Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ACAD: First Quarter Conference Call ($12.03)

Since ACAD is a emerging biotech, there is not much to read into the financial part of the news release, other than what their cash on hand and expected year end cash will be.
-ACAD currently has $101.5 million in cash and expects to end 2013 with around $78 million.
-With their impressive phase III results for Pimavanserin for Parkinsons disease psychosis (PDP), they are planning an expedited path to an NDA (new drug application) filing expected mid 2014.
-Plan on initiating a phase II study with their lead drug Pima for Alzheimer's disease end of 2013.
-During the conference call today the CEO also stated that the FDA has not approved any drug for the treatment for PDP, and that there is no current drug to effectively treat Alzheimer's (ADP) either.
The stock on a weekly basis above, is still overbought despite the pullback from the high upper 13.00 level.  Overall, the stock has held up quite well since doubling in price over the last few months.  

Bottom Line:  ACAD is in a very good position with plenty of cash for now, a long patent life to 2028, and a single, safe and effective drug for PDP and potentially Alzheimer's.  Thank you for reading.

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