KalVista Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results and Provides Operational Update

December 7, 2023 Off By BusinessWire

Sebetralstat Phase 3 KONFIDENT Clinical Trial Achieves Targeted Number of Attacks to Complete Trial –

Data Readout on Track for Early 2024; NDA Filing Expected H1 2024 –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral, small molecule protease inhibitors, today provided an operational update and released financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2023.


“We are in the process of completing the KONFIDENT trial and we look forward to advancing sebetralstat for a NDA submission in the first half of 2024,” said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista. “As we plan on several regulatory filings in the coming year, we are also continuing to build out our commercial organization in order to support a rapid launch upon FDA approval.”

Second Fiscal Quarter and Recent Business Highlights:

  • Achieved the targeted number of on-treatment attacks required to complete the phase 3 KONFIDENT trial. Topline data readout is expected in early 2024, remaining on track for a New Drug Application (NDA) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first half of 2024. The Company also expects to file for approval in the European Union and Japan later in 2024
  • Received Orphan Drug Status (ODS) approval from Switzerland for sebetralstat, allowing for shorter review time, priority authorization, and 15 years market protection and exclusivity
  • Presented real-world patient data at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology discussing compliance challenges of currently available parenteral on-demand HAE treatments and evidence of the global prevalence of normal C1-inhibitor HAE (HAE-nC1-INH)
  • Conducted fireside chats at the Cantor Global Healthcare Conference, Stifel 2023 Healthcare Conference, and Jefferies London Healthcare Conference
  • Reported data at the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology 2023 International Conference characterizing HAE attacks in patients receiving long-term prophylaxis (LTP)

Second Fiscal Quarter Financial Results:

Revenue: No revenue was recognized for the three months ended October 31, 2023, or October 31, 2022.

R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $19.1 million for the three months ended October 31, 2023, compared to $18.1 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in R&D expenses during the quarter primarily reflects the ongoing Phase 3 KONFIDENT and KONFIDENT-S trials.

G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $10.7 million for the three months ended October 31, 2023, compared to $7.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily due to increases in employee-related expenses, commercial strategy and supply chain expenses.

Net Loss: Net loss was $27.7 million, or $(0.80) per weighted average basic and diluted share, for the three months ended October 31, 2023, compared to net loss of $22.3 million, or $(0.90) per weighted average basic and diluted share for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in net loss primarily resulted from the increase in operating expenses, primarily research and development.

Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $103.2 million as of October 31, 2023, compared to $149.4 million as of April 30, 2023. The decrease in the net cash and marketable securities position was due to cash consumption from operating expenses.

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral, small molecule protease inhibitors for diseases with significant unmet need. KalVista is developing sebetralstat as an oral on-demand therapy for HAE and anticipates providing data from the phase 3 KONFIDENT clinical trial in early 2024. In addition, KalVista’s oral Factor XIIa inhibitor program represents a new generation of therapies that may further improve the treatment for people living with HAE and other diseases.

For more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com.

For more information on the sebetralstat HAE on-demand Phase 3 KONFIDENT study, please visit www.konfidentstudy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what we expect. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, timing or outcomes of communications with the FDA, our expectations about safety and efficacy of our product candidates and timing of clinical trials and its results, our ability to commence clinical studies or complete ongoing clinical studies, including our Phase 3 KONFIDENT trial, and to obtain regulatory approvals for sebetralstat and other candidates in development, the success of any efforts to commercialize sebetralstat, the ability of sebetralstat and other candidates in development to treat HAE or other diseases, and the future progress and potential success of our oral Factor XIIa program. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect our business and financial results are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2023, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our other reports that we may make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
October 31, April 30,

 

2023

 

 

2023

 

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

57,666

 

$

56,238

 

Marketable securities

 

45,506

 

 

93,137

 

Research and development tax credit receivable

 

19,976

 

 

16,568

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

5,458

 

 

6,383

 

Total current assets

 

128,606

 

 

172,326

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,502

 

 

2,948

 

Right of use assets

 

7,298

 

 

7,822

 

Other assets

 

337

 

 

106

 

Total assets

$

138,743

 

$

183,202

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

4,896

 

$

4,817

 

Accrued expenses

 

11,707

 

 

9,128

 

Lease liability – current portion

 

1,148

 

 

1,087

 

Total current liabilities

 

17,751

 

 

15,032

 

Long-term liabilities:
Lease liability – net of current portion

 

6,546

 

 

7,145

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

6,546

 

 

7,145

 

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value

 

34

 

 

34

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

513,926

 

 

507,133

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(396,049

)

 

(343,082

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,465

)

 

(3,060

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

114,446

 

 

161,025

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

138,743

 

$

183,202

 

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
October 31, October 31,

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 
Revenue

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Operating expenses:
Research and development

 

19,089

 

 

18,077

 

 

38,396

 

 

36,262

 

General and administrative

 

10,657

 

 

7,806

 

 

20,443

 

 

15,936

 

Total operating expenses

 

29,746

 

 

25,883

 

 

58,839

 

 

52,198

 

Operating loss

 

(29,746

)

 

(25,883

)

 

(58,839

)

 

(52,198

)

 
Other income:
Interest income

 

776

 

 

449

 

 

1,699

 

 

691

 

Foreign currency exchange rate (loss) gain

 

(1,299

)

 

(317

)

 

(843

)

 

(834

)

Other income

 

2,619

 

 

3,494

 

 

5,016

 

 

7,042

 

Total other income

 

2,096

 

 

3,626

 

 

5,872

 

 

6,899

 

Net loss

$

(27,650

)

$

(22,257

)

$

(52,967

)

$

(45,299

)

 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.80

)

$

(0.90

)

$

(1.54

)

$

(1.84

)

 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

34,565,955

 

 

24,595,039

 

 

34,490,090

 

 

24,576,327

 

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
October 31,

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss

$

(52,967

)

$

(45,299

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

390

 

 

331

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

6,461

 

 

5,148

 

Realized loss (gain) from sale of marketable securities

 

(909

)

 

85

 

Non-cash operating lease expense

 

(13

)

 

42

 

Amortization of premium on marketable securities

 

83

 

 

678

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

811

 

 

(739

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Research and development tax credit receivable

 

(4,109

)

 

(7,137

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

761

 

 

3,650

 

Accounts payable

 

163

 

 

(81

)

Accrued expenses

 

2,774

 

 

(14

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(46,555

)

 

(43,336

)

 
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of marketable securities

 

(29,537

)

 

(10,102

)

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

77,917

 

 

61,356

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(8

)

 

(1,112

)

Website development costs

 

(203

)

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

48,169

 

 

50,142

 

 
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of common stock from equity incentive plans

 

332

 

 

336

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

332

 

 

336

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(518

)

 

711

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

1,428

 

 

7,853

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

56,238

 

 

30,732

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

57,666

 

$

38,585

 

 

Contacts

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jarrod Aldom

Vice President, Corporate Communications

(201) 705-0254

[email protected]

Ryan Baker

Head, Investor Relations

(617) 771-5001

[email protected]