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GH RESEARCH PLC Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income Three months ended June 30, Six months ended

Key Takeaway: Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Note $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Operating expenses Research and development 3

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Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Note $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Operating expenses
Research and development 3 ( 9,755 ) ( 7,176 ) ( 18,413 ) ( 14,482 )
General and administration 3 ( 3,464 ) ( 2,749 ) ( 6,334 ) ( 5,862 )
Loss from operations ( 13,219 ) ( 9,925 ) ( 24,747 ) ( 20,344 )
Finance income 4 2,555 2,122 5,225 3,611
Finance expense 4 ( 178 ) ( 179 ) ( 357 ) ( 350 )
Movement of expected credit loss ( 3 ) 217 47 18
Foreign exchange gain/(loss) 466 36 1,787 ( 1,601 )
Total other income 2,840 2,196 6,702 1,678
Loss before tax ( 10,379 ) ( 7,729 ) ( 18,045 ) ( 18,666 )
Tax charge/(credit) - - - -
Loss for the period ( 10,379 ) ( 7,729 ) ( 18,045 ) ( 18,666 )
Other comprehensive (expense)/income
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss
Fair value movement on marketable securities ( 107 ) ( 1,512 ) ( 650 ) ( 788 )
Currency translation adjustment ( 446 ) ( 57 ) ( 1,735 ) 1,619
Total comprehensive loss for the period ( 10,932 ) ( 9,298 ) ( 20,430 ) ( 17,835 )
Attributable to owners:
Loss for the period ( 10,379 ) ( 7,729 ) ( 18,045 ) ( 18,666 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period ( 10,932 ) ( 9,298 ) ( 20,430 ) ( 17,835 )
Loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share (in USD) 13 ( 0.20 ) ( 0.15 ) ( 0.35 ) ( 0.36 )
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position
At June 30, At December 31,
2024 2023
Note $'000 $'000
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 5 87,131 78,420
Other financial assets 5 41,965 55,615
Marketable securities 6 22,219 27,525
Other current assets 7 1,596 2,529
Total current assets 152,911 164,089
Non-current assets
Marketable securities 6 53,169 61,142
Property, plant and equipment 896 1,069
Total non-current assets 54,065 62,211
Total assets 206,976 226,300
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade payables 8 2,572 3,490
Lease liability 263 343
Other current liabilities 9 4,967 2,868
Total current liabilities 7,802 6,701
Non-current liabilities
Lease liability 497 631
Total non-current liabilities 497 631
Total liabilities 8,299 7,332
Equity attributable to owners
Share capital 1,301 1,301
Additional paid-in capital 291,463 291,463
Other reserves 3,713 4,651
Foreign currency translation reserve ( 12,242 ) ( 10,507 )
Accumulated deficit ( 85,558 ) ( 67,940 )
Total equity 198,677 218,968
Total liabilities and equity 206,976 226,300
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in equity
Attributable to owners
Share capital Additional paid-in capital Other reserves Foreign currency translation reserve Accumulated deficit Total
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
At January 1, 2023 1,301 291,448 2,595 ( 13,035 ) ( 32,493 ) 249,816
Loss for the period - - - - ( 18,666 ) ( 18,666 )
Other comprehensive (expense)/income - - ( 788 ) 1,619 - 831
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - ( 788 ) 1,619 ( 18,666 ) ( 17,835 )
Share-based compensation expense - - 1,002 - - 1,002
Total transactions with owners - - 1,002 - - 1,002
At June 30, 2023 1,301 291,448 2,809 ( 11,416 ) ( 51,159 ) 232,983
At January 1, 2024 1,301 291,463 4,651 ( 10,507 ) ( 67,940 ) 218,968
Loss for the period - - - - ( 18,045 ) ( 18,045 )
Other comprehensive expense - - ( 650 ) ( 1,735 ) - ( 2,385 )
Total comprehensive loss for the period - - ( 650 ) ( 1,735 ) ( 18,045 ) ( 20,430 )
Share-based compensation expense - - 139 - - 139
Transfer of share options - - ( 427 ) - 427 -
Total transactions with owners - - ( 288 ) - 427 139
At June 30, 2024 1,301 291,463 3,713 ( 12,242 ) ( 85,558 ) 198,677
Unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows
Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023
$'000 $'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the period ( 18,045 ) ( 18,666 )
Depreciation 158 157
Share-based compensation expense 139 1,002
Finance income ( 5,225 ) ( 3,611 )
Finance expense 357 350
Movement of expected credit loss ( 47 ) ( 18 )
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss ( 1,787 ) 1,601
Movement in working capital 2,237 3,173
Cash flows used in operating activities ( 22,213 ) ( 16,012 )
Finance expense paid ( 366 ) ( 280 )
Finance income received 3,047 1,381
Net cash used in operating activities ( 19,532 ) ( 14,911 )
Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities
Purchase of other financial assets - ( 54,000 )
Purchase of property, plant and equipment ( 20 ) ( 68 )
Proceeds from sale of other financial assets 15,000 -
Proceeds from redemptions and disposals of marketable securities 13,540 -
Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities 28,520 ( 54,068 )
Cash flows used in financing activities
Payment of lease liability ( 185 ) ( 107 )
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 8,803 ( 69,086 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 78,420 165,955
Impact of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents ( 92 ) 26
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 87,131 96,895
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GH Research PLC (the "Company") was incorporated on March 29, 2021. The registered office of the Company is located at Joshua Dawson House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2,
The Company and its subsidiary, GH Research Ireland Limited, (together the "Group" or "GH Research") are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to
transforming the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Its initial focus is on developing the novel and proprietary mebufotenin (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, or 5-MeO-DMT) therapies for the treatment of patients with Treatment
Resistant Depression, or TRD. Its portfolio currently includes GH001, a proprietary inhalable mebufotenin product candidate, GH002, a proprietary intravenous mebufotenin product candidate, and GH003, a proprietary intranasal mebufotenin product
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements were presented to the board of directors and approved by them for issue on September 3, 2024.
Basis of preparation
Compliance with IFRS Accounting Standards
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34
"Interim Financial Reporting". The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial
statements are presented in U.S. dollar ("USD" or "$"), which is the Company's functional currency and the Group's presentation currency.
The financial information presented in this interim report does not represent full statutory accounts as defined by the Companies Act 2014. The statutory accounts of
GH Research PLC for the year ended December 31, 2023, are expected to be filed with the Companies Registration Office by November 26, 2024.
New and amended IFRS standards
There are no new IFRS standards, amendments to standards or interpretations that are mandatory for the financial year beginning on January 1, 2024, that are relevant
to the Group and that have had any material impact in the interim period. The review of the impact of new standards on the Group's financial statements which are not yet effective and which have not been early adopted by the Group is ongoing. This includes the recently issued IFRS 18 "Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements". There are no other
amendments to standards and interpretations that are not yet effective which have been deemed relevant to the Group.
GH Research is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics. The Group is exposed to all risks inherent in establishing and
developing its business, including the substantial uncertainty that current projects will succeed. Research and development expenses have been incurred from the start of the Group's activities, generating negative cash flows from operating
activities since formation.
Since its incorporation, the Group has funded its growth through capital increases. The Group has no bank loans or other debt outstanding, except lease liabilities, as of June 30, 2024. As a result, the Group is not exposed to liquidity risk through requests for early
As of June 30, 2024, the Group's cash and cash equivalents amounted to $87.1
million (December 31, 2023: $78.4 million). The Group also held marketable securities of $75.4 million and other financial assets of $42.0 million as of
June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023: marketable securities of $88.7 million and other financial assets of $55.6 million). The marketable securities held by the Group are quoted in active markets and are an additional source of liquidity. The board of
directors believes that the Group has sufficient financial resources available to cover its planned cash outflows for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial
statements. The Group, therefore, continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Use of estimates and judgments
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the
application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting
policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty are consistent with those that applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation followed in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with
those applied in the Group's most recent annual financial statements and have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Current and deferred income tax
The interim income tax expense is calculated based on the Company's estimate of the weighted average effective annual income tax rate expected for the full year. The
current and deferred income tax charge was $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, which is in line with
the Company's estimate for the full year. No deferred tax assets have been recognized as there is no certainty that sufficient taxable
profits will be generated within the required timeframe to be able to utilize these tax loss carry-forwards in full.
Research and development tax credits
As explained in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, an amount of $1.3 million had remained unrecognized with respect to research and development tax credit claims for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. In
the six months ended June 30, 2024, an amount of $0.8 million has been received by the Group which has been recognized as a deduction
from research and development expenses under the Group's relevant accounting policy. At June 30, 2024, a balance of $0.5 million
remains unrecognized as it has been concluded that reasonable assurance has not been achieved. Judgment was applied in this determination.
Management considers the Group to have only a single
segment: Research and Development ("R&D"). This is consistent with the way that information is reported internally within the Group for the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance.
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
The following table provides the consolidated statement of comprehensive income classification of our expense by nature:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
External research and development expenses 7,876 5,489 14,923 11,314
Employee expenses 1, 3 1,810 1,626 3,358 3,045
Depreciation 5 10 11 20
Other expenses 64 51 121 103
Total research and development expenses 9,755 7,176 18,413 14,482
External costs 2,322 1,839 4,237 4,109
Employee expenses 2, 3 1,069 840 1,950 1,616
Depreciation 73 70 147 137
Total general and administrative expenses 3,464 2,749 6,334 5,862
Total operating expenses 13,219 9,925 24,747 20,344
1 Included in employee expenses is a share based compensation credit of $0.1 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2024, and a share based compensation expense of $0.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2024, relating to employees in
the research and development department (three and six months ended June 30, 2023, expense of $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively).
2 Included in employee expenses is share based compensation credit of $8 thousand for the three months ended
June 30, 2024, and a share based compensation expense of $0.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2024, relating to employees in
the general and administrative department (three and six months ended June 30, 2023, $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively).
3 Includes termination expenses incurred in the
Foreign exchange gain/loss
Foreign exchange gain of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 (foreign
exchange gain of $36 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2023), and foreign exchange gain of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 (foreign exchange loss of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30,2023) consists primarily of gains and losses related to the translation of the U.S. dollar cash and other financial assets
balance into euro in the accounts of the Company's subsidiary, GH Research Ireland Limited, whose functional currency is euro as explained in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
At June 30, 2024, if the U.S. dollar had weakened/strengthened by 10% against the euro with all other variables held constant, the loss before tax for the six months ended June 30, 2024, would have
been $4.6 million higher/lower, mainly related to the translation of cash and other financial assets held in U.S. dollar in the
Company's subsidiary, GH Research Ireland Limited. This would be offset by an equivalent amount within Other Comprehensive Income.
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Finance income
Finance income on cash, cash equivalents a nd other financial assets 522 - 1,080 -
Gain on cash equivalents and other financial assets at fair value through profit and loss ("FVTPL") 1,081 1,089 2,138 1,554
Interest income under effective interest rate method at fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI") 952 1,033 2,007 2,057
Finance income 2,555 2,122 5,225 3,611
Finance expense
Finance expense on investments ( 165 ) ( 163 ) ( 331 ) ( 316 )
Finance expense on lease liability ( 13 ) ( 16 ) ( 26 ) ( 34 )
Finance expense ( 178 ) ( 179 ) ( 357 ) ( 350 )
June 30, December 31,
2024 2023
$'000 $'000
Cash at bank and in hand 32,213 41,390
Cash equivalents 54,918 37,030
87,131 78,420
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, proceeds of $15.0 million were received from the sale of
a portion of other financial assets which were used to fund the operating activities of the Group, and proceeds of $14.1 million were received from the redemption of marketable securities, which includes accrued interest. On redemption of the
marketable securities, the funds are invested in cash equivalents.
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Marketable securities
$'000
Fair value
At January 1, 2024 88,667
Accrued interest 2,007
Interest received ( 553 )
Redemptions and disposals of marketable securities ( 14,130 )
Revaluation adjustment ( 603 )
At June 30, 2024 75,388
The Group holds government and corporate listed bonds which comprise marketable securities measured at FVOCI. These marketable securities had a fair value of $75.4 million at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023: $88.7
million). During the six month period ended June 30, 2024, a number of marketable securities were redeemed. This resulted in total proceeds of $14.1
million in the period. The impairment loss allowance for expected credit losses at the reporting date was $0.1 million (December 31,
2023: $0.1 million). At June 30, 2024, the maturity of the Group's marketable securities ranges from one month to three years. This
maturity has been reflected in the allocation of current and non-current assets in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position.
The movement through OCI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, is shown in the table below as follows:
Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Revaluation adjustments ( 110 ) ( 1,295 ) ( 603 ) ( 770 )
Movement of expected credit losses on assets measured at FVOCI 3 ( 217 ) ( 47 ) ( 18 )
Movement on marketable securities through OCI ( 107 ) ( 1,512 ) ( 650 ) ( 788 )
Other current assets primarily represent prepayments.
Trade payables primarily represents amounts incurred for the provision of manufacturing, research and consulting services and legal and professional fees, which are
outstanding at the end of the period. Trade payables are due to be settled at different times within 12 months.
Other current liabilities primarily represent accruals for operating expenses and employee tax payable and are expected to be settled within one year.
As of June 30, 2024, there were no
material contingencies which required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements (2023: none).
GH RESEARCH PLC
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
In June 2021, the Company adopted a share option plan referred to herein as the Share Option Plan under which grants of options are made to eligible participants.
The Company has reserved 1,202,734 ordinary shares for future issuance under the Share Option Plan, which include ordinary shares
pursuant to share-based equity awards issued to date. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has 453,788 ordinary shares available for the
future issuance of share-based equity awards.
Under the Share Option Plan, the options may be settled only in ordinary shares of the Company. Therefore, the grants of share options under the Share Option Plan
have been accounted for as equity-settled under IFRS 2. As such, the Company records a charge for the vested portion of award grants and for partially earned but non-vested portions of award grants.
Last updated: Sep 3, 2024