CMPS COMPASS Pathways PLC

Highlights:

• Phase 3 COMP005 trial in participants with treatment resistant depression (TRD) 6-week top-line data on track for second quarter 2025
• Phase 3 COMP006 in TRD is on track for 26-week data in second half of 2026
• Cash position of $165.1 million at December 31, 2024; additional $150 million gross cash proceeds raised in January 2025
• Conference call on February 27 at 8:00 am ET (1:00 pm UK)

Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 and provided an update on recent progress across its business.

“We are excited that the first data readout from our pivotal phase 3 COMP360 program in treatment resistant depression continues on track with top-line 6-week data expected next quarter,” said Kabir Nath, Chief Executive Officer. “Building on last year’s promising phase 2a data in PTSD and the resources now available from the January financing, we are advancing plans to develop a late-stage clinical program for PTSD with the goal of getting COMP360 to patients as quickly as possible. The need for a new approach to treatment remains significant in TRD and PTSD and we believe COMP360 represents a novel treatment option in these mental health conditions.”

Business Highlights

The pivotal phase 3 clinical program of COMP360 psilocybin treatment in TRD is the largest randomized, controlled, double-blind psilocybin treatment clinical program ever conducted. Top-line 6-week (primary endpoint) COMP005 data is on track for the second quarter 2025 and 26-week COMP005 data is expected once all participants in the COMP006 trial have completed part A of the COMP006 trial. The COMP006 26-week data is expected in the second half of 2026. In addition, design of late-stage clinical program in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is underway.

Leadership Update

• Steve Levine, M.D., appointed to role of Chief Patient Officer

Financial highlights

• Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $155.1 million, or $2.30 loss per share (including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $19.5 million), compared with $118.5 million, or $2.32 loss per share, during the same period in 2023 (including non-cash-share-based compensation expense of $17.3 million).

• Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was $43.3 million, or $0.63 loss per share (including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $4.5 million), compared with $32.5 million, or $0.53 loss per share, during the same period in 2023 (including non-cash-share-based compensation expense of $4.2 million).

• Research and development expenses were $119.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared with $87.5 million during the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to development expenses associated with advancing our late-stage COMP360 phase 3 clinical trials and increased personnel expenses due to increased R&D headcount, as well as one-time costs associated with the strategic reorganization announced in the fourth quarter.

• Research and development expenses were $32.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared with $27.1 million during the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to development expenses associated with advancing our late-stage COMP360 phase 3 clinical trials. and increased personnel expenses due to increased R&D headcount, as well as one-time costs associated with the strategic reorganization.

• General and administrative expenses were $59.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared with $49.4 million during the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to increased personnel expenses due to increased headcount supporting our corporate functions, as well as one-time costs associated with the strategic reorganization and increased legal and professional fees due to consulting, legal advice and patent applications.

• General and administrative expenses were $16.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared with $11.3 million during the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to increased personnel expenses due to increased headcount supporting our corporate functions, as well as one-time costs associated with the strategic reorganization and increased legal and professional fees due to consulting, legal advice and patent applications.

• Cash and cash equivalents were $165.1 million as of December 31, 2024, compared with $220.2 million as of December 31, 2023.

• Debt was $30.2 million as of December 31, 2024, compared with $28.8 million as of December 31, 2023.

• Additional $140.4 million net cash raised to date in the first quarter of 2025.

Financial Guidance

Full year 2025 net cash used in operating activities is expected to be in the range of $120 million to $145 million. The cash position at February 27, 2025 is expected to be sufficient to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements at least through the planned 26-week data read-out from the COMP006 study, which is expected in the second half of 2026.

Conference call

The management team will host a conference call at 8:00 am ET (1:00 pm UK) on February 27, 2025. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Compass Pathways website at Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results. The webcast will also be on the Investors section of the Compass Pathways website for 30 days.

Please register in advance here to access the call and obtain a local or toll-free phone number and personal pin.

About Compass Pathways

Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. We are motivated by the need to find better ways to help and empower people with serious mental health conditions who are not helped by existing treatments. We are pioneering a new paradigm for treating mental health conditions focused on rapid and durable responses through the development of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, potentially a first in class treatment. COMP360 has Breakthrough Therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has received Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) designation in the UK for treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Compass is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York and San Francisco in the US. Our vision is a world of mental wellbeing.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “objective”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements include express or implied statements relating to, among other things, statements regarding our expectations regarding the our financial guidance; our business strategy and goals, our expectations and projections about the company’s future cash needs and financial results; our plans and expectations regarding our phase 3 trials in TRD, including our expectations regarding the time periods during which the results of the two Phase 3 trials will become available; the potential for the pivotal phase 3 program in TRD, any future trials in PTSD, or other trials to support regulatory filings and approvals; our expectations regarding the safety or efficacy of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, including as a treatment for treatment of TRD, PTSD, and anorexia nervosa; our ability to obtain regulatory approval and adequate coverage and reimbursement; and our ability to transition from a clinical-stage to a commercial-stage organization and effectively launch a commercial product, if regulatory approval is obtained. The forward-looking statements in this press release are neither promises nor guarantees, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond Compass’s control and which could cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others: uncertainties associated with risks related to clinical development which is a lengthy and expensive process with uncertain outcomes, and therefore our clinical trials may be delayed or terminated and may be more costly than expected; the results of early-stage clinical trials of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment may not be predictive of the results of later stage clinical trials; our need for substantial additional funding to achieve our business goals and if we are unable to obtain this funding when needed and on acceptable terms, we could be forced to delay, limit or terminate our clinical trials; our efforts to obtain marketing approval from the applicable regulatory authorities in any jurisdiction for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment may be unsuccessful; our efforts to commercialize and obtain coverage and reimbursement for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, if approved, may be unsuccessful; the risk that our strategic collaborations will not continue or will not be successful; and our ability to retain key personnel; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Compass’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering we plan to file and in other reports we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, Compass disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on Compass’s current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.

 

COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

165,081

 

 

$

220,198

 

Restricted cash

 

389

 

 

 

440

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

35,821

 

 

 

40,658

 

Total current assets

 

201,291

 

 

 

261,296

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

2,006

 

 

 

4,306

 

Deferred tax assets

 

3,774

 

 

 

3,336

 

Long-term prepaid expenses and other assets

 

6,595

 

 

 

7,049

 

Total assets

$

213,666

 

 

$

275,987

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

12,283

 

 

$

5,892

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

14,495

 

 

 

11,301

 

Debt, current portion

 

5,513

 

 

 

—

 

Operating lease liabilities - current

 

1,725

 

 

 

2,411

 

Total current liabilities

 

34,016

 

 

 

19,604

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Debt, non-current portion

 

24,652

 

 

 

28,757

 

Operating lease liabilities - non-current

 

303

 

 

 

1,882

 

Total liabilities

 

58,971

 

 

 

50,243

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

Ordinary shares, £0.008 par value; 68,552,215 and 61,943,471 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively

 

702

 

 

 

635

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

704,919

 

 

 

621,645

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(16,194

)

 

 

(16,926

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(534,732

)

 

 

(379,610

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

154,695

 

 

 

225,744

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

213,666

 

 

$

275,987

 

 

COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(expressed in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

$

32,141

 

 

$

27,139

 

 

$

119,039

 

 

$

87,518

 

General and administrative

 

16,273

 

 

 

11,266

 

 

 

59,166

 

 

 

49,401

 

Total operating expenses

 

48,414

 

 

 

38,405

 

 

 

178,205

 

 

 

136,919

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS:

 

(48,414

)

 

 

(38,405

)

 

 

(178,205

)

 

 

(136,919

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit from R&D tax credit

 

10,203

 

 

 

3,354

 

 

 

21,097

 

 

 

12,875

 

Interest income

 

1,623

 

 

 

2,266

 

 

 

8,268

 

 

 

4,623

 

Foreign exchange (losses) gains

 

(4,926

)

 

 

1,622

 

 

 

(1,032

)

 

 

3,686

 

Interest expense

 

(1,132

)

 

 

(1,124

)

 

 

(4,479

)

 

 

(2,204

)

Other income

 

337

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

823

 

 

 

255

 

Total other income, net

 

6,105

 

 

 

6,267

 

 

 

24,677

 

 

 

19,235

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(42,309

)

 

 

(32,138

)

 

 

(153,528

)

 

 

(117,684

)

Income tax expense

 

(1,023

)

 

 

(394

)

 

 

(1,594

)

 

 

(780

)

Net loss

 

(43,332

)

 

 

(32,532

)

 

 

(155,122

)

 

 

(118,464

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders—basic and diluted

$

(0.63

)

 

$

(0.53

)

 

$

(2.30

)

 

$

(2.32

)

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding— basic and diluted

 

68,466,005

 

 

 

61,961,674

 

 

 

67,482,902

 

 

 

51,028,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(43,332

)

 

 

(32,532

)

 

 

(155,122

)

 

 

(118,464

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange translation adjustment

 

348

 

 

 

540

 

 

 

732

 

 

 

(59

)

Comprehensive loss

 

(42,984

)

 

 

(31,992

)

 

 

(154,390

)

 

 

(118,523

)

 

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