ENTA Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 05, 2024

 

 

ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-35839	04-3205099
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 Arsenal Street
Watertown, Massachusetts				02472
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 607-0800

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		ENTA		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 5, 2024, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced via press release its results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of Enanta's press release is hereby furnished to the Commission and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated August 5, 2024, reporting Enanta's financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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.

			ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date:	August 5, 2024	By:	/s/ Paul J. Mellett
			Paul J. Mellett Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for its Fiscal Third Quarter

WATERTOWN, Mass., August 5, 2024 – Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for virology and immunology indications, today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“We are thrilled to announce that we have completed enrollment of RSVPEDs, our first-in-pediatrics study of zelicapavir, an N-protein inhibitor, and anticipate reporting topline data next quarter. We thank all the patients, caregivers and investigators involved in this important study for pediatric health,” said Jay R. Luly, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at Enanta Pharmaceuticals. “This is a key milestone in the ongoing advancement of our robust clinical RSV portfolio, aimed at addressing the significant unmet need in populations at high risk for severe outcomes from RSV. As we advance two potentially first-in-class oral antiviral replication inhibitors with differentiated mechanisms of action, our potent L-protein inhibitor, EDP-323, has completed the Phase 2a human challenge study and we remain on track to announce topline data this quarter.”

Fiscal Third Quarter Ended June 30, 2024 Financial Results

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $18.0 million and consisted of royalty revenue from worldwide net sales of AbbVie’s hepatitis C virus (HCV) regimen MAVYRET®/MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), compared to $18.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

A portion (54.5%) of Enanta’s ongoing royalty revenue from AbbVie’s net sales of MAVYRET®/MAVIRET® is paid to OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, pursuant to a royalty sale transaction affecting royalties earned after June 2023. For financial reporting purposes, the transaction was treated as debt, with the upfront purchase payment of $200.0 million recorded as a liability. Each quarter, Enanta records 100% of the royalty earned as revenue and then amortizes the debt liability proportionally as 54.5% of the cash royalty payments are paid to OMERS through June 30, 2032 subject to a cap of 1.42 times the purchase payment, after which point 100% of the cash royalty payments will

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be retained by Enanta. Interest expense from the royalty sale was $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Research and development expenses totaled $28.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $43.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in costs associated with Enanta’s COVID-19 program, as the company announced previously that plans to pursue any future COVID-19 efforts would be in the context of a collaboration. This decrease was partially offset by increased costs associated with Enanta’s immunology programs.

General and administrative expenses totaled $13.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $12.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in legal expenses related to the company’s patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer.

Enanta recorded income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, due to interest earned on a pending $28.0 million federal income tax refund, compared to an income tax expense of $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, driven by the receipt of the $200.0 million from the royalty sale agreement in April 2023 which was taxable for federal and state purposes.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $22.7 million, or a loss of $1.07 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $39.1 million, or a loss of $1.86 per diluted common share, for the corresponding period in 2023.

Enanta’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term marketable securities totaled $272.6 million at June 30, 2024. Enanta expects that its current cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and its continuing portion of cash from future royalty revenue, should be sufficient to meet the anticipated cash requirements of its existing business and development programs through the third quarter of fiscal 2027.

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About Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Enanta is using its robust, chemistry-driven approach and drug discovery capabilities to become a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs with an emphasis on indications in virology and immunology. Enanta’s research and development programs are currently focused on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and the company has previously advanced clinical-stage compounds for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

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Glecaprevir, a protease inhibitor discovered by Enanta, is part of one of the leading treatment regimens for curing chronic hepatitis c virus (HCV) infection and is sold by AbbVie in numerous countries under the tradenames MAVYRET® (U.S.) and MAVIRET® (ex-U.S.) (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir). A portion of Enanta’s royalties from HCV products developed under its collaboration with AbbVie contribute ongoing funding to Enanta’s operations. Please visit www.enanta.com for more information.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements with respect to the prospects for advancement of Enanta’s clinical programs in RSV and its preclinical program in CSU. Statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about Enanta’s business and the industry in which it operates and management’s beliefs and assumptions. The statements contained in this release are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors and risks that may affect actual results include: the impact of development, regulatory and marketing efforts of others with respect to vaccines and competitive treatments for RSV and CSU; the discovery and development risks of Enanta’s programs in virology and immunology; Enanta’s lack of clinical development experience; Enanta’s need to attract and retain senior management and key research and development personnel; Enanta’s need to obtain and maintain patent protection for its product candidates and avoid potential infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; and other risk factors described or referred to in “Risk Factors” in Enanta’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, and any other periodic reports filed more recently with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Enanta cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Enanta undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as may be required by law.

Media and Investors Contact:

Jennifer Viera

jviera@enanta.com

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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
			Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
			June 30,								June 30,
			2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue			$	17,971			$	18,892			$	53,028			$	60,272
Operating expenses
Research and development				28,742				42,987				100,698				127,357
General and administrative				13,414				12,618				44,167				39,092
Total operating expenses				42,156				55,605				144,865				166,449
Loss from operations				(24,185	)			(36,713	)			(91,837	)			(106,177	)
Interest expense				(2,355	)			(1,997	)			(8,359	)			(1,997	)
Interest and investment income, net				3,487				3,866				11,594				6,696
Loss before income taxes				(23,053	)			(34,844	)			(88,602	)			(101,478	)
Income tax benefit (expense)				395				(4,221	)			1,380				(4,231	)
Net loss			$	(22,658	)		$	(39,065	)		$	(87,222	)		$	(105,709	)
Net loss per share
	Basic		$	(1.07	)		$	(1.86	)		$	(4.12	)		$	(5.05	)
	Diluted		$	(1.07	)		$	(1.86	)		$	(4.12	)		$	(5.05	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
	Basic			21,180				21,054				21,145				20,939
	Diluted			21,180				21,054				21,145				20,939

 

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ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
UNAUDITED
(in thousands)
				June 30,				September 30,
				2024				2023
Assets
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	35,775			$	85,388
	Short-term marketable securities				194,310				284,522
	Accounts receivable				8,176				8,614
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				15,260				13,263
	Income tax receivable				32,455				31,004
	Short-term restricted cash				608				—
		Total current assets			286,584				422,791
Long-term marketable securities					42,510				-
Property and equipment, net					25,051				11,919
Operating lease, right-of-use assets					41,211				22,794
Long-term restricted cash					3,360				3,968
Other long-term assets					105				803
		Total assets		$	398,821			$	462,275
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
	Accounts payable			$	10,675			$	4,097
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities				12,830				18,339
	Liability related to the sale of future royalties				32,295				35,076
	Operating lease liabilities				2,431				5,275
		Total current liabilities			58,231				62,787
Liability related to the sale of future royalties, net of current portion					141,889				159,429
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion					48,136				21,238
Series 1 nonconvertible preferred stock					1,423				1,423
Other long-term liabilities					227				663
		Total liabilities			249,906				245,540
Total stockholders' equity					148,915				216,735
		Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	398,821			$	462,275

 

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