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Marinus Pharmaceuticals Provides Business Update and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results

RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$MRNS #MarinusPharmaMarinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat seizure disorders, today reported business highlights and financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

“2022 was a year of significant growth and execution for Marinus, underscored by the successful U.S. launch of ZTALMY,” said Scott Braunstein, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marinus. “With a strong balance sheet and continued progress advancing our second generation formulation and Phase 3 trials in status epilepticus and tuberous sclerosis complex, we entered 2023 with increased confidence in our ability to expand the value proposition of ganaxolone in rare epilepsies.”

ZTALMY®

Clinical Pipeline

Status Epilepticus

Ganaxolone development in the RAISE trial is being funded in part by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under contract number 75A50120C00159.

Second Generation Product Development

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)

CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) Marketing Authorization Application (MAA)

PCDH-19

General Business and Financial Update

Financial Results (Preliminary)

Corporate Guidance

Selected Financial Data (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

December 31,

2022

(Unaudited)

 

December 31,

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

240,551

 

 

$

122,927

 

Other assets

 

18,967

 

 

 

13,913

 

Total assets

$

259,518

 

 

$

136,840

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

$

25,017

 

 

$

40,566

 

Long term debt, net

 

71,018

 

 

40,809

Revenue interest financing payable, net of deferred financing costs

 

29,857

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

17,626

 

 

 

1,979

 

Total liabilities

 

143,518

 

 

 

83,354

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

116,000

 

 

 

53,486

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

259,518

 

 

$

136,840

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

(unaudited)

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

(unaudited)

 

2021

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product revenue, net

$

2,317

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,872

 

 

$

 

Federal contract revenue

 

1,847

 

 

 

1,520

 

 

 

6,935

 

 

 

6,358

 

Collaboration revenue

 

2,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,671

 

 

 

8,987

 

Total revenue

 

7,162

 

 

 

1,520

 

 

 

25,478

 

 

 

15,345

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

21,424

 

 

 

18,014

 

 

 

79,912

 

 

 

73,520

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

14,658

 

 

 

10,622

 

 

 

56,845

 

 

 

37,278

 

Cost of product revenue

 

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

Cost of collaboration revenue

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

1,478

 

Cost of IP license fee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

 

Total expenses:

 

36,374

 

 

 

28,636

 

 

 

138,266

 

 

 

112,276

 

Loss from operations

 

(29,212

)

 

 

(27,116

)

 

 

(112,788

)

 

 

(96,931

)

Interest income

 

1,744

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

2,354

 

 

 

80

 

Interest expense

 

(3,690

)

 

 

(1,553

)

 

 

(10,672

)

 

 

(2,582

)

Gain from sale of priority review voucher, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,375

 

 

 

Other (expense) income, net

 

(1,517

)

 

 

341

 

 

 

(2,696

)

 

 

657

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(32,675

)

 

 

(28,305

)

 

 

(16,427

)

 

 

(98,776

)

Provision for income taxes

 

(1,637

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,389

)

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

$

(34,312

)

 

$

(28,305

)

 

$

(19,816

)

 

$

(98,776

)

Per share information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share of common stock – basic and diluted

$

(0.76

)

 

$

(0.77

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

(2.69

)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

44,973,371

 

36,746,112

 

 

39,072,599

 

 

36,697,171

 

 

Conference Call Information

Participants may access the conference call via webcast on the Investor page of Marinus’ website at ir.marinuspharma.com/events-and-presentations. An archived version of the call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the event on the website.

About Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Marinus is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for seizure disorders. The Company’s commercial product, ZTALMY® (ganaxolone) oral suspension CV, has been approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of seizures associated with CDKL5 deficiency disorder in patients two years of age and older. The potential of ganaxolone is also being studied in other seizure disorders, including in Phase 3 trials in tuberous sclerosis complex and refractory status epilepticus. Ganaxolone is a neuroactive steroid GABAA receptor modulator that acts on a well-characterized target in the brain known to have anti-seizure effects. It is being developed in IV and oral formulations to maximize therapeutic reach for adult and pediatric patients in acute and chronic care settings. For more information visit www.marinuspharma.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Marinus, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “believe”, and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, among others, statements regarding our commercialization and marketing plans for ZTALMY; the potential benefits ZTALMY will provide for physicians and patients; our expectations regarding the ZTALMY One program; statements regarding our expected clinical development plans, enrollment in our clinical trials, regulatory communications and submissions for ganaxolone, and the timing thereof; our expected cash runway; our expectations regarding BARDA funding; our expectations and beliefs regarding the FDA and EMA with respect to our product candidates; our expectations regarding the development of new formulations and prodrug candidates; our expectation regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and clinical development plans; our financial projections; the potential safety and efficacy of ganaxolone, as well as its therapeutic potential in a number of indications; and other statements regarding the company’s future operations, financial performance, financial position, prospects, objectives and other future event.

Forward-looking statements in this press release involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause our clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, unexpected results or delays in the commercialization of ZTALMY; unexpected market acceptance, payor coverage or future prescriptions and revenue generated by ZTALMY; unexpected actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies with respect to our products; competitive conditions and unexpected adverse events or patient outcomes from being treated with ZTALMY, uncertainties and delays relating to the design, enrollment, completion, and results of clinical trials; unanticipated costs and expenses; the varying interpretation of clinical data; our ability to comply with the FDA’s requirement for additional post-marketing studies in the required time frames; the timing of regulatory filings for our other product candidates; the potential that regulatory authorities, including the FDA and EMA, may not grant or may delay approval for our product candidates including with respect to the CDD MAA; early clinical trials may not be indicative of the results in later clinical trials; clinical trial results may not support regulatory approval or further development in a specified indication or at all; actions or advice of the FDA or EMA may affect the design, initiation, timing, continuation and/or progress of clinical trials or result in the need for additional clinical trials; our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for our product candidate; our ability to develop new formulations of ganaxolone or prodrugs; our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and defend intellectual property for our product candidates; the potential negative impact of third party patents on our or our collaborators’ ability to commercialize ganaxolone; delays, interruptions or failures in the manufacture and supply of our product candidate; the size and growth potential of the markets for the company’s product candidates, and the company’s ability to service those markets; the company’s cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to support its operating plan for as long as anticipated; the company’s expectations, projections and estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, and the availability of and the need for additional financing; the company’s ability to obtain additional funding to support its clinical development and commercial programs; the potential for our ex-US partners to breach their obligations under their respective agreements with us or terminate such agreements in accordance with their respective terms; the risk that drug product quality requirements may not support continued clinical investigation of our product candidates and result in delays or termination of such clinical studies and product approvals; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, the medical community, regulators and the global economy; and the availability or potential availability of alternative products or treatments for conditions targeted by us that could affect the availability or commercial potential of our product candidate. This list is not exhaustive and these and other risks are described in our periodic reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements that we make in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release.

Contacts

Sasha Damouni Ellis

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

sdamouni@marinuspharma.com

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