent rights or that the Company is otherwise violating their intellectual property rights. Such third parties may resort to litigation against the Company or its collaborators, which the Company has agreed to indemnify. With respect to some of these patents, the Company expects that it will be required to obtain licenses and could be required to pay license fees or royalties, or both. These licenses may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. A costly license, or inability to obtain a necessary license, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company accrues contingent liabilities when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.
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In June 2022, the Company announced that it filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on June 21, 2022, against Pfizer, Inc. seeking damages for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,358,953 (the ’953 Patent) in the manufacture, use and sale of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral, Paxlovid™ (nirmatrelvir tablets; ritonavir tablets). The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded the '953 Patent to the Company in June 2022 based on the Company's July 2020 patent application describing coronavirus protease inhibitors invented by the Company. The Company is seeking fair compensation for Pfizer’s use of a coronavirus protease inhibitor claimed in the ‘953 patent. In May 2024, the Company and Pfizer each filed motions for summary judgment and a hearing on the motions was held on July 31, 2024. On December 23, 2024, the District Court issued a summary judgment decision ruling that the asserted claims of the ’953 Patent were invalid. In its decision, the District Court also denied the Company’s partial motion for summary judgment of infringement as moot in light of its allowance of summary judgment on invalidity. On February 3, 2025, the Company filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The timing for a decision on the appeal is currently uncertain. The Company records all legal expenses associated with the patent infringement suit as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements or from services to be provided to the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and its executive officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications. In addition, the Company maintains directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024.
Leases
The Company has two real estate leases for properties located in Watertown, Massachusetts. The first lease is for office space located at 400 Talcott Avenue and the second lease is for office and laboratory space located at 4 Kingsbury Avenue.
Future annual minimum facility and equipment lease payments, net of the tenant improvement allowance under the Company’s 4 Kingsbury Avenue lease, as of December 31, 2024, are as follows:
Years ended September 30, |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Form 10-Q, and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for that fiscal year, which is referred to as our 2024 Form 10-K. Please refer to our note regarding forward-looking statements on page 2 of this Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
The Enanta name and logo are our trademarks. This Form 10-Q also includes trademarks, trade names and service marks of other persons. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners.
Overview
We are a biotechnology company that uses our robust, chemistry-driven approach and drug discovery capabilities to discover and develop small molecule drugs with an emphasis on virology and immunology.
Virology:
We discovered glecaprevir, the second of two antiviral protease inhibitors discovered and developed through our collaboration with AbbVie for the treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus, or HCV. Glecaprevir is co-formulated as part of AbbVie’s leading brand of direct-acting antiviral, or DAA, combination treatment for HCV, which has been marketed under the tradenames MAVYRET® (U.S.) and MAVIRET® (ex-U.S.) (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) since 2017.
Our active development programs in virology are focused on respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia and leading cause of U.S. hospitalization in young children and a significant cause of respiratory illness in older adults, with estimates suggesting that on average each year RSV leads to three million hospitalizations globally in children under 5 years old and 177,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in adults over the age of 65.
We also have development programs in virology for the following disease targets:
Immunology:
In immunology, we are designing and developing highly potent and selective, oral small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory disease by targeting key mechanisms of immune response. Our initial focus has been on mechanisms involved in an overactive type 2 immune response, which is the reaction of the body's immune system when the body detects infections or allergens and sends out immune cells to fight them. An overactive response is a primary driver of a number of inflammatory diseases.
Our initial immunology targets involve the following mechanisms of immune response:
These mechanisms are implicated, along with others, in several diseases, and it is not uncommon for an efficacious treatment for one disease to be tested and approved for other immunology indications. We currently plan to focus our immunology drug development efforts on the following disease indications:
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As of December 31, 2024, we had $216.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities. We expect that our existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities, as well as the cash flows from our retained portion of future HCV royalties and our forthcoming federal tax refund, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into fiscal 2028.
Our Wholly-Owned Programs
Our primary wholly-owned research and development programs are in virology and immunology.
RSV. In virology, we have two clinical stage product candidates for RSV – zelicapavir (formerly EDP-938) and EDP-323. Both of these compounds are replication inhibitors that work by shutting down replication and the production of new virions, as opposed to the other mechanism in development of fusion inhibition that only blocks viral entry. Zelicapavir, which has Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is a potent inhibitor of the RSV N-protein for both major subgroups of RSV, referred to as RSV-A and RSV-B. Zelicapavir is being studied in two Phase 2 studies, each in a different high risk patient population. EDP-323, which also has a Fast Track designation from the FDA, is an inhibitor of the RSV L-protein for both major subgroups of RSV that has recently completed a Phase 2 challenge study.
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COVID-19. We leveraged our expertise in developing protease inhibitors to discover compounds specifically designed to target the SARS-CoV-2 virus and potentially other coronaviruses. We selected EDP-235, an oral inhibitor of the coronavirus 3CL protease, also referred to as 3CLpro or the main coronavirus protease, or Mpro, for clinical development. In addition to nanomolar activity against all SARS-CoV-2 variants tested to date, EDP-235 has potent antiviral activity against other human coronaviruses, enabling the potential for a pan-coronavirus treatment, including possibly coronaviruses that may infect human populations in the future. Furthermore, EDP-235 has good tissue distribution, and is projected to have four times higher drug levels in lung tissue compared to plasma.
We will continue to focus on potential collaborations to progress EDP-235, as we will not advance this candidate into Phase 3 studies on our own.
Immunology. We are designing and developing highly potent and selective, oral, small molecule inhibitors targeting the following mechanisms of immune response:
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We have utilized our internal chemistry and drug discovery capabilities to generate all of our development-stage programs. We continue to invest substantial resources in research programs to discover compounds targeting new disease areas.
The following table summarizes our product development pipeline in our virology and immunology programs:
*Fixed-dose antiviral combination contains glecaprevir and AbbVie's NS5A inhibitor, pibrentasvir. Marketed by AbbVie as MAVYRET® (U.S.) and MAVIRET® (ex-U.S.).
**Continued development dependent on a future collaboration
***Initial indications. Potential future indications include asthma, chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU), eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), prurigo nodularis (PN) and others.
Our Royalty Revenue Collaboration and Royalty Sale Agreement
Our royalty revenue is generated through our Collaborative Development and License Agreement with AbbVie, under which we have discovered and out-licensed to AbbVie two protease inhibitor compounds that have been clinically tested, manufactured, and commercialized by AbbVie as part of its combination regimens for HCV.
Glecaprevir is the HCV protease inhibitor we discovered that was developed by AbbVie in a fixed-dose combination with its NS5A inhibitor, pibrentasvir, for the treatment of chronic HCV. This patented combination, currently marketed under the brand names MAVYRET® (U.S.) and MAVIRET® (ex-U.S.), is referred to in this report as MAVYRET/MAVIRET. The first protease inhibitor developed through this collaboration, paritaprevir, is part of AbbVie’s initial HCV regimens, which have been almost entirely replaced by MAVYRET/MAVIRET. Since August 2017, substantially all of our royalty revenue has been derived from AbbVie’s net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET. Our ongoing royalty revenues from this regimen consist of annually tiered, double-digit, per-product royalties on 50% of the calendar year net sales of the 2-DAA glecaprevir/pibrentasvir combination in MAVYRET/MAVIRET. The annual royalty tiers return to the lowest tier for sales on and after each January 1.
In April 2023, we entered into a royalty sale agreement with an affiliate of OMERS, a Canadian public employee pension fund, pursuant to which we were paid a $200.0 million cash purchase price in exchange for 54.5% of our future quarterly royalty payments on net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET, after June 30, 2023, through June 30, 2032, subject to a cap on aggregate payments to OMERS equal to 1.42 times the purchase price.
For accounting purposes, we continue to record 100% of HCV royalties earned under the AbbVie agreement as royalty revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. The $200.0 million received in April 2023 was recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a liability, which will be reduced by the payments made to OMERS over the term of the Agreement. We recognize imputed interest expense over the life of the royalty sale agreement based on our estimated future MAVYRET/MAVIRET royalties.
Financial Operations Overview
We are currently funding all research and development for our wholly-owned programs, which are targeted toward the discovery and development of novel compounds. As of the date of this report, we are conducting a Phase 2b study of zelicapavir in high risk adults and have recently completed a Phase 2b study of zelicapavir in pediatric patients and a Phase 2a human challenge study of EDP-323. We are also conducting preclinical research and discovery efforts in the field of immunology.
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As a result of the timing of our clinical and preclinical development programs, we expect our research and development expenses will fluctuate from period to period. However, in the next 12 months, we anticipate a reduction in our external research and development expenses, primarily driven by the completion of the Phase 2a human challenge study of EDP-323 and the Phase 2b study of zelicapavir in pediatric patients. These milestones, along with strategic adjustments, have positioned us to reduce spending in 2025 while maintaining our commitment to advancing key programs.
To date, we have funded our operations primarily through royalty payments received under our collaboration agreement with AbbVie, a $200.0 million payment received in April 2023 from our royalty sale agreement, and our existing cash, cash equivalents, and short-term marketable securities. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities, as well as the cash flows from our retained portion of future HCV royalties and our forthcoming federal tax refund, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into fiscal 2028.
Revenue
Our revenue is primarily derived from our collaboration agreement with AbbVie and AbbVie’s sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET, an 8-week treatment regimen for chronic HCV.
The following table is a summary of revenue recognized for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(in thousands) |
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Revenue |
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Royalty revenue |
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$ |
16,959 |
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|
$ |
18,003 |
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|
Total revenue |
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$ |
16,959 |
|
|
$ |
18,003 |
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|
AbbVie Agreement
To date, we have received annually tiered, double-digit royalties on our protease inhibitor product glecaprevir included in AbbVie’s net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET. Under the terms of our AbbVie Agreement, 50% of AbbVie’s net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET are allocated to glecaprevir. Beginning with each January 1, the cumulative net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET start at zero for purposes of calculating the tiered royalties. As disclosed above regarding the OMERS royalty sale agreement, we only retain 45.5% of the cash payments from royalties on net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET occurring after June 30, 2023 through June 30, 2032, subject to a cap on aggregate payments to OMERS equal to 1.42 times OMERS’ purchase price.
Internal Programs
As our internal product candidates are currently in Phase 1 or Phase 2 clinical development, we have not generated any revenue from our own product sales. We do not expect to generate any revenue from product sales derived from these product candidates for at least the next several years.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses are comprised of research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of costs incurred to conduct basic research, such as the discovery and development of novel small molecules as therapeutics, as well as any external expenses of preclinical and clinical development activities. We expense all costs of research and development as incurred. These expenses consist primarily of:
At any given time, we have later stage programs in clinical development as well as several active early-stage research and drug discovery projects. Our internal resources, employees and infrastructure are utilized across multiple projects, including our early-stage discovery projects. As such, we report information regarding costs incurred based on our programs (i.e., disease area) rather than on a project specific basis. All indirect costs are allocated to programs based on headcount and square footage of our facilities. We expect
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that our research and development expenses will fluctuate from period to period as we advance our research and development programs. However, in the next 12 months, we anticipate a reduction in our external research and development expenses, primarily driven by the completion of the Phase 2a human challenge study of EDP-323 and the Phase 2b study of zelicapavir in pediatric patients. These milestones, along with strategic adjustments, have positioned us to reduce spending in 2025 while maintaining our commitment to advancing key programs. To date, we have not identified any significant impact of inflation on spending in research and development, but it is uncertain whether there will be inflationary impacts in future periods.
Our research and drug discovery and development programs are in early stages; therefore, the successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain and may not result in approved products. Completion dates and completion costs can vary significantly for each product candidate and are difficult to predict. Given the uncertainty associated with clinical trial enrollments and the risks inherent in the development process, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of the current or future clinical trials of our product candidates or if, or to what extent, we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of any of our product candidates. We anticipate that we will make determinations as to which development programs to pursue and how much funding to direct to each program on an ongoing basis in response to the preclinical and clinical success and prospects of each product candidate, as well as ongoing assessments of the commercial potential of each product candidate.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, which include salaries, related benefits and stock-based compensation, of our executive, finance, business and corporate development and other administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include travel expenses, allocated facility-related costs not otherwise included in research and development expenses, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance premiums, professional fees for auditing, tax, and legal services, patent expenses and litigation expenses associated with prosecuting our patent infringement suit.
We expect that general and administrative expenses may increase in the long term. To date we have not experienced a significant impact of inflation on general and administrative expenses, but we anticipate inflation may impact future periods.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists of interest expense, interest and investment income, net and the change in fair value of our outstanding Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock. Interest expense consists of the interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the royalty sale agreement with an affiliate of OMERS. Interest income consists of interest earned on our cash equivalents and marketable securities balances. Investment income consists of the amortization or accretion of any purchased premium or discount, respectively, on our marketable securities. The change in fair value of our Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock relates to the remeasurement of these financial instruments from period to period as these instruments may require a transfer of assets because of the liquidation preference features of the underlying instrument.
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
Income tax benefit (expense) is based on our best estimate of taxable net income (loss), applicable income tax rates, net research and development tax credits and carryforwards, net operating loss carrybacks and interest earned on such refunds, changes in valuation allowance estimates and deferred income taxes.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(in thousands) |
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Revenue |
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$ |
16,959 |
|
|
$ |
18,003 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
27,656 |
|
|
|
36,371 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
12,846 |
|
|
|
16,518 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,962 |
) |
|
|
(3,441 |
) |
Interest and investment income, net |
|
|
2,799 |
|
|
|
4,298 |
|
Income tax benefit |
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
622 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(22,290 |
) |
|
$ |
(33,407 |
) |
Revenue
We recognized revenue of $17.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $18.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The $1.0 million decrease in revenue was primarily due to AbbVie’s lower reported HCV sales as compared to the comparable period in 2023.
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Our royalty revenues eligible to be earned in the future will depend on AbbVie’s HCV market share, the pricing of the MAVYRET/MAVIRET regimen and the number of patients treated. In addition, at the beginning of each calendar year (the second quarter of our fiscal year), our royalty rate resets to the lowest tier for each of our royalty-bearing products licensed to AbbVie.
Beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2023, 54.5% of our quarterly royalty payments on net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET that are included in our total revenue are paid to OMERS through June 30, 2032, subject to a cap on aggregate payments equal to 1.42 times the purchase price. The $200.0 million received in April 2023 was recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a liability which will be reduced by the payments made to OMERS over the term of the royalty sale agreement. We will continue to record 100% of HCV royalties earned under the AbbVie Agreement as royalty revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations since the AbbVie Agreement has not been amended and is independent of our agreement with OMERS.
Research and development expenses
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(in thousands) |
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R&D programs: |
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Virology |
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RSV |
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$ |
18,415 |
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$ |
24,294 |
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COVID-19 |
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130 |
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|
|
3,251 |
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HBV |
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|
50 |
|
|
|
66 |
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Total Virology |
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$ |
18,595 |
|
|
$ |
27,611 |
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Immunology |
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|
|
|
|
|
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KIT |
|
|
4,257 |
|
|
|
3,931 |
|
STAT6 |
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|
2,287 |
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|
|
92 |
|
Total Immunology |
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$ |
6,544 |
|
|
$ |
4,023 |
|
Other Programs |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
Early discovery |
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|
2,436 |
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|
|
4,369 |
|
Other programs for out-licensing |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
Total Other Programs |
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$ |
2,517 |
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|
$ |
4,737 |
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|
|
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|
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Total research and development expenses |
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$ |
27,656 |
|
|
$ |
36,371 |
|
Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 decreased by $8.7 million compared to the same period in 2023.
Virology
The costs in our virology program decreased $9.0 million primarily due to timing of our clinical trials in our RSV program and to a lesser extent, a decrease in costs associated with our COVID-19 program as we stopped further internal development and will only progress the program in the context of one or more collaborations.
Immunology
The costs in our immunology programs increased by $2.5 million primarily due to the scale-up and IND-enabling activities related to our KIT program and the initiation of preclinical studies for our STAT6 program.
Other Programs
Other program costs decreased by $2.2 million primarily due to the completion of the discovery and optimization activities related to our STAT6 program.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by $3.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The change was primarily due to a decrease in legal expenses related to our patent infringement suit against Pfizer.
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Other income (expense)
Changes in components of other income (expense) were as follows:
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023 due to the paydown of our obligation associated with our royalty sale agreement entered into during April 2023 with an affiliate of OMERS.
Interest and investment income, net
Interest and investment income, net, decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was due to lower cash and investment balances year over year.
Income tax benefit
During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded an income tax benefit of $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, primarily related to interest recorded on a pending federal tax refund.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We fund our operations with cash flows from our retained portion of our royalty revenue and our existing financial resources. At December 31, 2024, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities of $216.7 million.
The following table shows a summary of our cash flows:
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(in thousands) |
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Cash provided by (used in): |
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|
|
|
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|
||
Operating activities |
|
$ |
(16,801 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,988 |
) |
Investing activities |
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|
68,903 |
|
|
|
(13,117 |
) |
Financing activities |
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|
(4,986 |
) |
|
|
(7,350 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
47,116 |
|
|
$ |
(45,455 |
) |
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash used in operating activities was $16.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to cash used in operating activities of $25.0 million for the same period in 2023. Our cash used in operating activities decreased $8.2 million primarily due to lower research and development payments, offset by lower cash receipts associated with our AbbVie agreement.
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash provided by investing activities was $68.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to cash used in investing activities of $13.1 million for the same period in 2023. Our cash provided by investing activities increased $82.0 million, driven by the timing of maturities of marketable securities in 2024 compared to 2023.
Net cash used in financing activities
Cash used in financing activities was $5.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to cash used in financing activities of $7.4 million for the same period in 2023. Our cash used in financing activities decreased $2.4 million, driven primarily by lower payments on our royalty sale agreement with OMERS.
Funding Requirements
As of December 31, 2024, we had $216.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities as of December 31, 2024, as well as the cash flows from our retained portion of future HCV royalties and our forthcoming federal tax refund, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into fiscal 2028. However, our projection of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially.
Our future capital requirements are difficult to forecast and will depend on many factors, including:
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet financing activities. We do not have any interest in entities referred to as variable interest entities, which include special purpose entities and other structured finance entities.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Facility Leases
As of the date of this report, we lease space in Watertown, Massachusetts, under two separate lease agreements with one landlord.
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In May 2022, we entered into a ten-year lease for new laboratory and office space in Watertown, Massachusetts, adjacent to our 400 Talcott Avenue premises at Arsenal on the Charles at 4 Kingsbury Avenue since our lease for office and laboratory space at 500 Arsenal Street was to expire on September 1, 2027. The construction of the facility shell was completed and we gained access to the building to construct tenant improvements during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Upon gaining access to the 4 Kingsbury Avenue building, we capitalized a right-of-use asset and lease liability of approximately $32 million on our consolidated balance sheets which reflects our fixed base rent payments, net of approximately $15 million of a tenant improvement allowance provided by the landlord, over the 10-year term of the lease. The 4 Kingsbury Avenue lease ends on September 30, 2034.
In conjunction with the commencement of our lease at 4 Kingsbury Avenue, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we adjusted our 500 Arsenal Street lease liability to shorten the expiration date from September 2027 to the date the 4 Kingsbury Avenue building became ready for our occupancy. This resulted in a decrease in the lease liability and right-of-use asset on our consolidated balance sheets by approximately $9.0 million. The rent commencement date for our 4 Kingsbury Avenue lease was September 12, 2024, and we moved into the space in November 2024, at which time our lease at 500 Arsenal Street expired.
The second lease for office space located at 400 Talcott Avenue commenced on September 24, 2018 for a term of six years. In May 2022, we amended this lease to expand the rented space and extend the lease term through June 1, 2034. We spent approximately $6.3 million in capital expenditures for the additional space, which primarily relate to tenant improvements. We received a tenant improvement allowance from the landlord of $2.5 million. In July 2024, we amended our lease agreement to confirm alignment with the lease end date of our 4 Kingsbury Avenue lease at September 30, 2034.
Total estimated minimum lease payments for the next 5 years and thereafter under our existing facility and leased equipment agreements are $6.7 million for the remainder of 2025, $8.5 million in 2026, $8.7 million in 2027, $9.0 million in 2028, $9.3 million in 2029, and $50.6 million thereafter.
OMERS Agreement
In April 2023, we entered into a royalty sale agreement with an affiliate of OMERS, pursuant to which we were paid a $200.0 million cash purchase price in exchange for 54.5% of our future quarterly royalty payments on net sales of MAVYRET/MAVIRET after June 30, 2023, through June 30, 2032, subject to a cap on aggregate payments equal to 1.42 times the purchase price.
The $200.0 million received in April 2023 was recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a liability which will be reduced by the payments made to OMERS over the term of the Agreement.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. See our 2024 Form 10-K for information about our critical accounting policies as well as a description of our other significant accounting policies. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies since the beginning of this fiscal year.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is set forth in Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, there were no material changes to our market risk disclosures as set forth in Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II —OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information with respect to legal proceedings is included in Note 12 of the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business faces significant risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations, and you should carefully consider them. Accordingly, in evaluating our business, we encourage you to consider the detailed discussion of risk factors included in our 2024 Form 10-K.
There have been no material changes to such risk factors during the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Other events that we do not currently anticipate or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: February 12, 2025 |
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/s/ Paul J. Mellett |
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Paul J. Mellett Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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