SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. May 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLA) today reported financial results and provided a corporate update for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
“During the first quarter of 2017 we continued to focus on regulatory activities for betrixaban and AndexXa™. Our goal is to gain approval for both products this year in the United States and in 2018 in the European Union,” said Bill Lis, chief executive officer of Portola. “Both are highly anticipated by the medical community because they are potentially life-saving medicines in indications where currently there are no approved therapies.”
First Quarter 2017 Financial Results
Collaboration and license revenue earned under Portola’s collaboration and license agreements with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer, Bayer Pharma and Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Daiichi Sankyo was $5.1 million for the first quarter of 2017 compared with $8.3 million for the first quarter of 2016.
Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2017 were $45.7 million, compared with $73.6 million for the same period in 2016. Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2017 included $9.0 million in stock-based compensation expense, compared with $7.1 million for the same period in 2016.
Research and development expenses were $30.6 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared with $58.8 million for the first quarter of 2016. The decrease in R&D expenses was largely attributable to the termination of manufacturing activities on the 6x2000 liter, or Line C, manufacturing process in the third quarter of 2016, and decreased program costs related to betrixaban and cerdulatinib.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2017 were $15.0 million, compared with $14.8 million for the same period in 2016. For the first quarter of 2017, Portola reported a net loss of $41.7 million, or $0.74 net loss per share, compared with a net loss of $65.0 million, or $1.15 net loss per share, for the same period in 2016. Shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders were 56.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared with 56.4 million for the same period in 2016.
Cash, cash equivalents and investments at March 31, 2017 totaled $318.2 million, compared with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $318.8 million as of December 31, 2016.
Conference Call Details
The live conference call today, Monday, May 8, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, can be accessed by phone by calling (844) 452-6828 from the United States and Canada or 1 (765)-507-2588 internationally and using the passcode 8594347. The webcast can be accessed live on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://investors.portola.com. It will be archived for 30 days following the call.
About Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Portola Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing products that could significantly advance the fields of thrombosis and other hematologic diseases. The Company is advancing three investigational programs, including: betrixaban, an oral, once-daily Factor Xa inhibitor; AndexXa™ (andexanet alfa), a recombinant protein designed to reverse the anticoagulant effect in patients treated with an oral or injectable Factor Xa inhibitor; and, cerdulatinib, a Syk/JAK inhibitor in development to treat hematologic cancers. Portola also is co-developing Syk-selective inhibitors for inflammatory conditions. For more information, visit www.portola.com and follow the Company on Twitter @Portola_Pharma.
