Galmed Pharma (NASDAQ: GLMD) reported Q3 EPS of ($0.21), $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.29).

Financial Summary - Third Quarter 2019 vs. Third Quarter 2018:

• Cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and marketable securities totaled $79.7 million as of September 30, 2019, compared to $90.2 million at December 31, 2018.
• Net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.21) per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to a net loss of $1.0 million, or ($0.05) per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
• Research and development expenses amounted to approximately $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in clinical, pre-clinical trial expenses and drug development expenses related to our continuing preparations of the ARMOR trial.
• General and administrative expenses amounted to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to approximately $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
• Financial expenses amounted to $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to financial income of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase primarily relates to an increase in financial income from financial assets.

Business Development

During the past quarter, the Company announced the initiation of its Phase 3/4 ARMOR, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, global study, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aramchol in subjects with NASH and fibrosis. The study is designed to consist of two parts. In the first part (Histology-Based) 1200 subjects will be treated with Aramchol or matching placebo for 52 weeks. The Histology-Based data will serve as the basis for the submission of a marketing authorization application under regulatory provisions of accelerated/conditional approval. In the second part (clinically-based), all subjects will continue with the same treatment assignment until study completion to confirm clinical efficacy.

The ARMOR study will be conducted in approximately 185 sites in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia and the Company aims to complete enrollment by the second quarter of 2021 and report top-line results by the fourth quarter of 2022.

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