NextCell Pharma AB (publ) (NXTCL or NextCell) publishes its Interim Report 2 for the period September 1, 2023 - Februari 29, 2024. The report is available on the company's website: https://www.nextcellpharma.com/en/investorsfinancial-report. NextCells share is traded on Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the ticker "NXTCL". The amount in brackets refers to the corresponding period in the previous year.
Second quarter (2023-12-01 until 2024-02-29)
- Operating Income amounted to 2,405 (2,734) TSEK, of which
Cellaviva amounted to 2,334 (2,107) TSEK.
- Net Income amounted to 2,334 (2,106) TSEK.
- Operating result amounted to -10,093 (-11,408) TSEK.
- Earnings per share* amounted to -0.29 (-0.33) SEK.
- Cash and bank amounted to 30,393 (77,617) TSEK.
- Solidity** amounted to 79.2 (89,3)
First half year (2023-09-01 until 2024-02-29)
- Operating Income amounted to 7,099 (5,746) TSEK, of which
Cellaviva amounted to 6,580 (4,244) TSEK.
- Net Income amounted to 6,580 (4,244) TSEK.
- Operating result amounted to -19,889 (-20,327) TSEK.
- Earnings per share* amounted to -0.58 (-0.59) SEK.
Earnings per share: Profit for the period divided by average number of shares. Average number of shares for the second quarter 2023/2024: 34,379,523 (34,379,523) shares. Number of shares in NextCell as of February 29, 2024: 34,379,523 (34,379,523) shares.
**Solidity: Equity to total balance sheet.
Significant events in the second quarter
- At the end of January, NextCell published an update on the ongoing clinical trials. The largest ongoing study - ProTrans Young, which includes 66 patients - is progressing well.
- At the end of February, NextCell Pharma announced that it had decided on a new strategic direction. The strategic changes means that Cellaviva will become a wholly owned subsidiary and also cost savings as a result of staff reductions.
Significant events after the reporting period
- NextCell announced in early March that it was establishing the subsidiary QVance to meet a Nordic demand for quality analyses. The launch is a strategic addition to NextCell to increase the company's sales and presence in the market for advanced therapy drugs.
- At the end of March, the company announced that the Swedish Medical Products Agency had approved the application to conduct a subgroup analysis of the treatment effect of ProTrans in 30 adolescents in the age group 12-21 years treated in the ProTrans-Young study. The approval for the subgroup analysis by the Swedish Medical Products Agency means that the primary efficacy endpoint readout is available after 12 months. Results from the subgroup analysis are planned to be presented in the second quarter of 2025.
- In mid-April, Nextcell Pharma announced that its longtime Chairman of the Board, Anders Essen-Möller, after ten years of dedicated leadership, will step down from his role on May 20, 2024 due to health reasons.
- NextCell announced in mid-April that the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) has granted their tissue facility Cellaviva permission to handle the amniotic tissue.
- On April 24th the company announced that the Board of Directors resolves on a rights issue of units of approximately SEK 40.1 million, subject to approval by an Extraordinary General Meeting.
- On April 24th NextCell gave notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held May 27th.
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For more information about NextCell Pharma, please contact
Mathias Svahn, CEO
Patrik Fagerholm, CFO
Tel: +46 8 735 55 95
E-mail: info@nextcellpharma.com
Website:www.nextcellpharma.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/NextCell-Pharma
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NextCellPharma
For more information about Cellaviva, please contact
Sofie Falk Jansson, Head of Cellaviva
Tel: +46 8 735 20 10
E-mail: info@cellaviva.se
Website:www.cellaviva.se
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cellavivasverige
Instagram: https://www,instagram.com/cellaviva
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About NextCell Pharma AB
NextCell is a cell therapy company that is in phase 2 studies with the drug candidate ProTrans for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The focus is to obtain market approval of ProTrans via a phase 3 study. ProTrans is manufactured utilizing the patented platform technology for selection of optimal cells with potency to treat inflammatory disorders including autoimmune diseases. NextCell owns Cellaviva, the largest stem cell bank in the Nordics and QVance, a quality analysis CRO company in start up.
