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Palatin Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
PTNPalatin Technologies(PTN) Prnewswire·2025-02-13 12:30

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 171millioninDecember2023.Inthesamequarterof2023,grossproductsaleswere171 million in December 2023. In the same quarter of 2023, gross product sales were 4.3 million, with net product revenue of 2.0million[7].Totaloperatingexpensesforthequarterwere2.0 million [7]. - Total operating expenses for the quarter were 2.6 million, net of a 2.5milliongainonthesaleofVyleesi,comparedto2.5 million gain on the sale of Vyleesi, compared to 0.9 million in the same quarter of the previous year, which included a 7.8milliongainonthesaleofVyleesi[8].Thenetlossforthequarterwas7.8 million gain on the sale of Vyleesi [8]. - The net loss for the quarter was 2.4 million, or (0.12)pershare,adecreasefromanetlossof(0.12) per share, a decrease from a net loss of 7.8 million, or (0.56)pershare,inthesameperiodof2023[11][12].AsofDecember31,2024,cashandcashequivalentswere(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 2.4millionatSeptember30,2024,butdownfrom2.4 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].