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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 001-38958

 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

27-0605902

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

33 Arch Street, Suite 3110

Boston, Massachusetts

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (857) 449-2244

 

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, $0.0001 par value per share

 

KRTX

 

Nasdaq Global Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

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. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of April 30, 2020, the registrant had 26,130,120 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

Item 1.

Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

26

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

28

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

28

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

28

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

28

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

28

Item 5.

Other Information

28

Item 6.

Exhibits

29

Signatures

30

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

KARUNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

190,645

 

 

$

208,929

 

Short-term investments

 

 

192,846

 

 

 

180,468

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

3,309

 

Total current assets

 

 

386,668

 

 

 

392,706

 

Restricted cash

 

 

157

 

 

 

123

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

371

 

 

 

195

 

Right-of-use lease assets - operating, net

 

 

2,522

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

389,718

 

 

$

393,024

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable (includes $0 and $51 at March 31, 2020 and December 31,

   2019, respectively, due to related parties)

 

$

603

 

 

$

547

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

2,353

 

Current portion of deferred lease obligation

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

 

624

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,652

 

 

 

2,958

 

Deferred lease obligation, net of current portion

 

 

 

 

 

150

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

 

2,125

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,777

 

 

 

3,108

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and 0

   shares outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized at

   March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019; 26,094,892 and 26,012,754

   shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019,

   respectively

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

467,537

 

 

 

465,420

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(84,170

)

 

 

(75,512

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

1,571

 

 

 

5

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

384,941

 

 

 

389,916

 

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and

   stockholders’ equity

 

$

389,718

 

 

$

393,024

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

1


 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

4,420

 

 

$

6,967

 

General and administrative

 

 

5,635

 

 

 

4,606

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

10,055

 

 

 

11,573

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(10,055

)

 

 

(11,573

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

115

 

Interest income, net (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Accretion of debt discount (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(423

)

Change in fair value of derivative (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(135

)

Total other income (expense), net

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

(432

)

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(8,658

)

 

 

(12,005

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(8,658

)

 

$

(12,005

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted (Note 7)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(4,484

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding used in

   computing net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

 

26,042,434

 

 

 

2,677

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net loss

 

$

(8,658

)

 

$

(12,005

)

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on short-term investments

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(7,092

)

 

$

(12,005

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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aKaruna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Series Seed, A and B Redeemable

Convertible Preferred

Stock

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Income

 

 

(Deficit)

 

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

26,012,754

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

465,420

 

 

$

(75,512

)

 

$

5

 

 

$

389,916

 

Follow-on offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

Stock-based compensation

   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,634

 

Exercise of common options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

517

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

1,566

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,658

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,658

)

Balance, March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

26,094,892

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

467,537

 

 

$

(84,170

)

 

$

1,571

 

 

$

384,941

 

 

 

 

Series Seed, A and B Redeemable

Convertible Preferred

Stock

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

 

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Income

 

 

(Deficit)

 

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

 

7,539,200

 

 

$

41,965

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,633

 

 

$

(31,555

)

 

$

 

 

$

(29,922

)

Issuance of Series B redeemable

   convertible preferred stock, net

   of issuance costs of $175

 

 

5,285,102

 

 

 

79,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

   expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,104

 

Exercise of common warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,005

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12,005

)

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

 

12,824,302

 

 

$

121,806

 

 

 

 

19,998

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,795

 

 

$

(43,560

)

 

$

 

 

$

(38,765

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(8,658

)

 

$

(12,005

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

1,634

 

 

 

3,104

 

Non-cash interest income

 

 

(462

)

 

 

(17

)

Non-cash interest income, net (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Accretion of debt discount (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

423

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

135

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

21

 

 

 

10

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

132

 

 

 

1,478

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

121

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

24

 

 

 

585

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

74

 

Deferred lease obligation

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

(102

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(8,341

)

 

 

(6,114

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

 

(70,350

)

 

 

 

Maturities of short-term investments

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

5,000

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(76

)

 

 

(17

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(10,426

)

 

 

4,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock,

   net of issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

74,977

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes

 

 

 

 

 

1,564

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

517

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrant

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Payment of deferred offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(97

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

517

 

 

 

76,502

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(18,250

)

 

 

75,371

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

209,052

 

 

 

9,027

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

190,802

 

 

$

84,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

 

$

2,851

 

 

$

 

Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and

   accrued expenses

 

$

121

 

 

$

 

Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses

 

$

34

 

 

$

529

 

Conversion of convertible notes, accrued interest and discount upon

   conversion to preferred stock

 

$

 

 

$

5,016

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Business

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in July 2009 as Karuna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. In March 2019, the Company changed its name to Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. The Company is focused on developing novel therapies with the potential to transform the lives of people with disabling and potentially fatal neuropsychiatric disorders and pain.

Since the Company’s inception, it has focused substantially all of its efforts and financial resources on organizing and staffing the Company, acquiring and developing its technology, raising capital, building its intellectual property portfolio, undertaking preclinical studies and clinical trials and providing general and administrative support for these activities. The Company has not generated any product revenue related to its primary business purpose to date and is subject to a number of risks similar to those of other early stage companies, including dependence on key individuals, regulatory approval of products, uncertainty of market acceptance of products, competition from substitute products and larger companies, compliance with government regulations, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on third parties, product liability and the need to obtain adequate additional financing to fund the development of its product candidates.

On June 14, 2019, the Company effected a one-for-1.2987 stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional adjustment to the existing conversion ratios for each series of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect this stock split and adjustment of the redeemable convertible preferred stock conversion ratios.

On June 27, 2019, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its initial public offering of its common stock (“IPO”) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the IPO, which closed on July 2, 2019, the Company issued and sold 6,414,842 shares of common stock, including full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase an additional 836,718 shares, at a public offering price of $16.00 per share. The aggregate net proceeds to the Company from the IPO, inclusive of proceeds from the over-allotment exercise, were approximately $93.0 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $7.2 million and offering expenses of $2.4 million. Upon closing of the IPO, all 12,962,045 shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock then outstanding converted into an aggregate of 16,833,790 shares of common stock.

On November 20, 2019, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its follow-on public offering of its common stock was declared effective by the SEC. In this offering, which closed on November 25, 2019, the Company issued and sold 2,600,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $96.00 per share. The aggregate net proceeds were approximately $234.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $15.0 million and offering expenses of $0.4 million.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The Company experienced negative operating cash flows of $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and had an accumulated deficit of $84.2 million as of March 31, 2020. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future.

The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $383.5 million as of March 31, 2020 will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least 12 months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The future viability of the Company beyond that point is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations.

If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company to fund continuing operations, if at all.

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Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Karuna Securities Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and the consolidated statements of redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are unaudited. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2020 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020, any other interim periods, or any future year or period.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies and estimates used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the notes thereto, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies, except for the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as described more fully below.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which replaces the guidance in ASC 840, “Leases.” In addition, in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, and in March 2019 issued ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements. The new leasing standard generally requires lessees to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on the consolidated balance sheet and to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements. The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2020 and did not restate comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance and as such, the adoption of this ASU did not change the classification of any of our existing leases. The Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components, elected not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the balance sheet and recognized the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The outstanding deferred lease obligation of $0.2 million was recorded as a reduction of the right-of-use asset. As of January 1, 2020, the Company recognized $1.5 million as total lease liabilities and $1.2 million as total right-of-use assets on our consolidated balance sheet as a result of the adoption.

The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets, current portion of operating lease liability, and operating lease liability, net of current portion, 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 liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and liabilities 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. Changes to terms and conditions of an arrangement that contains a lease are evaluated to determine if a modification had occurred and a lease continues to exist. Lease modifications are accounted for as a separate contract or are treated as a change in accounting for the existing lease.

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). ASU 2018-13 modifies fair value disclosure requirements, specifically around level transfers and valuation of Level 3 assets and liabilities. ASU 2018-13 is effective for financial statements issued for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 for all entities. Early adoption of all or part of ASU 2018-13 is permitted. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the standard. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The new standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions within the guidance and making various other amendments. ASU 2019-12 is effective for financial statements issued for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. An entity that elects to early adopt in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. In addition, an entity that early adopts must adopt all amendments of ASU 2019-12 in the same period and apply each amendment on either a retrospective modified-retrospective basis as applicable. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company elected to early adopt the standard. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The new standard adjusts the accounting for assets held at amortized cost basis, including marketable securities accounted for as available-for-sale. The standard eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold and requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, which deferred the effective date of the new standard for certain entities. Under this ASU, the standard is effective for public business entities, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is allowed. The Company has not adopted the standard as it currently meets the designation as a smaller reporting company. The Company does not believe the guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and Accrued Expenses

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Prepaid insurance

 

$

1,050

 

 

$

2,130

 

Prepaid research and development expenses

 

 

1,810

 

 

 

694

 

Other

 

 

317

 

 

 

485

 

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

3,177

 

 

$

3,309

 

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 

$

572

 

 

$

1,823

 

Accrued research and development expenses

 

 

398

 

 

 

344

 

Professional fees

 

 

267

 

 

 

142

 

Other

 

 

188

 

 

 

44

 

Total accrued expenses

 

$

1,425

 

 

$

2,353

 

 

Note 4. Convertible Notes Payable

In June 2018, the Company entered into a Company Funding Agreement with The Wellcome Trust, Limited (“Wellcome Trust”) to receive up to $8.0 million in gross proceeds from the issuance of a convertible note (the “2018 Convertible Note”). The Company received $2.0 million of proceeds in July 2018, $2.7 million in November 2018, $1.6 million in March 2019, and $1.6 million in April 2019.

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The 2018 Convertible Note had a stated interest rate of 2% per annum above the three-month Dollar LIBOR rate, which was not payable until settlement of the principal. The note was subject to redemption upon written demand by Wellcome Trust any time after the fifth anniversary of the effective date. The principal due under the 2018 Convertible Note was convertible into the class of the Company’s stock issued in the Company’s next qualified financing or upon event of default at a discounted conversion price between 0% and 25% of the purchase price per share of such securities issued. The accrued interest in such a circumstance would be forgiven.

At inception, the Company concluded that the 2018 Convertible Note contained a conversion option at a significant discount that was deemed to be an embedded derivative, which was required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately from the debt host. There were no debt issuance costs associated with the 2018 Convertible Note.

The Company recognized the following changes in the debt related to the 2018 Convertible Note during the three months ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial statement impacted

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

$

2,516

 

 

 

Issuance of 2018 Convertible Note

 

 

1,564

 

 

Balance sheet

Allocation of proceeds to derivative liability

 

 

(228

)

 

Balance sheet

Accretion to settlement value

 

 

423

 

 

Statement of operations

Accrued interest

 

 

29

 

 

Statement of operations

Interest forgiven upon conversion

 

 

(40

)

 

Statement of operations

Conversion of Wellcome Trust Convertible Notes to redeemable

   convertible preferred stock

 

 

(4,264

)

 

Balance sheet

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

In March and April 2019, all outstanding principal under the 2018 Convertible Note was converted into Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock in connection with the Company’s Series B preferred stock financing. 

Note 5. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had 7,539,200 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding which were redeemable and convertible by the holders under specified conditions. The redeemable convertible preferred stock was classified outside of stockholders’ equity (deficit) because the shares contained redemption features that were not solely within the control of the Company.

In March 2019, the Company authorized 5,422,845 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Company then issued 4,953,758 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $15.14 per share resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $75.0 million. There were $0.2 million of issuance costs associated with the Series B Preferred Stock.

In conjunction with the March 2019 issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, all outstanding principal under the Wellcome Trust Notes converted into 331,344 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. In April 2019, the Company received an additional $1.6 million pursuant to the 2018 Wellcome Trust Note, which was subsequently converted into 137,743 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

Upon closing of the Company’s IPO on July 2, 2019, the then-outstanding shares of the redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into common stock. There were no shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock authorized, issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. 

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Preferred Stock

On July 2, 2019, in connection with the closing of the Company’s IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation, which authorizes the Company to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. There were no shares of preferred stock outstanding as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

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Common Stock

As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation authorized the Company to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

Holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held at all meetings of stockholders and written actions in lieu of meetings. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available, as declared by the board of directors. These dividends are subject to the preferential dividend rights of the holders of the Company’s preferred stock. Through March 31, 2020, no cash dividends have been declared or paid.

Upon completion of the Company’s IPO on July 2, 2019, all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock converted to common stock. As of March 31, 2020, there were 26,094,892 shares of common stock outstanding.

Note 7. Net Loss per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Net Loss

 

$

(8,658

)

 

$

(12,005

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share

 

 

26,042,434

 

 

 

2,677

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(4,484

)

 

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which include stock options and convertible preferred stock, 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. 

Prior to the IPO, the Company’s outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock contractually entitled the holders of such shares to participate in distributions but contractually did not require the holders of such shares to participate in losses of the Company. Accordingly, these shares have not been included in the denominator used to calculate net loss per share.

Common Stock Equivalents

The following common stock equivalents, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive impact:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock (as converted to common stock)

 

 

 

 

 

16,654,904

 

Stock options to purchase common stock

 

 

4,974,356

 

 

 

3,755,633

 

 

 

 

4,974,356

 

 

 

20,410,537

 

 

Note 8. Stock-based Compensation

Stock Options

In September 2009, the Company’s board of directors approved the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) which provided for the grant of incentive stock options to employees and non-statutory stock options to directors, consultants, and non-employees of the Company. The aggregate common shares issuable were 3,911,138 under the 2009 Plan, as amended. The 2009 Plan terminated in July 2019 effective upon the completion of the Company’s IPO. No additional options will be granted under the 2009 Plan. As of March 31, 2020, there were 3,515,882 options outstanding under the 2009 Plan.

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In May 2019, the board of directors approved the 2019 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) which became effective on June 26, 2019, the date immediately prior to the date on which the registration statement related to the IPO was declared effective by the SEC. The 2019 Plan will expire in May 2029. Under the 2019 Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. There were 1,709,832 shares of the Company’s common stock initially reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan. The number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2019 Plan will automatically increase on January 1, 2020 and each January 1 thereafter by 4% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or such lesser amount determined by the Company’s board of directors or the compensation committee of the board of directors. In addition, any shares of common stock underlying any awards from the 2009 Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, held back, reacquired, or otherwise terminated shall be added back to the shares of stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan. As of March 31, 2020, there were 1,428,230 common shares available for issuance and 1,458,474 options outstanding under the 2019 Plan.

Options under the 2019 Plan generally vest based on the grantee’s continued service with the Company during a specified period following a grant as determined by the board of directors and expire ten years from the grant date. In general, awards typically vest in four years, but vesting conditions can vary based on the discretion of the Company’s board of directors.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

Underlying

Options

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

Per Share

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

 

4,614,544

 

 

$

8.94

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

$

306,395

 

Granted

 

 

490,950

 

 

 

98.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(82,138

)

 

 

6.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(49,000

)

 

 

16.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2020

 

 

4,974,356

 

 

$

17.79

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

$

282,841

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of

   March 31, 2020

 

 

4,974,356

 

 

$

17.79

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

$

282,841

 

Options exercisable as of March 31, 2020

 

 

3,247,651

 

 

$

8.43

 

 

 

7.6

 

 

$

206,439

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic values of options outstanding, exercisable, vested and expected to vest were calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2020.

As of March 31, 2020, there was $31.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.6 years.

Warrants

In October 2016, PureTech Health LLC, a related party (“PureTech Health”), agreed to provide management services to the Company in exchange for a warrant to purchase up to 19,998 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2018, the warrant was fully vested and PureTech Health had partially exercised the warrant to purchase 12 shares of the Company’s common stock.  

In March 2019, PureTech Health exercised the remaining portion of the warrant to purchase 19,986 shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in proceeds to the Company of $0.1 million. There were no outstanding warrants as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

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Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Research and development

 

$

1,285

 

 

$

80

 

General and administrative

 

 

349

 

 

 

3,024

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

1,634

 

 

$

3,104

 

 

Note 9. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 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):

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

 

 

at March 31, 2020 Using

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents (Money Market Fund)

 

$

173,118

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

173,118

 

Short-term investments (US Treasuries)

 

 

192,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192,846

 

Total

 

$

365,964

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

365,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

 

 

at December 31, 2019 Using

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents (Money Market Fund)

 

$

197,303

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

197,303

 

Short-term investments (US Treasuries)

 

 

180,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,468

 

Total

 

$

377,771

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

377,771

 

 

The estimated fair value and amortized cost of the Company’s short-term investments by contractual maturity are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

191,275

 

 

$

1,571

 

 

$

 

 

$

192,846

 

Total

 

$

191,275

 

 

$

1,571

 

 

$

 

 

$

192,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

180,463

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

 

 

$

180,468

 

Total

 

$

180,463

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

 

 

$

180,468

 

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had recorded a derivative liability of $0.4 million in connection with the 2018 Convertible Note. The derivative liability was considered a Level 3 liability because its fair value measurement was based, in part, on significant inputs not observed in the market. In March 2019, an additional derivative liability of $0.2 million was recognized in connection with the 2018 Convertible Note (see Note 4). For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized a change in fair value of derivative of $0.1 million in the consolidated statement of operations. Upon the Company’s issuance of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock in March and April 2019, all outstanding principal under the 2018 Convertible Note was converted into redeemable convertible preferred stock.

 

There was no derivative liability recorded as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

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Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company entered into an agreement to lease approximately 7,050 square feet of office space in Boston, Massachusetts (“Original Premises”) that began in December 2018 and had an original expiry in February 2023. In January 2020, the Company entered into an amended agreement (“Amended Lease Agreement”) to gain access to approximately 4,175 square feet of additional office space (“Expansion Premises”) beginning in March 2020, and to extend the maturity of the agreement for the Original Premises to December 2023. The Amended Lease Agreement provides for future minimum annual rental payments as defined within the agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the Company is required to maintain a cash balance of approximately $0.2 million to secure a letter of credit associated with this lease. The amount was classified as restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The amended agreement also provides for approximately $0.1 million in leasehold incentives which may be applied to base rent or improvements to the Expansion Premises, subject to limitations.

The Company determined the Amended Lease Agreement represented a lease modification, and the Original Premises and Expansion Premises were identified as separate lease components. The extension of maturity with respect to the Original Premises was treated as a modification not accounted for as a separate contract, in which lease classification was reassessed and the lease liability was remeasured. The effect of the remeasurement, in the amount of $0.4 million, was recorded as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset as of February 1, 2020, the effective date of the modification. The addition of the Expansion Premises was accounted for as a separate contract which granted the Company an additional right of use not included in the original lease, in which the lease payments increased commensurate with the standalone price for the additional right of use. As the leasehold incentives were not paid or payable at commencement, the Company will account for the incentives once the contingency is resolved.

In February 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to lease approximately 5,050 square feet of office space, and furniture within the office space, in Carmel, Indiana (“Indiana Lease Agreement”), which begins in June 2020 and expires in July 2023, with the option to renew for an additional three-year term. In addition, the agreement provides an option to purchase the office furniture at the expiration of the agreement.

The office space and office furniture within the Indiana Lease Agreement were each determined to represent separate lease components. Consideration for the contract was allocated to each lease component based on their relative stand-alone selling price. The options to renew the lease for an additional three-year term as well as purchase the office furniture at the expiration of the agreement were excluded from the determination of lease liabilities arising from obtaining the ROU assets, as they were not considered probable of being exercised at commencement.

For each of the lease agreements entered into or modified, the Company identified certain non-lease components. Lease and non-lease components were combined into a single lease component. In addition, all identified leases were assessed as operating leases.

As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a term equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment in determining the present value of lease payments for each of identified lease at lease commencement date.

In addition to the lease liabilities arising from ROU assets recognized upon adoption of ASC 842, Leases (see Note 2), the Company recognized approximately $1.4 million in incremental lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets as a result of the Amended Lease Agreement and Indiana Lease Agreement.

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The components of lease cost were as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2020

 

Lease Cost

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

155

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

 

Total lease cost

 

$

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

$

136

 

Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

 

$

2,851

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

3.69 years

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

6.16

%

 

The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 (in thousands):

 

Year ended:

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

$

563

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

845

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

860

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

804

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

 

3,072

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(323

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

2,749

 

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements as of December 31, 2019 (under ASC 840, prior to the adoption of ASC 842 effective January 1, 2020), were as follows (in thousands):

 

Year ended:

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

$

499

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

506

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

514

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

86