SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Kindred Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIN) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.  

KindredBio today announced its third quarter financial results and provided updates on its programs.

"We are pleased to announce today the approval of the first major portion of the NADA for AtoKin, and we look forward to additional milestones as we continue to advance our pipeline," stated Richard Chin, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of KindredBio. "The KindredBio team continues to execute with excellence, as we move toward multiple study results in 2015."

Development Updates

KindredBio has received approval from the FDA for AtoKin's New Animal Drug Application Phase 1 CMC Technical Section.  

KindredBio has initiated several additional programs, including SentiKin for osteoarthritis in dogs, SentiKin for dental extraction, and KIND-011 for metabolic syndrome in horses.

AtoKin and SentiKin programs continue to enroll rapidly and remain on track for completion in 2015.

Other programs, including programs for inappetance in cats, postoperative pain in cats, KIND-012 for fever in horses, and feline erythropoeitin, continue to advance as previously planned. 

Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results

Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, were $3.8 million and $13.9 million, respectively, including stock-based compensation expense of  $376,000 and $1.1 million, respectively.  This compares to research and development expenses of $1.0 million and $1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.  Research and development expenses were higher due to a significant increase in activity related primarily to the SentiKin, CereKin and AtoKin programs, as well as increase in headcount and related expenses.  

General and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, were $2.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively, including stock-based compensation expense of $889,000 and $2.5 million, respectively.  This compares to general and administrative expenses of $259,000 and $438,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.  General and administrative expenses related primarily to salaries and related expenses, professional and consulting fees for legal, accounting and tax services, costs of being a public company, rent and other facilities costs, and other general business services.   

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred a net loss of $6.1 million, or $0.31 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013, of $1.2 million, or $0.40 per basic and diluted share.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company incurred a net loss of $20.3 million, or $1.10 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, of $1.8 million, or $0.61 per basic and diluted share.     

The Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $106.4 million at September 30, 2014.  Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $16.8 million. For the full year 2014 the Company, reiterating previous guidance, expects operating expenses to be in the range of $25 million to $35 million, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and the impact of acquisitions.  The Company expects stock-based compensation expense for 2014 to be approximately $4.5 million.  

Research and development expense is anticipated to increase for the foreseeable future as the Company continues to increase headcount, commence pivotal studies and further develop its small molecule compounds and biologics development programs.  Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of its development, the Company cannot reasonably estimate or predict the nature, specific timing or estimated costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the development of its product candidates. 

The Company expects general and administrative expense to increase in the following quarters as it executes plans to commercialize its product candidates, builds its corporate infrastructure and incurs costs associated with being a public company.  

Webcast and Conference Call 

KindredBio will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.   Interested parties may access the call by dialing toll-free (855) 433-0927 from the US, or (484) 756-4262 internationally, and using conference ID 32324288.  The call will also be webcast at http://www.media-server.com/m/p/h47a5uue.

A replay will also be available at that link for 30 days.  

About Kindred Biosciences 

Kindred Biosciences is a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on saving and improving the lives of pets.  Its mission is to bring to pets the same kinds of safe and effective medicines that human family members enjoy.  The Company's strategy is to identify compounds and targets that have already demonstrated safety and efficacy in humans and to develop therapeutics based on these validated compounds and targets for dogs, cats and horses.  The Company's lead product candidates are AtoKin™ (fexofenadine) for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs and SentiKin™ (flupirtine) for the treatment of post-operative pain in dogs and cats.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our expectations about the trials, regulatory approval, manufacturing, distribution and commercialization of our current and future product candidates, and statements regarding our anticipated revenues, expenses, margins, profits and use of cash. 

These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations. These statements are not promises or guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:  our limited operating history and expectations of losses for the foreseeable future; the absence of revenue from our product candidates for the foreseeable future; our potential inability to obtain any necessary additional financing; our substantial dependence on the success of our lead product candidates, which may not be successfully commercialized even if they are approved for marketing; the effect of competition; our potential inability to obtain regulatory approval for our existing or future product candidates; our dependence on third parties to conduct some of our development activities; our dependence upon third-party manufacturers for supplies of our product candidates; uncertainties regarding the outcomes of trials regarding our product candidates; our potential failure to attract and retain senior management and key scientific personnel; uncertainty about our ability to develop a satisfactory sales organization; our significant costs of operating as a public company; our potential inability to obtain patent protection and other intellectual property protection for our product candidates; potential claims by third parties alleging our infringement of their patents and other intellectual property rights; our potential failure to comply with regulatory requirements, which are subject to change on an ongoing basis; the potential volatility of our stock price; and the significant control over our business by our principal stockholders and management.  

For a further description of these risks and other risks that we face, please see the risk factors described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including the risk factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and any subsequent updates that may be contained in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.  As a result of the risks described above and in our filings with the SEC, actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release.   Forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as may be required by law. 

Contact

Denise Bevers
KindredBio
denise.bevers@kindredbio.com  
(650) 701-7909

SOURCE Kindred Biosciences, Inc.