Omeros Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
Conference Call Today at
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3Q 2017 total and OMIDRIA® revenues were
$21.7 million . Revenues from OMIDRIA sales rose 26 percent from 2Q 2017 and 92 percent from the prior year’s third quarter. Units sold to wholesalers, or “sell-in,” increased 26 percent quarter-over-quarter and 125 percent year-over-year. -
Net loss in 3Q 2017 was
$7.5 million , or$0.16 per share, which included$4.2 million ($0.09 per share) of non-cash expenses. Net loss in the prior year’s third quarter was$14.0 million or$0.34 per share, which included$3.1 million ($0.08 per share) of non-cash expenses. -
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September 30, 2017 , the company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments available for operations of$86.8 million plus the ability to borrow an additional$45.0 million from existing lenders. -
Settled patent infringement lawsuit against
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. and its affiliate (collectively, Par) on favorable terms inOctober 2017 . -
Met with
FDA in follow-up to FDA’s granting breakthrough designation for OMS721 in immunoglobin A (IgA) nephropathy; the Agency’s meeting minutes state that approval can be obtained with a single successful Phase 3 trial with reduction in proteinuria as the primary efficacy endpoint. -
FDA granted OMS721 orphan drug designation in IgA nephropathy.
“OMIDRIA revenues sustained their strong growth in the third quarter and
this momentum continues into the current quarter,” said Gregory A.
Demopulos, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of
Third Quarter and Recent Highlights and Developments
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In October, the company entered into a settlement agreement and
consent judgment with Par, which resolved Omeros’ patent litigation
against Par. The litigation concerned Par’s filing of an Abbreviated
New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking approval from the
FDA to market a generic version of OMIDRIA. Pursuant to the settlement agreement and consent judgment, Par is prohibited from launching a generic version of OMIDRIA untilApril 1, 2032 or as detailed in the settlement agreement. Par also acknowledged and confirmed the validity of Omeros’ OMIDRIA patents at issue in the lawsuit in the settlement agreement. -
Highlights and developments regarding OMS721, Omeros’ lead human
monoclonal antibody in its mannan-binding lectin-associated serine
protease-2 (MASP-2) programs for the treatment of thrombotic
microangiopathies (TMAs), including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
(aHUS) and hematopoietic stem cell-associated TMA (HSCT-TMA), and for
the treatment of complement-related renal diseases, including IgA
nephropathy, include:
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Omeros met with theFDA in follow-up to the FDA’s granting breakthrough designation for OMS721 in IgA nephropathy to discuss Phase 3 trial design. The Agency’s meeting minutes make clear that approval can be obtained with a single successful Phase 3 trial with reduction in proteinuria as the primary efficacy endpoint. Depending on the size of the effect on proteinuria, either full approval or accelerated approval is possible. If full approval is granted based on reduction in proteinuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) will be followed as part of the safety assessment. Any effect of OMS721 on eGFR is likely to result in additional label claims for the product. If, based on the effect on proteinuria, accelerated rather than full approval is granted, marketing of OMS721 would be allowed during which time confirmatory data on long-term effects of OMS721 on eGFR would be collected. These eGFR data, if satisfactory, would then form the basis for full approval. -
Omeros reported in August that theFDA granted orphan drug designation to OMS721 for the treatment of IgA nephropathy. TheFDA has also granted breakthrough therapy designation to OMS721 for the treatment of IgA nephropathy. InEurope ,Omeros is pursuing orphan designation and Priority Medicines (PRIME) status from theEuropean Medicines Agency (EMA) for OMS721 in the treatment of IgA nephropathy. -
In October,
Omeros announced the presentation by a trial investigator of a case report of a patient having co-existing HSCT-TMA and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which both resolved following OMS721 treatment. This case was presented at the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Crash Course on Diagnosis and Treatment of Noninfectious Complications after HCT in Granada,Spain . The company plans to initiate a Phase 3 clinical program in HSCT-TMA before year-end.Omeros is also pursuing breakthrough therapy designation fromFDA and PRIME status from the EMA in this indication. -
In November,
Omeros announced the presentation at theAmerican Society of Nephrology Conference of follow-up data on the four IgA nephropathy patients in the open-label portion of the Phase 2 trial. As previously reported, all four patients demonstrated a substantial reduction in proteinuria during the clinical trial. In the extended (up to one year) follow-up after completion, proteinuria reduction was maintained in three of the four patients. Specifically, those three patients maintained partial remission relative to baseline (76 percent to 86 percent decrease in albumin/creatinine ratios (uACRs)) during extended follow-up. After a substantial drop in uACR during the trial, the fourth patient’s uACR returned to 88 percent of baseline at four months post-treatment. eGFR improved in three of the four patients during the extended follow-up, with increases ranging from 7 to 17 mL/min/1.73 m2 (up to 57 percent improvement) relative to baseline. The fourth patient demonstrated stable eGFR relative to baseline. OMS721 was well-tolerated.
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In August,
Omeros sold 3.0 million shares of common stock in a public offering with a price to the public of$22.75 per share, receiving net proceeds of$63.6 million . -
In October,
Omeros extended the borrowing capacity under its existing credit facility allowing the company to borrow, at its sole discretion, up to$45.0 million throughMarch 21, 2018 subject only to customary closing conditions.
Financial Results
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Conference Call Details
Omeros’ management will host a conference call to discuss the financial
results and to provide an update on business activities. The call will
be held today at
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Factors” in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
OMEROS CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Product sales, net | $ | 21,658 | $ | 11,289 | $ | 51,067 | $ | 28,539 | ||||||||
Grant revenue | — | 173 | ||||||||||||||
Total revenue | 21,658 | 11,289 | 51,067 | 28,712 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of product sales | 184 | 378 | 613 | 1,032 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 14,835 | 12,492 | 40,212 | 38,157 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 11,749 | 10,457 | 40,016 | 31,942 | ||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 26,768 | 23,327 | 80,841 | 71,131 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (5,110 | ) | (12,038 | ) | (29,774 | ) | (42,419 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | (2,780 | ) | (2,135 | ) | (8,166 | ) | (5,367 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 408 | 211 | 1,010 | 673 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,482 | ) | $ | (13,962 | ) | $ | (36,930 | ) | $ | (47,113 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | (1.19 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share |
46,262,211 | 41,058,754 | 44,709,418 | 39,518,128 | ||||||||||||
OMEROS CORPORATION | ||||||||
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA | ||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | 86,813 | $ | 45,331 | ||||
Working capital | 93,207 | 44,191 | ||||||
Restricted cash and investments | 5,835 | 5,835 | ||||||
Total assets | 125,517 | 67,278 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 24,690 | 16,071 | ||||||
Notes payable and lease financing obligations | 83,146 | 79,710 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (506,817 | ) | (469,887 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity/ (deficit) | 9,211 | (37,447 | ) |
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