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Phathom Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 9, 2024 Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024, and provided recent business highlights.
Phathom is quickly establishing VOQUEZNA as the first and only FDA-approved treatment of its kind for Erosive
GERD and we are thrilled with the promising strides made in our first full quarter post-launch, said Terrie Curran, President and CEO of Phathom. We re pleased that prescribers are embracing VOQUEZNA as a powerful new treatment
option and that demand is rapidly growing. The positive feedback from both physicians and patients, and the impact our medicines are making on the lives of those suffering from acid-related GI diseases, continues to inspire our team. With our
dedicated national sales force engaging thousands of prescribers daily, and a compelling direct-to-consumer campaign underway, VOQUEZNA brand awareness is also building.
We expect both overall demand and total dispensed prescriptions to increase in the coming months as the launch progresses, formulary coverage broadens, and, if approved, VOQUEZNA s label expands to include the treatment associated with
symptomatic heartburn for Non-Erosive GERD.
Recent Business Highlights and First Quarter 2024
VOQUEZNA Launch Progress:
Business and Regulatory Highlights:
First Quarter Financial Results:
Conference Call and Webcast
conference call and webcast to discuss its first quarter financial results and business highlights today, May 9, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast will be available on the investors page of Phathom s website under Events &
Presentations. A replay of the webcast will be available following the completion of the event and will be archived for up to 90 days.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes financial results prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), and also certain non-GAAP financial measures. In particular, Phathom has provided non-GAAP adjusted net loss
and adjusted net loss per share, adjusted to exclude the items below. Non-GAAP financial measures are not an alternative for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. However, Phathom believes the
presentation of non-GAAP adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share, when viewed in conjunction with GAAP results, provides investors with a more meaningful understanding of ongoing operating
performance. These measures exclude (i) non-cash stock-based compensation, which is substantially dependent on changes in the market price of common shares, (ii) interest expense related to the
accounting for our revenue interest financing liability, which are in excess of the actual interest owed, and (iii) interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount on our term loan.
Phathom believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to management and
investors regarding Phathom s results of operations. When GAAP financial measures are viewed in conjunction with these non-GAAP financial measures, investors are provided with a more meaningful
understanding of Phathom s ongoing operating performance and are better able to compare Phathom s performance between periods. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among those
indicators Phathom uses as a basis for evaluating performance, and planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute
for GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation between these non-GAAP measures and the most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided later in this press release.
About Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Phathom Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of
novel treatments for gastrointestinal diseases. Phathom has in-licensed the exclusive rights to vonoprazan, a first-in-class
potassium-competitive acid blocker (PCAB) and currently marketed in the United States as VOQUEZNA (vonoprazan) tablets for the treatment of Erosive GERD and relief of heartburn associated
with Erosive GERD in adults, in addition to VOQUEZNA TRIPLE PAK (vonoprazan tablets, amoxicillin capsules, clarithromycin tablets)
and VOQUEZNA DUAL PAK (vonoprazan tablets, amoxicillin capsules) for the treatment of H. pylori infection in adults. For more
information about Phathom, visit the company s website at www.phathompharma.com and follow on LinkedIn and X.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, including
statements about the timing of regulatory review and potential commercial launch of vonoprazan as a daily treatment for Non-Erosive GERD, the timing of commencement of the Phase 3 As Needed dosing Non-Erosive GERD and Phase 2 EoE trials, the availability of additional funds under our term loan agreement, future growth in demand and our ability to secure additional commercial coverage for our products, and our
cash runway. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Phathom that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and
uncertainties inherent in Phathom s business, including, without limitation: we may not be able to successfully commercialize VOQUEZNA, VOQUEZNA TRIPLE PAK and VOQUEZNA DUAL PAK, which will depend on a number of factors including coverage and
reimbursement levels from governmental authorities and health insurers as well as market acceptance by healthcare providers; we may use our capital resources sooner than expected, or our operating plan may overestimate our expected product revenues,
which could require us to reduce expenses or raise additional capital sooner than expected; the inherent risks of clinical development of vonoprazan; Phathom s dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and
preclinical and clinical testing; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of vonoprazan that may limit its development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization,
or may result in recalls or product liability claims; Phathom s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection and non-patent regulatory exclusivity for vonoprazan; and other risks
described in the Company s prior press releases and the Company s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading Risk Factors in the Company s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Phathom undertakes no obligation to update
such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Selected Condensed Balance Sheets
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 322,229 | $ | 381,393 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 356,499 | $ | 413,842 | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 505,002 | $ | 486,601 | ||||
| Total stockholders deficit | $ | (148,503 | ) | $ | (72,759 | ) |
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Product revenue, net | $ | 1,912 | $ | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 426 | |||||||
| Gross profit | 1,486 | |||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and development | 9,430 | 11,479 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 62,010 | 18,598 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 71,440 | 30,077 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (69,954 | ) | (30,077 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest income | 4,313 | 1,460 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (17,168 | ) | (9,217 | ) | ||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (43 | ) | 20 | |||||
| Total other expense | (12,898 | ) | (7,737 | ) | ||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (82,852 | ) | $ | (37,814 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (1.42 | ) | $ | (0.89 | ) |
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP adjusted net loss: | ||||||||
| GAAP net loss | ($ | 82,852 | ) | ($ | 37,814 | ) | ||
| Stock-based compensation expense (A) | 5,626 | 7,048 | ||||||
| Non-cash interest on revenue interest financing liability | 11,956 | 5,154 | ||||||
| Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount | 474 | 496 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP adjusted net loss | ($ | 64,796 | ) | ($ | 25,116 | ) | ||
| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share basic and diluted: | ||||||||
| GAAP net loss per share basic and diluted | ($ | 1.42 | ) | ($ | 0.89 | ) | ||
| Stock-based compensation expense (A) | 0.10 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Non-cash interest on revenue interest financing liability | 0.20 | 0.12 | ||||||
| Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP net loss per share basic and diluted | ($ | 1.11 | ) | ($ | 0.59 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic and diluted | 58,371,480 | 42,354,520 |
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Research and development | 1,249 | 1,776 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,377 | 5,272 |