Paion — Remimazolam set for commercialisation in 2019

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Paion — Remimazolam set for commercialisation in 2019

Paion is well positioned to commercialise Remimazolam in 2019 for procedural sedation (via partner Cosmo Pharmaceuticals in the US) and general anaesthesia (Japan); successful Phase III studies confirmed an excellent safety profile and shorter procedure times than midazolam. Paion is conducting additional Phase I studies to further assess abuse potential of remimazolam, which will guide its scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act in the US. Cosmo has advised that it expects to file for US approval in H218 vs prior guidance of a mid-2018 filing. The recent €8m capital raise has extended the funding runway for current activities to at least H219. We adjust our valuation to €245m (vs €240m) or €4.02/share.

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Paion

Remimazolam set for commercialisation in 2019

H117 update

Pharma & biotech

14 August 2017

Price

€2.71

Market cap

€165m

US$1.10/€

Net cash (€m) at 30 June 2017

27.1

Shares in issue

61.1m

Free float

75%

Code

PA8

Primary exchange

Frankfurt (Xetra)

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(8.9)

10.8

27.0

Rel (local)

(5.7)

17.2

13.5

52-week high/low

€3.3

€2.1

Business description

Paion is an emerging specialty pharma company developing anaesthesia products. Lead product remimazolam is undergoing US Phase III trials and is partnered with Cosmo (US), Yichang (China), Hana Pharma (South Korea), Pendopharm (Canada) and R-Pharm (CIS, Turkey, MENA).

Next events

Complete abuse potential studies

H118

Japan PMDA filing

mid 2018

FDA filing

H218

Analysts

Dennis Hulme

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Susie Jana

+44 (0)20 3681 2527

Paion is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Paion is well positioned to commercialise Remimazolam in 2019 for procedural sedation (via partner Cosmo Pharmaceuticals in the US) and general anaesthesia (Japan); successful Phase III studies confirmed an excellent safety profile and shorter procedure times than midazolam. Paion is conducting additional Phase I studies to further assess abuse potential of remimazolam, which will guide its scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act in the US. Cosmo has advised that it expects to file for US approval in H218 vs prior guidance of a mid-2018 filing. The recent €8m capital raise has extended the funding runway for current activities to at least H219. We adjust our valuation to €245m (vs €240m) or €4.02/share.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/15

0.1

(34.0)

(55.7)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/16

4.3

(24.3)

(36.4)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/17e

5.9

(16.4)

(21.2)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/18e

3.5

(12.9)

(17.7)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding, exceptionals and share-based payments.

Abuse studies ongoing, US filing expected H218

Paion is undertaking additional Phase I studies to assess whether remimazolam can be abused intranasally and whether it could be used as a knock-out cocktail in combination with alcohol. Paion expects that the FDA will classify remimazolam as a lower-abuse-potential schedule IV drug under the Controlled Substance Act, the same classification as midazolam. Paion has clarified the expected timeline for a potential US filing by partner Cosmo, with filing expected in H218 vs prior guidance of mid-2018. Encouragingly, Canadian regulators have advised partner Pharmascience that the current data package is adequate for filing in that country, without any further data from the current abuse potential trials.

Japan filing likely mid-2018, GA Phase I underway

Paion is preparing for a potential mid-2018 filing for remimazolam for general anaesthesia (GA) in Japan, and is in ongoing discussions as it seeks to partner in the Japanese market. It has initiated a Phase I trial to collect data to aid the design of an EU Phase III study for GA in general surgery patients. Paion expects the Phase III programme to cost €20-25m – the recent €8m capital raise will contribute to this funding requirement and will enable it to accelerate Phase III preparations. The Phase III could start in 2018, subject to securing the additional funding.

Valuation: Adjusted to €245m or €4.02 per share

Our valuation is increased to €245m (from €240m) due to the €8m capital raise in July, partly offset by a modest reduction in forecast sales of remimazolam in 2019 due to an anticipated launch date later in the course of the year. The increased share count sees valuation per share decline to €4.02/share (vs €4.13/share). H117 results confirmed that Paion is trimming expenditure in line with guidance; end-H117 cash of €27.1m combined with the €8m capital raise extends Paion’s cash reach into H219 (without considering potential milestone payments).

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

€'000s

2014

2015

2016

2017e

2018e

Year end 31 December

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

3,456

61

4,262

5,874

3,500

Cost of sales

(4)

0

0

0

0

Gross profit

3,452

61

4,262

5,874

3,500

R&D expenditure

(11,799)

(29,385)

(23,408)

(19,000)

(13,000)

General, administrative & selling

(3,702)

(5,729)

(5,129)

(3,800)

(3,914)

Other

411

965

(807)

51

51

Operating profit

(11,639)

(34,088)

(25,082)

(16,875)

(13,363)

Depreciation and amortisation

(93)

0

(759)

(500)

(400)

Share-based payments

0

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

EBITDA

 

 

(11,546)

(34,088)

(24,323)

(16,375)

(12,963)

Operating profit (before GW and except)

 

(11,546)

(34,088)

(24,323)

(16,375)

(12,963)

Net interest

(66)

42

21

20

20

Profit before tax (norm)

 

 

(11,612)

(34,046)

(24,302)

(16,355)

(12,943)

Profit before tax (reported)

 

 

(11,704)

(34,046)

(25,061)

(16,855)

(13,343)

Tax

2,468

5,834

4,944

3,990

2,145

Profit after tax (norm)

(9,143)

(28,212)

(19,359)

(12,365)

(10,798)

Profit after tax (reported)

(9,236)

(28,212)

(20,118)

(12,865)

(11,198)

Average number of shares outstanding (m)

39.9

50.7

53.2

58.4

61.1

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(22.9)

(55.7)

(36.4)

(21.2)

(17.7)

EPS - reported (c)

 

 

(23.2)

(55.7)

(37.8)

(22.0)

(18.3)

Dividend per share (c)

 

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross margin (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

EBITDA margin (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

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

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed assets

 

 

3,516

3,417

2,855

2,355

1,955

Intangible assets

3,440

3,362

2,688

2,313

2,013

Tangible assets

76

56

167

42

-58

Refund from assumption of dev costs

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0

Current assets

 

 

63,032

40,051

35,128

29,187

18,389

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

467

0

0

25

25

Cash

58,912

32,680

30,111

24,145

13,347

Other

3,653

7,371

5,017

5,017

5,017

Current liabilities

 

 

(3,924)

(7,901)

(13,040)

(7,266)

(7,266)

Trade payables

(3,338)

(7,332)

(6,353)

(6,353)

(6,353)

Short-term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

Provisions

(306)

(224)

(555)

(555)

(555)

Finance lease liabilities

0

0

0

0

0

Other current liabilities

(254)

(305)

(359)

(359)

(359)

Current deferred income

(26)

(39)

(5,774)

0

0

Long-term liabilities

 

 

(17)

(6)

0

0

0

Long-term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

Provisions

0

0

0

0

0

Long-term deferred income

(17)

(6)

0

0

0

Deferred taxes

0

0

0

0

0

Other long-term liabilities

0

0

0

0

0

Net assets

 

 

62,607

35,562

24,943

24,276

13,078

CASH FLOW

Operating cash flow

 

 

(12,044)

(28,212)

(17,135)

(22,174)

(12,963)

Net interest

(66)

43

19

20

20

Tax

0

2,575

5,529

3,990

2,145

Capex

0

0

7

0

0

Purchase of intangibles

(26)

(33)

0

0

0

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

(199)

0

0

Equity Financing

57,618

22

9,212

12,198

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0

Net cash flow

45,482

(25,605)

(2,567)

(5,966)

(10,798)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(13,292)

(58,912)

(32,680)

(30,111)

(24,145)

Effect of exchange rate changes

(72)

(66)

(2)

0

0

Other

210

-560

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(58,912)

(32,680)

(30,111)

(24,145)

(13,347)

Source: Edison Investment Research, Paion accounts

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