Tenax Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update
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Tenax Therapeutics (TENX) reported Q3 2024 financial results, highlighting a successful $100 million private placement with institutional healthcare investors. The company's cash position reached $98.3 million as of September 30, 2024, providing runway through 2027. R&D expenses increased to $3.1 million from $1.1 million year-over-year, while G&A expenses rose to $1.5 million from $1.1 million. Net loss widened to $4.0 million compared to $2.0 million in Q3 2023. The company continues to expand its Phase 3 LEVEL study with 52 investigative sites now initiated.
Positive
- Raised $100 million in private placement financing
- Strong cash position of $98.3 million as of Q3 2024
- Extended cash runway through end of 2027
- Expanded Phase 3 LEVEL study to 52 investigative sites
Negative
- Net loss doubled to $4.0 million in Q3 2024 vs $2.0 million in Q3 2023
- R&D expenses increased by 182% year-over-year
- G&A expenses increased by 36% year-over-year
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, TENX declined 3.06%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Raised Gross Proceeds of Approximately
Continuing to Enroll Patients in Phase 3 LEVEL Study with 52 Investigative Sites Now Initiated
Cash Runway Through End of 2027
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TENX), a Phase 3, development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing products that address cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with high unmet medical need, announced financial results for the third quarter of 2024 and provided a corporate update.
“The third quarter showcased strong execution across our company,” said Chris Giordano, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tenax Therapeutics. “We expanded our pivotal Phase 3 LEVEL study by initiating more investigative sites and we are pleased with the steady pace of patient enrollment. To further drive our progress, we are investing in key talent and operational resources dedicated to advancing the levosimendan Phase 3 program. Our goal is to make levosimendan the first approved treatment for the millions of individuals affected with PH-HFpEF, a population in critical need of therapeutic options.”
Recent Corporate Highlights
- On August 12, 2024, Tenax announced the closing of a private placement financing that resulted in total gross proceeds to the Company of approximately
$100 million , before deducting placement agent fees and other private placement expenses of approximately$7M .
Upcoming Investor Meetings
- Guggenheim Healthcare Innovation Conference, Nov-11-13, 2024, Boston, MA
Format: Fireside Chat
Presenters: Chris Giordano, President & Chief Executive Officer; Stuart Rich, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Date and time: November 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST
Webcast: https://wsw.com/webcast/guggen/tenx/1967811
The live and archived webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the Company’s investor relations webpage.
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Tenax Therapeutics reported cash and cash equivalents of
Research and Development expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were
General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were
Tenax Therapeutics reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2024 of approximately
Cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled
About Levosimendan (TNX-101, TNX-102, TNX-103)
Levosimendan is a unique, potassium ATP channel activator and calcium sensitizer that affects the heart and vascular system through multiple mechanisms of action. Initially discovered and developed by Orion Corporation in Finland, intravenous levosimendan has been granted market authorization in 60 countries outside the United States for use in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure. Results of Tenax Therapeutics’ Phase 2 HELP study of levosimendan in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) demonstrated that IV levosimendan produces potent dilation of the central and pulmonary venous circulations which translates into an improvement in exercise capacity, a discovery that is the basis of LEVEL, the Phase 3 investigation of Tenax Therapeutics’ potential groundbreaking therapy. To date, no other drug therapy has demonstrated improved exercise tolerance in patients with PH associated with HFpEF, “a growing epidemic with high morbidity and mortality and no treatment. The clear unmet need and lethal nature of PH-HFpEF must be met with novel solutions at all levels of therapeutic development” (AHA Scientific Advisory, “A Call to Action,” 2022).
About Tenax Therapeutics
Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. is a Phase 3, development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, and commercializing products that address cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases with high unmet medical need. The Company owns global rights to develop and commercialize levosimendan, which it has prioritized in the near term. Tenax Therapeutics also may resume developing its unique oral formulation of imatinib. For more information, visit www.tenaxthera.com. Tenax Therapeutics’ common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “TENX”.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include information concerning possible or projected future business operations. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the expected use of proceeds from our recent private placement; the expected cash runway with the net proceeds of our recent private placement, and risks associated with our cash needs; risks related to our business strategy, including the prioritization and development of product candidates; risks of our clinical trials, including, but not limited to, the timing, delays, costs, design, initiation, enrollment, and results of such trials; any delays in regulatory review and approval of product candidates in development; reliance on third parties, including Orion Corporation, our manufacturers and CROs; risks regarding the formulation, production, marketing, customer acceptance and clinical utility of our product candidates; our estimates regarding the potential market opportunity for our product candidates; the potential advantages of our product candidates; our competitive position; intellectual property risks; risks related to our continued listing on Nasdaq; our ability to maintain our culture and recruit, integrate and retain qualified personnel and advisors, including on our Board of Directors; volatility and uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets in light of the possibility of pandemics, global financial and geopolitical uncertainties, including in the Middle East and the Russian invasion of and war against the country of Ukraine; changes in legal, regulatory and legislative environments in the markets in which we operate and the impact of these changes on our ability to obtain regulatory approval for our products; and other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in our SEC filings. Tenax Therapeutics assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law.
Contacts
Investor Contact:
John Fraunces
Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
C: 917-355-2395
jfraunces@lifesciadvisors.com
or
Brian Mullen
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
C: 203-461-1175
bmullen@lifesciadvisors.com
| Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. – Consolidated Balance Sheet for the Periods Ended September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 98,310,918 | $ | 9,792,130 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 1,438,835 | 1,639,797 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 33,875 | 251,583 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 99,783,628 | 11,683,510 | ||||||
| Other assets | 1,117 | 1,117 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 99,784,745 | $ | 11,684,627 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,584,145 | $ | 2,073,149 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 977,545 | 1,012,468 | ||||||
| Note payable | - | 500,903 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,561,690 | 3,586,520 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 2,561,690 | $ | 3,586,520 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, undesignated, authorized 4,818,654 shares | ||||||||
| Series A Preferred stock, par value | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, par value | 341 | 30 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 405,810,449 | 305,350,830 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (308,587,735 | ) | (297,252,753 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 97,223,055 | $ | 8,098,107 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 99,784,745 | $ | 11,684,627 | ||||
| Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. – Consolidated Income Statement for the Periods Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 1,506,796 | $ | 1,051,524 | $ | 4,083,858 | $ | 3,363,511 | ||||||||
| Research and development | 3,112,085 | 1,065,855 | 8,115,370 | 1,529,493 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,618,881 | 2,117,379 | 12,199,228 | 4,893,004 | ||||||||||||
| Net operating loss | 4,618,881 | 2,117,379 | 12,199,228 | 4,893,004 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 6,312 | 5,337 | 23,465 | 21,813 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | (664,724 | ) | (150,741 | ) | (887,057 | ) | (366,877 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | - | - | (654 | ) | (62,866 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | 3,960,469 | $ | 1,971,975 | $ | 11,334,982 | $ | 4,485,074 | ||||||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | 0.19 | $ | 6.61 | $ | 1.37 | $ | 19.36 | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares and prefunded warrants outstanding, basic and diluted | 21,161,143 | 298,280 | 8,282,118 | 231,653 | ||||||||||||
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