Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
113,308
$
331,549
Marketable securities
216,169
27,225
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,807
2,595
Total current assets
331,284
361,369
Property and equipment, net
512
601
Right-of-use
asset
653
602
Total assets
$
332,449
$
362,572
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
12,128
$
23,831
Accrued expenses
85,567
91,461
Lease liability
653
602
Total current liabilities
98,348
115,894
Long term liabilities:
Loan payable, net of discount
83,965
49,289
Total long term liabilities
83,965
49,289
Total liabilities
182,313
165,183
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share authorized: 5,000,000 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 2,369,797 and 2,369,797 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
—
—
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share authorized: 200,000,000 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 18,283,074 and 18,102,523 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
2
2
Additional paid-in-capital
1,189,776
1,160,079
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 86
)
( 32
)
Accumulated deficit
( 1,039,556
)
( 962,660
)
Total stockholders’ equity
150,136
197,389
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
332,449
$
362,572
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Revenues:
Total revenues
$
—
$
—
Operating expenses:
Research and development
62,154
47,929
General and administrative
16,182
9,658
Total operating expenses
78,336
57,587
Loss from operations
( 78,336
)
( 57,587
)
Interest income
3,776
69
Interest expense
( 2,336
)
—
Net loss
$
( 76,896
)
$
( 57,518
)
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
$
( 4.23
)
$
( 3.36
)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
18,187,924
17,103,395
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited; in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Net Loss
$
( 76,896
)
$
( 57,518
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale
securities
( 54
)
( 322
)
Comprehensive loss
$
( 76,950
)
$
( 57,840
)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited; in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Additional
paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Accumulated
deficit
Total
stockholders’
equity
Preferred stock
Common stock
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Balance at December 31, 2022
2,369,797
$
—
18,102,523
$
2
$
1,160,079
$
( 32
)
$
( 962,660
)
$
197,389
Sale of common shares to related parties and exercise of common stock options, net of transaction costs
—
—
180,551
—
17,903
—
—
17,903
Compensation expense related to stock options for services
—
—
—
—
11,250
—
—
11,250
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
—
—
—
—
—
( 54
)
—
( 54
)
Hercules warrant
—
—
—
—
544
—
—
544
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 76,896
)
( 76,896
)
Balance at March 31, 2023
2,369,797
$
—
18,283,074
$
2
$
1,189,776
$
( 86
)
$
( 1,039,556
)
$
150,136
Balance at December 31, 2021
1,969,797
$
—
17,103,395
$
2
$
863,495
$
( 80
)
$
( 667,310
)
$
196,107
Compensation expense related to stock options for services
—
—
—
—
7,477
—
—
7,477
Unrealized loss on marketable securities
—
—
—
—
—
( 322
)
—
( 322
)
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 57,518
)
( 57,518
)
Balance at March 31, 2022
1,969,797
$
—
17,103,395
$
2
$
870,972
$
( 402
)
$
( 724,828
)
$
145,744
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$
( 76,896
)
$
( 57,518
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense
11,250
7,477
Depreciation and amortization expense
124
107
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount
433
—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
788
121
Accounts payable
( 11,703
)
1,400
Accrued expense
( 5,894
)
( 1,606
)
Accrued interest, net of interest received on maturity of investments
( 2,169
)
106
Net cash used in operating activities
( 84,067
)
( 49,913
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable securities
( 198,822
)
( 37,567
)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities
11,993
93,545
Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals
( 35
)
( 52
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
( 186,864
)
55,926
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of related party stock and exercise of common stock options, net of transaction costs
17,903
—
Proceeds from issuance of loan payable
35,000
—
Payment of debt issuance costs
( 213
)
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
52,690
—
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
( 218,241
)
6,013
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
331,549
36,269
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
113,308
$
42,282
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization, Business, and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Business
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company” or “Madrigal”) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing novel, high-quality, small-molecule drugs addressing major unmet needs in cardiovascular, metabolic, and liver diseases. The Company’s lead compound, resmetirom, is being advanced for non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis (“NASH”), a liver disease that commonly affects people with metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, and non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (“NAFLD”). The Company initiated two Phase 3 studies of resmetirom in NASH in 2019 that are ongoing. The Company announced certain topline results from the MAESTRO-NAFLD-1
safety study of resmetirom in January 2022 and the MAESTRO-NASH study in December 2022. In August 2022, Madrigal initiated a third study, MAESTRO-NASH-OUTCOMES.
Basis of Presentation
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. However, we believe that the disclosures included in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of such interim results. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that we will have for the full year ending December 31, 2023 or any subsequent period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principle of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts, the balance of which, at times, exceeds Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits.
The primary objective of the Company’s investment activities is to preserve its capital for the purpose of funding operations and the Company does not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company’s cash is deposited in highly rated financial institutions in the United States. The Company invests in money market funds and high-grade, commercial paper and corporate bonds, which management believes are subject to minimal credit and market risk.
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities consist of investments in high-grade corporate obligations and government and government agency obligations that are classified as available-for-sale.
Since these securities are available to fund current operations, they are classified as current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
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The Company adjusts the cost of available-for-sale
debt securities for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. The Company includes such amortization and accretion as a component of interest income, net. Realized gains and losses and declines in value, if any, that the Company judges to be the result of impairment or as a result of recognizing an allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale
securities are reported as a component of interest income. To determine whether an impairment exists, the Company considers whether it intends to sell the debt security and, if the Company does not intend to sell the debt security, it considers available evidence to assess whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company determined it did not have any securities that were other-than-temporarily impaired.
Marketable securities are stated at fair value, including accrued interest, with their unrealized gains and losses included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, which is a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The fair value of these securities is based on quoted prices and observable inputs on a recurring basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on the specific identification method. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any realized gains or losses on marketable securities.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash equivalents and marketable securities, approximate their fair values. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments reflects the amounts that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy has the following three levels:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2—observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3—unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company measures the fair value of its marketable securities by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third- party pricing sources. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income and market based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate fair value. These inputs include reported trades of and broker-dealer quotes on the same or similar securities, issuer credit spreads, benchmark securities and other observable inputs.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s financial assets valued based on Level 1 inputs consisted of cash and cash equivalents in a money market fund, its financial assets valued based on Level 2 inputs consisted of high-grade corporate and government agency bonds and commercial paper, and it had no financial assets valued based on Level 3 inputs. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have any transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any financial liabilities that were recorded at fair value on a recurring basis on the balance sheet.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs are comprised of costs incurred in performing research and development activities, including internal costs (including stock-based compensation), costs for consultants, milestone payments under licensing agreements, and other costs associated with the Company’s preclinical and clinical programs. In particular, the Company has conducted safety studies in animals, optimized and implemented the manufacturing of our drug, and conducted clinical trials, all of which are considered research and development expenditures. Management uses significant judgment in estimating the amount of research and development costs recognized in each reporting period. Management analyzes and estimates the progress of its clinical trials, completion of milestone events per underlying agreements, invoices received and contracted costs when estimating the research and development costs to accrue in each reporting period. Actual results could differ from the Company’s estimates.
Patents
Costs to secure and defend patents are expensed as incurred and are classified as general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the grant date fair value of stock options and restricted stock units granted to employees, officers, and directors. Awards that vest as the recipient provides service are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options as management believes it is the most appropriate valuation method for its option grants. The Black-Scholes model requires inputs for risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, volatility and expected lives of the options. The expected lives for options granted represent the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company uses the simplified method for determining the expected lives of options. Expected volatility is based upon an industry estimate or blended rate including the Company’s historical trading activity. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The Company estimates the forfeiture rate based on historical data. This analysis is re-evaluated
at least annually and the forfeiture rate is adjusted as necessary.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the Company’s financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company currently maintains a 100 % valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner
sources. Changes in unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities represent the only difference between the Company’s net loss and comprehensive loss.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share
Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding using the treasury stock method. However, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share because the inclusion of weighted average shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants or vesting of restricted stock units, and common stock issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes outstanding securities not included in the computation of diluted net loss per common share, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Common stock options
2,676,598
2,878,399
Restricted stock units
199,125
—
Preferred stock
2,369,797
1,969,797
Warrants
17,352
—
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
None
3. Liquidity and Uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks common to development stage companies in the biopharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to, uncertainty of product development and commercialization, dependence on key personnel, uncertainty of market acceptance of products and product reimbursement, product liability, uncertain protection of proprietary technology, potential inability to raise additional financing necessary for development and commercialization, and compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government regulations.
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The Company has incurred losses since inception, including approximately $ 76.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting in an accumulated deficit of approximately $ 1,040 million as of March 31, 2023. Management expects to incur losses for the foreseeable future. To date, the Company has funded its operations primarily through proceeds from sales of the Company’s capital stock and debt financings. The Company believes that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at March 31, 2023 will be sufficient to fund operations past one year from the issuance of these financial statements. To meet its future capital needs, the Company intends to raise additional capital through debt or equity financings, collaborations, partnerships or other strategic transactions. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any such transactions on acceptable terms or otherwise. The inability 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. The Company has the ability to delay certain research activities and related clinical expenses if necessary due to liquidity concerns until a date when those concerns are relieved.
4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
A summary of cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale
marketable securities held by the Company as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2023
Cost
Unrealized
gains
Unrealized
losses
Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$
10,094
$
—
$
—
$
10,094
Money market funds (Level 1)
84,750
—
—
84,750
Corporate debt securities due within 3 months of date of purchase (Level 2)
18,464
—
—
18,464
Total cash and cash equivalents
113,308
—
—
113,308
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities due within 1 year of date of purchase (Level 2)
207,138
7
( 96
)
207,049
U.S. government and government sponsored entities due within 1 year of date of purchase (Level 2)
9,117
3
—
9,120
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
329,563
$
10
$
( 96
)
$
329,477
December 31, 2022
Cost
Unrealized
gains
Unrealized
losses
Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
$
15,100
$
—
$
—
$
15,100
Money market funds (Level 1)
316,449
—
—
316,449
Total cash and cash equivalents
331,549
—
—
331,549
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities due within 1 year of date of purchase (Level 2)
27,257
7
( 39
)
27,225
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
358,806
$
7
$
( 39
)
$
358,774
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5. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
Contract research organization costs
$
57,984
$
53,119
Other clinical study related costs
6,638
6,582
Manufacturing and drug supply
2,996
11,262
Compensation and benefits
11,208
14,864
Professional fees
4,741
4,867
Other
2,000
767
Total accrued liabilities
$
85,567
$
91,461
6. Long Term Debt
In May 2022 the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canticle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., entered into the $ 250.0 million Loan Facility with the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto (each, a “Lender” and collectively referred to as the “Lenders”), and Hercules Capital, Inc. (“Hercules”), in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders. Under the terms of the Loan Facility, the first $ 50.0 million tranche was drawn at closing. The Company also could draw up to an additional $ 125.0 million in two separate tranches upon achievement of certain resmetirom clinical and regulatory milestones. A fourth tranche of $ 75.0 million could be drawn by the Company, subject to the approval of Hercules. The Loan Facility had a minimum interest rate of 7.45 % and adjusts with changes in the prime rate. The Company will pay interest-only monthly payments of accrued interest under the Loan Facility for a period of 30 months, which period may be extended to 36, 48, and 60 months upon the successive achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones and if the Company maintains compliance with applicable covenants. The Loan Facility matures in May 2026 and may be extended an additional year upon the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones. The Loan Facility is secured by a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than intellectual property. It includes an end of term charge of 5.35 % of the aggregate principal amount, which is accounted for in the loan discount. In connection with the first tranche drawn at closing, the Company issued Hercules a warrant to purchase 14,899 shares of Company common stock, which had a Black-Scholes value of $ 0.6 million.
On February 3, 2023, the Company entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Loan Facility (as amended, the “Amended Loan Facility”). Under the Amended Loan Facility, an additional $ 35.0 million was drawn under a second, expanded, $ 65.0 million tranche (“Tranche 2”) in February of 2023 following the Company’s achievement of the Phase 3 clinical development milestone. The Company has the ability to draw an additional $ 15.0 million under Tranche 2 by June 19, 2023 and an additional $ 15.0 million under Tranche 2 by September 30, 2023 (for a total of $ 30.0 million in additional committed Tranche 2 capacity). The third tranche (“Tranche 3”) of $ 75.0 million remains unchanged by the Amendment, and such borrowings are available subject to the Company obtaining a certain FDA approval for resmetirom. Coincident with the expansion of Tranche 2 borrowing capacity by $ 15 million, the Amendment reduced the fourth tranche under the Loan Facility (“Tranche 4”) by $ 15.0 million to $ 60.0 million , which amount is available subject to Hercules’ sole discretion. In connection with the $ 35.0 million drawn under the second tranche at the closing of the Amendment, the Company issued to Hercules and affiliates Tranche 2 Warrants to purchase 2,453 shares of common stock, which had a Black-Scholes value of $ 0.5 million. The Amendment reduced the interest rate under the Amended Loan Facility to the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 2.45 % and (ii) 8.25 %. The Amendment and the Amended Loan Facility summary terms were disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2023.
The Loan Facility includes affirmative and restrictive financial covenants commencing on January 1, 2023, including maintenance of a minimum cash, cash equivalents and liquid funds covenant of $ 35.0 million, which may decrease in certain circumstances if the Company achieves certain clinical milestones and a revenue milestone, and a revenue-based covenant that could apply commencing at or after the time that financial reporting is due for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 . The Loan Facility contains event of default provisions for: the Company’s failure to make required payments or maintain compliance with covenants under the Loan Facility; the Company’s breach of certain representations or default under certain obligations outside the Loan Facility; insolvency, attachment or judgment events affecting the Company; and any circumstance which has occurred or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, provided that, any failure to achieve a clinical milestone or approval milestone under the Loan Facility shall not in and of itself constitute a material adverse effect. The Loan Facility also includes customary covenants associated with a secured loan facility, including covenants concerning financial reporting obligations, and certain limitations on indebtedness, liens (including a negative pledge on intellectual property and other assets), investments, distributions (including dividends), collateral, investments, distributions, transfers, mergers or acquisitions, taxes, corporate changes, and deposit accounts.
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As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding principal under the Loan Facility was $ 85.0 million. The interest rate as of March 31, 2023 was 10.45 %. As of March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all loan covenants and provisions.
Future minimum payments, including interest and principal, under the loans payable outstanding as of March 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
Period Ending March 31, 2023:
Amount
2023
$
6,772
2024
9,031
2025
58,537
Thereafter
39,356
$
113,696
Less amount representing interest
( 24,149
)
Less unamortized discount
( 5,582
)
Loans payable, net of discount
$
83,965
7. Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
Each common stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. The common stock will vote together with all other classes and series of stock of the Company as a single class on all actions to be taken by the Company’s stockholders. Each share of common stock is entitled to receive dividends, as and when declared by the Company’s board of directors. The Company has never declared cash dividends on its common stock and does not expect to do so in the foreseeable future.
Preferred Stock
The Series A and B Preferred Stock have a par value of $ 0.0001 per share and are convertible into shares of the common stock at a one -to-one
ratio, subject to adjustment as provided in the Certificates of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock that the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 21, 2017 and December 22, 2022, respectively. The terms of the Series A and B Preferred Stock are set forth in such Certificates of Designation. Each share of the Series A and B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock following notice that may be given at the holder’s option. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after the satisfaction in full of the debts of the Company and the payment of any liquidation preference owed to the holders of shares of capital stock of the Company ranking prior to the Series A and B Preferred Stock upon liquidation, the holders of the Series A and B Preferred Stock shall participate pari passu with the holders of the Common Stock (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock
basis) in the net assets of the Company. Shares of the Series A and B Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights, except as required by law. Shares of the Series A and B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividends before shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Company (other than dividends in the form of the Common Stock) equal to the dividend payable on each share of the Common Stock, on an as-converted
basis.
December 2022 Registered Direct Offering
In December 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a group of institutional accredited investors, who were existing, non-controlling
stockholders of the Company, pursuant to which the Company sold securities to the Investors in an offering that was registered under the Company’s existing shelf registration statement (the “2022 Registered Direct Offering”). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold 44,444 shares of its common stock at a price of $ 225 per share, and 400,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $ 225 per share. The 2022 Registered Direct Offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 100.0 million, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 99.5 million. The 2022 Registered Direct Offering closed on December 23, 2022.
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At-The-Market
Issuance Sales Agreement
In June 2021, the Company entered into an at-the-market
sales agreement (the “2021 Sales Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”), pursuant to which the Company could, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its common stock. The 2021 Sales Agreement authorized an aggregate offering of up to $ 200 million in shares of our common stock, at the Company’s option, through Cowen as its sales agent. Sales of common stock through Cowen could be made by any method that is deemed an “at-the-market”
offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions at market prices, in block transactions or as otherwise agreed by the Company and Cowen. Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2021 Sales Agreement, Cowen would use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the common stock based upon the Company’s instructions (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company imposed).
In December 2022, the Company sold 738,900 shares under the 2021 Sales Agreement for an aggregate of $ 159.1 million in gross proceeds, with net proceeds to the Company of $ 155.9 million after deducting commissions and other transaction costs.
In total, under the 2021 Sales Agreement the Company sold 1,235,943 shares for an aggregate of $ 199.9 million in gross proceeds, with net proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 195.8 million after deducting commissions and other transaction costs. Of those shares sold, 738,900 were sold in 2022, and 497,043 were sold in 2021. All shares were sold pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement and the prospectus supplement relating thereto. As of March 31, 2023, no amounts remained reserved and available for sale under the 2021 Sales Agreement and the related prospectus supplement.
8. Stock-based Compensation
The Company’s 2015 Stock Plan, as amended, is our primary equity incentive compensation plan through which equity based grants are awarded. The 2015 Stock Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory
stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based compensation awards to employees, officers, directors, and consultants of the Company. The administration of the 2015 Stock Plan is under the general supervision of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The terms of stock options awarded under the 2015 Stock Plan, in general, are determined by the Compensation Committee, provided the exercise price per share generally shall not be set at less than the fair market value of a share of the common stock on the date of grant and the term shall not be greater than ten years from the date the option is granted. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had restricted stock units and options outstanding to purchase 2,875,723 shares of its common stock, which includes options outstanding under its prior incentive compensation plan, the 2006 Stock Plan. As of March 31, 2023, 690,809 shares were available for future issuance under the 2015 Stock Plan.
Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Shares
Weighted
average exercise
price
Outstanding at January 1, 2023
2,857,054
$
81.78
Options granted
5,205
283.08
Options exercised
( 180,551
)
99.16
Options cancelled
( 5,110
)
76.07
Outstanding at March 31, 2023
2,676,598
$
81.02
Exercisable at March 31, 2023
1,637,134
$
75.71
The total cash received by the Company as a result of stock option exercises was $ 17.9 million and $ 0 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $ 32.5 million and $ 0 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The weighted-average grant date fair values, based on the Black-Scholes option model, of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $ 219.02 and $ 59.63 , respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company’s share-based compensation plan provides for awards of restricted stock units to employees, officers, directors and consultants to the Company. Restricted stock units vest over the service period, and are subject to forfeiture if employment or service terminates before vesting. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had 199,125 restricted stock units outstanding, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $ 297.18 per unit.,
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Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2023
2022
Stock-based compensation expense by type of award:
Stock options
$
8,598
$
7,477
Restricted stock units
2,652
—
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
11,250
$
7,477
Effect of stock-based compensation expense by line item:
Research and development
$
5,385
$
3,187
General and administrative
5,865
4,290
Total stock-based compensation expense included in net loss
$
11,250
$
7,477
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense on stock options as of March 31, 2023 was $ 52.3 million with a weighted average remaining period of 2.42 years.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company has a Research, Development and Commercialization Agreement with Hoffmann-La
Roche (“Roche”) which grants the Company a sole and exclusive license to develop, use, sell, offer for sale and import any Licensed Product as defined by the agreement.
The agreement requires future milestone payments to Roche. Remaining milestones under the agreement total $ 8 million and are payable upon Madrigal achieving specified objectives related to future regulatory approval in the United States and Europe of resmetirom or a product developed from resmetirom. Furthermore, a tiered single-digit royalty is payable on net sales of resmetirom or a product developed from resmetirom, subject to certain reductions. The Company has not achieved any additional product development or regulatory milestones and had no Licensed Product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
The Company has entered into customary contractual arrangements and letters of intent in preparation for and in support of the clinical trials.
10. Subsequent Event
In May 2023, the Company amended the 2021 Agreement (the “2023 Sales Agreement Amendment”), with Cowen, pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its common stock. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of its common stock under this arrangement. Any shares sold will be sold pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) and a prospectus supplement filed pursuant to the Registration Statement. The Sales Agreement Amendment authorizes an additional aggregate offering of up to $
200 million in shares of our common stock, from time to time, at the Company’s option, through Cowen as its sales agent. Sales of common stock through Cowen may be made by any method that is deemed an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and as described in the prospectus supplement.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
includes “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us, but are subject to factors beyond our control Forward-looking statements: reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding future performance or events; include all statements that are not historical facts; and can be identified by terms such as “accelerate,” “achieve,” “allow,” “anticipates,” “appear,” “be,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “confidence,” “could,” “demonstrates,” “design,” “estimates,” “expectation,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “future,” “goal,” “help,” “hopeful,” “inform,” “informed,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “on track,” “planned,” “planning,” “plans,” “positions,” “potential,” “powers,” “predicts,” ”predictive,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “will achieve,” “will be,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. In particular, forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference to this Quarterly Report relate to, among other things,
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Anticipated or estimated future results, including the risks and uncertainties associated with our future operating performance and financial position;
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Our possible or assumed future results of operations and expenses, business strategies and plans (including ex-U.S.
launch/partnering plans), capital needs and financing plans, including incurrence of indebtedness and compliance with debt covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Capital, Inc., as agent and lender, market trends, market sizing, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities, among other things;
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Our ability to delay certain research activities and related clinical expenses as necessary;
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Our projected resources and sufficiency of capital to fund our operating expenses through the projected commercial launch of resmetirom, assuming Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval is obtained;
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Our clinical trials, including the anticipated timing of disclosure, presentations of data from, or outcomes from our trials,
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Research and development activities, and the timing and results associated with the future development of our lead product candidate, resmetirom (formerly known as MGL-3196),
including projected market size, sector leadership, and patient treatment estimates for non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis (“NASH”) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (“NAFLD”) patients,
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The timing and completion of projected future clinical milestone events, including enrollment, additional studies, top-line
data and open label projections,
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Resmetirom’s potential to be a cost-effective specialty therapy for NASH patients with significant liver fibrosis,
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Plans, objectives and timing for making a Subpart H (Accelerated Approval of New Drugs for Serious or Life-Threatening Illnesses) submission to the FDA,
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Projections or objectives for obtaining accelerated or full approval for resmetirom for NASH patients with significant fibrosis (or non-cirrhotic
NASH patients) and NASH patients with compensated cirrhosis,
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Our primary and key secondary study endpoints for resmetirom, and the potential for achieving such endpoints and projections, including NASH resolution, safety, fibrosis treatment, cardiovascular effects and lipid treatment with resmetirom,
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Optimal dosing levels for resmetirom and projections regarding potential NASH or NAFLD and potential patient benefits with resmetirom, including future NASH resolution, safety, fibrosis treatment, cardiovascular effects, lipid treatment and/or biomarker effects with resmetirom,
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Our ability to address the unmet needs of patients suffering from NASH with significant fibrosis,
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The potential efficacy and safety of resmetirom for non-cirrhotic
NASH patients and cirrhotic NASH patients,
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The potential for resmetirom to become the best-in-class
and/or first-to-market
treatment option for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis;
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Anticipated or estimated future results of operations and expenses as we expand our resmetirom clinical development program and our commercial development program;
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Ex-U.S.
launch/partnering plans,
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The ability to develop clinical evidence demonstrating the utility of non-invasive
tools and techniques to screen and diagnose NASH and/or NAFLD patients,
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The predictive power of liver fat reduction with resmetirom, as measured by non-invasive
tests, on NASH resolution and/or fibrosis reduction or improvement, and potential NASH or NAFLD patient risk profile benefits with resmetirom,
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The predictive power of liver fat, liver volume changes or MAST scores for NASH and/or NAFLD patients,
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The predictive power of NASH resolution and/or liver fibrosis reduction with resmetirom or improvement using non-invasive
tests, including the use of ELF, FibroScan, MRE and/or MRI-PDFF,
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The predictive power of non-invasive
tests generally, including for purposes of diagnosing NASH, monitoring patient response to resmetirom, or recruiting and conducting a NASH clinical trial,
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Market demand for and acceptance of our products,
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Research, development and commercialization of new products,
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The potential for resmetirom to be an effective treatment for other disease indications,
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Obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, potential regulatory delays or rejections,
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Risks associated with meeting the objectives of our clinical studies, including, but not limited to our ability to achieve enrollment objectives concerning patient numbers (including an adequate safety database), outcomes objectives and/or timing objectives for our studies, any delays or failures in enrollment, the occurrence of adverse safety events, and the risks of successfully conducting trials that are substantially larger, and have patients with different disease states, than our past trials,
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our continued reliance on third-party contract manufacturers for the manufacture of our product candidates, including resmetirom,
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Risks related to the effects of resmetirom’s mechanism of action and our ability to accomplish our business and business development objectives and realize the anticipated benefit of any such transactions, and
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Assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
We caution you that the foregoing list may not include all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report. Although management presently believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct and you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: our clinical and commercial development of resmetirom; enrollment and trial outlook uncertainties, generally, based on blinded, locked or limited trial data and in relation to COVID-19-related
measures and individual precautionary measures that may be implemented or continued for an uncertain period of time; our potential inability to raise sufficient capital to fund our ongoing operations as currently planned or to obtain financings on terms similar to those we have arranged in the past; our ability to service our indebtedness and otherwise comply with our debt covenants; outcomes or trends from competitive studies; future topline data timing or results; the risks of achieving potential benefits in studies that includes substantially more patients, and patients with different disease states, than our prior studies; limitations associated with early stage or non-placebo
controlled study data; the timing and outcomes of clinical studies of resmetirom; and the uncertainties inherent in clinical testing. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Madrigal undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Please refer to Madrigal’s submissions filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more detailed information regarding these risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. We specifically discuss these risks and uncertainties in greater detail in the section appearing in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023 (the “2022 Form 10-K”),
as well as in our other filings with the SEC. You should read the 2022 Form 10-K,
this Quarterly Report, and the other documents that we file or have filed with the SEC, with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual future results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
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Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, or NASDAQ, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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