InMed Pharmaceuticals — Biosynthesis and INM-750 Progress on Track

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InMed Pharmaceuticals — Biosynthesis and INM-750 Progress on Track

InMed recently reported results for the first quarter of FY19 and continues to make solid progress in bringing INM-750 for epidermolysis bullosa (EB) into the clinic by H219. So far, its selected formulation has demonstrated good drug penetration as a topical formulation, a clean safety profile and that each of the two cannabinoid components plays an important and independent role in combating EB, which is an especially important finding from a regulatory point of view for any combination product. Additionally, the company’s biosynthesis program is tracking on schedule.

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InMed Pharmaceuticals

Biosynthesis and INM-750 Progress on Track

Financial update

Pharma & biotech

20 November 2018

Price

C$0.54

Market cap

C$92m

C$0.76/US$

Net cash (C$m) at 30 September 2018

24.8

Shares in issue

170.9m

Free float

92.1%

Code

IN

Primary exchange

TSX

Secondary exchange

OTC Markets

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(14.3)

(20.6)

(22.9)

Rel (local)

(12.0)

(14.0)

(18.1)

52-week high/low

C$2.4

C$0.5

Business description

InMed is a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company focused on manufacturing and developing cannabinoids. Its biosynthesis platform may be able to produce cannabinoids for less cost and with improved purity compared to currently used methods. The company is also developing a proprietary pipeline, including INM-750 for epidermolysis bullosa, a serious, debilitating orphan indication.

Next events

INM-750 discussions with regulators

H119

INM-750 IND filing

H219

Analysts

Maxim Jacobs

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Briana Warschun

+1 646 653 7031

InMed Pharmaceuticals is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

InMed recently reported results for the first quarter of FY19 and continues to make solid progress in bringing INM-750 for epidermolysis bullosa (EB) into the clinic by H219. So far, its selected formulation has demonstrated good drug penetration as a topical formulation, a clean safety profile and that each of the two cannabinoid components plays an important and independent role in combating EB, which is an especially important finding from a regulatory point of view for any combination product. Additionally, the company’s biosynthesis program is tracking on schedule.

Year end

Revenue (C$m)

PBT*
(C$m)

EPS*
(C$)

DPS
(C$)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

06/17

0.0

(3.2)

(0.03)

0.00

N/A

N/A

06/18

0.0

(5.3)

(0.04)

0.00

N/A

N/A

06/19e

0.0

(7.1)

(0.04)

0.00

N/A

N/A

06/20e

0.0

(11.4)

(0.06)

0.00

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Positive preclinical results for INM-750

The company has conducted a plethora of preclinical studies for INM-750 for EB. Importantly, InMed has selected a topical formulation that has been able to show good permeability, clean safety/toxicology results and evidence that the two cannabinoid components of INM-750 play important and independent roles including anti-inflammation and keratin up-regulation.

INM-750 CTA/IND filing on track for H219

Given the positive results for the various drug permeation, toxicology and pharmacology studies InMed has conducted to date, the company believes it is on track to meet with regulators in H119 and for a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) and/or an Investigational New Drug application (IND) filing in H219. InMed is working on both in parallel, but believes it will complete the CTA filing first, hence human clinical studies for INM-750 may begin in Canada.

Biosynthesis development agreement with the NRC

InMed announced in October that it had entered into a development agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the primary research and technology organization of the Canadian government, for biofermentation development and scale-up processes. Also, the company has signed a master service agreement with another party for downstream purification processing, with target manufacturing of a commercial-scale batch by the end of 2019.

Valuation: C$232m or C$1.36 per basic share

We have adjusted our valuation to C$232m or C$1.36 per basic share (C$1.05 per diluted share) from C$234m or C$1.37 per basic share (C$1.05 per diluted share) solely due to lower net cash, otherwise our valuation estimates are the same. The company had C$24.8m in cash at 30 September and we believe this provides runway into FY21.

Q119 results and R&D update

InMed recently reported its Q119 results and provided a development update. The company continues to run a series of preclinical studies for INM-750 for the treatment of EB. So far, its selected topical formulation has been able to show good permeability of the epidermis, clean safety/toxicology results (from two genotoxicity studies, as well as two seven-day dose-ranging and pharmacokinetic studies to assess systemic toxicity), and demonstrated that the two cannabinoid components of INM-750 play important and independent roles including anti-inflammation and keratin up-regulation. InMed continues to run toxicity studies, work on the manufacturing component and is in the process of selecting a clinical research organization (CRO) to run the human clinical trials. The company believes it is on track to meet with regulators in H119, and for a CTA and/or IND filing in H219. InMed is working on both in parallel, but believes it will complete the CTA filing first, hence human clinical studies for INM-750 may begin in Canada, followed by the US.

With regards to biosynthesis, the company announced in October that it had entered into a development agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the primary research and technology organization of the Canadian government, for biofermentation development and scale-up processes at the NRC’s dedicated facility in Montreal. Additionally, the Company confirmed the signing of a master service agreement with another party for the downstream purification processing, with target manufacturing of a commercial-scale batch before year-end 2019.

Valuation

We have adjusted our valuation to C$232m or C$1.36 per basic share (C$1.05 per diluted share) from C$234m or C$1.37 per basic share (C$1.05 per diluted share) solely due to lower net cash, otherwise there is no change to our rNPV valuation assumptions.

Exhibit 1: InMed valuation table

Program

Stage

Probability of success

Launch year

Peak sales (C$m)

rNPV (C$m)

Biosynthesis (manufacturing)

Development

23%

2020

1,574

$196

INM-750

Preclinical

5.0%

2026

345

$11

Total

$207.0

Net cash and equivalents (as of 30 September 2018) (C$m)

$24.8

Total firm value (C$m)

$231.8

Total basic shares (as of September 2018, m)

170.9

Value per basic share (C$)

$1.36

Options and warrants (as of September 2018, m)

50.4

Total diluted shares (m)

221.3

Value per diluted share (C$)

$1.05

Source: Edison Investment Research

Financials

InMed reported an operating loss of C$2.8m in Q119 (quarter ending 30 September 2018) up from C$1.8m for the same period a year ago. R&D expenses were C$0.6m in Q119, up from C$0.4m in the same quarter last year. InMed had C$24.8m in cash at 30 September and we believe this provides runway into FY21.

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

C$'000s

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 30 June

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

0

0

0

0

Cost of Sales

0

0

0

0

Gross Profit

0

0

0

0

Research and development

(746)

(1,927)

(3,854)

(7,709)

Selling, general & administrative

(2,321)

(3,367)

(3,502)

(3,642)

EBITDA

 

 

(3,263)

(5,530)

(7,512)

(11,506)

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

(3,165)

(5,412)

(7,434)

(11,429)

Intangible Amortisation

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals/Other

(1,309)

(3,197)

(3,881)

(4,036)

Operating Profit

(4,474)

(8,609)

(11,315)

(15,464)

Net Interest

0

88

358

0

Other (change in fair value of warrants)

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(3,165)

(5,324)

(7,076)

(11,429)

Profit Before Tax (IFRS)

 

 

(4,474)

(8,521)

(10,957)

(15,464)

Tax

0

0

0

0

Deferred tax

0

0

0

0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(3,165)

(5,324)

(7,076)

(11,429)

Profit After Tax (IFRS)

(4,474)

(8,521)

(10,957)

(15,464)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

96.8

142.5

173.4

180.4

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(3.27)

(3.74)

(4.08)

(6.34)

EPS - IFRS ($)

 

 

(0.05)

(0.06)

(0.06)

(0.09)

Dividend per share (c)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

EBITDA Margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,392

1,329

1,286

1,312

Intangible Assets

1,365

1,274

1,251

1,251

Tangible Assets

27

56

36

61

Other

0

0

0

0

Current Assets

 

 

6,945

26,734

19,175

7,585

Stocks

0

0

0

0

Debtors

0

0

0

0

Cash

6,708

26,477

18,943

7,354

Other

237

257

231

231

Current Liabilities

 

 

(370)

(938)

(590)

(590)

Creditors

(370)

(938)

(590)

(590)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

0

0

0

0

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Other long term liabilities

0

0

0

0

Net Assets

 

 

7,966

27,125

19,870

8,307

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(3,076)

(4,672)

(7,484)

(11,507)

Net Interest

0

0

0

0

Tax

0

0

0

0

Capex

(25)

(56)

(75)

(82)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

Financing

9,755

24,483

11

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

6,654

19,756

(7,547)

(11,589)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(54)

(6,708)

(26,477)

(18,943)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

Exchange rate movements

0

0

0

0

Other

0

14

13

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(6,708)

(26,477)

(18,943)

(7,354)

Source: Company reports, Edison Investment Research

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