Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: HBP) (“Helix” or the “Company”), a
clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative drug
candidates for the prevention and treatment of cancer, announces
its financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended April 30,
2019.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Company recorded a net loss and total
comprehensive loss of $2,071,000 ($0.02 loss per common share) and
$2,147,000 ($0.02 loss per common share) for the three-month
periods ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the
nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the
Company recorded a net loss and total comprehensive loss of
$5,358,000 ($0.05 loss per common share) and $7,015,000 ($0.07 loss
per common share).
Research and development
Research and development costs for the three and
nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 totalled $1,351,000 and
$3,695,000, respectively ($1,435,000 and $5,095,000 respectively
for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2018).
The following table outlines research and
development costs expensed and investment tax credits for the
Company’s significant research and development projects for the
following periods:
|
For the three-month |
|
For the nine-month |
|
|
periods ended April 30 |
|
periods ended April 30 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
L-DOS47 |
$ |
1,054,000 |
|
$ |
1,029,000 |
|
$ |
2,703,000 |
|
$ |
4,039,000 |
|
V-DOS47 |
|
137,000 |
|
|
133,000 |
|
|
369,000 |
|
|
310,000 |
|
CAR-T |
|
– |
|
|
192,000 |
|
|
333,000 |
|
|
317,000 |
|
Corporate research and
development expenses |
|
155,000 |
|
|
122,000 |
|
|
380,000 |
|
|
346,000 |
|
Trademark and patent related
expenses |
|
109,000 |
|
|
70,000 |
|
|
177,000 |
|
|
308,000 |
|
Stock-based compensation
expense |
|
– |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
– |
|
|
8,000 |
|
Depreciation expense |
|
26,000 |
|
|
31,000 |
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
111,000 |
|
Polish
grant government funding |
|
(130,000 |
) |
|
(144,000 |
) |
|
(352,000 |
) |
|
(344,000 |
) |
|
$ |
1,351,000 |
|
$ |
1,435,000 |
|
$ |
3,695,000 |
|
$ |
5,095,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L-DOS47 research and development expenses for
the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 totalled
$1,054,000 and $2,703,000, respectively ($1,029,000 and $4,039,000
respectively for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30,
2018). L-DOS47 research and development expenditures relate
primarily to the Company’s LDOS001 Phase I clinical study in the
U.S., and LDOS003 Phase II clinical study in Poland, Ukraine and
Hungary.
The Company’s LDOS001 clinical study continues
to face patient enrolment challenges. An accelerated dosing
protocol has been approved to help accelerate the LDOS001 clinical
study. The Company continues to be committed to the LDOS001 study
and has re-allocated limited resources to improve patient
enrollment. Enrolment in the Company’s LDOS002 clinical study
was previously halted at the end of stage 1 of a two-stage phase II
study as the intensified schedule did not result in improving
patient benefits compared to that observed in the Phase I portion
of the study. The Company’s LDOS003 clinical study recently dosed
its third patient and commenced second cohort enrollment. The
Company is very close to finalizing a clinical study protocol for a
Phase I/II study with L-DOS47 to be given in combination with
doxorubicin, for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
The Company expects to file an investigational new drug
application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a study
by the end of the month.
The Company’s Polish subsidiary continues to
focus its activities on the V-DOS47 pre-clinical program.
V-DOS47 research and development expenses for the three and
nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 totalled $137,000 and
$369,000, respectively ($133,000 and $310,000 respectively for the
three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2018). For the
three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 the Company’s
Polish subsidiary received grant funding of $130,000 and $352,000,
respectively ($144,000 and $344,000 respectively for the three and
nine-month periods ended April 30, 2018). Grant funding for
the V-DOS4 program is the result of an agreement entered into with
the Polish National Centre for Research and Development (“PNCRD”).
The Agreement may be terminated by either party upon one month’s
written notice and must also state the grounds for which the
Agreement is being terminated. In certain cases of
termination, the Company’s Polish subsidiary may be obligated to
return the received financial support in full within fourteen days
of the day notice is served, with interest. As at April 30, 2019
that Company’s Polish subsidiary has received grant funds of
approximately PLN3,634,609 or 28% of the entire grant funding
amount approved by the PNCRD.
CAR-T research and development expenses for the
three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 totalled $nil and
$333,000 respectively ($192,000 and $317,000 respectively for the
three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2018). The
Company commenced development of novel CAR-T therapeutics and new
antibody-based technologies for cell-based therapies. The Company’s
CAR-T expenditures relate primarily to collaborative research
activities with ProMab Biotechnologies Inc.
Trademark and patent related expenses for the
three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 totalled $109,000
and $177,000, respectively ($70,000 and $308,000 respectively for
the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019). The
Company continues to ensure it adequately protects its intellectual
property.
Operating, general and
administration
Operating, general and administration expenses
for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 and 2018
totalled $699,000 and $1,605,000, respectively ($686,000 and
$1,856,000 respectively for the three and nine-month periods ended
April 30, 2018). The decrease in operating, general and
administration expenses mainly reflects the normalization of
expenditures after companywide cost cutting initiatives.
The following table outlines operating, general
and administration costs expensed for the following periods:
|
For the three-month |
For the nine-month |
|
periods ended April 30 |
periods ended April 30 |
|
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
Wages and benefits |
$ |
214,000 |
$ |
215,000 |
$ |
548,000 |
$ |
493,000 |
Director fees |
42,000 |
13,000 |
122,000 |
148,000 |
Third-party advisors |
361,000 |
320,000 |
675,000 |
779,000 |
Other general and
administrative |
78,000 |
133,000 |
250,000 |
420,000 |
Stock-based compensation
expense |
– |
– |
2,000 |
– |
Depreciation expense |
4,000 |
5,000 |
8,000 |
16,000 |
|
$ |
699,000 |
$ |
686,000 |
$ |
1,605,000 |
$ |
1,856,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company recorded a net loss and total
comprehensive loss of $2,071,000 ($0.02 loss per common share) and
$2,147,000 ($0.02 loss per common share) for the three-month
periods ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the
nine-month periods ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, the
Company recorded a net loss and total comprehensive loss of
$5,358,000 ($0.05 loss per common share) and $7,015,000 ($0.07 loss
per common share), respectively.
As at April 30, 2019 the Company had a working
capital deficiency of $2,203,000, shareholders’ deficiency of
$1,920,000 and a deficit of $169,363,000. As at July 31, 2018
the Company had a working capital deficiency of $1,901,000,
shareholders’ deficiency of $1,527,000 and a deficit of
$164,005,000.
The Company continues to work with vendors to
manage its cash position while ensuring vendors continue providing
services while being paid, albeit over a longer period of time than
previously agreed terms. Some vendors have placed the Company
on hold (cash in advance) and is impacting the Company’s clinical
development program. The Company has raised gross proceeds of
approximately $8,518,000 from private placement financings during
fiscal 2018 and an additional $6,014,000 during the nine-month
period ended April 30, 2019. Subsequent to the April 30, 2019
quarter end, the Company announced the closing of a private
placement on May 29th, 2019 for gross proceeds of $507,960.
Nevertheless, the Company’s cash reserves of $938,000 as at April
30, 2019 continue to be insufficient to meet anticipated cash needs
for working capital and capital expenditures through the next
twelve months, nor are they sufficient to see the current or any
planned research and development initiatives through to
completion. Though the funds raised have somewhat assisted
the Company in dealing with its working capital deficiency and
attempts to make vendors current, additional funds are required to
advance the various clinical and preclinical programs, pay for the
Company’s overhead costs and its past due vendors. To the
extent that the Company does not believe it has sufficient
liquidity to meet its current obligations, management considers
securing additional funds, primarily through the issuance of equity
securities of the Company, to be critical for its development
needs.
Additional information can be found about the
Company’s liquidity and capital resources in the Company’s
Management Discussion and Analysis.
The Company’s condensed unaudited interim
consolidated statement of net loss and comprehensive loss for the
three and nine-month periods ending April 30, 2019 and 2018 and the
condensed unaudited interim consolidated statement of cash flows
for the nine-month periods ending April 30, 2019 and 2018 are
summarized below:
Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|
(thousand
$, except for per share data) |
|
|
(thousand
$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine-month periods ended |
|
For the nine-month periods ended |
|
|
|
For the nine-month periods ended |
|
|
|
Apr 30 |
|
|
Apr 30 |
|
|
|
Apr 30 |
|
|
Apr 30 |
|
|
|
|
Apr 30 |
|
Apr 30 |
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
1,351 |
|
|
1,435 |
|
|
|
3,695 |
|
|
5,095 |
|
|
|
Net loss and total comprehensive loss |
(5,358 |
) |
(7,015 |
) |
|
Operating, general, administration |
|
699 |
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
1,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Results
from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items not
involving cash: |
|
|
|
before finance items |
|
(2,050 |
) |
|
(2,121 |
) |
|
|
(5,300 |
) |
|
(6,951 |
) |
|
|
Depreciation |
93 |
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
2 |
|
8 |
|
|
Finance
items |
|
(21 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
Foreign exchange loss |
21 |
|
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and
total comprehensive loss |
|
(2,071 |
) |
|
(2,147 |
) |
|
|
(5,358 |
) |
|
(7,015 |
) |
|
|
Changes in non-cash working capital |
874 |
|
1,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per
share |
-$ |
0.02 |
|
-$ |
0.02 |
|
|
-$ |
0.05 |
|
-$ |
0.07 |
|
|
|
Operating
activities |
(4,368 |
) |
(5,553 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Figures
are for both basic and fully diluted |
|
|
Financing
activities |
4,963 |
|
5,517 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities |
(2 |
) |
(37 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange
rate changes on cash |
(21 |
) |
(54 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in cash |
572 |
|
(127 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
beginning of the period |
366 |
|
897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash end
of the period |
938 |
|
770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company’s Consolidated Statement of
Financial Position as at April 30, 2019 and July 31, 2018 are
summarized below.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (thousand $) |
|
|
|
|
30-Apr-19 |
|
31-Jul-18 |
|
|
|
|
Non
current assets |
283 |
|
374 |
|
|
|
|
Current
assets: |
|
|
Prepaids |
220 |
|
92 |
|
Accounts receivable |
158 |
|
315 |
|
Cash |
938 |
|
366 |
|
|
1,316 |
|
773 |
|
Total
assets |
1,599 |
|
1,147 |
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' deficiency |
(1,920 |
) |
(1,527 |
) |
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
Deferred government grant |
51 |
|
38 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
667 |
|
644 |
|
Accounts payable |
2,801 |
|
1,992 |
|
|
3,519 |
|
2,674 |
|
Total liabilities & shareholders equity |
1,599 |
|
1,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company’s condensed unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and
analysis will be filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com, as well as on the Company’s website.
About Helix BioPharma Corp.
Helix BioPharma Corp. is an immuno-oncology
company specializing in the field of cancer therapy. The company is
actively developing innovative products for the prevention and
treatment of cancer based on its proprietary technologies. Helix’s
product development initiatives include its novel L-DOS47 new drug
candidate and Chimeric Antigen Receptor (“CAR”) based cell
therapies. Helix is currently listed on the TSX under the symbol
“HBP”.
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Helix BioPharma Corp.9120 Leslie Street, Suite
205Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3J9Tel: (905) 841-2300Email:
ir@helixbiopharma.com
Forward-Looking Statements and Risks and
Uncertainties
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and information (collectively, “forward-looking
statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward-looking statements are statements and information
that are not historical facts but instead include financial
projections and estimates, statements regarding plans, goals,
objectives, intentions and expectations with respect to the
Company’s future business, operations, research and development,
including the Company’s activities relating to DOS47, and other
information in future periods.
Forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements concerning (i) the Company’s ability to
operate on a going concern being dependent mainly on obtaining
additional financing; (ii) the Company’s priority continuing to be
L-DOS47; (iii) the Company’s development programs for DOS47,
L-DOS47, V-DOS47 and CAR-T; (iv) future expenditures, the
insufficiency of the Company’s current cash resources and the need
for financing; and (v) future financing requirements and the
seeking of additional funding. Forward-looking statements can
further be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as “ongoing”, “estimates”, “expects”, or the negative thereof
or any other variations thereon or comparable terminology referring
to future events or results, or that events or conditions “will”,
“may”, “could”, or “should” occur or be achieved, or comparable
terminology referring to future events or results.
Forward-looking statements are statements about
the future and are inherently uncertain, and are necessarily based
upon a number of estimates and assumptions that are also uncertain.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements
involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be
placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements, including
financial outlooks, are intended to provide information about
management’s current plans and expectations regarding future
operations, including without limitation, future financing
requirements, and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Certain material factors, estimates or assumptions have been
applied in making forward-looking statements in this news release,
including, but not limited to, the safety and efficacy of L-DOS47;
that sufficient financing will be obtained in a timely manner to
allow the Company to continue operations and implement its clinical
trials in the manner and on the timelines anticipated; the timely
provision of services and supplies or other performance of
contracts by third parties; future costs; the absence of any
material changes in business strategy or plans; and the timely
receipt of required regulatory approvals and strategic partner
support.
The Company’s actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release as a result of numerous known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the
risk that the Company’s assumptions may prove to be incorrect; the
risk that additional financing may not be obtainable in a timely
manner, or at all, and that clinical trials may not commence or
complete within anticipated timelines or the anticipated budget or
may fail; third party suppliers of necessary services or of drug
product and other materials may fail to perform or be unwilling or
unable to supply the Company, which could cause delay or
cancellation of the Company’s research and development activities;
necessary regulatory approvals may not be granted or may be
withdrawn; the Company may not be able to secure necessary
strategic partner support; general economic conditions,
intellectual property and insurance risks; changes in business
strategy or plans; and other risks and uncertainties referred to
elsewhere in this news release, any of which could cause actual
results to vary materially from current results or the Company’s
anticipated future results. Certain of these risks and
uncertainties, and others affecting the Company, are more fully
described in the Company’s annual management’s discussion and
analysis for the year ended July 31, 2018 under the heading “Risks
and Uncertainty” and Helix’s Annual Information Form, in particular
under the headings “Forward-looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”,
and other reports filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com from time to time. Forward-looking statements and
information are based on the beliefs, assumptions, opinions and
expectations of Helix’s management on the date of this new release,
and the Company does not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or information should those beliefs,
assumptions, opinions or expectations, or other circumstances
change, except as required by law.
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