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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Organization and Significant Accounting Policies ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
General and Recent Developments
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (referred to herein collectively as the “Company”) are primarily engaged in developing medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them. Using a broad portfolio of RNA chemistries and efficient modes of delivery, the Company’s therapies trigger the RNA interference mechanism to induce rapid, deep and durable knockdown of target genes. RNA interference (“RNAi”) is a mechanism present in living cells that inhibits the expression of a specific gene, thereby affecting the production of a specific protein. The Company’s RNAi-based therapeutics may leverage this natural pathway of gene silencing to target and shut down specific disease-causing genes.
The following table presents the Company’s current pipeline:
Therapeutic AreaNameStageProduct Rights
Cardiometabolic
plozasiran (ARO-APOC3)
Phase 3
Arrowhead
zodasiran (ARO-ANG3)
Phase 2bArrowhead
olpasiran
Phase 3Amgen
PulmonaryARO-RAGE
Phase 1/2a
Arrowhead
ARO-MUC5ACPhase 1/2aArrowhead
ARO-MMP7
Phase 1/2a
Arrowhead
LiverGSK-4532990Phase 2bGSK
fazirsiran
Phase 3Takeda and Arrowhead
daplusiran/tomligisiran (GSK5637608, formerly JNJ-3989)
Phase 2GSK
ARO-PNPLA3
Phase 1
Arrowhead
ARO-C3
Phase 1/2a
Arrowhead
ARO-CFBPhase 1/2aArrowhead
Muscle
ARO-DUX4Phase 1/2aArrowhead
ARO-DM1Phase 1/2aArrowhead
Central Nervous System (CNS)
VariousPre-ClinicalArrowhead
The Company operates lab facilities in California and Wisconsin, where its research and development activities, including the development of RNAi therapeutics, take place. The Company’s principal executive offices are located in Pasadena, California.
Thus far in fiscal 2024, the Company has continued to develop and advance its pipeline and partnered candidates. Several key recent developments include:
Announced plans to advance investigational plozasiran into a Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes trial called CAPITAN, which is designed to enroll patients with mixed hyperlipidemia and residual risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease;
Announced successful top-line results from the pivotal Phase 3 PALISADE study of investigational plozasiran in patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS). The Company highlighted recent data for its cardiometabolic pipeline at its June 25, 2024, Cardiometabolic event;
Presented preclinical data on ARO-INHBE for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases at the American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions. INHBE small interfering RNA (siRNA) administration resulted in multiple promising findings including: (1) 95% reduction in INHBE mRNA expression, (2) 19% suppression of body weight compared to saline controls, (3) 26% loss of fat mass, and (4) preservation of lean mass;
Announced results from the Phase 2b double blind, randomized ARCHES-2 study of investigational zodasiran in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia;
Announced that new interim clinical data on ARO-RAGE achieves high level of gene knockdown in patients with asthma;
Completed enrollment in Amgen’s Phase 3 OCEAN(a) - outcome trial of olpasiran, triggering a $50.0 million milestone payment to the Company, which was paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2024;
Presented final data from the double-blind treatment period of the Company’s Phase 2 SHASTA-2 study of investigational plozasiran in patients with severe Hypertriglyceridemia. Results from the SHASTA-2 study showed dramatic, consistent, and sustained reductions in Apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) and triglycerides and improvement in multiple atherogenic lipoprotein levels;
Announced an Expanded Access Program (“EAP”) to make investigational plozasiran available outside of a clinical trial for qualifying patients with FCS;
Initiated a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of ARO-DM1, being developed as a potential treatment for type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1), the most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy;
Filed an application for clearance to initiate a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of ARO-CFB, being developed as a potential treatment for complement mediated renal disease;
Entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement with GSK, pursuant to which GSK received a worldwide, exclusive license to develop and commercialize daplusiran/tomligisiran (GSK5637608, formerly JNJ-3989). Daplusiran/tomligisiran had previously been licensed to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. See Note 2.
Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The interim Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries (wholly-owned subsidiaries and a variable interest entity for which the Company is the primary beneficiary). Subsidiaries refer to Arrowhead Madison, Inc., Visirna Therapeutics, Inc. (“Visirna”), and Arrowhead Australia Pty Ltd. For subsidiaries in which the Company owns or is exposed to less than 100% of the economics, the Company records net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in its consolidated statements of operations equal to the percentage of the economic or ownership interests retained in such entity by the respective noncontrolling party.
The interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The financial data of the Company included herein are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments of a normal recurring nature have been made to present fairly the Company’s financial position at June 30, 2024 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, but that is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been omitted from the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and related notes. Readers are urged to review the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023 for more complete descriptions and discussions. Operating results and cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
Liquidity
The Company’s primary sources of financing have been through the sale of its equity securities, revenue from its licensing and collaboration agreements and the sale of certain future royalties. Research and development activities have required significant capital investment since the Company’s inception and are expected to continue to require significant cash expenditure in the future, particularly as the Company’s pipeline of drug candidates and its headcount have both expanded. Additionally, significant capital investment will be required as the Company’s pipeline matures into later stage clinical trials.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $69.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ($2.2 million in restricted cash) and $367.3 million in available-for-sale securities to fund operations. During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and investments balance increased by $33.0 million which was primarily due to the net proceeds of $429.3 million from the underwritten offering in January 2024 discussed below, offset by ongoing expenses related to the Company’s research and development programs, general and administrative expenses and capital expenditures.
On January 2, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Jefferies LLC, BofA Securities, Inc.,
and Cowen and Company, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters. The Company issued 15,790,000 shares of common stock at a price of $28.50 per share. The aggregate purchase price paid by investors was $450.0 million and the Company received net proceeds of $429.3 million after deducting advisory fees and offering expenses.
In total, the Company is eligible to receive up to $2.7 billion in developmental, regulatory and sales milestones, and may receive various royalties on net sales from its licensing and collaboration agreements, subject to the terms and conditions of those agreements. The revenue recognition for these collaboration agreements is discussed further in Note 2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no changes to the significant accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.
Uncertainty in Income Taxes
The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $3.3 million and expense of $0.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The income tax benefit is primarily due to the discrete change in the Company’s uncertain tax positions related to the statute of limitation expiration.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to improve its income tax disclosure requirements. Under the guidance, entities must annually (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. This guidance will become effective for the Company beginning on October 1, 2025. The Company does not expect any material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures resulting from applying this ASU.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through additional disclosures about significant segment expenses. The guidance requires public companies with a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required under ASC 280. In addition, the guidance requires public companies to include in interim reports all disclosures related to a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required in annual reports. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company does not expect any material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures resulting from applying this ASU.