Palatin Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Core Insights - Palatin Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2024, and completed database lock for its Phase 2 obesity co-administration study involving MC4R agonist bremelanotide and GLP-1/GIP dual agonist tirzepatide [1][5]. Financial Results - The company did not record any product sales for the second quarter ended December 31, 2024, following the sale of Vyleesi's worldwide rights for up to $171 million in December 2023. In the same quarter of 2023, gross product sales were $4.3 million, with net product revenue of $2.0 million [7]. - Total operating expenses for the quarter were $2.6 million, net of a $2.5 million gain on the sale of Vyleesi, compared to $0.9 million in the same quarter of the previous year, which included a $7.8 million gain on the sale of Vyleesi [8]. - The net loss for the quarter was $2.4 million, or $(0.12) per share, a decrease from a net loss of $7.8 million, or $(0.56) per share, in the same period of 2023 [11][12]. - As of December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents were $3.4 million, an increase from $2.4 million at September 30, 2024, but down from $9.5 million as of June 30, 2024 [13]. Obesity Programs - The completion of database lock for the Phase 2 obesity study is seen as a significant advancement in providing alternative treatments for obesity, with topline results expected later this month [2][5]. - The company is developing next-generation selective MC4R long-acting peptides and oral small molecules, targeting general obesity, weight loss management, and rare conditions like hypothalamic obesity [6]. - Investigational new drug (IND) enabling activities are expected to commence in the first quarter of 2025, with IND filings anticipated in the second half of 2025 [6]. Other Programs - The company is also advancing programs for dry eye disease, ulcerative colitis, and diabetic nephropathy, with topline data readouts expected for the ulcerative colitis treatment later this quarter [4][14].