Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Nature of Business

 

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Corbus") is an oncology and obesity company with a diversified portfolio and is committed to helping people defeat serious illness by bringing innovative scientific approaches to well-understood biological pathways. Corbus’ pipeline is comprised of two experimental drugs targeting solid tumors: CRB-701, a next-generation antibody drug conjugate ("ADC") that targets the expression of Nectin-4 on cancer cells to release a cytotoxic payload of monomethyl auristatin E ("MMAE") and CRB-601, an anti-integrin monoclonal antibody that blocks the activation of TGFβ expressed on cancer cells. The pipeline also includes CRB-913, a highly peripherally restricted cannabinoid type-1 ("CB1") receptor inverse agonist for the treatment of obesity. Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets and raising capital. The Company’s business is subject to significant risks and uncertainties and the Company will be dependent on raising substantial additional capital before it becomes profitable, and it may never achieve profitability.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial reporting. In the opinion of management of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the condensed consolidated financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2025 and the results of its operations and changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Certain amounts in the prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not impact previously reported net loss or cash flows. The December 31, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements. The Company prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements following the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim reporting. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on March 11, 2025 (the "2024 Annual Report"). The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year.

 

Basis of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q are consistent with those discussed in Note 3, "Significant Accounting Policies," in our 2024 Annual Report.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliations as well as expanded information on income taxes by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. The Company discloses its income tax rate reconciliation in its annual consolidated financial statements only and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Government Tax Credits

 

The Company is eligible to receive government assistance in the form of refundable research and development tax credits and the employee retention tax credit ("ERTC"). The Company may qualify for refundable research and development tax credits from foreign authorities in the form of cash that are earned on certain research and development expenses incurred primarily outside of the United States ("U.S.") by its foreign subsidiaries in the United Kingdom ("U.K.") and Australia. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, or CARES Act, the Company was eligible to claim the ERTC, which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes. The Company records these tax credits as other income, net when the Company has reasonable assurance any conditions attached to the assistance have been met and the assistance will be received. The Company recognized $1.1 million and $2.5 million in government tax credits to other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. All amounts have been received, except for $1.1 million that is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025. No future conditions impact the recognition of these tax credits.