On February 13, 2025 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for serious rare and ultrarare genetic diseases, reported its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 and shared financial guidance for 2025 (Press release, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, FEB 13, 2025, View Source [SID1234650260]).
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"We have created a next-generation rare disease company on a pathway to profitability with meaningful revenue growth from multiple global products and a series of potential new drug approvals," said Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., chief executive officer and president of Ultragenyx. "The major regulatory and clinical catalysts ahead of us this year are the pending PDUFA decision for our gene therapy to treat Sanfilippo syndrome, submission of our second gene therapy biologics license application in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia, readout of our pivotal Phase 3 results in osteogenesis imperfecta, and completion of enrollment in our Phase 3 trial in Angelman syndrome."
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Selected Financial Data Tables and Financial Results
Revenues (dollars in thousands), (unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Crysvita
Product sales $ 22,415 $ 18,379 $ 134,709 $ 75,697
Revenue in Profit-Share Territory 85,534 70,124 248,966 231,574
Royalty revenue in European Territory 7,473 5,612 25,849 20,783
Total Crysvita Revenue 115,422 94,115 409,524 328,054
Dojolvi 31,103 23,286 88,194 70,633
Evkeeza 10,374 2,102 32,162 3,642
Mepsevii 7,978 7,889 30,350 30,441
Other — — — 1,479
Total revenues $ 164,877 $ 127,392 $ 560,230 $ 434,249
Total Revenues
Ultragenyx reported $165 million in total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024, which represents 29% growth compared to the same period in 2023. Fourth quarter 2024 Crysvita revenue was $115 million, which represents 23% growth compared to the same period in 2023. This includes product sales of $22 million from Latin America and Turkey, which represents 22% growth compared to the same period in 2023. Dojolvi revenue in the fourth quarter 2024 was $31 million, which represents 34% growth compared to the same period in 2023. Evkeeza revenue in the fourth quarter 2024 was $10 million.
Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $560 million, which represents 29% growth compared to the prior year. Full year 2024 Crysvita revenue was $410 million, which represents 25% growth compared to the prior year. This includes product sales of $135 million from Latin America and Turkey, which represents 78% growth compared to the prior year. Dojolvi revenue in 2024 was $88 million, which represents 25% growth compared to the prior year. Evkeeza revenue in 2024 was $32 million, as demand continues to build following launches in the company’s territories outside of the United States.
Selected Financial Data (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts), (unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Total revenues $ 164,877 $ 127,392 $ 560,230 $ 434,249
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales 16,894 12,051 76,728 45,209
Research and development 187,766 160,557 697,865 648,449
Selling, general and administrative 82,495 76,833 321,610 309,799
Total operating expenses 287,155 249,441 1,096,203 1,003,457
Net loss $ (133,385 ) $ (123,190 ) $ (569,183 ) $ (606,639 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (1.39 ) $ (1.52 ) $ (6.29 ) $ (8.25 )
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $287 million, including non-cash stock-based compensation of $40 million. Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $1,096 million, including $158 million of non-cash stock-based compensation.
Net Loss
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Ultragenyx reported net loss of $133 million, or $1.39 per share basic and diluted, compared with a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 of $123 million, or $1.52 per share basic and diluted. For the year ended December 31, 2024, Ultragenyx reported net loss of $569 million, or $6.29 per share basic and diluted, compared with a net loss the prior year of $607 million, or $8.25 per share, basic and diluted.
Cash Balance and Net Cash Used in Operations
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities were $745 million as of December 31, 2024. Net cash used in operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $414 million.
2025 Financial Guidance
Revenues are expected to grow approximately 14-20% compared to 2024. The company will continue to prioritize expense management, focusing its investments on the execution of multiple upcoming commercial launches and advancing multiple Phase 3 programs. Together, this is expected to lead to a reduction in 2025 net cash used in operations compared to 2024.
For the full year 2025:
Total revenue to be in the range of $640 million to $670 million
Crysvita revenue to be in the range of $460 million to $480 million
Dojolvi revenue to be in the range of $90 million to $100 million
Recent Updates and Clinical Milestones
UX143 (setrusumab) monoclonal antibody for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI): Phase 3 Orbit study progressing to second interim analysis (IA2) expected in mid-2025
Patients continue dosing in the ongoing Phase 3 Orbit and Cosmic clinical trials, which evaluate setrusumab in pediatric and young adult patients with OI. The randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 portion of the Orbit study is progressing towards the second interim analysis in mid-2025 or a final analysis in the fourth quarter 2025. Conduct of the study is going well and patient safety in the Phase 3 is consistent with the Phase 2. Patients in the Cosmic study also are continuing to be treated with either setrusumab or intravenous bisphosphonates (IV-BP) therapy and will be evaluated in parallel with the Orbit interim and final analyses.
GTX-102 an antisense oligonucleotide for Angelman syndrome: Phase 3 study enrolling; expect enrollment completion in second half of 2025
Enrollment in the global Phase 3 Aspire study began in December 2024 and is expected to enroll approximately 120 children ages four to 17 with Angelman syndrome with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of full maternal UBE3A gene deletion. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive GTX-102 by intrathecal injection via lumbar puncture or to the sham comparator group during the 48-week primary efficacy analysis period. The primary endpoint will be improvement in cognition assessed by Bayley-4 cognitive raw score, and the key secondary endpoint (with a 10% allocation of alpha) will be the Multi-domain Responder Index (MDRI) across the five domains of cognition, receptive communication, behavior, gross motor function, and sleep. Enrollment in the Phase 3 Aspire study is expected to complete in the second half of 2025.
The Phase 2/3 Aurora study, which will evaluate GTX-102 in other Angelman syndrome genotypes and ages, is expected to initiate in 2025.
UX111 AAV gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA): Biologics license application (BLA) submitted; expect Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) decision on the application and potential launch in second half of 2025
In December 2024, Ultragenyx submitted a BLA to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for UX111 supported by the available data, including from the ongoing pivotal Transpher A study. New clinical data were recently presented at WORLDSymposium 2025, that demonstrated treatment with UX111 led to a statistically significant improvement in the Bayley-III raw scores for the subdomains of cognition, receptive communication and expressive communication in patients with MPS IIIA compared to natural history data from untreated patients. These clinical endpoints were correlated with substantial and sustained reduction in levels of heparan sulfate in cerebrospinal fluid. A PDUFA decision and potential launch are expected in the second half of 2025.
DTX401 AAV gene therapy for Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa): BLA filing expected in mid-2025
Ultragenyx previously announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 GlucoGene study for the treatment of patients aged eight years and older. The study achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating that treatment with DTX401 resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in daily cornstarch intake compared with placebo at Week 48.
After the 48-week primary efficacy analysis period, crossover patients (previously treated with placebo) were eligible to receive DTX401. These patients were able to titrate cornstarch much more rapidly once they were confirmed to have been treated and had timely direct access to their glucose levels. Patients from the original DTX401 treatment arm who have reached 78 weeks also continued to reduce their daily cornstarch intake, while maintaining glycemic control. DTX401 has demonstrated a consistent and acceptable safety profile with no new safety concerns identified as of the data cut-off.
These results have been discussed with regulatory authorities in a pre-BLA meeting and will be included as part of a BLA submission in mid-2025.
DTX301 AAV gene therapy for Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency: Enrollment in Phase 3 study complete
Enrollment in the Phase 3 Enh3ance study has been completed with a total of 37 patients. The pivotal study enrolled participants 12 years of age and older, randomized 1:1 to DTX301 or placebo. The primary endpoints are response as measured by change in 24-hour ammonia levels and removal of ammonia-scavenger medications and protein-restricted diet. Based on the recently amended protocol, the change in 24-hour ammonia levels will be measured through Week 36 after which the study would unblind and patients will be followed for a total of up to 64 weeks to determine the complete responders able to remove safely both ammonia-scavenger medications and protein-restricted diet control.
UX701 AAV gene therapy for Wilson Disease: Phase 1/2/3 study ongoing; expect Cohort 4 enrollment completion in second half of 2025
In Stage 1 of the Phase 1/2/3 Cyprus2+ study, 15 patients across three sequential dose cohorts were enrolled and demonstrated clinical activity as well as improvements in copper metabolism. Multiple responders completely tapered off their standard-of-care treatment with responses seen in all three dose cohorts.
The company expects to enroll a fourth cohort in Stage 1 at a moderately increased dose and with an optimized immunomodulation regimen to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of the gene therapy, with the objective of having the majority of patients come off standard-of-care treatment before selecting a dose for the randomized placebo-controlled stage of the study. Enrollment in Cohort 4 is expected to complete in the second half of 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Ultragenyx will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results and provide a corporate update. The live and replayed webcast of the call will be available through the company’s website at View Source The replay of the call will be available for three months.