Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements.” Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those set forth under the section titled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Overview
We are a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of novel and proprietary MGDs. MGDs are small molecule drugs that employ the body’s natural protein destruction mechanisms to selectively degrade therapeutically relevant proteins. MGDs work by inducing the engagement of defined surfaces identified on target proteins by an E3 ligase, such as cereblon. We have developed a proprietary and industry-leading protein degradation discovery engine, called QuEENTM, to enable our unique and target-centric MGD discovery and development and our rational design of MGD products. We believe our small molecule MGDs may give us significant advantages over existing therapeutic modalities, including other protein degradation approaches. We prioritize our product development on therapeutic targets backed by strong biological and genetic rationale with the goal of discovering and developing novel medicines.
Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG, a Swiss operating company, was incorporated under the laws of Switzerland in April 2018. Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in November 2019. In 2020, through a common control reorganization, Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. acquired the net assets and shareholding of Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG. Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. includes wholly owned subsidiaries Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG and Monte Rosa Securities Corporation. We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with research operations in both Boston and Basel, Switzerland.
Liquidity
To date, we have financed our operations primarily through the issuance and sale of convertible promissory notes, convertible preferred stock, public offerings of our common stock or warrants to purchase common stock, registered direct offerings, and through our collaboration agreements. From our inception through the date hereof, we raised an aggregate of $1.3 billion of gross proceeds from such transactions, inclusive of approximately $345 million gross proceeds raised through an underwritten public offering, or the 2026 Offering, subsequent to December 31, 2025, which is discussed in Note 16, Subsequent events, to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Since inception, we have had significant operating losses. Our primary use of cash is to fund operating expenses, which consist primarily of research and development expenditures and, to a lesser extent, general and administrative expenditures. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we reported net losses of $38.6 million and $72.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $477.2 million and $382.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities. Aggregate net proceeds from the 2026 Offering were approximately $323.8 million after deducting the underwriter discounts, commissions, and other offering costs. We anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, together with the proceeds from the 2026 Offering, defined below, supports our cash runway into 2029.
Impact of global economic and political developments
The development of our product candidates could be disrupted and materially adversely affected in the future by global economic or political developments. In addition, economic uncertainty in global markets caused by political instability and conflict, and economic challenges caused by global pandemics or other public health events, may lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital market instability and supply chain interruptions. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by negative impacts on the global economy and capital markets resulting from these global economic conditions, particularly if such conditions are prolonged or worsen.
145
Components of operating results
Collaboration revenue
Collaboration revenue represents amounts earned from our collaboration and license agreements with Roche and Novartis. We expect that our revenue for the next several years will be derived primarily through our current collaboration and license agreements and any additional collaborations that we may enter into in the future.
Roche collaboration and license agreement
In October 2023, Monte Rosa AG entered into a collaboration and license agreement, or the Roche Agreement, with Roche Basel and Roche US, and together with Roche Basel, Roche. Pursuant to the Roche Agreement, the parties will seek to identify MGDs against targets in cancer and neurological diseases selected by Roche using our proprietary drug discovery engine, where a certain number of targets selected by Roche are for a limited time subject to replacement rights owned by Roche. We will lead preclinical discovery and research activities with Roche leading late preclinical and clinical development activities.
Under the Roche Agreement, Roche will have a worldwide, exclusive license under patents and know-how controlled by us to develop and commercialize products directed to applicable targets. The license exclusivity is subject to our retained rights solely to fulfill our obligations under the arrangement.
The research collaboration activities governed by the Roche Agreement are overseen by a joint research committee.
In November 2023, we received a $50.0 million non-refundable upfront payment for the initial set of targets. Pursuant to the terms of the Roche Agreement, we expect to be entitled to receive from Roche certain variable consideration including potential preclinical milestones up to $172 million, and potential clinical, commercial and sales milestones exceeding $2 billion. We are also eligible to receive tiered royalties ranging from high-single-digit percent to low-teens percent on any products that are commercialized by Roche as a result of the collaboration.
Unless earlier terminated, the Roche Agreement will remain in effect for each product licensed under the Roche Agreement until expiration of the royalty term for the applicable product. The parties have included termination provisions in the Roche Agreement, allowing termination of the Roche Agreement in its entirety, on a country-by-country or a target-by-target basis.
2024 Novartis license agreement
In October 2024, Monte Rosa AG and Novartis entered into a license agreement with Novartis, or the 2024 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, we granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize VAV1 MGDs, including MRT-6160. We were responsible for completing the Phase 1 clinical study and Novartis is responsible for all subsequent development and commercial activities starting at Phase 2. Development and commercial activities governed by the Novartis Agreement will be overseen by a Development Committee and a Commercialization Committee.
In December 2024, we received a $150 million non-refundable upfront payment. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, we are eligible to receive from Novartis up to $2.1 billion in development, regulatory, and sales milestones, beginning upon initiation of Phase 2 studies including (a) potential development and regulatory milestone payments, exceeding $1.5 billion if multiple indications achieve regulatory approval in multiple territories, (b) potential sales milestone payments in connection with sales outside of the U.S., and tiered royalties on sales outside of the U.S. Novartis will be responsible for costs associated with Phase 2 clinical studies. We and Novartis also agreed to a net profit and loss sharing arrangement prior to the initiation of Phase 3 clinical trials, pursuant to which we could co-fund any global clinical development from Phase 3 onwards and will share 30% of any profits and losses associated with the manufacturing and commercialization of the licensed products in the U.S. We have defined opportunities to opt out of the net profit and loss sharing arrangement. In such case, sales in the U.S. would be entitled to the potential sales milestone payments and tiered royalties as sales outside of the U.S. Any costs for any co-funded development and commercialization activities are subject to budgets reviewed by us and Novartis.
2025 Novartis license agreement
In September 2025, Monte Rosa AG entered into a collaboration, option, and license agreement with Novartis, or the 2025 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2025 Novartis Agreement, we granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to degraders for one I&I program, or the First Licensed Program, and the exclusive option to obtain exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable licenses
146
with respect to two programs from our growing preclinical immunology portfolio, or the Options, and the programs, or the Optioned I&I Programs. Such Options are individually exercisable at Novartis’ discretion until a program meets criteria for investigational new drug application-filing-readiness. On a program-by-program basis, if Novartis does not exercise an Option, all rights with respect to such program are retained by us; if Novartis does exercise its Option, such program becomes a Licensed Program, or together with the First Licensed Program, the Licensed Programs. Under the 2025 Novartis Agreement, we will apply our proprietary AI/ML-enabled QuEENTM engine for the discovery and development of degraders for the First Licensed Program and the Optioned I&I Programs. The Licensed Programs will be further developed and commercialized by Novartis, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in accordance with the 2025 Novartis Agreement. Research activities for the Licensed Programs governed by the Agreement will be overseen by a Joint Research Committee.
Research and development expenses
Our research and development expenses include:
•
expenses incurred under agreements with consultants, third-party service providers that conduct research and development activities on our behalf;
•
personnel costs, which include salaries, benefits, pension and stock-based compensation;
•
laboratory and vendor expenses related to the execution of preclinical and clinical studies;
•
laboratory supplies and materials used for internal research and development activities; and
•
facilities and equipment costs.
Most of our research and development expenses have been related to the development of our QuEENTM discovery engine and advancement of our GSPT1, NEK7, and VAV1 programs, and advancement of our disclosed and undisclosed programs including for CDK2 and CCNE1.
We expense all research and development costs in the periods in which they are incurred. Costs for certain research and development activities are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information and data provided to us by our vendors and third-party service providers.
We expect our research and development expenses to increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in research and development activities related to developing our product candidates, including investments in manufacturing, as we advance our programs and conduct clinical trials. The process of conducting the necessary clinical research to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time-consuming, and the successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain. As a result, we are unable to determine the duration and completion costs of our research and development projects, the costs of related clinical development costs or when and to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of any of our product candidates.
General and administrative expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs and other expenses for outside professional services, including legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters, professional fees for accounting, auditing, tax and administrative consulting services, insurance costs and other operating costs. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase over the next several years to support our continued research and development activities, manufacturing activities, and the potential commercialization of our product candidates and development of commercial infrastructure.
Non-operating income and expense
Our non-operating income and expense includes (i) interest earned on our investments, including principally U.S. government-backed money-market funds and marketable securities; (ii) gains and losses on transactions of our Swiss subsidiary denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar; and (iii) proceeds from the sale of fixed assets.
147
Results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following sets forth our results of operations (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
Operating expenses:
Collaboration revenue
Collaboration revenue of $123.7 million and $75.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, represents revenue recorded under our collaboration and license agreements with Roche and Novartis.
Research and development expenses
We use our personnel and infrastructure resources across the breadth of our research and development activities, which are directed toward identifying and developing product candidates. As such, we do not track all of our internal research and development expenses on a program-by-program basis.
The following table summarizes our research and development expense for each period presented (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
External research and development expense:
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, we had 118 and 105 employees engaged in research and development activities in our facilities in the U.S. and Switzerland.
Most of our research and development expenses were driven by the successful achievement of key research milestones in our research and development organization, including the continuation of the MRT-2359 and MRT-8102 clinical studies, continued program activities for MRT-6160, the progression of our preclinical pipeline including research performed for our collaborations with Roche and Novartis, and the continued development of the Company’s QuEENTM discovery engine, and reflect increased personnel expense and external R&D costs to achieve these milestones. Research and development expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $10.9 million and $10.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
148
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses to support our business activities were comprised of (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, we had 32 and 29 employees engaged in general and administrative activities. Personnel and professional service costs increased in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to 2024, as a result of increased headcount and expenses in support of our growth and operations as a public company. General and administrative expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation of $8.0 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Other income
Other income was comprised of (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
Gain on disposal of property and equipment 59 — 59
Other income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was primarily attributable to interest earned on marketable securities. The increase in interest income for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to 2024, is principally attributable to higher average balances in marketable securities.
Foreign exchange gain on transactions denominated in currency other than the U.S. dollar increased in the year ended December 31, 2025, as to compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and, principally, the Swiss Franc.
Provision for income taxes
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the income tax benefit is primarily related to the enactment of the OBBBA. On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, the OBBBA, was signed into law. The modification to IRC Sec. 174 included in this act allows the deduction of domestic based research and development expenses in the period in which they are incurred which would reduce any taxable income being generated from the $150 million upfront payment for the 2024 Novartis Agreement. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have accounted for the tax effects of changes in tax law in the period of enactment. As of December 31, 2025, we did not capitalize any research and development expenditures. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.1 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.6 million, primarily driven by the current federal and state taxes related to the $50.0 million upfront payment for Roche Agreement, which was expected to be recognized as taxable Global Intangible Low Tax Income, or GILTI.
Liquidity and capital resources
Overview
Due to our significant research and development expenditures, we have generated operating losses since our inception. We have funded our operations primarily through the issuance and sale of convertible promissory notes, convertible preferred stock, public offerings of our common stock or warrants to purchase common stock, registered direct offerings, and through our collaboration agreements. As of December 31, 2025, we had $382.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities. We have incurred losses since our
149
inception and, as of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $477.2 million. Our primary use of cash is to fund operating expenses, which consist primarily of research and development expenditures and, to a lesser extent, general and administrative expenditures. Cash used to fund operating expenses is impacted by the timing of when we pay these expenses, as reflected in the change in our outstanding accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Subsequent to December 31, 2025, we received aggregate net proceeds from the 2026 Offering, defined below, of approximately $323.8 million after deducting the underwriter discounts, commissions, and other offering costs.
At-the-market offerings
On July 1, 2022, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266003) with the SEC, which was declared effective on July 13, 2022, or the 2022 Shelf Registration Statement, in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units of any combination thereof for the purposes of selling, from time to time, our common stock, debt securities or other equity securities in one or more offerings. We also simultaneously entered into the Open Market Sale Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, with Jefferies to provide for the offering, issuance and sale of up to an aggregate amount of $100.0 million of our common stock from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings, or the ATM Program, through July 2025 under the 2022 Shelf Registration Statement and subject to the limitations thereof.
On March 20, 2025, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-285942) with the SEC, which was declared effective on March 31, 2025, or the 2025 Shelf Registration Statement, in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units of any combination thereof for the purposes of selling, from time to time, our common stock, debt securities or other equity securities in one or more offerings. We also simultaneously entered into the Amendment No. 1 to the Sales Agreement, or the Amendment, with Jefferies, to provide for the offering, issuance and sale of up to an aggregate amount of $150.0 million of our common stock from time to time under the ATM Program, pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated March 20, 2025, under 2025 Shelf Registration Statement, or the Original Prospectus Supplement, and subject to the limitations thereof. Under the Original Prospectus Supplement, we sold 2,955,082 shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $25.0 million, or aggregate net proceeds of $23.9 million, pursuant to the Sales Agreement. As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2026, the Original Prospectus Supplement was terminated, effective as of January 7, 2026, and we did not issue any additional shares under the ATM Program following such termination.
On February 11, 2026, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-293389) with the SEC, or the 2026 Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units of any combination thereof for the purposes of selling, from time to time, our common stock, debt securities or other equity securities in one or more offerings. In connection with the ATM Program and pursuant to the 2026 Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, we filed a new prospectus supplement with the SEC on February 11, 2026, for the offer and sale of up to $100.0 million of shares of common stock from time to time through Jefferies. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have sold no shares pursuant to our ATM program under the new prospectus supplement.
We will pay to Jefferies cash commissions of up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of sales of common stock under the Sales Agreement, as amended.
Underwritten public offerings
In May 2024, we entered into an underwriting agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters, related to an underwritten public offering, or the 2024 Offering, of 10,638,476 shares of common stock at a price of $4.70 per share, and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 10,638,524 shares of common stock at a price of $4.6999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the price per share at which shares of common stock were sold in the 2024 Offering, minus $0.0001, which is the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. Aggregate gross proceeds from the 2024 Offering were $100 million. Aggregate net proceeds from the 2024 Offering were $96.4 million after deducting the underwriter discounts, commissions, and other offering costs.
In January 2026, we entered into an underwriting agreement with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, TD Securities (USA) LLC, and Piper Sandler & Co. as representative of the several underwriters, related to the underwritten public offering, or the 2026 Offering, of 13,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $24.00 per share, and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,375,000 shares of common stock at a
150
price of $23.9999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the price per share at which shares of common stock were sold in the 2026 Offering, minus $0.0001, which is the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant. The 13,000,000 shares of common stock includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 1,875,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until the pre-funded warrants are exercised in full. Aggregate gross proceeds from the 2026 Offering were $345.0 million. Aggregate net proceeds from the 2026 Offering were approximately $323.8 million after deducting the underwriter discounts, commissions, and other offering costs.
Cash flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities
During the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities of $22.8 million was attributable to our net loss of $38.6 million and changes in our working capital accounts of $16.7 million, partially offset by $25.0 million in non-cash charges and an increase in deferred revenue of $7.5 million. Non-cash charges primarily include stock-based compensation expense of $18.9 million and depreciation expense of $8.4 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by operating activities of $42.0 million was attributable to our net loss of $72.7 million off-set by an increase in deferred revenue of $83.4 million, $23.3 million in non-cash charges, and changes in our working capital accounts of $8.0 million. Non-cash charges primarily include stock-based compensation expense of $18.1 million and depreciation expense of $8.1 million.
Investing activities
Cash used in investing activities of $101.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, was primarily attributable to the purchases of marketable securities of $376.7 million and property and equipment of $4.7 million, partially off-set by cash provided by financing activities attributable to the maturities of marketable securities of $279.5 million.
Cash used in investing activities of $44.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, was primarily attributable to the purchases of marketable securities of $230.4 million and property and equipment of $4.0 million, off-set by cash provided by financing activities attributable to the maturities of marketable securities of $189.9 million.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 amounted to $30.4 million principally attributable to net proceeds of $23.9 million from shares sold pursuant to the ATM Program after deducting the underwriter discounts, commissions, and other offering costs.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to $98.9 million principally attributable to net proceeds from our stock offerings of $97.3 million.
Funding requirements
Any product candidates we may develop may never achieve commercialization and we anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. We expect that our research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and capital expenditures will continue to increase. As a result, until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements. Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be, compensation and related expenses, third-party clinical research, manufacturing and development services, license payments or milestone obligations that may arise, laboratory and related supplies, clinical costs, manufacturing costs, legal and other regulatory expenses and general overhead costs.
151
Based upon our current operating plan, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. We base this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect.
We will continue to require additional financing to advance our current product candidates through clinical development, to develop, acquire or in-license other potential product candidates and to fund operations for the foreseeable future. We will continue to seek funds through equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at
all. If we do raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Any failure to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on our financial condition and on our ability to pursue our business plans and strategies. If we are unable to raise capital, we will need to delay, reduce or terminate planned activities to reduce costs.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, we are unable to estimate the exact amount of our operating capital requirements. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
•
the scope, progress, results and costs of researching, developing and manufacturing our current product candidates or any future product candidates, and conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials;
•
the timing of, and the costs involved in, obtaining regulatory approvals or clearances for our lead product candidates or any future product candidates;
•
the number and characteristics of any additional product candidates we develop or acquire;
•
the cost of manufacturing our lead product candidate or any future product candidates and any products we successfully commercialize, including costs associated with building-out our manufacturing capabilities;
•
our ability to establish and maintain strategic collaborations, licensing or other arrangements and the financial terms of any such agreements that we may enter into;
•
the expenses needed to attract and retain skilled personnel;
•
the costs associated with being a public company;
•
the timing, receipt and amount of sales of any future approved or cleared products, if any; and
•
the impact of global economic and political developments, future public health events, and the corresponding responses of businesses and governments.
Further, our operating plans may change, and we may need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements for clinical trials and other research and development activities. We currently have no credit facility or committed sources of capital. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our product candidates, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with our current and anticipated product development programs.
Critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
152
We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.
Research and development expense and accruals
We record research and development expenses to operations as incurred. Research and development expenses represent costs incurred by us for development of our technology discovery engine and the discovery and development of our product candidates and include: employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits and non-cash stock-based compensation expense; external research and development expenses incurred under arrangements with third parties, including preclinical testing organizations, non-profit institutions and consultants; and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for laboratory, facilities and other costs.
As part of the process of preparing financial statements, we are required to estimate and accrue expenses. We estimate costs of research and development activities conducted by service providers. Payments made prior to the receipt of goods or services to be used in research and development are deferred and recognized as expense in the period in which the related goods are received or services are rendered. If the costs have been prepaid, this expense reduces the prepaid expenses in the balance sheet, and if not yet invoiced, the costs are included in accrued expenses in the balance sheet. We classify such prepaid assets as current or non-current assets based on our estimates of the timing of when the goods or services will be realized or consumed. These costs are a significant component of our research and development expenses.
We estimate these costs based on factors such as estimates of the work completed and budget provided and in accordance with our agreements with established third-party service providers. We estimate the amount of work completed through discussions with internal personnel and external service providers as to the progress or stage of completion of the services and the agreed-upon fee to be paid for such services. We make significant judgments and estimates in determining the accrued expense balance in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, we adjust our estimates. Although we do not expect our estimates to be materially different from amounts actually incurred, our understanding of the status and timing of services performed may vary from our estimates and could result in us reporting amounts that are too high or too low in any particular period. Our accrued expenses are dependent, in part, upon the receipt of timely and accurate reporting from external third-party service providers. Amounts ultimately incurred in relation to amounts accrued for these services at a reporting date may be substantially higher or lower than our estimates.
We have and may continue to enter into license agreements to access and utilize certain technology. We evaluate if the license agreement is an acquisition of an asset or a business. To date none of our license agreements have been considered to be an acquisition of a business. For asset acquisitions, the upfront payments to acquire such licenses, as well as any future milestone payments made before product approval, are immediately recognized as research and development expense when due, provided there is no alternative future use of the rights in other research and development projects.
Revenue recognition
To date, our revenues have primarily consisted of consideration related to the Roche Agreement, the 2024 Novartis License Agreement, and the 2025 Novartis License Agreement. Goods and services that we are required to provide to Roche and Novartis under these agreements are accounted for under ASC 606. In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize revenue when our customers obtain control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
To determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized for arrangements determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, we perform the following five steps: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the assessment of the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when, or as we satisfy each performance obligation.
As part of the accounting for arrangements under ASC 606, we must use significant judgment to determine the performance obligations based on the determination under step (ii) above. We also use judgment to determine whether milestones or other variable consideration, except for royalties and sales-based milestones, should be included in the transaction price as described below. We recognize revenue based on those amounts when, or as, the performance obligations under the contract are satisfied.
153
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods and services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method, depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in management’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Any estimates, including the effect of the constraint on variable consideration, are evaluated at each reporting period for any changes.
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation. The consideration to be received is allocated among the separate performance obligations based on relative standalone selling prices. Determining the standalone selling price of each performance obligation requires significant judgment and is discussed in further detail in Note 9, Collaboration and license agreements, to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
We utilize judgment to assess the nature of the performance obligation to determine whether the performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress. We evaluate the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjust the measure of performance and related revenue recognition. The measure of progress, and the resulting periods over which revenue should be recognized, are subject to estimates by management and may change over the course of the arrangement, which are subject to review by the joint research committee, or JRC. Such a change could have a material impact on the amount of revenue we record in future periods. We concluded that the transfer of control to the customer for the performance obligation occurs over the time period that the research and development services are provided by us. We recognize revenue for the performance obligation as those services are provided using an input method, based on the cumulative costs incurred compared to the total estimated costs expected to be incurred to satisfy the performance obligation. The percentage of completion method is, in management’s judgment, the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance condition.
At the inception of each arrangement that includes research, development or regulatory milestone payments, we evaluate whether the milestones are considered likely to be met and estimate the amount to be considered for inclusion in the transaction price using the most-likely-amount method. If it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. For milestone payments due upon events that are not within our control, such as regulatory approvals, we are not able to assert that it is likely that the regulatory approval will be granted and that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur until those approvals are received. In making this assessment, we evaluate factors such as the scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and other risks that must be overcome to achieve the particular milestone. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized would not occur.
We reevaluate the transaction price and our total estimated costs expected to be incurred at the end of each reporting period and as uncertain events, such as changes to the expected timing and cost of certain research, development and manufacturing activities that we are responsible for, are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur. We consider at the contract level whether there is a need for a provision for losses on contracts. We periodically evaluate estimates against the actual time and costs incurred as well as any anticipated changes to the timing or estimated costs. Any cumulative effect of revisions to the total estimated costs to complete our performance obligation will be recorded in the period in which the changes are identified, and amounts can be reasonably estimated. A significant change in these assumptions and estimates could have a material impact on the timing and amount of revenue recognized in future periods and the classification of deferred revenue between short-term and long-term. To date, we have not had any significant changes in our estimates.
For a complete discussion of our significant accounting policies and recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
154
Recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements
Refer to Note 2, Summary of significant accounting policies, in the accompanying notes to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Contractual obligations and commitments
Roche collaboration and license agreement
In October 2023, we entered into a collaboration and license agreement, or the Roche Agreement, with Roche for the discovery and development of MGDs against targets in cancer and neurological diseases. Under the Roche Agreement, we will lead the discovery and certain preclinical activities against multiple select targets. Following the completion of certain preclinical studies, Roche has the option to continue the further development and potential commercialization of compounds identified and generated under the collaboration and products containing such compounds at its sole responsibility and at its own cost. Pursuant to the terms of the Roche Agreement, we granted to Roche an exclusive license to use certain of its platform technology for the exploitation of compounds and products discovered and developed under the agreement. We received an upfront payment of $50.0 million and milestone payments of $12.0 million from Roche under the terms of the Roche Agreement and have recorded an additional receivable for $7.0 million. Additionally, we are eligible to receive additional contingent payments from Roche upon the occurrence of defined research, development, regulatory and sales-based events exceeding $2 billion. We are also entitled to tiered royalties on sales of products containing compounds identified and generated from activities conducted under the arrangement. The Roche Agreement term commenced on the execution date and continues until no payment obligations remain, unless otherwise terminated earlier.
2024 Novartis License Agreement
In October 2024, we entered into a license agreement with Novartis, or the 2024 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, we granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize VAV1 MGDs, including MRT-6160 for immune-mediated conditions. We were responsible for completing the Phase 1 clinical studies and Novartis is responsible for all subsequent development and commercial activities starting at Phase 2.
In December 2024, we received a $150 million non-refundable upfront payment. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, we are entitled to receive from Novartis up to $2.1 billion in development, regulatory, and sales milestones, beginning upon initiation of Phase 2 studies including (a) potential development and regulatory milestone payments, exceeding $1.5 billion if multiple indications achieve regulatory approval in multiple territories, (b) potential sales milestone payments in connection with sales outside of the U.S, and tiered royalties on sales outside of the U.S. Novartis will be responsible for costs associated with Phase 2 clinical studies. We and Novartis also agreed to a net profit and loss sharing arrangement, pursuant to which we could co-fund any global clinical development from Phase 3 onwards and will share 30% of any profits and losses associated with the manufacturing and commercialization of the licensed products in the U.S. We have defined opportunities to opt out of the net profit and loss sharing arrangement prior to the initiation of Phase 3 clinical trials. In such case, sales in the U.S. would be entitled to the potential sales milestone payments and tiered royalties as sales outside of the U.S. Any costs for any co-funded development and commercialization activities are subject to budgets reviewed by us and Novartis.
2025 Novartis License Agreement
In September 2025, we entered into a collaboration, option, and license agreement with Novartis, or the 2025 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2025 Novartis Agreement, we granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to degraders for the First Licensed Program and the exclusive option to obtain exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable licenses with respect to the Optioned I&I Programs. Such Options are individually exercisable at Novartis’ discretion until a program meets criteria for investigational new drug application-filing-readiness. On a program-by-program basis, if Novartis does not exercise an Option, all rights with respect to such program are retained by us; if Novartis does exercise its Option, such program becomes a Licensed Program. Under the Agreement, we will apply our proprietary AI/ML-enabled QuEENTM discovery engine for the discovery and development of degraders for the First Licensed Program and the Optioned I&I Programs. The Licensed Programs will be further developed and commercialized by Novartis, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in accordance with the 2025 Novartis Agreement.
155
Under the agreement, the Company received a $120.0 million non-refundable upfront payment from Novartis. The Company is entitled to receive further payments from Novartis to maintain the Options totaling up to $60.0 million, and is also eligible to receive from Novartis (1) preclinical milestone payments relating to the First Licensed Program and option exercise payments related to the Options of up to $180.0 million, (2) up to $5.4 billion in clinical development, regulatory, and sales milestones relating to the First Licensed Program and the two Optioned I&I Programs, beginning upon initiation of Phase 1 studies, including (a) potential development and regulatory milestone payments up to $2.2 billion if regulatory approval is achieved for multiple indications in multiple territories and (b) potential sales milestone payments up to $3.2 billion, allocated across licensed products, and (3) tiered royalties on global net sales in the high-single to low double-digit range for the First Licensed Program and in the low double-digit range for the two Optioned I&I Programs. We will be responsible for costs related to research activities, while Novartis will be responsible for costs related to development and commercialization activities.
See the section entitled “Business—Our services, collaboration and licenses agreements” elsewhere in this Annual Report as well as Note 9, Collaboration and license agreements, to our annual consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report for a description of our collaboration and license agreements.
Lease commitments
Our lease commitments reflect payments due for our two lease agreements for laboratory and office space in Boston, Massachusetts and Basel, Switzerland that expire in 2032 and 2027, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, our contractual commitments for our leases were $54.1 million, which will be paid over the term of such leases. For additional information on our leases and timing of future payments, please see Note 7, Leases to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
156
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, for this reporting period and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The financial information required by Item 8 is located beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report.
157
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Limitations on effectiveness of controls and procedures
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of December 31, 2025, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures as of such date are effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for “emerging growth companies”.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K), except as described in the table below:
* Denotes whether the trading plan is intended, when adopted, to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c).
158
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
159
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information required by this Item 10 will be set forth in the “Proposal No. 1 – Election of Class II Directors” and “Corporate Governance” sections of our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, or the Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the year covered by this Annual Report.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information required by this Item 11 will be set forth in the “Corporate Governance” section of the Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the year covered by this Annual Report.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information required by this Item 12 will be set forth in the “Principal Stockholders” section of the Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the year covered by this Annual Report.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information required by this Item 13 will be set forth in the “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” sections of the Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the year covered by this Annual Report.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our independent public accounting firm is Deloitte & Touche LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, PCAOB Auditor ID No. 34. Information required by this Item 14 will be set forth in our Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the year covered by this Annual Report.
160
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
For a list of the financial statements included herein, see Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, incorporated into this Item by reference.
Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not required or not applicable or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
Exhibits:
ExhibitNumber Description
10.4# 2026 Inducement Plan and forms of award agreements thereunder.
161
21.1* List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
* Filed herewith.
** Deemed to be furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K and will not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
# Management compensatory plan, contract, or arrangement
† Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) will be omitted in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
162
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc
Date: March 17, 2026 By: /s/ Markus Warmuth
Markus Warmuth
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
/s/ Edmund Dunn SVP, Corporate Controller March 17, 2026
Edmund Dunn, CPA (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ali Behbahani Director March 17, 2026
Ali Behbahani
/s/ Kimberly L. Blackwell Director March 17, 2026
Kimberly L. Blackwell
/s/ Andrew Schiff Director March 17, 2026
Andrew Schiff
/s/ Chandra P. Leo Director March 17, 2026
Chandra P. Leo
/s/ Christine Siu Director March 17, 2026
Christine Siu
/s/ Jan Skvarka Director March 17, 2026
Jan Skvarka
/s/ Anthony Manning Director March 17, 2026
Anthony Manning
/s/ Eric A. Hughes Director March 17, 2026
Eric A. Hughes
163
Index to consolidated financial statements
Page
Report of independent registered public accounting firm (PCAOB ID No. 34) F-2
Audited consolidated financial statements
Consolidated balance sheets F-3
-
Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss F-4
Consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity F-5
Consolidated statements of cash flows F-6
Notes to the consolidated financial statements F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 17, 2026
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
F-2
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated balance sheets
December 31, December 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 2025 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Collaboration receivable 7,000 —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,481 5,118
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 26,694 18,785
Current portion of operating lease liability 4,397 3,714
Defined benefit plan liability 5,265 3,702
Operating lease liability, net of current 34,794 39,001
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized — —
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,827 ) (3,356 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 448,659 $ 438,732
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-3
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 2025 2024
Operating expenses:
Other income:
Foreign currency exchange gain, net 1,484 416
Gain on disposal of fixed assets 59 —
Income tax benefit (provision) 1,097 (2,570 )
Net loss per share—basic and diluted $ (0.46 ) $ (0.98 )
Comprehensive loss:
Other comprehensive loss:
Provision for pension benefit obligation (518 ) (802 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 47 170
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated statements stockholders’ equity
Common stock
Restricted common stock vesting 136,730 — — — — —
Provision for pension benefit obligation — — — (802 ) — (802 )
Stock-based compensation expense — — 18,126 — — 18,126
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities — — — 170 — 170
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan 162,279 — 527 — — 527
Provision for pension benefit obligation — — — (519 ) — (519 )
Stock-based compensation expense — — 18,865 — — 18,865
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities — — — 48 — 48
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan 189,922 — 735 — — 735
Restricted common stock vesting 112,159 — — — — —
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated statements of cash flows
Year ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Net accretion of discounts/premiums on marketable securities (2,145 ) (2,948 )
Gain on disposal of property and equipment (59 ) —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Collaboration receivable (7,000 ) —
Prepaid expenses and other assets 604 (1,588 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,852 4,184
Defined benefit plan liability 1,045 187
Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities (1,079 ) (1,348 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ (22,798 ) $ 41,996
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (4,700 ) (3,988 )
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 279,542 189,897
Net cash used in investing activities $ (101,833 ) $ (44,452 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of pre-funded warrants — 50,000
Payment of common stock and pre-funded warrant issuance costs (357 ) (641 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 5,723 1,061
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 735 527
Net cash provided by financing activities $ 30,351 $ 98,892
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period 229,117 132,681
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period $ 134,837 $ 229,117
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 134,837 $ 229,117
Supplemental disclosure of noncash items
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-6
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
1. Description of business and liquidity
Business
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of novel small molecule precision medicines that employ the body’s natural mechanisms to selectively degrade therapeutically-relevant proteins. As used in these consolidated financial statements, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the Company or Monte Rosa refer to Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG and Monte Rosa Therapeutics Securities Corporation. Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG, a Swiss operating company, was incorporated under the laws of Switzerland in April 2018. Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in November 2019. The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with research operations in both Boston and Basel, Switzerland.
Risks and uncertainties
The Company is subject to risks common to companies in the biotechnology industry including, but not limited to, the successful discovery and development of its product candidates, new technological innovations, protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations and the need to obtain additional financing.
Liquidity considerations
Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to business planning, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital and has financed its operations primarily through issuance and sale of convertible promissory notes, convertible preferred stock, public offerings of common stock or warrants to purchase common stock, registered direct offerings, and through its collaborations with F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffman-La Roche Inc., or Roche, and with Novartis AG, or Novartis.
The Company’s continued discovery and development of its product candidates will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and clinical testing and regulatory approval prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if product development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $477.2 million. The Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception, including net losses of $38.6 million and $72.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company expects that its operating losses and negative cash flows will continue for the foreseeable future as the Company continues to develop its product candidates. The Company currently expects that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $377.1 million as of December 31, 2025, will be sufficient to fund operating expenses and capital requirements for at least 12 months from the date the 2025 annual consolidated financial statements are issued. However, additional funding will be necessary to fund future discovery research, preclinical and clinical activities. The Company will seek additional funding through public financings, debt financings, collaboration agreements, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. Although it has been successful in raising capital in the past, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining such additional financing on terms acceptable to it, if at all, and the Company may not be able to enter into collaborations or other arrangements. If the Company is unable to obtain funding, it could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect the Company’s business prospects, and even the ability to continue operations.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and are stated in U.S. dollars. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting
F-7
Standards Codification and Accounting Standards Updates, or ASUs, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses, pension benefit obligation, stock-based compensation and the valuation of deferred tax assets. The Company bases its estimates using historical experience, Company forecasts and future plans, current economic conditions, and information from third-party professionals that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities and recorded amounts of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate.
Currency and currency translation
The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, the Company’s reporting currency. The functional currency of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG and Monte Rosa Securities Corporation, is the U.S. dollar. Adjustments that arise from exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net in the consolidated statements of operations.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value and may include money market funds, U.S. Treasury and U.S. government-sponsored agency securities, corporate debt, commercial paper and certificates of deposit. The Company’s cash equivalents at December 31, 2025 and 2024 consist of bank demand deposits and money market fund investments.
The Company had restricted cash of $5.0 million and $4.9 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, primarily related to security deposits on its leases for offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Basel, Switzerland.
Marketable securities
Investments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are measured and reported at fair value using quoted prices in active markets for similar securities. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Premiums or discounts from par value are amortized to investment income over the life of the underlying investment. All of the Company’s available-for-sale securities are available to the Company for use in current operations. As a result, the Company classified all of these securities as current assets even though the stated maturity of some individual securities may be one year or more beyond the balance sheet date.
The Company reviews marketable securities whenever the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost and evidence indicates that an investment’s carrying value is not recoverable. For available-for-sale debt securities, the credit allowance is limited to the amount that fair value is less than amortized cost. Unrealized gains (losses) are evaluated for impairment under ASC 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, to determine if the impairment is credit-related or noncredit-related. Credit-related impairment is recognized as an allowance on the consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding adjustment to earnings, and noncredit-related impairment is recognized in other comprehensive loss. Evidence considered in this assessment includes reasons for the impairment, compliance with our investment policy, the severity of the impairment, collectability of the security, and any adverse conditions specifically related to the security, an industry, or geographic area. No such adjustments were necessary during the periods presented.
Concentrations of credit risk and off-balance sheet risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The Company has invested in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2025 and 2024, held in financial institutions that management believes are creditworthy. These deposits may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses historically in these
F-8
accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk in its cash and cash equivalents. The Company has no significant off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts, or other hedging arrangements.
Fair value of financial instruments
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:
Level 1—Observable inputs such as unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value instrument.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, subject to adjustments for impairments, less accumulated depreciation. Purchased assets that are not yet in service are classified as construction-in-process and no depreciation expense is recorded. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:
Asset Estimated useful life
Laboratory equipment Five years
Computer hardware Three years
Furniture and fixtures Five years
Leasehold Improvements Shorter of useful life or remaining lease term
Maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the life of the respective asset are expensed as incurred. Upon disposal of an asset, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life or remaining term of the lease.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company evaluates whether current facts or circumstances indicate that the carrying values of its long-lived assets may not be recoverable. If such facts or circumstances are determined to exist, an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows of these assets is compared to the carrying value the assets to determine whether impairment exists. If the assets are determined to be impaired, the loss is measured based on the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. No material impairment losses were recorded during the periods presented.
Research and development expenses
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The Company’s research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the research and development of its product candidates and include expenses incurred under agreements with consultants to conduct preclinical and clinical studies, costs to acquire supplies for preclinical and clinical studies, salaries and related personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, depreciation and other allocated facility-related and overhead expenses.
F-9
Accrued research and development costs
The Company records accruals for estimated costs of discovery research activities, preclinical, and clinical studies. A portion of the Company’s research and development activities are conducted by third-party service providers. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiation, which vary by contract and may result in payments that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided. The Company accrues the costs incurred under the agreements based on an estimate of actual work completed in accordance with the agreements. In the event the Company makes advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities, the payments are deferred and capitalized as a prepaid expense and recognized as expense as the goods are received or the related services are rendered. Such payments are evaluated for current or long-term classification based on when they are expected to be realized. If the Company does not identify costs that have begun to be incurred or if the Company underestimates or overestimates the level of services performed or the costs of these services, actual expenses could differ from the Company’s estimates.
Stock-based compensation
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employees is recognized based on the grant-date estimated fair values of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, or Black-Scholes. Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and other stock based awards granted to employees and non-employees is recognized based on the grant-date fair value of the Company’s common stock. The value is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term of the award. For stock options with performance-based vesting conditions, the Company records the expense for these awards based upon the fair value of the awards on the date of grant and the number of shares expected to vest based on the terms of the underlying award agreement and the requisite service periods. The Company adjusts the expense for actual forfeitures as they occur. Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations based on the function to which the related services are provided.
Income taxes
The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company assesses the likelihood of deferred tax assets being realized. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible.
The Company files U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as Swiss income tax returns. The Company’s tax positions are subject to audit. Financial statement effects of uncertain tax positions are recognized when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the position, that it will be sustained upon examination. The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions on a regular basis. The evaluations are based on a number of factors, including changes in facts and circumstances, changes in tax law, correspondence with tax authorities during the course of the audit, and effective settlement of audit issues. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are included within the provision for income tax. To date, the Company has not been subject to any interest and penalties.
Defined pension benefit obligation
The Company maintains a mandatory pension for its employees in Switzerland through affiliation with the AXA Leben AG, or AXA. All benefits in accordance with the regulations are reinsured in their entirety with AXA within the framework of the corresponding contract. This plan is considered to be a defined benefit plan under GAAP.
The Company recognizes an asset for the plan’s overfunded status or a liability for the plan’s underfunded status on its consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company measures the plan’s assets and obligations that
F-10
determine its funded status as of the end of the year and recognizes the change in the funded status within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The Company uses an actuarial valuation to determine its pension benefit costs and credits. The amounts calculated depend on a variety of key assumptions, including discount rates and expected return on plan assets. Details of the assumptions used to determine the net funded status are described in Note 13, Employee retirement plans. The Company’s pension plan assets are assigned to their respective levels in the fair value hierarchy in accordance with the valuation principles described in the Fair Value of Financial Instruments section above.
Segments
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its chief executive officer. The Company manages its operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions.
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606. ASC 606 applies to all contracts with customers, except for certain contracts that are within the scope of other guidance. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of the promised goods and/or services in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods and/or services. To determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized, the Company performs the following steps: (i) Identify the contract(s) with the customer, (ii) Identify the promised goods and/or services in the contract and determine which promised goods and/or services represent performance obligations, (iii) Measure the transaction price, (iv) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.
Pursuant to the guidance in ASC 606, the Company accounts for a contract with a customer that is within the scope of ASC 606 when all of the following criteria are met: (i) The arrangement has been approved by the parties and the parties are committed to perform their respective obligations, (ii) Each party’s rights regarding the goods and/or services to be transferred can be identified, (iii) The payment terms for the goods and/or services to be transferred can be identified, (iv) The arrangement has commercial substance and (v) Collection of substantially all of the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for the goods and/or services that will be transferred to the customer is probable.
The Company assesses the goods and/or services promised within a contract that contains multiple promises to evaluate which promises are distinct. Promises are considered to be distinct and therefore, accounted for as separate performance obligations, provided that: (i) The customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer and (ii) The promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The Company determines that a customer can benefit from a good or service if it could be used, consumed, or sold for an amount that is greater than scrap value, or otherwise held in a way that generates economic benefits. Factors that are considered in determining whether or not two or more promises are not separately identifiable include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) The Company provides a significant service of integrating goods and/or services with other goods and/or services promised in the contract, (ii) One or more of the goods and/or services significantly modifies or customizes, or are significantly modified or customized by, one or more of the other goods and/or services promised in the contract and (iii) The goods and/or services are highly interdependent or highly interrelated. In assessing whether promised goods and/or services are distinct from the other promises, the Company considers factors such as the stage of development of the underlying intellectual property, the capabilities of the collaborative partner and the availability of the associated expertise in the marketplace. The Company also considers whether the customer can benefit from a promise for its intended purpose without the receipt of the remaining promises, whether the value of a promise is dependent on the unsatisfied promises, whether there are other vendors that could provide the remaining promises and whether a promise is separately identifiable from the remaining promises. Individual goods or services (or bundles of goods and/or services) that meet both criteria for being distinct are accounted for as separate performance obligations. Promises that are not distinct at contract inception are combined into a single performance obligation.
The Company considers a customer’s right to elect to obtain additional goods and/or services at such customer’s discretion to be an option if it is not presently obligated to provide the goods and/or services and it is not entitled
F-11
to compensation in exchange for the associated goods and/or services. Options to acquire additional goods and/or services are evaluated to determine if the option provides a material right to the customer that it would not have received without entering into the contract. If so, the option is accounted for as a separate performance obligation. If not, the option is considered a marketing offer which would be accounted for as a separate contract upon the customer’s exercise. Situations in which a customer has an ability to acquire additional goods and/or services for free or at significantly discounted rates are considered to provide the customer with a material right. Options to purchase goods and/or services at prices that reflect the standalone selling prices of the associated goods and/or services are accounted for as marketing offers.
The Company measures the transaction price based on the amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods and/or services to the customer. The Company utilizes either the expected value method or the most likely amount method to estimate the amount of variable consideration, depending on which method is expected to better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled. Amounts of variable consideration are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur. With respect to research, development, regulatory and first sale milestone payments, at the inception of the arrangement, the Company evaluates whether the associated event is considered probable of achievement and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. As part of the evaluation for research and development milestone payments, the Company considers several factors, including the stage of development of the targets included in the arrangement, the risk associated with the remaining research and development work required to achieve the particular milestone and whether or not the achievement of the specific milestone event is within the Company’s control. Milestone events that are not within the control of the Company or the licensee, such as those dependent upon receipt of regulatory approval or the first sale of a commercialized product, are not considered to be probable of achievement until the triggering event occurs. With respect to royalties, including milestone payments based upon the achievement of a certain level of product sales, wherein the license is deemed to be the sole or predominant item to which the payments relate, the Company recognizes revenue upon the later of: (i) When the related sales occur or (ii) When the performance obligation to which some or all of the payment has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). To date, the Company has not recognized any regulatory or sales-based milestone payments or royalty revenue resulting from its collaboration arrangements.
The Company updates its assessment of the estimated transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration, at the end of each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur. Any adjustments to the transaction price are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which affect revenue and net loss in the period of adjustment. Amounts to be received with respect to customer options are included in the transaction price upon exercise. And payments associated with milestone events that may only be achieved after the exercise of a customer option are excluded from the initial determination of the transaction price.
The Company generally allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis. However, certain components of variable consideration are allocated specifically to one or more particular performance obligations to the extent both of the following criteria are met: (i) The terms of the payment relate specifically to the efforts to satisfy the performance obligation or transfer the distinct good or service and (ii) Allocating the variable amount of consideration entirely to the performance obligation or the distinct good or service is consistent with the allocation objective of the standard whereby the amount allocated depicts the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services. Option exercise fees are allocated to the goods and/or services underlying the associated option. The Company develops assumptions that require judgment to determine the standalone selling price for each performance obligation identified in the contract. The key assumptions utilized in determining the standalone selling price for each performance obligation include projected development timelines, estimated research costs, likelihood of exercise and probabilities of technical success.
Revenue is recognized based on the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to each respective performance obligation when or as the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good and/or service to the customer. For performance obligations that are satisfied at a point in time, the Company recognizes revenue when control of the goods and/or services are transferred to the customer. For performance obligations that are satisfied over time, the Company recognizes revenue by measuring the progress toward complete satisfaction of the performance obligation using a single method of measuring progress which depicts the
F-12
performance in transferring control of the associated goods and/or services to the customer. The Company uses input methods to measure the progress toward the complete satisfaction of performance obligations satisfied over time. With respect to promises related to licenses to intellectual property that is determined to be distinct from the other performance obligations identified in the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue from amounts allocated to the license when the license is transferred to the licensee and the licensee is able to use and benefit from the license. For licenses that are bundled with other promises, the Company utilizes judgment to assess the nature of the combined performance obligation to determine whether the combined performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue. The Company evaluates the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjusts the measure of performance and related revenue recognition. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which affect revenue and net loss in the period of adjustment. Amounts allocated to material rights are recognized as revenue the earlier of: (i) When or as the option is exercised and the underlying future goods and/or services are transferred or (ii) When the option expires.
Significant judgments and estimates made in accounting for contracts with customers include: identifying the performance obligations in the contract, measuring the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, estimating the standalone selling prices of the individual performance obligations, assessing the nature of a combined performance obligation to determine whether control is transferred over time or at a point in time, selecting the appropriate method of measuring progress used to recognize revenue for performance obligations satisfied over time and updating measures of progress to reflect revisions in the outcome of performance obligations. Certain of these judgments and estimates are subject to change over the course of the arrangement, particularly with respect to estimating variable consideration and updating the measure of progress, which would impact the revenue recognized. Significant changes in these assumptions and estimates could have a material impact on the timing and amount of revenue recognized in future periods. The Company considers at the contract level whether there is a need for a provision for losses on contracts.
The Company receives payments from its licensee based on billing schedules established in the contract. Amounts received or due prior to the Company performing its obligations under the arrangement are recorded as deferred revenue. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as current deferred revenue. Amounts not expected to be recognized as revenue within the 12 months following the balance sheet date are classified as deferred revenue, net of current portion. Amounts payable to the Company are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company’s right to the consideration is unconditional.
Warrants
The Company accounts for common stock warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC No. 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, or ASC 480, and ASC No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether the warrants meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and remeasured each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the liability-classified warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) includes adjustments to unrecognized pension benefit costs for Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG and changes in unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale investments. The Company reported other comprehensive loss of $0.5 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
F-13
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
The Company has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards as available under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act).
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure of, in a tabular presentation, each relevant expense caption on the face of the income statement that includes any of the following natural expenses: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities or other types of depletion expenses. The tabular disclosure would also include certain other expenses, when applicable. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which is intended to provide enhancements to annual income tax disclosures. The standard requires more detailed information in the rate reconciliation table and for income taxes paid, among other enhancements. The Company retroactively adopted ASU 2023-09 in December 2025 and updated its disclosures in Note 12, Income taxes, as a result. The adoption did not otherwise materially affect the Company's consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair value measurements
The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level of the fair value hierarchy utilized to determine such fair values (in thousands):
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Current assets
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Current assets
Money market funds are highly liquid investments and are actively traded. The pricing information on the Company’s money market funds is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. This approach results in the classification of these securities as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of pension plan assets has been determined as the surrender value of the portfolio of active insured members held within the Columna Collective Foundation Group investment fund and is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Marketable securities consist of corporate debt securities and U.S. Treasury securities which are classified as available-for-sale pursuant to ASC 320, Investments—Debt and Equity Securities. Marketable securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets. The fair values of these investments are estimated by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing services. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income- and market-based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to
F-14
estimate fair value. These inputs include reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar securities, issuer credit spreads, benchmark securities based on historical data and other observable inputs.
There were no transfers among Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 categories in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
4. Marketable securities
Marketable securities as of December 31, 2025, consisted of the following (in thousands):
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
Description
Marketable securities as of December 31, 2024, consisted of the following (in thousands):
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
Description
As of December 31, 2025, the Company held 69 marketable securities, 1 of which was in an unrealized loss position, and the aggregate fair value of securities in a loss position was $3.2 million. As of December 31, 2024, the Company held 53 marketable securities, 9 of which were in an unrealized loss position, and the aggregate fair value of securities in a loss position was $20.0 million. There were no individual securities that were in a significant unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2025 or 2024.
The Company holds debt securities of companies with high credit quality and has determined that there was no material change in the credit risk of any of its debt securities. The Company also believes that it will be able to collect both principal and interest amounts due to it at maturity.
5. Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):
Computer hardware and software 1,388 1,256
Construction in process 118 64
Total property and equipment, at cost $ 53,599 $ 49,847
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $8.4 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
6. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
Accrued compensation and benefits $ 9,998 $ 8,220
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 26,694 $ 18,785
F-15
7. Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use or ROU assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has no finance leases as of December 31, 2025.
ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, management estimated the incremental borrowing rate based on the rate of interest the Company would have to pay to borrow a similar amount on a collateralized basis over a similar term.The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
Klybeckstrasse Lease
In March 2021, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement, or the Klybeckstrasse Lease, for office and laboratory space with Wincasa AG, or the Basel Landlord, that occupies approximately 21,422 square feet located at Klybeckstrasse 191, 4057 Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland. In April 2023, the Company and the Basel Landlord amended the Klybeckstrasse Lease which increased the office and laboratory space square footage from 21,422 square feet to 44,685 square feet and extended the term of the lease through June 30, 2027.
Harrison Avenue Lease
In December 2021, the Company entered into a non-cancelable lease agreement, or the Harrison Avenue Lease, for 63,327 square feet of office and laboratory space to support its expanding operations, or the Harrison Avenue Lease. The term of the lease commenced on April 1, 2022, and the Company’s obligation to pay rent began on December 21, 2022. The initial term of the lease is 128 months following the commencement date at which point the Company has the option to extend the lease an additional 5 years. The Company has determined that it is not reasonably certain to exercise the option to extend the lease and has not included the extension period in the lease term. The annual base rent under the Harrison Avenue Lease is $95 per square foot for the first year, which is subject to scheduled annual increases of 3%, plus certain costs, operating expenses and property management fees.
The components of lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
The variable lease expenses generally include common area maintenance and property taxes.
Of the total lease expense recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, $7.8 million and $8.7 million were recorded within research and development expenses and $1.4 million and $1.8 million were recorded in general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Short-term lease costs in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were immaterial.
The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate related to the Company's leases are as follows:
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 6.8 7.7
Weighted average discount rate 9.9 % 9.8 %
F-16
Supplemental cash flow information and other information relating to the Company's leases for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
The amortization of the ROU assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $2.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2025 for each of the years ending December 31st are as follows (in thousands):
Undiscounted lease payments
Total undiscounted minimum lease payments 54,081
Less: Imputed interest (14,890 )
Total operating lease liability $ 39,191
8. Commitments and contingencies
Legal proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and that such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. As of December 31, 2025, the Company is not a party to any litigation and does not have a contingency reserve established for any litigation liabilities.
Indemnification
The Company, as permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with its certification of incorporation and bylaws and pursuant to indemnification agreements with certain of its officers and directors, indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, which the officer or director is or was serving at the Company’s request in such capacity.
The Company enters into certain types of contracts that contingently require the Company to indemnify various parties against claims from third parties. These contracts primarily relate to (i) the Company’s bylaws, under which the Company must indemnify directors and executive officers, and may indemnify other officers and employees, for liabilities arising out of their relationship, (ii) contracts under which the Company must indemnify directors and certain officers and consultants for liabilities arising out of their relationship, and (iii) procurement, service or license agreements under which the Company may be required to indemnify vendors, service providers or licensees for certain claims, including claims that may be brought against them arising from the Company’s acts or omissions with respect to the Company’s products, technology, intellectual property or services.
From time to time, the Company may receive indemnification claims under these contracts in the normal course of business. In the event that one or more of these matters were to result in a claim against the Company, an adverse outcome, including a judgment or settlement, may cause a material adverse effect on the Company’s future business, operating results or financial condition. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company was not aware of any claims under indemnification arrangements and does not expect significant claims related to these indemnification obligations and, consequently, concluded that the fair value of these obligations is negligible. Therefore, no related reserves have been established.
F-17
9. Collaboration and license agreements
Roche collaboration and license agreement
Description
In October 2023, Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc, or the Company, entered into a collaboration and license agreement, or the Roche Agreement, with Roche. Pursuant to the Roche Agreement, the parties will seek to identify and develop molecular glue degraders, or MGDs, against cancer or neurological disease targets using the Company’s proprietary drug discovery engine for an initial set of targets in oncology and neuroscience selected by Roche, wherein a certain number of targets selected by Roche are for a limited time subject to replacement rights owned by Roche. The Company will lead preclinical discovery and research activities with Roche leading late preclinical and clinical development activities.
Under the Roche Agreement, Roche will have a worldwide, exclusive license under patents and know-how controlled by the Company to develop and commercialize products directed to applicable targets. The license exclusivity is subject to the Company’s retained rights solely to fulfill its obligations under the arrangement.
The research collaboration activities governed by the Roche Agreement are overseen by a joint research committee.
Unless earlier terminated, the Roche Agreement will remain in effect for each product licensed under the Roche Agreement until expiration of the royalty term for the applicable product. The parties have included termination provisions in the Roche Agreement, allowing termination of the Roche Agreement in its entirety, on a country-by-country or a target-by-target basis.
Pricing
In November 2023, the Company received a $50.0 million non-refundable upfront payment for the initial set of targets. Pursuant to the terms of the Roche Agreement, the Company expects to be entitled to receive from Roche certain variable consideration including potential preclinical milestones up to $172 million, and potential clinical, commercial and sales milestones exceeding $2 billion. The Company is also eligible to receive tiered royalties ranging from high-single-digits to low-teens on any products that are commercialized by Roche as a result of the collaboration.
To date through December 31, 2025, the Company has received $9.0 million and recorded a $7.0 million receivable related to Roche's decision to pay preclinical milestones. The Company has also received $3.0 million related to Roche's decision to exercise its option rights to replace certain targets for research and development services. The related payments are initially classified as deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and recognized in revenue as the related research and development services are performed.
Accounting
This agreement represents a transaction with a customer and therefore is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers.
The Company determined that the development and commercialization licenses for each of the collaboration targets is neither capable of being distinct nor distinct within the context from the promised initial research services. In addition, the Company has determined that each target in the agreement is distinct from other targets because: (i) Roche can benefit from the license and research services for a given target on their own since the results related thereto can be evaluated discretely and (ii) the results of the research and development of each target does not affect either the Company’s ability to perform or Roche’s ability to assess the results for any other target. As such, the Company has identified certain performance obligations within the agreement as follows:
•
Performance obligations for the research and development of initial targets, and
•
Performance obligations for the research and development services related to Roche’s option to replace certain targets
The total transaction price of the Roche Agreement is allocated to the performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price. The Company developed the standalone selling price for the performance obligations included in the Roche Agreement by determining the total estimated costs to fulfill each performance obligation identified with the objective of determining the price at which it would sell such an item if it were to be sold regularly on a standalone basis. The allocated transaction price is recognized as revenue from collaboration agreements in one of two ways:
F-18
•
Research and development of the initial targets: The Company recognizes the portion of the transaction price allocated to each of the research and development performance obligations as the research and development services are provided, using an input method, in proportion to costs incurred to date for each research development target as compared to total costs incurred and expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the underlying obligation related to said research and development target. The transfer of control occurs over this period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation.
•
Option rights to replace targets: The transaction price allocated to the replacement option rights, which are considered material rights, is deferred until the period that Roche elects to exercise or elects to not exercise its option right to license and commercialize the underlying research and development target. Upon Roche's exercise of a replacement option right, the Company will recognize the portion of the transaction price allocated using the input method described above. Any payments made to exercise replacement option rights will be added to the allocated value and recognized as the related services are performed.
To date through December 31, 2025, $46.3 million related to the Roche Agreement has been recognized as collaboration revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The remaining $22.7 million of the upfront payment and subsequent milestone and replacement target payments related to customer options are recorded as deferred revenue in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheet, with $10.6 million included in current liabilities and $12.1 million included in non-current liabilities.
The following table summarizes the deferred revenue amounts allocated to the Roche Agreement performance obligations (in thousands):
December 31, December 31,
Roche Agreement performance obligations
Research and development of initial targets $ 14,140 $ 19,395
Research and development for replacement targets 8,517 5,622
Total Roche Agreement deferred revenue $ 22,657 $ 25,017
The Company expects that the remaining deferred revenue for the initial targets will be recognized within 21 months. The Company expects that deferred revenue related to replacement targets will be recognized within 33 months. Due to the uncertain nature of the research and development being performed by the Company, it may take longer than anticipated to recognize revenue related to the performance obligations for the initial and replacement targets. Any amounts remaining in deferred revenue will be recognized at the conclusion of the Roche Agreement in October 2028.
As of December 31, 2025, potential research, development and regulatory milestone payments that the Company is eligible to receive were excluded from the transaction price as they were fully constrained by uncertain events. The Company will reevaluate the transaction price at the end of each reporting period and as uncertain events are resolved or other changes in circumstances occur, and if necessary, the Company will adjust its estimate of the transaction price. Any additions to the transaction price would be reflected in the period as a cumulative revenue catch-up based on the ratio of costs incurred to the total estimated costs expected applied to the revised transaction price. Sales-based royalties and milestone payments, which predominantly relate to the license, will be recognized if and when the related sales occur.
2024 Novartis License Agreement
Description
In October 2024, Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a license agreement with Novartis, or the 2024 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, the Company granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize VAV1 MGDs, including MRT-6160, which is currently in Phase 1 clinical development for immune-mediated conditions. The Company was responsible for completing the Phase 1 clinical study and Novartis is responsible for all subsequent development and commercial activities starting at Phase 2.
Pricing
In December 2024, the Company received a $150 million non-refundable upfront payment. Pursuant to the 2024 Novartis Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive from Novartis up to $2.1 billion in development, regulatory, and sales milestones, beginning upon initiation of Phase 2 studies including (a) potential development and regulatory milestone payments, exceeding $1.5 billion if multiple indications achieve regulatory approval in
F-19
multiple territories, (b) potential sales milestone payments in connection with sales outside of the U.S., and tiered royalties on sales outside of the U.S. Novartis will be responsible for costs associated with Phase 2 clinical studies. The Company and Novartis also agreed to a net profit and loss sharing arrangement, pursuant to which the Company could co-fund any global clinical development from Phase 3 onwards and will share 30% of any profits and losses associated with the manufacturing and commercialization of the licensed products in the U.S. The Company has defined opportunities to opt out of the net profit and loss sharing arrangement prior to the initiation of Phase 3 clinical trials, in such case, sales in the U.S. would be entitled to the potential sales milestone payments and tiered royalties as sales outside of the U.S. Any costs for any co-funded development and commercialization activities are subject to budgets reviewed by the Company and Novartis.
Accounting
The goods and services that the Company was obligated to deliver and perform (the License and Licensor Clinical Trial) were accounted for under ASC 606 as they represented a transaction with a customer.
The Company has concluded that the License and the completion of the Licensor Clinical Trial promises are treated as a single, combined performance obligation. The Company has determined the total transaction price to be $150 million, which consists solely of the upfront payment. All milestone payments were constrained as the achievement of the milestones are contingent upon the success of the underlying research and development activities and are generally outside the control of the Company. The Company’s options to share in further development and commercialization efforts via its opt-in/opt-out rights will be assessed and accounted for as separate units of accounting under the relevant guidance if, and when, such options are exercised by the Company.
The revenue the Company recognized associated with the combined performance obligation was recognized over time using a cost-based input methodology. The transfer of control occurred over the course of the Licensor Clinical Trial promise and, in management’s judgment, was the best measure of progress towards satisfying the combined performance obligation.
As of December 31, 2025, the total transaction price of $150 million plus $1.2 million of incremental cost reimbursements related to the Novartis Agreement, has been recognized as collaboration revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
2025 Novartis License Agreement
Description
In September 2025, Monte Rosa Therapeutics AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a collaboration, option, and license agreement with Novartis, or the 2025 Novartis Agreement. Pursuant to the 2025 Novartis Agreement, the Company granted to Novartis an exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable license to degraders for one immunology and inflammation, or I&I program, or the First Licensed Program, and the option to obtain exclusive, royalty-bearing, sublicensable and transferable licenses with respect to two additional programs from the Company’s growing preclinical immunology portfolio, or the Options, and the programs, or the Optioned I&I Programs. Such Options are individually exercisable at Novartis’ discretion until a program meets criteria for investigational new drug application-filing-readiness. On a program-by-program basis, if Novartis does not exercise an Option, all rights with respect to such program are retained by the Company; if Novartis does exercise its Option, such program becomes a Licensed Program, or together, with the First Licensed Program, the Licensed Programs. Under the 2025 Novartis Agreement, the Company will apply its proprietary AI/ML-enabled QuEENTM engine for the discovery and development of degraders for the First Licensed Program and the Optioned I&I Programs. The Licensed Programs will be further developed and commercialized by Novartis, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in accordance with the 2025 Novartis Agreement. Research activities for the Licensed Programs governed by the Agreement will be overseen by a Joint Research Committee.
Pricing
In September 2025, the Company received a $120.0 million non-refundable upfront payment from Novartis. Pursuant to the 2025 Novartis Agreement, the Company is entitled to receive from Novartis payments to maintain the Options totaling up to $60.0 million, and is eligible to receive from Novartis (1) preclinical milestone payments relating to the First Licensed Program and option exercise payments related to the Options of up to $180.0 million, (2) up to $5.4 billion in clinical development, regulatory, and sales milestones relating to the First Licensed Program and the two Optioned I&I Programs, beginning upon initiation of Phase 1 studies, including (a) potential development and regulatory milestone payments up to $2.2 billion if regulatory approval is achieved for multiple
F-20
indications in multiple territories and (b) potential sales milestone payments up to $3.2 billion, allocated across licensed products, and (3) tiered royalties on global net sales in the high-single to low double-digit range for the First Licensed Program and in the low double-digit range for the two Optioned I&I Programs. The Company will be responsible for costs related to research activities, while Novartis will be responsible for costs related to development and commercialization activities.
Accounting
The goods and services that the Company is obligated to deliver and perform under the 2025 Novartis Agreement will be accounted for under ASC 606 as they represent a transaction with a customer.
The Company has concluded that the transaction price at inception is $180 million, which consists of the $120 million upfront payment and $60 million of option maintenance payments due over the course of the contract term. The Company has identified the following performance obligations in the contract:
•
License and research services for an immunology target
•
Research services for certain immunology targets to support the Immunology License Options
•
Material Right First Immunology License Option
•
Material Right Second Immunology License Option
The total transaction price of the 2025 Novartis Agreement is allocated to the performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices, or the price at which it would sell such an item if it were to be sold regularly on a standalone basis. The standalone selling price of performance obligations related to license and research services were determined using a cost-plus margin approach. The standalone selling price related to material rights for immunology license options were determined by benchmarking to comparable transactions, probability adjusted for the likelihood of exercise.
The allocated transaction price is recognized as revenue from collaboration agreements in one of two ways:
•
License and research services for immunology targets: The Company recognizes the portion of the transaction price allocated to each of the research performance obligations as the research services are provided, using an input method, in proportion to costs incurred to date for each research development target as compared to total costs incurred and expected to be incurred in the future to satisfy the underlying obligation related to said research services. The transfer of control occurs over this period and, in management’s judgment, is the best measure of progress towards satisfying the performance obligation.
•
Material option rights: The transaction price allocated to the options rights, which are considered material rights, is deferred until the period that Novartis elects to exercise its option right to license and commercialize the underlying immunology program. The Company will recognize the portion of the transaction price allocated to the option rights upon exercise. The Company has no further obligations to perform research services subsequent to the option exercise.
To date through December 31, 2025, $1.8 million of revenue related to the 2025 Novartis Agreement has been recognized as collaboration revenue in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The remaining $118.2 million has been recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets, with $19.0 million included in current liabilities related to performance obligations expected to be completed within 12 months from December 31, 2025 and $99.2 million included in non-current liabilities related to performance obligations expected to be completed later than 12 months from December 31, 2025. The total transaction price of $180 million includes $60 million of future option maintenance payments which are not included in deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet.
The following table summarizes the unearned amount of the 2025 Novartis Agreement transaction price allocated to the performance obligations (in thousands):
December 31,
2025 Novartis Agreement performance obligations
License and research services for named immunology target $ 7,019
Research services to support immunology license options 85,698
Material right - first immunology license option 49,091
Material right - second immunology license option 36,439
Total unearned amount of transaction price $ 178,247
F-21
The Company expects that that the remaining deferred revenue for the license and research services for a named immunology target and research services for two additional immunology targets to be recognized within 57 months. The deferred revenue related to material right license options will be recognized when Novartis exercises such options rights or at the expiration of the option rights. Due to the uncertain nature of the research and development being performed by the Company, it may take longer than anticipated to recognize revenue related to the performance obligations related to research services.
10. Equity
Undesignated preferred stock
The Company had 10,000,000 shares authorized of undesignated preferred stock, par value of $0.0001, of which no shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
Common stock
The Company had 500,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 65,543,723 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
Additionally, the Company has issued pre-funded warrants, to purchase 20,638,924 shares of the Company's common stock to accredited investors. The pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable at any time after the date of issuance. A holder of a pre-funded warrant may not exercise such pre-funded warrant if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, up to 19.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. No pre-funded warrants have been exercised as of December 31, 2025.
The Company has assessed the pre-funded warrants for appropriate equity or liability classification pursuant to the Company’s accounting policy described in Note 2, Summary of significant accounting policies. During this assessment, the Company determined the pre-funded warrants are a freestanding instrument that does not meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480 and does not meet the definition of a derivative pursuant to ASC 815. The pre-funded warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock and meets all other conditions for equity classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815. Based on the results of this assessment, the Company concluded that the pre-funded warrants are a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument that meets the criteria for equity classification under ASC 480 and ASC 815. Accordingly, the pre-funded warrants are classified as equity and is accounted for as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. The Company also determined that the pre-funded warrants should be included in the determination of basic and diluted earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share.
The holders of common stock are entitled to dividends when and if declared by the Company's board of directors, subject to the preferences applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock. The Company's board of directors has not declared any dividends and the Company has not paid any dividends.
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders.