$641,000 for the same quarter last year and $1,359,000 for the six-month period ended May 31, 2020 and $1,129,000 for the same period last year.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses in the three- and six-month periods ended May 31, 2020 amounted to $3,706,000 and $6,276,000 compared to $1,784,000 and $3,300,000 reported in the comparable periods of Fiscal 2019.
The increase in general and administrative expenses is mainly associated with the transition to a new CEO, business growth, increased activity in Europe and the listing of our common shares on NASDAQ.
Finance Income
Finance income, consisting of interest income, for the three- and six-month periods ended May 31, 2020 was $80,000 and $246,000 compared to $292,000 and $627,000 in the comparable periods of Fiscal 2019.
Lower finance income is due in large part to a decrease in the average interest rates and a decreased liquidity position in Fiscal 2020 compared to Fiscal 2019.
Finance Costs
Finance costs for the three- and six-month periods ended May 31, 2020 were $1,399,000 and $2,717,000 compared to $1,449,000 and $2,552,000 in the comparable periods of Fiscal 2019. Finance costs in the second quarter of 2020 and for the six-month period ended May 31, 2020 mostly represent interest of $842,000 and $1,644,000, respectively on the senior convertible notes issued in June 2019, compared to $834,000 and $1,646,000 for the same periods last year.
Finance costs also included accretion expense, which was $521,000 for the second quarter of 2020 and $1,023,000 for the six-month period ended May 31, 2019 compared to $448,000 and $805,000 for the same periods last year, which reflects the adoption of IFRS 16, Leases, effective December 1, 2019 and additional accretion expense on long-term obligations related to Trogarzo® commercialization rights.
Adjusted EBITDA
For the reasons noted above, Adjusted EBITDA for the three- and six- month periods ended May 31, 2020 was $(1,533,000) and $(2,527,000) compared to $453,000 and $1,974,000 in the comparable periods of Fiscal 2019. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” below.
Net Loss
Taking into account the revenue and expense variations described above, we recorded a net loss of $5,806,000 or $(0.08) per share in the second quarter of Fiscal 2020 and a net loss of $10,350,000 or $(0.13) per share for the six-month period ended May 31, 2020 compared to a net loss of $3,174,000 or $(0.04) per share in the three months ended May 31, 2019 and a net loss of $4,402,000 or $(0.06) per share compared to the six-month period ended May 31, 2019.
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Theratechnologies Inc.
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Montreal, Québec H3A 1T8