General and Administrative expenses increased by $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, mainly due to an increase by $2.2 million for one-time costs associated with financing activities, organizational planning, market research and planning activities. In addition, we recorded an increase by $0.9 million in employee-related costs to support General and Administrative activities and a provision amounting to $0.8 million as of September 30, 2023, as our best estimate of costs to be incurred if the Montrouge office lease agreement is not renewed at its July 2024 term expiration.
Financial income (expense)
Our financial income was $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a financial income of $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This item mainly includes financial income on our financial assets.
Income tax
Our income tax expense was nil for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
Net loss
Net loss was $ 61.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $57.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net loss per share (based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding over the period) was $0.65 and $0.79 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Financial Condition
On September 30, 2023, we had $149.1 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $209.2 million of cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2022. We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. Net cash used for operating activities was $66.0 million and $31.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, we recorded a net loss of $ 61.5 million. Our net cash flows provided by financing activities were $7.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 that consisted of the ATM program compared to $194.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, that consisted of the May 2022 ATM and June 2022 PIPE offering.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis assuming that based on our current operations, as well as our plans and assumptions, we expect that our balance of cash and cash equivalents at closing date will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. As such, no adjustments have been made to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements relating to the recoverability and classification of the asset carrying amounts or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we not be able to continue as a going concern.
Sources of Liquidity and Material Cash Requirements
We have incurred net losses each year since our inception. Substantially all of our net losses resulted from costs incurred in connection with our development programs and from general and administrative expenses associated with our operations. We have not incurred any bank debt.
Payments associated with Research tax credits (Crédit d’Impôt Recherche) contribute to fund our short-term cash requirements. We intend to seek additional capital as we prepare for the launch of Viaskin Peanut, if approved, and continue other research and development efforts. We may seek to finance our future cash needs through a combination of public or private equity or debt financings, collaborations, license and development agreements and other forms of non-dilutive financings.
In May 2022, we established an At-The-Market (“ATM”) program to offer and sell, including with unsolicited investors who have expressed an interest, a total gross amount of up to $100 million of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing one-half of one ordinary share of the Company. The ATM program is intended to be effective through the expiration of the Company’s existing registration statement registering the ADSs to be issued under the ATM program, i.e. until July 16, 2024, unless terminated prior to such date in accordance with the sales agreement or the maximum amount of the program has been reached. The Company’s intent is to use the net proceeds, if any, of sales of ADSs issued under the program, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, primarily for activities associated with potential approval and launch of Viaskin Peanut, as well as to advance the development of the Company’s product candidates using its Viaskin Peanut platform and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Pursuant to the ATM program, the Company issued and completed sales of new Ordinary Shares in the form of ADSs for a total gross amount of $15.3 million on May 4, 2022, and of $7.8 million on June 14, 2023. Respectively, 6,036,238 and 2,052,450 new Ordinary Shares in the form of ADSs were issued through a capital increase without preferential subscription rights of the shareholders reserved to specific categories of persons fulfilling certain characteristics (the “ATM issuance”), at a unit subscription price of $1.27 and $1.90 per ADS, each ADS giving the right to receive one-half of one ordinary share of the Company.
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