MBX Biosciences, Inc.
Business
MBX Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of precision peptide therapies for endocrine and metabolic disorders. It offers a proprietary Precision Endocrine Peptide (PEP) platform and product candidates including canvuparatide (a PTH prodrug for hypoparathyroidism), MBX 1416 (a long-acting GLP-1 receptor antagonist for post-bariatric hypoglycemia) and an obesity portfolio led by MBX 4291, plus discovery-stage programs. Key business areas include clinical development, IND-enabling/preclinical obesity programs, and discovery/technology platform operations supported by licensed intellectual property. The company advances programs through global clinical trials and plans to commercialize via internal teams and strategic third-party partnerships across the U.S., Europe and other markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development | 79 | 57 | 29 | |
| General and administrative | 19 | 11 | 7 | |
| Total operating expenses | 98 | 68 | 35 | |
| Loss from operations | −98 | −68 | −35 | |
| Interest and other income, net | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
| Net loss | −87 | −62 | −33 | |
| Unrealized gain on marketable securities | 285,000 | 54,000 | 60,000 | |
| Reclassification of net gains included in net loss | −54,000 | −59,000 | −3,000 | |
| Total other comprehensive gain (loss) | 231,000 | −5,000 | 57,000 | |
| Total comprehensive loss | −87 | −62 | −33 | |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | −87 | −62 | −33 | |
| Net loss per common share, basic | −2.38 | −5.82 | −31.96 | |
| Net loss per common share, diluted | −2.38 | −5.82 | −31.96 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computation of net loss per common share, basic | 37 | 11 | 1 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computation of net loss per common share, diluted | 37 | 11 | 1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 75 | 49 | 31 | — | |
| Marketable securities | 298 | 213 | 50 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | |
| Total current assets | 382 | 267 | 83 | — | |
| Property and equipment, net | 3 | 1 | 439,000 | — | |
| Right-of-use assets | 487,000 | 119,000 | 226,000 | — | |
| Other assets | 383,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | — | |
| Total assets | 385 | 269 | 84 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Accrued expenses | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | |
| Operating lease liability, current | 172,000 | 171,000 | 153,000 | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | |
| Share repurchase liability | 2,000 | 42,000 | 194,000 | — | |
| Operating lease liability, net of current | 424,000 | 0 | 171,000 | — | |
| Total liabilities | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | — | — | — | — | |
| Undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized and zero issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized and 44,927,953 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 500,000,000 shares authorized and 33,421,525 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | — | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 593 | 395 | 3 | — | |
| Accumulated deficit | −225 | −138 | −76 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 286,000 | 55,000 | 60,000 | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 369 | 257 | −72 | −43 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 385 | 269 | 84 | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss | −87 | −62 | −33 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
| Non cash operating lease expense | 133,000 | 106,000 | 95,000 | |
| Accretion and amortization of marketable securities, net | −4 | −3 | −1 | |
| Depreciation expense | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −3 | −2 | −1 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | 4 | 412,000 | |
| Accrued expenses | 7 | 3 | 45,000 | |
| Other assets | 8,000 | 0 | −8,000 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | −501,000 | 0 | — | |
| Operating lease liability | 425,000 | −153,000 | −137,000 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −80 | −55 | −32 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −2 | −874,000 | −129,000 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −358 | −239 | −64 | |
| Maturities of marketable securities | 268 | 80 | 33 | |
| Call redemptions of marketable securities | 9 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −84 | −161 | −31 | |
| Proceeds from public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions | 188 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions | 0 | 175 | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of common stock options | 2 | 403,000 | 739,000 | |
| Payments related to offering costs | −771,000 | −4 | — | |
| Preferred stock issuance costs | 0 | −279,000 | −30,000 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 190 | 234 | 69 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 26 | 19 | 6 | |
| Vesting of early exercised stock options and founder shares | 40,000 | 232,000 | 504,000 | |
| Property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 26,000 | 29,000 | 18,000 | |
| Deferred initial public offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 127,000 | 0 | — | |
| Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock upon initial public offering | 0 | 216 | — |