UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 

OR

For the transition period from __________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 001-38958

 

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

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 July 31, 2020, the registrant had 26,615,908 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

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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)

(Unaudited)

 

 

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

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Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

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)

 

 

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

 

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Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.

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

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

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)

 

 

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.

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, the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, 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 $24.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and had an accumulated deficit of $101.2 million as of June 30, 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 $367.6 million as of June 30, 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 June 30, 2020, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, and redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 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 June 30, 2020 and the results of its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the results of its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 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 (“ROU”) 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. 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 its consolidated balance sheet as a result of the adoption. The deferred lease obligation of $0.2 million outstanding as of December 31, 2019 was recorded as a reduction of the right-of-use asset.

The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in 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):

 

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

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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.

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 an 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 and six months ended June 30, 2019 (in thousands):

 

 

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 and sold 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 2018 Convertible Note 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 Convertible Note, which was subsequently converted into 137,743 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

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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 June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. 

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity

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 June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

Common Stock

As of June 30, 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 June 30, 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 into common stock. As of June 30, 2020, there were 26,580,533 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 and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

 

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.

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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:

 

 

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 June 30, 2020, there were 3,039,491 options outstanding under the 2009 Plan.

In May 2019, the Company’s 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 automatically increases on January 1 of each calendar year, commencing 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 June 30, 2020, there were 1,158,680 common shares available for issuance and 1,728,024 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: