On Jan. 9, Northfield Laboratories (NYSE:NFLD) released second-quarter earnings for the period ended Nov. 30.

  • In December, the company reported preliminary top-line data from its pivotal phase 3 trauma trial assessing the efficacy and safety of PolyHeme. The trial was a failure and the stock lost roughly two-thirds of its value.
  • Based on the preliminary results, the company has decided to proceed anyway. It will submit a Biologics License Application to the FDA to get approval to market PolyHeme in the U.S.
  • The company is spending its cash resources at a rate of around $28 million per year and believes its existing capital resources will be sufficient to carry its operations until submission of a BLA to the FDA, for approximately 21 to 24 months.

(Figures in thousands, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Sales

$0.0

$0.0

N/A

Net Profit

($7,603)

($6,269)

N/A

EPS

($0.28)

($0.23)

N/A

Diluted Shares

26,800

26,759

0.2%



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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$51,860

$86,119

(40.0%)

Accounts Rec.

No Data

No Data

No Data

Inventory

No Data

No Data

No Data



Liabilities

Q2 2007

Q2 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$3,641

$2,426

50.1%

Long-Term Debt

$0.0

$0.0

N/A

*Includes other non-current liabilities

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Cash Flow Highlights

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