Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018Cash Position and Liquidity: Cash and investments was $9.7 million at March 31, 2018 as compared to $11.7 million at December 31, 2017. The $2.0 million decrease reflects a $2.1 million loss for the period adjusted for certain non-cash items including $240,000 of share-based compensation, $190,000 gain related to the change in fair value of our liability classified warrants and $180,000 net cash inflows related to changes in our operating assets and liabilities.
Operating Loss: Operating loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $2.3 million compared to a loss of $4.2 million for the comparable period of 2017. The decrease in operating loss for the year was primarily related to decreases in clinical trial and related costs due to the completion of the Company’s NSI-189 Phase 2 clinical trial coupled with decreases in personnel, facility and related expenses due to our ongoing corporate restructuring and cost reduction efforts.
Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $2.1 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to a loss of $7.6 million, or $0.68 per share, for the comparable period of 2017. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in operating expenses and the non-cash charges related to the change in the fair value of the liability classified warrants and warrant inducement expenses in the 2017 period along with a decrease in interest expense related to our long-term debt which matured in April 2017.
Research and Development Expenses: The $1.2 million of research and development expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 represents a $1.7 million, or 60% decrease over the comparable period of 2017. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.1 million decrease in clinical trial and related costs due to the completion of our NSI-189 Phase 2 clinical trial, a $200 thousand decrease in our personnel and facility expenses due to our ongoing corporate restructuring and cost reduction efforts and a $310 thousand decrease in our non-cash share-based compensation expense.
General and Administrative Expenses: The $1.2 million of general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 represents a $150 thousand, or 11% decrease over the comparable period of 2017. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $140 thousand decrease in payroll and related expenses coupled with a $50 thousand decrease in consulting and professional service expenses due to our corporate restructuring and cost reduction efforts partially offset by a $20 thousand increase in non-cash share-based compensation expense.
Liquidity: The Company expects its existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to fund its operations based on our current operating plans, into the first quarter of 2019.
Neuralstem, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.jpg)
Neuralstem, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.jpg)
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information:This news release contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to future, not past, events and may often be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek” or “will.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Specific risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include risks inherent in the development and commercialization of potential products, uncertainty of clinical trial results or regulatory approvals or clearances, need for future capital, dependence upon collaborators and maintenance of our intellectual property rights. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Additional information on potential factors that could affect our results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in Neuralstem’s periodic reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other reports filed with the SEC. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Kimberly Minarovich
Argot Partners (Investor Relations)
212-600-1902
neuralstem@argotpartners.com SOURCE : Neuralstem, Inc.
--BERNAMA 
