For The FY24, At Constant Exchange Rates, Molecular Partners Reiterates Its Guidance For Total Expenses Of CHF 65–70 Million. ~CHF 7 Million Of This Will Be Non-Cash Effective Costs For Share-Based Payments, Pension Accounting And Depreciation. This Guidance Does Not Include Any Potential Receipts From R&D Collaborators
Financial and Business Outlook
For the full year 2024, at constant exchange rates, the Company reiterates its guidance for total expenses of CHF 65–70 million. Approximately CHF 7 million of this will be non-cash effective costs for share-based payments, pension accounting and depreciation. This guidance does not include any potential receipts from R&D collaborators.
With CHF 143.6 million in cash and short-term time deposits and no debt as of September 30, 2024, the Company expects to be funded into 2027, excluding any potential receipts from R&D collaborators.
On October 25, 2024, Molecular Partners announced the pricing of an underwritten offering in the US of 3'642'988 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing 3'642'988 ordinary shares at an offering price of USD 5.49 per ADS. The total gross proceeds amount to approximately USD 20 million. The offering included participation from a new investor HBM Healthcare Investments Ltd, which is a leading healthcare investor, as well as multiple existing investors. Leerink Partners and TD Cowen acted as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. LifeSci Capital acted as lead manager for the offering, and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) served as settlement agent. Molecular Partners currently intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, for development and expansion of its radiopharmaceutical pipeline and platform (Radio-DARPin Therapeutics) and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Subsequent to the offering, the Company has (proforma) cash and short-term time deposits in the amount of CHF 158 million, with 40,363,095 issued shares.