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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly Report") contains express or implied forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance, and 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 these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:
In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those set forth in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2022, as well as in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, then actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected
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by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should therefore not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Commitments and contingencies (Note ) |
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Stockholders’ equity |
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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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At December 31, 2021 |
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Net loss |
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Stock-based compensation |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
scPharmaceuticals LLC was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 19, 2013. On March 24, 2014, scPharmaceuticals LLC was converted to a Delaware corporation and changed its name to scPharmaceuticals Inc. (“the Company”). The Company is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of infused therapies, advance patient care and reduce healthcare costs. The Company’s strategy is designed to enable the subcutaneous administration of therapies that have previously been limited to intravenous (“IV”) delivery. The Company’s headquarters and primary place of business is Burlington, Massachusetts.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, scPharmaceuticals Securities Corporation. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 22, 2022. The Company has determined that it operates in one segment.
The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 are unaudited. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used to prepare the Company’s audited annual financial statements and include, in the opinion of management, adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for the fair statement of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022.
Liquidity
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments of $
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consists of bank deposits and money market accounts with financial institutions. Cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature and which the Company believes do not have a material exposure to credit risk. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalent accounts, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company classified $
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Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalent balances with high-quality financial institutions and, consequently, the Company believes that such funds are subject to minimal credit risk. The Company’s short-term investments consist of United States Treasury securities, corporate debt securities and commercial paper. The Company has adopted an investment policy that limits the amounts the Company may invest in any one type of investment and requires all investments held by the Company to hold a minimum rating, thereby reducing credit risk exposure.
Investments
The Company invests excess cash balances in available-for-sale debt securities. The Company determines the appropriate classification of these securities at the time they are acquired and evaluates the appropriateness of such classifications at each balance sheet date. The Company reports available-for-sale investments at fair value at each balance sheet date and includes any unrealized gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). If any adjustment to fair value reflects a decline in the value of the investment, the Company considers all available evidence to evaluate the extent to which the decline is “other than temporary,” including the intention to sell and, if so, marks the investment to market through a charge to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets, current portion of lease obligations, and long-term lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheets.
ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The ROU lease asset excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded to reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured under enacted tax laws. A valuation allowance is required to offset any net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
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The Company provides reserves for potential payments of tax to various tax authorities related to uncertain tax positions. The tax benefits recorded are based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings or positions is “more likely than not” to be realized following resolution of any uncertainty related to the tax benefit, assuming that the matter in question will be raised by the tax authorities. Potential interest and penalties associated with such uncertain tax positions are recorded as a component of income tax expense. At June 30, 2022, the Company had
As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), beginning with the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the Company is required to capitalize research and development expenses, as defined under section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. For expenses that are incurred for research and development in the United States, the amounts will be amortized over
3. Net Loss per Share
Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
|
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2022 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which include stock options and unvested restricted stock units, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Stock options to purchase common stock |
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Unvested restricted stock units |
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Total |
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4. Investments
Cash in excess of the Company’s immediate requirements is invested in accordance with the Company’s investment policy that primarily seeks to maintain adequate liquidity and preserve capital.
A summary of the Company’s available-for-sale classified investments as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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At December 31, 2021 |
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Investments - Current: |
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Cost Basis |
|
|
Accumulated Unrealized Gains |
|
|
Accumulated Unrealized Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
Corporate debt securities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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||
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At June 30, 2022 |
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Investments - Current: |
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
Accumulated Unrealized Gains |
|
|
Accumulated Unrealized Losses |
|
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Fair Value |
|
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United States Treasury securities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||
Commercial paper |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale investments, by contract maturity, as of June 30, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Amortized Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||
Due in one year or less |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
5. Property and Equipment
Purchased property and equipment consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
|
|
ESTIMATED |
|
December 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
||
Office equipment |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Office furniture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Computer equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Leasehold improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 was $
Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 was $
6. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
||
Contract research and development |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Employee compensation and related costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Consulting and professional service fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Financing related costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
State taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total accrued expenses |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
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7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
FASB ASC Topic, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), provides a fair value hierarchy, which classifies fair value measurements based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy applies only to the valuation inputs used in determining the reported fair value of the investments and is not a measure of the investment credit quality. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Valuations that require inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that are both significant to the fair value measurement and observable.
To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The carrying values of the Company’s cash and restricted cash, prepaid expenses and deposits approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of the Company’s loan payable is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value because the Company’s interest rate is near current market rates for instruments with similar characteristics.
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The following tables summarize the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):
|
|
As of December 31, 2021 |
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|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
||
Total cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
As of June 30, 2022 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash equivalents |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|||
Total cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
United States Treasury securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
||
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||
Commercial paper |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
8. Term Loan
In May 2017, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “2017 Loan Agreement”), with SLR Investment Corp. (f/k/a Solar Capital Ltd.) and Silicon Valley Bank (together, the “Lenders”), for $
In September 2019, the Company replaced the 2017 Loan Agreement with a new $
The Company entered into an Exit Agreement in connection with the 2019 Loan Agreement which provides for an aggregate payment of
As of June 30, 2022, unpaid borrowings under the 2019 Loan Agreement totaled $
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The 2019 Loan Agreement allows the Company to voluntarily prepay all (but not less than all) of the outstanding principal at any time. A prepayment premium of
In an event of default under the 2019 Loan Agreement, the interest rate will be increased by
The 2019 Loan Agreement includes restrictions on, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, change the name or location of the Company’s business, merge with or acquire other entities, pay dividends or make other distributions to holders of its capital stock, make certain investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, create liens, sell assets or pay subordinated debt.
Total term loan and unamortized debt discount balances are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
Face value |
|
$ |
|
|
Less: discount |
|
|
( |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
Less: current portion |
|
|
( |
) |
Long-term portion |
|
$ |
|
|
As of June 30, 2022, future principal payments due under the 2019 Loan Agreement are as follows (in thousands):
Year ended: |
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
9. Stockholders’ Equity
2021 At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement
On March 23, 2021, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “2021 ATM Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”) with respect to an at-the-market offering program under which the Company could offer and sell shares of its common stock (the “2021 ATM Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $
10. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options
The Company’s 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Stock Plan”) became effective in , upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering and will expire in . Under the 2017 Stock Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other stock-based awards. The Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Stock Plan”) was terminated in effective upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering and
As of June 30, 2022, there were
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At June 30, 2022, there were
The fair value of options at date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
|
|
||||
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
||||
Expected life |
|
|
|
|
||||
Expected volatility |
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted-average grant date fair value |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
The following table summarizes information about stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands, except share and per share data):
|
|
NUMBER OF |
|
|
WEIGHTED- |
|
|
WEIGHTED- |
|
|
AGGREGATE |
|
||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Exercised |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Forfeited |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, June 30, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Vested and exercisable, June 30, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Vested and expected to vest, June 30, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||
The following table summarizes information about RSU activity during the six months ended June 30, 2022:
|
|
RSUs |
|
|
AVERAGE GRANT |
|
||
Outstanding, December 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Vested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options as of June 30, 2022 was $
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In October 2017, the board of directors approved the 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("the ESPP") which became effective in November 2017, upon the closing of the Company's IPO. As part of the ESPP, eligible employees may acquire an ownership
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interest in the Company by purchasing common stock, at a discount, through payroll deductions. Eligible employees who elected to participate were able to participate in the ESPP beginning September 1, 2021.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022,
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||||
Research and development |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
General and administrative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
The Company leases office facilities and equipment under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through
Certain leases provide for increases in future minimum annual rental payments as defined in the lease agreements. The leases generally also include real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges in the annual rental payments.
Pursuant to the terms of its lease agreement for the Company’s headquarters, the Company obtained a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $
Short-term leases are leases having a term of twelve months or less. The Company recognizes short-term leases on a straight-line basis and does
The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2022 (in thousands):
Year ended: |
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments |
|
|
|
|
Less imputed interest |
|
|
( |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Lease cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Operating lease cost |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Short-term lease cost |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Sublease income |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total lease cost |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Other information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Operating cash flows from operating leases |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases |
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
||
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Research and Development Agreements
As part of the Company’s research and development efforts, the Company enters into research and development agreements with certain companies. These agreements contain varying terms and provisions which include fees and milestones to be paid by the Company. Some of these agreements also contain provisions which require the Company to make payments for exclusivity in the development of products in the area of loop diuretics.
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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 our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 22, 2022. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report and in this Quarterly Report, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by, the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
OVERVIEW
We are a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of infused therapies, advance patient care and reduce healthcare costs. Our strategy is designed to enable the subcutaneous administration of therapies that have previously been limited to intravenous, or IV, delivery. By moving delivery away from the high-cost healthcare settings typically required for IV administration, we believe our technology has the potential to reduce overall healthcare costs and advances the quality and convenience of care. Our lead product candidate, FUROSCIX, consists of our novel formulation of furosemide delivered via an on-body infusor and is under development for treatment of congestion in patients with worsening heart failure who display reduced responsiveness to oral diuretics and do not require hospitalization.
We resubmitted our new drug application, or NDA, for FUROSCIX, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, on April 8, 2022. The resubmission was accepted on May 13, 2022 and we were assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, target action date of October 8, 2022.
This resubmission was in response to a Complete Response Letter, or CRL, we received on December 3, 2020 in response to an NDA we submitted on July 23, 2020. In the CRL, the FDA raised questions related to testing, labeling and features of the combination product unrelated to the drug constituent. The FDA also indicated that they needed to conduct pre-approval inspections at certain of our third-party manufacturing facilities. No clinical deficiencies were noted. On January 28, 2021, we had a Type A meeting with the FDA to discuss the issues described in the CRL and steps required for the resubmission of the NDA for FUROSCIX. On June 2, 2021, we had a Type C meeting with the FDA regarding the requirements for resubmission of the FUROSCIX NDA. Based on guidance we received during the meeting and subsequently contained within the meeting minutes, we conducted the required bench testing for West's proprietary on-body infusor. We anticipate the FDA will still need to conduct pre-approval inspections at certain of our third-party manufacturing facilities. If the NDA is approved, we plan to launch in the fourth quarter of 2022.
We completed enrollment in the AT HOME-HF Pilot study, a Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, proof-of-concept study in heart failure patients with worsening signs and symptoms of congestion requiring augmentation in diuretic therapy outside of an acute care setting. The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate prospective endpoints that could inform the design and sample size of a clinical trial that could be used to seek expansion of the indication for FUROSCIX to include a reduction of hospitalizations for heart failure or inclusion in treatment guidelines. The primary endpoint was a 30-day hierarchal composite of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalizations, emergency department visits for heart failure and % change of NT-proBNP at day seven from baseline, utilizing the Finkelstein-Schoenfeld win ratio. The Finkelstein-Schoenfeld win ratio is a statistical method used to compare composite outcomes for every pair in a clinical trial from the treatment and control group. Pre-defined secondary endpoints were evaluated from baseline across the 30-day study period and included the number of days alive and heart failure event free, global assessment via visual analog scale, composite clinical congestion score, 5- and 7-point Likert dyspnea scores, health-related quality of life measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, or KCCQ-12, serum creatinine, weight, six-minute walk test and ReDS® (Remote Dielectric Sensing) lung fluid measurement. The study compared FUROSCIX to a “treatment as usual” approach, was descriptive only and did not include a powered statistical hypothesis test. The study enrolled 51 subjects, of which 34 received FUROSCIX and 17 received “treatment as usual”.
On July 12, 2022, we announced top-line results from the AT HOME-HF Phase 2 Pilot study demonstrating a positive trend in the Finkelstein-Schoenfeld win ratio in the FUROSCIX group compared to the “treatment as usual” group across multiple analysis populations. Subjects randomized to FUROSCIX had a 37% reduction in the risk of a heart failure hospitalization relative to patients randomized to “treatment as usual” at day 30. All pre-defined secondary endpoints measuring symptoms of congestion, quality of life and functional status favored the FUROSCIX group and included a two kilogram greater weight loss at day three and a 12-point increase in the KCCQ-12 summary score at day 7 and day 30. There were 11 subjects that experienced 21 adverse events during the 30-day study period that were determined by the investigator to be related to FUROSCIX. The most common related adverse event was infusion site pain that was mild in severity. There was one serious adverse event (dehydration) that was assessed by the investigator as possibly related to FUROSCIX, which resolved. During the 30-day study period, there was
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one death (sudden cardiac death) in the FUROSCIX group which occurred on study day 30 and was assessed by the investigator to be not related to FUROSCIX.
We have funded our operations from inception through June 30, 2022 primarily through the sale of shares of our common stock and, prior to that, through the private placement of our preferred stock and the incurrence of debt. We do not have any products approved for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales.
As of June 30, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of $207.1 million. We expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future as we develop the infrastructure to commercialize our products, if approved, in the United States, including building our sales and marketing organization, continuing research and development efforts, engaging in scale-up manufacturing and seeking regulatory approval for new product candidates and enhancements. We will need additional funding to pay expenses related to our operating activities, including selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Our failure to obtain sufficient funds on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
IMPACT OF COVID-19
A new strain of novel coronavirus which causes a severe respiratory disease (“COVID-19”) was identified in 2019, and subsequently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, affecting the populations of the United States as well as the rest of the world. In response to the pandemic, we transitioned our workforce to work from home in March 2020. In July 2020, we opened our offices for limited access to employees integrating all recommendations for workplace safety, including appropriate protocols to ensure social-distancing. In May 2022, we expanded the opening of our offices to accommodate a hybrid work environment for our employees with access to our facilities five days a week. The health of our employees remains a top priority and we are continuing to monitor the impact of COVID-19, including the pace of vaccinations, the emergence of new and more contagious strains of the virus and government regulations.
To date, the third parties that perform our manufacturing, assembly, packaging and testing of our products have experienced delays relating to supply chain logistics but have generally remained operational. The extent of the impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of the FDA’s review of the FUROSCIX NDA or the ability to timely enroll patients in our upcoming clinical trials and our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration, severity and spread of the pandemic, related restrictions on travel and transportation, the impact of new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of vaccines and other actions that may be taken by governmental authorities. Such developments may also impact the ability of the FDA to inspect facilities required for approval of our NDA, the business of our suppliers, service providers or customers, and other items identified under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. An extended period of global supply chain and economic disruption may continue to impact us and could materially affect our business, results of operations, access to sources of liquidity and financial condition.
COMPONENTS OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development, or R&D, expenses consist of the cost of engineering, clinical trials, regulatory and medical affairs and quality assurance associated with developing our proprietary technology and product candidates. R&D expenses consist primarily of:
We expense R&D costs as incurred. Given the emphasis to date on our lead product candidate FUROSCIX, our R&D expenses have not been allocated on a program-specific basis. In the future, we expect R&D expenses to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to develop new products and enhance existing products and technologies. We anticipate that our expenses will increase significantly as we:
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative, or G&A, expenses consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel expense and stock-based compensation expense for personnel in executive, finance, commercial, human resources, facility operations and administrative functions. Other G&A expenses include pre-approval promotional activities, marketing, conferences and trade shows, professional services fees, including legal, audit and tax fees, insurance costs, general corporate expenses and allocated facilities-related expenses.
If we receive FDA approval for FUROSCIX incorporating West’s proprietary on-body infusor, we anticipate that our G&A expenses will increase as we continue to build our corporate and commercial infrastructure to support the development and commercial launch of FUROSCIX in the United States.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2022
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Increase |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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(Decrease) |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
|
$ |
3,807 |
|
|
$ |
5,142 |
|
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$ |
1,335 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
2,649 |
|
|
|
4,279 |
|
|
|
1,630 |
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Total operating expenses |
|
|
6,456 |
|
|
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9,421 |
|
|
|
2,965 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(6,456 |
) |
|
|
(9,421 |
) |
|
|
2,965 |
|
Other income |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(651 |
) |
|
|
(447 |
) |
|
|
(204 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(7,062 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,697 |
) |
|
$ |
2,635 |
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Research and development expenses. R&D expenses were $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $1.3 million was primarily attributable to a $1.2 million increase in pharmaceutical development costs and supplies and a $0.4 million increase in employee-related costs. The increase was offset by a $0.3 million decrease in regulatory consulting costs.
General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses were $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $1.6 million was primarily attributable to a $1.2 million increase in employee-related costs, a $0.5 million increase in commercial preparation costs, and a $0.1 million increase in public company costs. The increase was offset by a $0.2 million decrease in consulting and professional service costs.
Other income. Other income was $64,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $33,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in income of $31,000 was primarily attributable to income from a rental arrangement.
Interest income. Interest income was $107,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $12,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $95,000 was primarily attributable to higher interest rates on and balances in our financial instruments.
Interest expense. Interest expense was $447,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $651,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $204,000 was due to lower term loan balances as a result of principal payments
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payable pursuant to our $20.0 million term loan with SLR Investment Corp. (f/k/a Solar Capital Ltd.) and Silicon Valley Bank, entered into in September 2019 (the "2019 Loan Agreement"), which commenced October 1, 2021.
Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 (in thousands):
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Increase |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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(Decrease) |
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Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Research and development |
|
$ |
7,816 |
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|
$ |
9,489 |
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|
$ |
1,673 |
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General and administrative |
|
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5,381 |
|
|
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7,172 |
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|
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1,791 |
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Total operating expenses |
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13,197 |
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16,661 |
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3,464 |
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Loss from operations |
|
|
(13,197 |
) |
|
|
(16,661 |
) |
|
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3,464 |
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Other income |
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,287 |
) |
|
|
(965 |
) |
|
|
(322 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
(14,164 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,428 |
) |
|
$ |
3,264 |
|
Research and development expenses. R&D expenses were $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $1.7 million was primarily attributable to a $0.9 million increase in pharmaceutical development and supplies, a $0.5 million increase in employee-related costs, a $0.2 million increase in patent related costs, a $0.1 million increase in clinical study costs, and a $0.1 million increase in device development consulting. The increase was offset by a $0.1 million decrease in regulatory consulting costs.
General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses were $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $1.8 million was primarily attributable to a $1.3 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.5 million increase in commercial preparation costs.
Other income. Other income was $78,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $288,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in income of $210,000 was primarily attributable to the recovery of fees associated with a post-employment matter in the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest income. Interest income was $120,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $32,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase of $88,000 was primarily attributable to higher interest rates on and balances in our financial instruments.
Interest expense. Interest expense was $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $0.3 million was due to lower term loan balances as a result of principal payments payable pursuant to our 2019 Loan Agreement, which commenced October 1, 2021.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
We have funded our operations from inception through June 30, 2022 primarily through the sale of shares of our common stock, through the private placement of our preferred stock and the incurrence of debt. As of June 30, 2022, we had received net cash proceeds of $92.7 million from our initial public offering, $56.7 million from sales of our preferred stock, $18.8 million from borrowings under our term loan, $13.5 million from sales of convertible notes, $50.2 million from our public offering in 2020 and $14.4 million from the sale of common stock in our 2019 at-the-market offering. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $41.4 million and short-term investments of $14.7 million.
On March 23, 2021, we entered into the 2021 ATM Agreement with Cowen to sell shares of our common stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross sales proceeds of up to $50.0 million, through an at-the-market equity offering program under which Cowen will act as our sales agent. As of June 30, 2022, we had received no proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the 2021 ATM Agreement.
We expect to incur substantial additional expenditures in the near future to support our ongoing activities and our plans to obtain regulatory approval for FUROSCIX incorporating West’s proprietary on-body infusor. We believe our existing unrestricted cash is sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next 12 months from the date of this Quarterly Report. We expect our costs
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and expenses to increase in the future as we prepare for and, if approved, commence U.S. commercialization of FUROSCIX, including the development of a direct sales force, and as we continue to make substantial expenditures on research and development, including to increase our manufacturing capacity and for conducting clinical trials of our product candidates. In connection with such development plans and activities, if we determine that we need additional cash resources, we would seek to access such funds either pursuant to our 2021 ATM Agreement or through a combination of public or private equity offerings or debt financings. Additionally, we continue to incur additional costs as a result of operating as a public company. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
Additional financing may not be available on a timely basis on terms acceptable to us, or at all. We may raise funds in equity, royalty-based or debt financings or enter into additional credit facilities in order to access funds for our capital needs. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution in their percentage ownership of our Company, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. If we raise additional funds through royalty-based financing arrangements, we will likely agree to relinquish rights to potentially valuable future revenue streams and may agree to covenants that restrict our operations or strategic flexibility. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future would cause us to incur additional debt service expenses and could include restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and pursue business opportunities. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, we may terminate or delay the development of one or more of our products, delay clinical trials necessary to market our products, or delay establishment or expansion of sales and marketing capabilities or other activities necessary to commercialize our products.
CASH FLOWS
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for each of the periods presented:
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Six Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by: |
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|
|
|
|
||
Operating activities |
|
$ |
(14,886 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,544 |
) |
Investing activities |
|
|
18,108 |
|
|
|
(13,651 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
(4,895 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
3,150 |
|
|
$ |
(33,090 |
) |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $14.5 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $17.4 million. This was offset by an increase in net operating liabilities of $1.7 million and non-cash charges of $1.1 million. The increase in net operating liabilities is related to accounts payable for commercial activity, recruiting and pharmaceutical development, as well as amortization of prepaid assets. The non-cash charges primarily consisted of depreciation, amortization
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related to our right-of-use leased assets, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement and accretion of discount on investments.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $14.9 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $14.2 million and an increase in net operating assets of $2.4 million. This was offset by non-cash charges of $1.7 million, which primarily consisted of depreciation, amortization related to our right-of-use leased assets, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement and accretion of discount on investments. The increase in net operating assets is related to accrued expenses for employee-related and device development costs.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $13.7 million, consisting primarily of purchases of short-term investments, net of maturities.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash provided by investing activities was $18.1 million, consisting of maturities of short-term investments, net of purchases.
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $4.9 million, consisting primarily of principal term loan payments, offset by purchases pursuant to our 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and stock option exercises.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021,net cash used in financing activities was $72,000, consisting primarily of tax obligations on the settlement of restricted stock units, offset by stock option exercises.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
There were no material changes in our commitments under contractual obligations, as disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2022.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions for the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material. Our critical accounting policies are more fully described under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2022.
JOBS ACT ACCOUNTING ELECTION
In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected not to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies. This election is irrevocable.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are exposed to market risks related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
We contract with vendors in foreign countries. As such, we have exposure to adverse changes in exchange rates of foreign currencies, principally the Swiss franc and the Euro, associated with our foreign transactions. We believe this exposure to be immaterial. We currently do not hedge against this exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates.
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Our exposure to market risk also relates to interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. As of June 30, 2022, our aggregate outstanding indebtedness was $12.5 million, which bears interest at the rate at the higher of (i) LIBOR plus 7.95% or (ii) 10.18%. Due to the short-term duration and variable rate of our indebtedness, an immediate 100 basis point change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our debt instruments.
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business. However, if our costs, in particular costs related to manufacture and supply, were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, it may adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of such date are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently aware of any such proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Information regarding risk factors appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on March 22, 2022. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in that Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
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31.1* |
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32.1† |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE* |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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104* |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*) |
* Filed herewith.
† This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into such filing.
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SIGNATURES
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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Date: August 9, 2022 |
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By: |
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/s/ John H. Tucker |
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John H. Tucker |
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President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, John H. Tucker, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 of SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 9, 2022 |
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/s/ John H. Tucker |
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John H. Tucker |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of scPharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John H. Tucker, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:
1) the Report which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 9, 2022 |
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/s/ John H. Tucker |
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John H. Tucker |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |