Sol-Gel Technologies Reports Full Year 2018 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
Company met all milestones in 2018 and this year expects to report Phase III top-line results for Epsolay® and TWIN, potentially best-in-class papulopustular rosacea and acne vulgaris topical medications
Recent approval of
NESS ZIONA,
“Sol-Gel made significant clinical progress in 2018 with two branded product candidates entering Phase III development and the launch of our first generic product by
Corporate Highlights and Recent Developments
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February 6, 2019 ,Sol-Gel announced thatPerrigo (NYSE; TASE: PRGO) received final approval from theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) for the first generic version of Zovirax® (acyclovir) cream, 5%. The product was developed in a collaboration betweenSol-Gel andPerrigo in which they shared development costs and will equally share the gross profits generated from sales of the product.Perrigo has launched acyclovir cream and sales are in line with Sol-Gel’s expectations.
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January 15, 2019 ,Sol-Gel announced the appointment of John M. Vieira as U.S. Head of Commercialization. Mr. Vieira’s background includes 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in commercial operations, regulatory affairs, sales and marketing, pricing strategy, reimbursement and business development within the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries in the U.S. with a focus on specialty dermatology products. Mr. Vieira joinedSol-Gel fromLeo Pharmaceuticals where he served in U.S. and Global Marketing roles.
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December 17, 2018 ,Sol-Gel announced dosing of the first subject in the pivotal Phase III clinical program evaluating the safety and efficacy of TWIN in subjects with acne vulgaris. TWIN is a cream containing a fixed-dose combination of encapsulated tretinoin and encapsulated benzoyl peroxide using Sol-Gel’s proprietary microencapsulation platform.
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December 4, 2018 ,Sol-Gel announced it has entered into a sixth collaborative agreement with Perrigo Israel, an affiliate ofPerrigo , for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of a generic product candidate. The fifth collaboration withPerrigo was announced onNovember 1 , 2018.
Program Update
- Plans to have pivotal Phase III Epsolay top-line results in papulopustular rosacea in mid-2019.
- Plans to have pivotal Phase III TWIN top-line results in acne vulgaris in the fourth quarter of 2019.
- Plans to report bioequivalence study results for a generic 5-fluorouracil cream, 5%, indicated for actinic keratosis, and to submit an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) during 2019.
Sol-Gel has decided to hold the development of SIRS-T, focusing resources on more lucrative products.
Full Year 2018 Financial Results
Revenues were
Research and development expenses were
General and administrative expenses were $5.5 million for the year ended
As of December 31, 2018,
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Forward Looking Statements
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BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,024 | $ | 5,325 | ||||||||||
Bank deposit | 4,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
Marketable securities | - | 56,662 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,524 | 2,987 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 10,548 | 65,974 | ||||||||||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||
Long term receivables | 1,653 | - | ||||||||||||
Restricted long-term deposits | 120 | 462 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 2,314 | 2,604 | ||||||||||||
Funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement | 680 | 642 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 4,767 | 3,708 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 15,315 | $ | 69,682 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity (capital deficiency) | ||||||||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 534 | $ | 2,924 | ||||||||||
Other account payable | 1,332 | 1,971 | ||||||||||||
Loans from the controlling shareholder | 65,338 | - | ||||||||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 67,204 | 4,895 | ||||||||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES – | ||||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement | 810 | 878 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 810 | 878 | ||||||||||||
COMMITMENTS | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 68,014 | 5,773 | ||||||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY): | ||||||||||||||
Ordinary shares, NIS 0.1 par value – authorized: 50,000,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively; issued and outstanding: 6,290,244 and 18,949,968 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018, respectively |
82 | 520 | ||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 42,480 | 190,853 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (95,261 | ) | (127,464 | ) | ||||||||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY) | (52,699 | ) | 63,909 | |||||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (NET OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCY) |
$ | 15,315 | $ | 69,682 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Year ended December 31, |
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
REVENUES | $ | - | $ | 174 | $ | 129 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and Development | 17,023 | 25,805 | 28,146 | |||||||||||||||
General and Administrative | 3,733 | 6,002 | 5,504 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING LOSS | 20,756 | 31,633 | 33,521 | |||||||||||||||
FINANCIAL EXPENSES (INCOME), net | 15 | (65 | ) | (1,318 | ) | |||||||||||||
LOSS FOR THE YEAR | $ | 20,771 | $ | 31,568 | $ | 32,203 | ||||||||||||
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE | $ | 3.30 | $ | 5.02 | $ | 1.80 | ||||||||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING USED IN COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE |
6,290,242 | 6,290,244 | 17,867,589 |
For further information, please contact:
Sol-Gel Contact:
Chief Financial Officer
+972-8-9313433
Investor Contact:
Westwicke, an
+1-415-513-1284
[email protected]
Source: Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd.