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Final Results

31 May 2011 07:00

RNS Number : 4924H
ValiRx PLC
31 May 2011
 



31 May 2011

 

 

ValiRx Plc

("ValiRx" or "the Company")

 

Final Results

 

 

ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company with a focus on cancer diagnostics and therapeutics for personalised medicine, announces its final results for the year ended 31 December 2010.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

·; Revenue for the year increased to £177,297 (2009: £29,326)

 

·; Solid progress with pre-clinical programmes of leading therapeutic compounds, VAL101 and VAL201

 

·; Expansion of the Company's SELFCheck home diagnostics kits including launch of Chlamydia detection test kit

 

·; Successful $1.0 million disposal of ValiRx's non-core diagnostic subsidiary, ValiBIO S.A.

 

·; During the financial year, the Company raised further capital of £0.25 million and, since the year end, the Company has completed a placing to raise £3.3 million to accelerate the development of its therapeutic compound programmes

 

 

 

 

Dr Satu Vainikka, CEO of ValiRx, commented:

 

"Looking to the future and in line with our board's strategic decision, we will continue to progress and focus operations on building value in our anti-cancer lead drug candidates VAL 101 and VAL 201 and companion diagnostics, as well as building our home SELFCheck kits. With a further capital increase of £3.3 million this year, the Company is well positioned to direct the therapeutics programmes toward clinical trials. ValiRx continues to look for further commercial opportunities and partners in our sector with the aim of being at the forefront of developments in specific personalised oncology diagnostic and therapeutic medicine."

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

ValiRx plc

www.valirx.com

Dr. Satu Vainikka

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3008 4416

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP - Nominated Adviser

www.cairnfin.com

Liam Murray / Avi Robinson
Tel: +44 (0) 207 148 7900

Hybridan LLP - Broker

Claire Noyce

Tel: +44 (0) 207 947 4350

Peckwater PR

Tarquin Edwards

Tel: +44 (0)7879 458 364

tarquin.edwards@peckwaterpr.co.uk

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

 

I am pleased to report that during the period under review for the twelve months ended December 2010 your company continued to make solid progress with our leading therapeutics compounds Val 101 and Val 201 and to bring these therapies closer to in-human clinical trails. Your company also successfully completed the sale of Valibio SA, our wholly owned Belgian subsidiary, to a Singaporean-registered company, Singapore Volition Pte. Limited ("Volition"), for a total consideration of $1 million (£625,000), of which $400,000 was in staged cash payments with the balance in ordinary shares in Volition.

I believe this sale was a timely disposal for your company and it has enabled the management to refocus on more immediate value-creating areas. This, along with the more recent £3.3 million fund raising, will enable your company to accelerate the development and commercialization of the lead drug candidates Val 101 and 201 and we expect that one or possibly both of these compounds should be ready to enter Phase 1 trials sometime during the next twelve months.

ValiMedix, our new diagnostic product trading subsidiary, had a reasonably successful year with the expansion of the SELFCheck range of products, the latest addition to the range being for the detection of Chlamydia. We also appointed a contract sales force to promote the entire range to the retail pharmacies and other buyers nationwide. HPV, the human papilloma test to detect the onset of cervical cancer, is progressing well in validation studies and it is the company's aim is to market this product.

The group's revenues for 2010 were £177,297 v £29,326 for 2009 and we made a small profit for the year of £133,644, mainly as a result of the sale of our Belgian subsidiary. As a result of this disposal, the group's operating costs have been substantially reduced and your company is now a much leaner and fitter business than it was at the start of the financial year. With a balance sheet considerably strengthened by the recent £3.3 million fund raising we are now well positioned to progress the business.

Jake Micallef and Norman Hardman both resigned as directors during the year and I would like to thank them for their wise counsel and contribution to the business over the last few years.

On a personal note I would also like to thank the executive team and the non-executive directors for the significant contribution both groups have made to the business over the last twelve months.

 

N Thorniley

Chairman

31 May 2011

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT

 

I am pleased to report that over the year we continued to make progress in terms of developing our cancer therapeutics, and sales of diagnostic kits.

My report highlights the main operational activities, whilst the Chairman's report concentrates on the strategic outline.

Significant progress has been made in advancing both therapeutic compounds, Val101 and Val201, in their respective pre-clinical programme, gaining solid information on potential advantages they bring to the treatment of those cancers for which they are being developed.

We have continued the Eurostars programme of Val101 as the leading partner of the consortium. Together with our partners, Pentabase and Genosyst we have met the milestones as set out in a programme and quarterly reports have been accepted; the funds due from the grant have been paid as planned. Our GeneICE approach has a potential to "freeze" the rebellious genes, which cause problems in biological cascade leading to unfortunate outcomes such as cancerous growth.

Following the completion of an in-licencing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Ltd. (CRT), Valirx has continued with preclinical development of Val201, which has a potential therapeutic application in hormone-induced cancers. The compound has shown efficacy in live in-vivo models and we are progressing the studies together with our first class institutional partners.

With respect to Valimedix, the trading division of ValiRx, the company is pleased to see steadily growing acceptance of our SELFCheck home diagnostic kits both by retail pharmacies and wholesalers. The market for home testing kits is reported to have a value of circa £100m in the UK alone, and with a range comprising nine products, Valimedix is now better positioned to compete for sales in this sector. The Company continues to apply its expertise in diagnostics to the optimisation of our HPV diagnostic technology; validation studies, which are pivotal to the successful launch of the technology, are progressing.

In October 2010, your company completed the sale of its diagnostic subsidiary, Valibio S.A. to Singapore Volition Pte. Ltd ("Volition"). Along with the improvement in free cash flow, the disposal has enabled us to focus our scientific skills and resources on accelerating the pace of development of our drug candidates. ValiRx will continue to benefit of the future development of Valibio by having a considerable stake in Volition.

During the period, the Company also raised further capital of £250,000 in November. Overall, the Company made a small net profit during the last 12 months.

Looking to the future, we will continue to progress the development programmes and grow the sales of SelfCheck kits. With a further capital increase of £3.3m this year the Company is well positioned to direct the therapeutics programmes toward clinical trials. The Company continues to look for further commercial opportunities and partners with the aim of ultimately being in the forefront of specific personalised oncology diagnostic and therapeutics.

 

Satu Vainikka

Chief Executive Officer

31 May 2011

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

 

2010

2009

£

£

Revenue

 Continuing operations

177,297 

7,969 

 Discontinued activities

21,357 

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177,297 

29,326 

Cost of sales

(56,518)

(2,968)

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Gross profit

120,779 

26,358 

Administrative expenses

(662,919)

(1,389,010)

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Operating loss

 Continuing operations

(462,345)

(1,021,426)

 Discontinued activities

(79,795)

(341,226)

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(542,140)

(1,362,652)

Profit on disposal of subsidiary

649,078 

Amounts written off investments

(240,737)

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Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before interest

106,938 

(1,603,389)

Finance income

55 

Finance costs

(7,832)

(3,180)

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Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation

99,107 

(1,606,514)

Income tax expense

34,537 

163,423 

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Profit/(loss) for the year and total comprehensive income

133,644 

(1,443,091)

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Earnings/(loss) per share - basic and diluted

From continuing operations

0.07p

(0.09)p

From discontinued operations

(0.03)p

(0.05)p

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There are no recognised gains and losses other than those passing through the statement of comprehensive income.

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

Share capital

Share premium

Merger reserve

Reverse acquisition reserve

Share option reserve

Retained earnings

Total

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Balance at 1 January 2009

3,479,986 

71,120 

637,500 

602,413 

2,801 

(3,421,408)

1,372,412 

Changes in equity for 2009

Loss for the year

(1,443,091)

(1,443,091)

Movement in the year

7,646 

7,646 

Issue of shares

970,382 

(2)

970,380 

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Balance at 31 December 2009

4,450,368 

71,118 

637,500 

602,413 

10,447 

(4,864,499)

907,347 

Changes in equity for 2010

Profit for the year

133,644 

133,644 

Movement in the year

-

10,956 

10,956 

Issue of shares

381,354 

616,102 

997,456 

Other movements

(52,151)

(52,151)

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Balance at 31 December 2010

4,831,722 

635,069 

637,500 

602,413 

21,403 

(4,730,855)

1,997,252 

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Merger reserve

The merger reserve of £637,500 exists as a result of the acquisition of Valirx Bioinnovation Limited. The merger reserve represents the difference between the nominal value of the share capital issued by the company and the fair value of Valirx Bioinnovation Limited at 3 October 2006, the date of acquisition.

Reverse acquisition reserve

The reverse acquisition reserve exists as a result of the method of accounting for the acquisition of Valirx Bioinnovation Limited and Valipharma Limited.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

2010

2009

£

£

£

£

ASSETS

Non current assets

Intangible assets

1,574,319 

1,466,297 

Property, plant and equipment

4,165 

8,039 

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─────────

1,578,484 

1,474,336 

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─────────

Current assets

Inventories

8,257 

15,659 

Trade and other receivables

806,158 

159,879 

Cash and cash equivalents

107,799 

15,911 

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922,214 

191,449 

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

(503,446)

(712,254)

Borrowings

(46,184)

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Net current assets/(liabilities)

418,768 

(566,989)

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Net assets

1,997,252 

907,347 

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Called up share capital

4,831,722 

4,450,368 

Share premium

635,069 

71,118 

Merger reserve

637,500 

637,500 

Reverse acquisition reserve

602,413 

602,413 

Share option reserve

21,403 

10,447 

Profit and loss account

(4,730,855)

(4,864,499)

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Total shareholders' equity

1,997,252 

907,347 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

 

2010

2009

£

£

£

£

Cash outflows from operating activities

(592,288)

(1,017,395)

Taxation

104,142 

93,818 

Investing activities

Interest received

55 

Interest paid

(7,832)

(3,180)

Payments to acquire intangible assets

(135,618)

(65,512)

Payments to acquire tangible assets

(5,181)

(3,990)

Sale of subsidiary

71,999 

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Cash flows used in investing activities

(76,631)

(72,627)

Financing activities

Issue of ordinary share capital

755,000 

970,382 

Cost of share issue

(52,151)

(2)

Capital element of hire purchase contracts

(1,615)

(1,647)

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Net cash generated from financing activities

701,234 

968,733 

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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

136,457 

(27,471)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

(28,658)

(1,187)

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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

107,799 

(28,658)

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Notes to the Financial Statements

1 Accounting policies and basis of information

The financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory financial statements within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The figures for the year ended 31 December 2010 have been extracted from the audited statutory financial statements. The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 received an unqualified auditors' report which did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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