UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 001-38293

 

SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

                       (Address of principal executive office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 517-0730

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ☒     No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes   ☒    No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒   

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes    ☐      No    ☒

As of May 11, 2021, the Registrant had 27,355,454 common shares, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains express or implied forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those set forth in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2021, as well as in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, then actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should therefore not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 

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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

scPharmaceuticals LLC was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 19, 2013. On March 24, 2014, scPharmaceuticals LLC was converted to a Delaware corporation and changed its name to scPharmaceuticals Inc. (“the Company”). The Company is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of infused therapies, advance patient care and reduce healthcare costs. The Company’s strategy is designed to enable the subcutaneous administration of therapies that have previously been limited to intravenous (“IV”) delivery. The Company’s headquarters and primary place of business is Burlington, Massachusetts.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, scPharmaceuticals Securities Corporation. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 23, 2021. The Company has determined that it operates in one segment.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 are unaudited. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used to prepare the Company’s audited annual financial statements and include, in the opinion of management, adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for the fair statement of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $168.8 million. Management expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future. The Company has financed its operations to date from proceeds from the sale of common stock, preferred stock and the incurrence of debt.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments of $96.5 million. The Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments will be sufficient to meet its cash commitments for at least the next 12 months after the date that the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consists of bank deposits and money market accounts with financial institutions. Cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature and which the Company believes do not have a material exposure to credit risk. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less

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from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalent accounts, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company classified $182,000 as restricted cash related to a letter of credit issued as a security deposit in connection with the Company’s lease of its corporate office facilities (Note 11). Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consists of the following (in thousands):

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalent balances with high-quality financial institutions and, consequently, the Company believes that such funds are subject to minimal credit risk. The Company’s short-term investments consist of United States Treasury securities, corporate debt securities and commercial paper. The Company has adopted an investment policy that limits the amounts the Company may invest in any one type of investment and requires all investments held by the Company to hold a minimum rating, thereby reducing credit risk exposure.

 

Investments

The Company invests excess cash balances in available-for-sale debt securities. The Company determines the appropriate classification of these securities at the time they are acquired and evaluates the appropriateness of such classifications at each balance sheet date. The Company reports available-for-sale investments at fair value at each balance sheet date and includes any unrealized gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other income (expense). If any adjustment to fair value reflects a decline in the value of the investment, the Company considers all available evidence to evaluate the extent to which the decline is “other than temporary,” including the intention to sell and, if so, marks the investment to market through a charge to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets, current portion of lease obligations, and long-term lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheets.  

ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The ROU lease asset excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded to reflect the impact of temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured under enacted tax laws. A valuation allowance is required to offset any net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The Company provides reserves for potential payments of tax to various tax authorities related to uncertain tax positions. The tax benefits recorded are based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings or positions is “more likely than not” to be realized following resolution of any uncertainty related to the tax benefit, assuming that the matter in question will be raised by the tax authorities. Potential interest and penalties associated with such uncertain tax positions are recorded as a component of income tax expense. At March 31, 2021, the Company had no such accruals.

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3. Net Loss per Share

Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

 

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, which include stock options and unvested restricted stock units, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

 

 

4. Investments

Cash in excess of the Company’s immediate requirements is invested in accordance with the Company’s investment policy that primarily seeks to maintain adequate liquidity and preserve capital.

A summary of the Company’s available-for-sale classified investments as of March 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale investments, by contract maturity, as of March 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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5. Property and Equipment

Purchased property and equipment consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 was $8,000 and $8,000, respectively.

6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), provides a fair value hierarchy, which classifies fair value measurements based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy applies only to the valuation inputs used in determining the reported fair value of the investments and is not a measure of the investment credit quality. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3—Valuations that require inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that are both significant to the fair value measurement and observable.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying values of the Company’s cash and restricted cash, prepaid expenses and deposits approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of the Company’s loan payable was considered a reasonable estimate of fair value because the Company’s interest rate is near current market rates for instruments with similar characteristics.  

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The following tables summarize the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):

 

 

8. Term Loan

In May 2017, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “2017 Loan Agreement”), with SLR Investment Corp. (f/k/a Solar Capital Ltd.) and Silicon Valley Bank (together, the “Lenders”), for $10.0 million. The 2017 Loan Agreement had a maturity date of May 1, 2021. Debt issuance costs for the 2017 Loan Agreement were to be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2017 Loan Agreement using the effective-interest method.

In September 2019, the Company replaced the 2017 Loan Agreement with a new $20.0 million term loan with the Lenders (the “2019 Loan Agreement”). The restructured four-year term loan facility allows for an expansion of the 2017 Loan Agreement. Some of the proceeds from the 2019 Loan Agreement were used to pay off the 2017 Loan Agreement including the final fee of $325,000. The 2019 Loan Agreement extends the term of the credit facility until September 17, 2023. The payoff of the 2017 Loan Agreement was treated as a modification of the debt. Debt issuance costs for the 2019 Loan Agreement, including unamortized issuance costs for the 2017 Loan Agreement, will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2019 Loan Agreement using the effective-interest method.

The interest rate under the 2019 Loan Agreement is the higher of (i) LIBOR plus 7.95% or (ii) 10.18% and there is an interest-only period until September 30, 2021. The rate at March 31, 2021 was 10.18%. Pursuant to the 2019 Loan Agreement, the Company provided a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets, including intellectual property, subject to certain exceptions.

The Company entered into an Exit Agreement in connection with the 2019 Loan Agreement which provides for an aggregate payment of 4% of the loan commitment, or $800,000, to the lenders upon the occurrence of an exit event (the “Exit Fee). The Company concluded that the exit payment obligation met the definition of a derivative that was required to be accounted for as a

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separate unit of accounting. The Company recorded the issuance-date fair value of the derivative liability of $763,000 as a debt discount and as a derivative liability in the Company’s balance sheet. The derivative liability is re-measured at each balance sheet date and any changes in estimated fair value is recorded as other income (expense). The Company paid the Exit Fee during 2020 in conjunction with the Company’s public offering, which was deemed to be an exit event pursuant to the Exit Agreement. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $30,000 in non-cash expense as a fair value adjustment to the derivative liability.

As of March 31, 2021, unpaid borrowings under the 2019 Loan Agreement totaled $20.0 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $87,000 related to the amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $81,000 related to the amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement.

The 2019 Loan Agreement allows the Company to voluntarily prepay all (but not less than all) of the outstanding principal at any time. A prepayment premium of 3% or 1% through the one-year anniversary and the two-year anniversary, respectively, would be assessed on the outstanding principal. After the two-year anniversary, a 0.5% prepayment premium would be assessed on the outstanding principal. A final payment fee of $500,000 is due upon the earlier to occur of the maturity date or prepayment of such borrowings. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $40,000 related to the amortization of the final payment fee associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $40,000 related to the amortization of the final payment fee associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement.

In an event of default under the 2019 Loan Agreement, the interest rate will be increased by 5% and the balance under the loan may become immediately due and payable at the option of the lenders.

The 2019 Loan Agreement includes restrictions on, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, change the name or location of the Company’s business, merge with or acquire other entities, pay dividends or make other distributions to holders of its capital stock, make certain investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, create liens, sell assets or pay subordinated debt.

Total term loan and unamortized debt discount balances are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

As of March 31, 2021, future principal payments due under the 2019 Loan Agreement are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

9. Stockholders’ Equity

2019 At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement

On August 23, 2019, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement^SM (“2019 ATM Agreement”), with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) with respect to an at-the-market offering program (the “2019 ATM Program”) under which the Company could offer and sell shares of its common stock (the “2019 ATM Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $15.0 million through Jefferies as its sales agent. The offering and sale of 2019 ATM Shares were made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on February 11, 2019 (the “Registration Statement”).

The Company agreed to pay Jefferies a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of such 2019 ATM Shares. The Company incurred $189,000 of legal, accounting and other costs to establish and activate the 2019 ATM program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company sold a total of 1,502,892 2019 ATM Shares under the 2019 ATM Agreement, in the open market, at a weighted average gross selling price of $7.13 per share for net proceeds of $10.4 million,

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which completed the program. The Company charged $135,000 in costs related to establishing and activating the program against additional paid in capital upon issuance of shares during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

2021 At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement

On March 23, 2021, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “2021 ATM Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”) with respect to an at-the-market offering program (the”2021 ATM Program”) under which the Company could offer and sell shares of its common stock (the “2021 ATM Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million through Cowen as its sales agent. The Company agreed to pay Cowen a commission up to 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of such 2021 ATM Shares. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had received no proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the 2021 ATM Agreement.

10.  Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

The Company’s 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Stock Plan”) became effective in November 2017, upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering and will expire in October 2027. Under the 2017 Stock Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other stock-based awards. The Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Stock Plan”) was terminated in November 2017 upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering and no further options were granted under the 2014 Stock Plan. At March 31, 2021, there were 600,688 options outstanding under the 2014 Stock Plan.  

As of March 31, 2021, there were 5,051,921 shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the 2017 Stock Plan, including 359,651 options that have been forfeited from the 2014 Stock Plan.

At March 31, 2021, there were 2,775,526 options available for issuance under the 2017 Stock Plan, 2,204,341 options outstanding and 42,250 RSUs outstanding. Awards granted under the 2017 Stock Plan have a term of ten years. Vesting of awards under the 2017 Stock Plan is determined by the board of directors, but, is generally over one to four-year terms.

The fair value of options at date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: 

 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021 (in thousands, except share and per share data): 

 

 

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Of the options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021, 112,050 were performance-based options. Vesting of these performance-based options is contingent on the occurrence of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. The Company is recognizing the expense as straight-line over the expected performance achievement term.

 

The following table summarizes information about RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

 

The number of RSUs vested includes shares of common stock withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.

 

Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options as of March 31, 2021 was $3.6 million and will be recognized over the remaining vesting periods of the underlying awards. The weighted-average period over which such compensation is expected to be recognized is 2.7 years. Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2021 was $41,000 and will be recognized over the remaining vesting periods of the underlying awards. The weighted-average period over which such compensation is expected to be recognized is 1 year.

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 (in thousands):

 

 

 

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

The Company leases office facilities and equipment under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2022 and do not include renewal options.

Certain leases provide for increases in future minimum annual rental payments as defined in the lease agreements. The leases generally also include real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges in the annual rental payments.

Pursuant to the terms of its lease agreement for the Company’s headquarters, the Company obtained a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $182,000 as security on the lease obligation. The letter of credit is listed as restricted cash on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Short-term leases are leases having a term of twelve months or less. The Company recognizes short-term leases on a straight-line basis and does not record a related lease asset or liability for such leases.

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The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2021 (in thousands):

 

 

 

In February 2018, the Company signed a sublease agreement for its facility located in Lexington, Massachusetts. The lease commenced on April 1, 2018 and has an initial term of three years with an extension term through December 2022. In February 2020, the sublease was extended until December 31, 2022.

Research and Development Agreements

As part of the Company’s research and development efforts, the Company enters into research and development agreements with certain companies. These agreements contain varying terms and provisions which include fees and milestones to be paid by the Company. Some of these agreements also contain provisions which require the Company to make payments for exclusivity in the development of products in the area of loop diuretics.

Contingencies

The Company follows subtopic 450-20 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to report accounting for contingencies.

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed.

Due to the discontinuation of use of the sc2Wear Infusor, the Company has received notice of termination costs related to the program. The Company has accrued all costs for which it either believes it is contractually liable or for which the Company has negotiated settlement agreements in good faith. However, certain of the Company’s vendors have claimed or billed for additional costs for which the Company believes it is not obligated. At this time, the Company estimates that additional termination costs, if any, will be immaterial to the Company’s financial statements. 

 

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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 23, 2021. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report and in this Quarterly Report, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by, the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

OVERVIEW

We are a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products that have the potential to optimize the delivery of infused therapies, advance patient care and reduce healthcare costs. Our strategy is designed to enable the subcutaneous administration of therapies that have previously been limited to intravenous, or IV, delivery. By moving delivery away from the high-cost healthcare settings typically required for IV administration, we believe our technology has the potential to reduce overall healthcare costs and advances the quality and convenience of care. Our lead product candidate, FUROSCIX, consists of our novel formulation of furosemide delivered via an on-body infusor and is under development for treatment of congestion in patients with worsening heart failure who display reduced responsiveness to oral diuretics and do not require hospitalization.

We resubmitted our new drug application, or NDA, for FUROSCIX, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, on June 30, 2020. The resubmission was a response to a Complete Response Letter, or CRL, from the FDA with respect to our NDA submitted in August 2017, which indicated that, among other things, certain device modifications to our infusor were required. Based on our interactions with the FDA, which required device modifications necessary to advance FUROSCIX using its then current technology, we decided to transition to our next generation device. The resubmission incorporated our next generation device which is being developed through a partnership with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., or West, using its proprietary, wearable, SmartDose® drug delivery system (SmartDose is a registered trademark of West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd., a subsidiary of West, in the United States and other jurisdictions).

On July 23, 2020, the FDA accepted the resubmission of our NDA and we were given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, target action date of December 30, 2020; however, on December 3, 2020, we received a CRL from the FDA, in which, among other things, the FDA raised questions related to testing, labeling and features of the combination product unrelated to the drug constituent. The FDA also indicated that they needed to conduct pre-approval inspections at three of our third-party manufacturing facilities. No clinical deficiencies were noted. On January 28, 2021, we had a Type A meeting with the FDA to discuss the issues described in the CRL and steps required for the resubmission of the NDA for FUROSCIX. Based on the meeting, we anticipate the FDA will still need to conduct pre-approval inspections at three of our third-party manufacturing facilities. We are still in discussion with the FDA regarding testing requirements of the West SmartDose Gen II on-body infusor and we have a Type C meeting scheduled in June to discuss this in detail. Pending resolution of the testing plan and assuming device modifications are not required, we anticipate resubmitting our NDA in the fall of 2021.

We continued enrollment in FREEDOM-HF, a prospective clinical trial evaluating overall and heart failure-related costs for subjects treated with FUROSCIX outside the hospital for 30 days post-discharge from the emergency department compared to patients receiving intravenous furosemide in the hospital setting. We are expecting a top-line readout in the third quarter of 2021 to support the planned commercial launch of FUROSCIX, if approved.

Enrollment has commenced in AT HOME-HF, a multicenter, randomized, open label, controlled study in heart failure patients with worsening signs and symptoms of congestion requiring augmentation in diuretic therapy outside of an acute care setting. The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of FUROSCIX versus continued medical therapy to inform a larger, pivotal clinical trial.  

We have funded our operations from inception through March 31, 2021 primarily through the sale of shares of our common stock and, prior to that, through the private placement of our preferred stock and the incurrence of debt. We do not have any products approved for sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales.

As of March 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $168.8 million. We expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future as we develop the infrastructure to commercialize our products, if approved, in the United States, including building our sales and marketing organization, continuing research and development efforts, engaging in scale-up manufacturing and seeking regulatory approval for new product candidates and enhancements. We will need additional funding to pay expenses related to our operating activities, including selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses. Adequate funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Our failure to obtain sufficient funds on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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IMPACT OF COVID-19

A new strain of novel coronavirus which causes a severe respiratory disease (“COVID-19”) was identified in 2019, and subsequently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, affecting the populations of the United States as well as the rest of the world. In response to the pandemic, we transitioned our workforce to work from home in March 2020. In July 2020, we opened our offices for limited access to employees integrating all recommendations for workplace safety, including appropriate protocols to ensure social-distancing. The health of our employees remains a top priority and we are continuing to monitor the impact of COVID-19 including the pace of vaccinations and the emergence of new and more contagious strains of the virus and government regulations.

To date, the third parties that perform our manufacturing, assembly, packaging and testing of our products have generally remained operational. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timing of our ability to resubmit the FUROSCIX NDA, the FDA’s subsequent review of the FUROSCIX NDA or possible delays in enrolling patients to our upcoming or recently initiated trials and our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration, severity and spread of the pandemic, related restrictions on travel and transportation, the impact of new strains of the virus, the effectiveness and availability of vaccines and other actions that may be taken by governmental authorities, including the ability of the FDA to inspect facilities required for approval of our NDA, the impact to the business of our suppliers or customers, and other items identified under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. An extended period of global supply chain and economic disruption could materially affect our business, results of operations, access to sources of liquidity and financial condition.

COMPONENTS OF OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development, or R&D, expenses consist of the cost of engineering, clinical trials, regulatory and medical affairs and quality assurance associated with developing our proprietary technology and product candidates. R&D expenses consist primarily of:

We expense R&D costs as incurred. Given the emphasis to date on our lead product candidate FUROSCIX, our R&D expenses have not been allocated on a program-specific basis. In the future, we expect R&D expenses to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to develop new products and enhance existing products and technologies. We anticipate that our expenses will increase significantly as we:

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative, or G&A, expenses consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, travel expense and stock-based compensation expense for personnel in executive, finance, commercial, human resources, facility operations and administrative functions. Other G&A expenses include pre-approval promotional activities, marketing, conferences and trade shows, professional services fees, including legal, audit and tax fees, insurance costs, general corporate expenses and allocated facilities-related expenses.

If we receive FDA approval for FUROSCIX incorporating the next generation SmartDose drug delivery system, we anticipate that our G&A expenses will increase as we continue to build our corporate and commercial infrastructure to support the development and commercial launch of FUROSCIX in the United States.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2021

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 (in thousands):

 

 

Research and development expenses. R&D expenses were $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.1 million was primarily attributable to a decrease of $1.6 million in device development costs. The decrease was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in clinical study activity and clinical consulting, a $0.4 million increase in employee-related costs, a $0.3 million increase in pharmaceutical development costs, and a $0.2 million increase in contract services for medical affairs.

General and administrative expenses. G&A expenses were $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $0.2 million was primarily attributable to a $0.3 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.1 million increase in director and officer’s insurance. The increase was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in legal costs.

Other (expense) income. Other income was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to other expense of $31,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in income of $0.3 million was primarily attributable to the recovery of fees associated with a post-employment matter.

Interest income. Interest income was $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.2 million was primarily attributable to lower interest rates on our financial instruments.

Interest expense. Interest expense was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Interest expense consists of interest on the $20.0 million term loan with SLR Investment Corp. (f/k/a Solar Capital Ltd.) and Silicon Valley Bank.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview

We have funded our operations from inception through March 31, 2021 primarily through the sale of shares of our common stock and, prior to that, through the private placement of our preferred stock and the incurrence of debt. As of March 31, 2021, we had received net cash proceeds of $92.7 million from our initial public offering, $56.7 million from sales of our preferred stock, $18.8 million from borrowings under our term loan, $13.5 million from sales of convertible notes, $50.2 million from our public offering in 2020 and $14.4 million from the sale of common stock in our 2019 at-the-market offering. As of March 31, 2021, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $76.0 million and short-term investments of $20.5 million.

On March 23, 2021, we entered into the 2021 ATM Agreement with Cowen to sell shares of our common stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross sales proceeds of up to $50.0 million, through an at-the-market equity offering program under which Cowen will act as our sales agent. As of March 31, 2021, we had received no proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock pursuant to the 2021 ATM Agreement.

We expect to incur substantial additional expenditures in the near future to support our ongoing activities and our plans to obtain regulatory approval for FUROSCIX incorporating the next generation SmartDose drug delivery system. We believe our existing unrestricted cash is sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next 12 months from the date of this quarterly report. We expect our costs and expenses to increase in the future as we prepare for and, if approved, commence U.S. commercialization of FUROSCIX, including the development of a direct sales force, and as we continue to make substantial expenditures on research and development, including to increase our manufacturing capacity and for conducting clinical trials of our product candidates.

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Additionally, we will incur additional costs as a result of operating as a public company. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional financing may not be available on a timely basis on terms acceptable to us, or at all. We may raise funds in equity, royalty-based or debt financings or enter into additional credit facilities in order to access funds for our capital needs. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution in their percentage ownership of our company, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. If we raise additional funds through royalty-based financing arrangements, we will likely agree to relinquish rights to potentially valuable future revenue streams and may agree to covenants that restrict our operations or strategic flexibility. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future would cause us to incur additional debt service expenses and could include restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and pursue business opportunities. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, we may terminate or delay the development of one or more of our products, delay clinical trials necessary to market our products, or delay establishment or expansion of sales and marketing capabilities or other activities necessary to commercialize our products.

CASH FLOWS

The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for each of the periods presented:

 

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $8.6 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $7.1 million and an increase in net operating assets of $2.3 million. This was offset by non-cash charges of $0.8 million,

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which primarily consisted of depreciation, amortization related to our right of use leased assets, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement and accretion of discount on investments. The increase in net operating assets is related to accrued expenses for employee-related and device development costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $7.7 million, consisting primarily of a net loss of $7.1 million. This was offset by non-cash charges of $0.8 million and a $1.4 million increase in net operating assets. The non-cash charges primarily consisted of depreciation, amortization related to our right of use leased assets, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense related to amortization of debt discount associated with the 2019 Loan Agreement and the fair value adjustment to the derivative liability. The increase in net operating assets related to accrued expenses for device development costs and materials.

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash provided by investing activities was $12.7 million, consisting of maturities and purchases of short-term investments.

There was no cash from investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in financing activities was $72,000, consisting primarily of tax obligations on the settlement of restricted stock units, offset by stock option exercises.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities was $10.5 million, consisting primarily of net proceeds of $10.4 million from the 2019 at-the-market offering and stock option exercises, offset by tax obligations on the settlement of restricted stock units.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

There were no material changes in our commitments under contractual obligations, as disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions for the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material. Our critical accounting policies are more fully described under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021.

JOBS ACT ACCOUNTING ELECTION

In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected not to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies. This election is irrevocable.

 

We are exposed to market risks related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

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We contract with vendors in foreign countries. As such, we have exposure to adverse changes in exchange rates of foreign currencies, principally the Swiss franc and the Euro, associated with our foreign transactions. We believe this exposure to be immaterial. We currently do not hedge against this exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates.

Our exposure to market risk also relates to interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. As of March 31, 2021, our aggregate outstanding indebtedness was $20.0 million, which bears interest at the rate at the higher of (i) LIBOR plus 7.95% or (ii) 10.18%. Due to the short-term duration and variable rate of our indebtedness, an immediate 100 basis point change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our debt instruments.

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of such date are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently aware of any such proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Information regarding risk factors appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 23, 2021. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in that Annual Report on Form 10-K.

None.

None.

Not applicable.

None.

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, John H. Tucker, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 of SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. (Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238/34-47986 and 33-8392/34-49313);

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of scPharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John H. Tucker, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge: