Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Editas Medicine, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
354,918
$
139,682
Marketable securities
270,415
262,428
Accounts receivable
672
6,048
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
6,311
10,929
Total current assets
632,316
419,087
Marketable securities
97,890
109,664
Property and equipment, net
14,095
14,020
Right-of-use assets
29,305
25,128
Restricted cash and other non-current assets
6,688
4,703
Total assets
$
780,294
$
572,602
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
8,910
$
6,408
Accrued expenses
15,132
24,046
Deferred revenue, current
32,704
20,943
Operating lease liabilities
7,264
6,811
Total current liabilities
64,010
58,208
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
21,621
19,324
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
56,667
73,984
Other non-current liabilities
—
27,500
Total liabilities
142,298
179,016
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share: 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share: 195,000,000 shares authorized; 67,580,615 and 62,689,457 shares issued, and 67,472,615 and 62,563,457 shares outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
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Additional paid-in capital
1,359,987
1,058,823
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 73 )
( 46 )
Accumulated deficit
( 721,925 )
( 665,197 )
Total stockholders’ equity
637,996
393,586
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
780,294
$
572,602
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except per share and share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
2020
Collaboration and other research and development revenues
$
6,499
$
5,723
Operating expenses:
Research and development
41,937
34,570
General and administrative
21,445
17,769
Total operating expenses
63,382
52,339
Operating loss
( 56,883 )
( 46,616 )
Other income, net:
Other income, net
21
7,333
Interest income, net
134
1,559
Total other income, net
155
8,892
Net loss
$
( 56,728 )
$
( 37,724 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$
( 0.86 )
$
( 0.69 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
65,992,395
54,590,194
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
2020
Net loss
$
( 56,728 )
$
( 37,724 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable debt securities
( 27 )
587
Comprehensive loss
$
( 56,755 )
$
( 37,137 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except share data)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Other
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Deficit
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020
62,563,457
$
6
$
1,058,823
$
( 46 )
$
( 665,197 )
$
393,586
Issuance of common stock for public offering
4,025,000
1
249,458
—
—
249,459
Issuance of common stock for success payment
303,599
—
27,500
—
—
27,500
Exercise of stock options
501,162
—
12,002
—
—
12,002
Vesting of restricted common stock awards
79,397
—
—
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation expense
—
—
12,204
—
—
12,204
Unrealized loss on marketable debt securities
—
—
—
( 27 )
—
( 27 )
Net loss
—
—
—
—
( 56,728 )
( 56,728 )
Balance at March 31, 2021
67,472,615
$
7
$
1,359,987
$
( 73 )
$
( 721,925 )
$
637,996
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Other
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income
Deficit
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019
54,355,798
$
5
$
811,546
$
107
$
( 549,221 )
262,437
Exercise of stock options
233,208
—
3,047
—
—
3,047
Vesting of restricted common stock awards
213,393
—
—
—
—
—
Stock-based compensation expense
—
—
6,220
—
—
6,220
Unrealized gain on marketable debt securities
—
—
—
587
—
587
Net loss
—
—
—
—
( 37,724 )
( 37,724 )
Balance at March 31, 2020
54,802,399
$
5
$
820,813
$
694
$
( 586,945 )
$
234,567
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
2020
Cash flow from operating activities
Net loss
$
( 56,728 )
$
( 37,724 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense
12,204
6,220
Depreciation
1,163
798
Unrealized gain on corporate equity securities
—
( 7,333 )
Other non-cash items, net
401
( 215 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
5,376
( 1,414 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,618
( 1,995 )
Right-of-use assets
( 4,177 )
1,739
Other non-current assets
( 1,985 )
93
Accounts payable
2,017
4,767
Accrued expenses
( 9,563 )
( 13,644 )
Deferred revenue
( 5,555 )
( 4,309 )
Operating lease liabilities
2,750
( 1,902 )
Other current and non-current liabilities
—
833
Net cash used in operating activities
( 49,479 )
( 54,086 )
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
( 84 )
( 2,152 )
Purchases of marketable securities
( 127,422 )
( 66,384 )
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
130,750
115,000
Net cash provided by investing activities
3,244
46,464
Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from offering of common stock, net of issuance costs
249,469
—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
12,002
3,047
Net cash provided by financing activities
261,471
3,047
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
215,236
( 4,575 )
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
143,559
239,802
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
358,795
$
235,227
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash activities:
Fixed asset additions included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
467
$
705
Cash paid in connection with operating lease liabilities
4,248
2,538
Offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
10
—
Issuance of common stock for settlement of success payments
27,500
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Editas Medicine, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. Nature of Business
Editas Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading, clinical stage genome editing company dedicated to developing potentially transformative genomic medicines to treat a broad range of serious diseases. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware in September 2013. Its principal offices are in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital. The Company has primarily financed its operations through various equity financings, payments received under a research collaboration with Juno Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“Juno Therapeutics”), payments received under a strategic alliance and option agreement with Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited (together with its affiliates, “Allergan”) , which was terminated in August 2020, and its license agreement with Beam Therapeutics.
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including but not limited to, risks of failure of preclinical studies and clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for any drug product candidate that it may identify and develop, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of its product candidates, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations, development by competitors of technological innovations and ability to transition from pilot-scale manufacturing to large-scale production of products.
Liquidity
In January 2021, the Company completed a public offering whereby it sold 3,500,000 shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of approximately $ 216.9 million. In February 2021, the underwriters in the public offering exercised their option to purchase an additional 525,000 shares, resulting in additional net proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 32.6 million.
The Company has incurred annual net operating losses in every year since its inception. The Company expects that its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at March 31, 2021 and anticipated interest income will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements well into 2023 . The Company had an accumulated deficit of $ 721.9 million at March 31, 2021, and will require substantial additional capital to fund its operations. The Company has never generated any product revenue. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing or generate product revenue or revenues from collaborative partners, on terms acceptable to the Company, on a timely basis or at all. The failure of the Company to obtain sufficient funds on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”).
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The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Editas Securities Corporation. All intercompany transactions and balances of the subsidiary have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the information furnished reflects all adjustments, all of which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the reported interim periods. The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. The three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are referred to as the first quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or any other interim period.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, “Summary of significant accounting policies,” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies previously disclosed in the Annual Report.
3. Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash equivalents and marketable securities consisted of the following at March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
Allowance
Gross
Gross
Amortized
for Credit
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
March 31, 2021
Cost
Losses
Gains
Losses
Value
Cash equivalents and marketable securities:
Money market funds
$
344,918
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
344,918
U.S. Treasuries
81,255
—
7
( 2 )
81,260
Government agency securities
154,022
—
7
( 41 )
153,988
Corporate notes/bonds
50,249
—
—
( 41 )
50,208
Commercial Paper
92,852
—
1
( 4 )
92,849
Total
$
723,296
$
—
$
15
$
( 88 )
$
723,223
Cash equivalents and marketable securities consisted of the following at December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
Allowance
Gross
Gross
Amortized
for Credit
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
December 31, 2020
Cost
Losses
Gains
Losses
Value
Cash equivalents and marketable securities:
Money market funds
$
139,682
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
139,682
U.S. Treasuries
180,376
—
8
( 11 )
180,373
Government agency securities
107,665
—
—
( 20 )
107,645
Commercial paper
41,912
—
—
( 8 )
41,904
Corporate notes/bonds
42,185
—
10
( 25 )
42,170
Total
$
511,820
$
—
$
18
$
( 64 )
$
511,774
As of March 31, 2021, the Company did no t hold any marketable securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. Furthermore, the Company has determined that there were no material changes in the credit risk of the debt securities. As of March 31, 2021, the Company holds 44 securities with an aggregate fair value of $ 97.9 million that had remaining maturities between one and two years.
There were no realized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020.
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4. Fair Value Measurements
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Quoted Prices
Significant
in Active
Other
Significant
Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
March 31,
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
Financial Assets
2021
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
$
344,918
$
344,918
$
—
$
—
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasuries
81,260
81,260
—
—
Government agency securities
153,988
—
153,988
—
Commercial paper
92,849
—
92,849
—
Corporate notes/bonds
50,208
—
50,208
—
Restricted cash and other non-current assets:
Money market funds
3,877
3,877
—
—
Total financial assets
$
727,100
$
430,055
$
297,045
$
—
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):
Quoted Prices
Significant
in Active
Other
Significant
Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
December 31,
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
Financial Assets
2020
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds
$
139,682
$
139,682
$
—
$
—
Marketable securities:
U.S. Treasuries
180,373
180,373
—
—
Government agency securities
107,645
—
107,645
—
Commercial paper
41,904
—
41,904
Corporate bonds
42,170
—
42,170
Restricted cash and other non-current assets:
Money market funds
3,877
3,877
—
—
Total financial assets
$
515,651
$
323,932
$
191,719
$
—
5. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of
March 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
External research and development expenses
$
6,795
$
12,820
Employee related expenses
4,439
5,323
Intellectual property and patent related fees
2,320
4,240
Professional service expenses
660
533
Other expenses
505
359
Sublicensing expenses
413
771
Total accrued expenses
$
15,132
$
24,046
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6. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of
March 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
Laboratory equipment
$
18,282
$
18,433
Leasehold improvements
5,341
4,967
Construction-in-progress
1,245
500
Computer equipment
858
858
Furniture and office equipment
239
239
Software
118
118
Total property and equipment
26,083
25,115
Less: accumulated depreciation
( 11,988 )
( 11,095 )
Property and equipment, net
$
14,095
$
14,020
7. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is a party to a number of license agreements under which the Company licenses patents, patent applications and other intellectual property from third parties. As such, the Company is obligated to pay licensors for various costs including upfront licenses fees, annual license fees, certain licensor expense reimbursements, success payments, research funding payments, and milestones triggerable upon certain development, regulatory, and commercial events as well as royalties on future products. These contracts are generally cancellable, with notice, at the Company’s option and do not have significant cancellation penalties. The terms and conditions as well as the accounting analysis for the Company’s significant commitments and contingencies are described in Note 8, “Commitments and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the terms and conditions, or the accounting conclusions previously disclosed in the Annual Report.
Licensor Expense Reimbursement
The Company is obligated to reimburse The Broad Institute, Inc. (“Broad”) and the President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”) for expenses incurred by each of them associated with the prosecution and maintenance of the patent rights that the Company licenses from them pursuant to the license agreement by and among the Company, Broad and Harvard, including the interference and opposition proceedings involving patents licensed to the Company under the license agreement, and other license agreements between the Company and Broad. As such, the Company anticipates that it has a substantial commitment in connection with these proceedings until such time as these proceedings have been resolved, but the amount of such commitment is not determinable. The Company incurred an aggregate of $ 3.8 million in expense during both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 for such reimbursement.
8 . Collaboration and Profit-Sharing Agreements
The Company has entered into multiple collaborations, out-licenses and strategic alliances with third parties that typically involve payments to or from the Company, including up-front payments, payments for research and development services, option payments, milestone payments and royalty payments to or from the Company. The terms and conditions as well as the accounting analysis for the Company’s significant collaborations, out-licenses and strategic alliances are described in Note 9, “Collaboration and Profit-Sharing Agreements” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the terms and conditions, or the accounting conclusions previously disclosed in the Annual Report.
Collaboration Revenue
As of March 31, 2021, the Company’s contract liabilities were primarily related to the Company’s collaboration
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with Juno Therapeutics. The following table presents changes in the Company’s accounts receivable and contract liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
Balance at December 31, 2020
Additions
Deductions
Balance at March 31, 2021
Accounts receivable
$
6,048
$
316
$
( 5,692 )
$
672
Contract liabilities:
Deferred revenue
$
94,927
$
150
$
( 5,706 )
$
89,371
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized the following collaboration revenue (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Revenue recognized in the period from:
March 31, 2021
Amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period
$
5,706
Performance obligations satisfied in previous periods
$
—
9 . Stock-based Compensation
Total compensation cost recognized for all stock-based compensation awards in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
2020
Research and development
$
3,966
$
3,057
General and administrative
8,238
3,163
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
12,204
$
6,220
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards
The following is a summary of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Shares
Per Share
Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards as of December 31, 2020
507,450
$
27.35
Issued
424,017
$
52.49
Vested
( 79,397 )
$
27.48
Forfeited
( 54,036 )
$
32.69
Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards as of March 31, 2021
798,034
$
40.94
As of March 31, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards was $ 24.8 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.5 years.
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Stock Options
The following is a summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
Weighted Average
Remaining
Aggregate Intrinsic
Shares
Exercise Price
Contractual Life (years)
Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
3,912,257
$
27.26
7.9
$
167,640
Granted
913,803
$
46.42
Exercised
( 501,162 )
$
23.95
Cancelled
( 488,579 )
$
28.19
Outstanding at March 31, 2021
3,836,319
$
32.14
7.1
$
43,349
Exercisable at March 31, 2021
1,503,421
$
25.21
4.3
$
25,238
As of March 31, 2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $ 41.6 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.6 years.
10. Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period determined using the treasury stock and if converted methods. Contingently issuable shares are included in the calculation of basic loss per share as of the beginning of the period in which all the necessary conditions have been satisfied. Contingently issuable shares are included in diluted loss per share based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable under the terms of the arrangement if the end of the reporting period was the end of the contingency period, if the results are dilutive.
For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, stock options are considered to be common stock equivalents, but they were excluded from the Company’s calculation of diluted net loss per share allocable to common stockholders because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Therefore, basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to common stockholders were the same for all periods presented.
The following common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share allocable to common stockholders because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
2020
Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards
798,034
638,054
Outstanding stock options
3,836,319
4,862,947
Total
4,634,353
5,501,001
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