InMed Pharmaceuticals — THCV launch expands rare cannabinoids portfolio

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InMed Pharmaceuticals — THCV launch expands rare cannabinoids portfolio

InMed Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of tetrahydrocannabivarin (d9-THCV) into B2B sales for the health and wellness industry. This marks the latest addition to its growing commercial footprint in high-value rare cannabinoids. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), THCV is non-psychoactive and has shown indications of potential activity in combating obesity, diabetes, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. The launch and commercialization will be supported by InMed’s recently announced private placement, raising gross proceeds of $5m, potentially extending its cash runway into CY23. We adjust our valuation to account for the recent share offering and cash received to $85m (base, $4.1/share) versus our prior $80m (base, $5.6/share).

Soo Romanoff

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Soo Romanoff

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Healthcare

InMed Pharmaceuticals

THCV launch expands rare cannabinoids portfolio

New product launch

Pharma & biotech

17 June 2022

Price

$0.58

Market cap

$12m

Net cash ($m) at 31 March 2022, pro forma adjusted to include proceeds from June 2022 private placement

10.0

Shares in issue, including 5.8m June 2022 share issuance

20.5m

Free float

80%

Code

INM

Primary exchange

NASDAQ

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(33.7)

(24.2)

(81.1)

Rel (local)

(27.5)

(9.9)

(78.2)

52-week high/low

US$3.2

US$0.5

Business description

InMed Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on manufacturing, developing and commercializing cannabinoids. It commercializes rare cannabinoids to the health and wellness industry with flexibility across several manufacturing approaches. It is also a clinical-stage pharma company developing rare cannabinoid therapeutics.

Next events

FY22 results

TBD

Analysts

Soo Romanoff

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Jyoti Prakash, CFA

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Ken Mestemacher, CFA

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InMed Pharmaceuticals is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

InMed Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of tetrahydrocannabivarin (d9-THCV) into B2B sales for the health and wellness industry. This marks the latest addition to its growing commercial footprint in high-value rare cannabinoids. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), THCV is non-psychoactive and has shown indications of potential activity in combating obesity, diabetes, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. The launch and commercialization will be supported by InMed’s recently announced private placement, raising gross proceeds of $5m, potentially extending its cash runway into CY23. We adjust our valuation to account for the recent share offering and cash received to $85m (base, $4.1/share) versus our prior $80m (base, $5.6/share).

Year end

Revenue
(US$m)

EBITDA*
(US$m)

PBT*
(US$m)

EPS*
(US$)

P/revenue
(x)

Net cash/(debt)
(US$m)

06/20

0.0

(9.0)

(9.0)

(1.73)

N/A

5.5

06/21

0.0

(9.8)

(10.3)

(1.53)

N/A

7.1

06/22e

1.8

(14.6)

(14.8)

(0.98)

6.7

6.5

06/23e

10.2

(13.2)

(13.8)

(0.64)

1.2

(6.1)

Note: *EBITDA, PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

THCV: Latest health and wellness product launch

The launch of THCV is the latest in the steady stream of high-value, rare cannabinoid launches undertaken by InMed’s wholly owned subsidiary BayMedica in recent months (cannabichromene in Q1 CY22 and cannabidivarin in October 2021). The focus on rare cannabinoids also provides differentiation in the market while de-risking the remaining pharma side of the business, which typically requires a longer clinical and regulatory review commitment. THCV, in particular, has shown potential activity as an appetite suppressant and anti-seizure therapy and is being actively tested as a treatment for obesity and diabetes. We note that InMed is manufacturing d9-THCV, believed to be bioidentical to the naturally occurring plant variant (versus d8-THCV, which is not bioidentical) and the variant utilized in the majority of studies on THCV undertaken to date, according to management. InMed has also indicated that it plans to launch further rare cannabinoids in CY22.

Valuation: Adjusted forecast, $4.1/share (base)

We adjust our base-case valuation to account for the recent private placement and projected cash received to $85m ($4.1/share) versus our prior $80m ($5.6/share). We expect the $5m gross proceeds raised to be utilized for pipeline development, commercialization of InMed’s rare cannabinoid portfolio and to fund operating working capital. The proceeds were raised against the issue of 5,827,506 common shares (c 40% of the c 14.6m shares outstanding at the end of May 2022). This has led to shareholder dilution, but a strong uptake of the launched products could potentially strengthen the company’s longer-term business prospects. Based on the company’s quarterly cash burn of c $3–4m, this fund-raise could potentially fund operations into CY23. The company would likely need to raise further capital in FY23–24 but we expect the recent launches of high-value rare cannabinoids to provide significant revenue growth in the coming years.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

US$'000s

2020

2021

2022e

2023e

2024e

Year end 30 June

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

US GAAP

PROFIT & LOSS

 

Revenue

 

 

0

0

1,766

10,191

12,078

Cost of Sales

-

-

(1,244)

(7,814)

(8,826)

Gross Profit

0

0

523

2,377

3,252

Research and development

(5,811)

(5,338)

(8,007)

(8,327)

(8,661)

Selling, general & administrative

(3,227)

(4,479)

(7,116)

(7,201)

(7,397)

EBITDA

 

 

(9,038)

(9,817)

(14,601)

(13,151)

(12,805)

Operating Profit (before amort. and excepts.)

 

(9,151)

(9,938)

(14,786)

(13,342)

(13,000)

Intangible Amortisation

-

-

-

-

-

Exceptionals/Other

82

(163)

(26)

(26)

(26)

Operating Profit/(Loss)

 

 

(9,069)

(10,101)

(14,812)

(13,368)

(13,026)

Net Interest and financial expense

130

(344)

17

(474)

(1,504)

Other (change in fair value of warrants)

-

243

-

-

-

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(9,021)

(10,283)

(14,769)

(13,816)

(14,504)

Profit Before Tax (GAAP)

 

 

(8,939)

(10,203)

(14,795)

(13,842)

(14,530)

Tax

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred tax

-

-

-

-

-

Profit After Tax (norm)

(9,021)

(10,283)

(14,769)

(13,816)

(14,504)

Profit After Tax (GAAP)

 

 

(8,939)

(10,203)

(14,795)

(13,842)

(14,530)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

5.2

6.7

15.1

21.7

22.6

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(172.80)

(153.02)

(97.62)

(63.67)

(64.28)

EPS - GAAP (US$)

 

 

(1.71)

(1.52)

(0.98)

(0.64)

(0.64)

Dividend per share (c)

-

-

-

-

-

Gross Margin (%)

NA

NA

29.6%

23.3%

26.9%

EBITDA Margin (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,490

1,403

6,721

6,721

6,721

Intangible Assets

1,087

1,062

4,378

4,378

4,378

Tangible Assets

403

327

985

985

985

In Process R&D

0

0

1,249

1,249

1,249

Other

0

15

109

109

109

Current Assets

 

 

6,312

8,378

10,529

9,824

8,330

Stocks

0

0

1,420

1,000

1,000

Debtors

45

12

400

650

900

Cash

5,848

7,410

7,397

6,863

5,118

Other

419

957

1,312

1,312

1,312

Current Liabilities

 

 

(1,676)

(2,215)

(4,738)

(5,128)

(5,387)

Creditors

(1,607)

(2,135)

(3,500)

(3,850)

(4,100)

Short term borrowings

0

0

(29)

(29)

(29)

Finance lease obligations

(69)

(80)

(400)

(400)

(400)

Other

0

0

(809)

(849)

(858)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(248)

(189)

(494)

(12,494)

(24,494)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

(12,000)

(24,000)

Other long term liabilities

0

0

0

0

0

Finance lease obligations

(248)

(189)

(494)

(494)

(494)

Net Assets

 

 

5,878

7,377

12,019

(1,076)

(14,830)

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(7,375)

(10,151)

(14,890)

(12,457)

(14,682)

Net Interest

0

360

1

512

1,532

Tax

0

0

0

0

0

Capex

(43)

(2)

(175)

(590)

(595)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

0

Equity Financing

(31)

10,855

15,706

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

Other

1

0

92

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(7,448)

1,062

733

(12,535)

(13,745)

Opening net debt/(cash), not incl. leases

 

 

(13,784)

(5,848)

(7,409)

(7,368)

5,167

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

Exchange rate movements

416

(495)

0

0

0

Other

(905)

994

(775)

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(5,848)

(7,409)

(7,368)

5,167

18,911

Closing net debt/(cash), incl. leases

 

 

(5,531)

(7,140)

(6,474)

6,060

19,805

Source: InMed Pharmaceuticals, Edison Investment Research


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