ANI Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

11/05/2020

- Third quarter 2020 net revenues of $53.0 million; net income of $0.4 million and diluted eps of $0.04 -

- Third quarter adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA of $17.0 million and adjusted non-GAAP diluted eps of $0.97 -

- Cortrophin® Gel sNDA re-filing on track; commercialization and operational launch readiness plan underway -

- New CEO and Board members add breadth of experience and strengthen capabilities to drive business growth -

BAUDETTE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ANI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ANIP) today announced business highlights and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Business and Recent Highlights :

  • Company’s supplemental New Drug Application (“sNDA”) for lead product, Cortrophin Gel, re-filing on track; driving commercial and operational readiness for a successful launch;
  • Welcomed Nikhil Lalwani as President and CEO, on September 8, 2020; and
  • Broadened Board of Directors’ scope of experience with addition of two pharmaceutical industry leaders, Jeanne Thoma and Tony Pera.

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights :

  • Net revenues for Q3 2020 were $53.0 million compared to $51.3 million in Q3 2019 and $48.5 million in Q2 2020.
  • GAAP net income for Q3 2020 was $0.4 million, and diluted GAAP earnings per share was $0.04.
  • Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA for Q3 2020 was $17.0 million.
  • Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for Q3 2020 was $0.97.
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $17.9 million, net accounts receivable was $83.7 million, and debt was $187.9 million as of September 30, 2020.

“My initial two months as CEO of ANI Pharmaceuticals have been rewarding, as I have set forth to evaluate the state of the business and begun to build plans for the next phase of ANI’s growth. I have completed tours of our manufacturing facilities, conducted dozens of one-on-ones and small group discussions with our team, commercial customers, CDMO clients, key suppliers and external stakeholders. All of these interactions have contributed to understanding our challenges, and importantly, our opportunities and what we need to do to realize their full potential. These include the significant opportunity with Cortrophin Gel, a strong North American manufacturing footprint that can be leveraged further and a robust portfolio of ANDAs, several of which have limited competition. In addition, the target-rich acquisition environment will enable us to build on our strong track record of pursuing accretive in-organic opportunities to enhance scale and capabilities in our company. I am excited to lead ANI at this important time in the company’s journey,” stated Nikhil Lalwani, President and CEO.

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Net Revenues

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Generic pharmaceutical products

 

$

37,712

 

$

31,753

 

Branded pharmaceutical products

 

 

12,411

 

 

16,605

 

Contract manufacturing

 

 

2,152

 

 

2,376

 

Royalty and other income

 

 

704

 

 

603

 

Total net revenues

 

$

52,979

 

$

51,337

 

Net revenues for generic pharmaceutical products were $37.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of 18.8% compared to $31.8 million for the same period in 2019, primarily due to the January 2020 launch of Miglustat, Penicillamine, and Paliperidone, all products acquired from Amerigen. The increases were tempered by declines in revenues of Ezetimibe Simvastatin, Vancomycin Capsules, and Methazolamide.

Net revenues for branded pharmaceutical products were $12.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of 25.3% compared to $16.6 million for the same period in 2019, primarily due to lower unit sales of Inderal XL and Innopran XL and a decline in revenues of Atacand.

Contract manufacturing revenues were $2.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of 9.4% compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2019, due to a decreased volume of orders from contract manufacturing customers in the period.

Royalty and other revenues were $0.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $0.1 million from $0.6 million for the same period in 2019, primarily due to an increase in product development revenues earned by ANI Canada and an increase in royalty revenues.

Operating expenses increased to $50.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, from $44.0 million in the prior year period.

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased by $5.1 million to $20.1 million in the third quarter of 2020, primarily as a result of increased volumes related to a shift in product mix toward generic products and increased sales of products subject to profit-sharing arrangements.

Research and development expense decreased by $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2020 to $2.9 million compared with $5.0 million in the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to a decrease in expense related to the Cortrophin re-commercialization project. The Company currently anticipates that Cortrophin-related expenses in the fourth quarter of 2020 will be moderately higher than those of the third quarter, as we continue to focus on our sNDA resubmission efforts.

Selling, general and administrative expenses rose by $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2020 to $15.7 million compared to $14.4 million in the comparable quarter in 2019. The increase primarily reflects increased pharmacovigilance compliance costs in continued support of the expansion of our commercial portfolio, and increased legal, insurance and other professional fees.

Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2020 to $11.4 million compared to $9.5 million in the comparable quarter in 2019 due to amortization of the Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”), and marketing and distribution rights acquired in January 2020 from Amerigen and the ANDA acquired in July 2020.

Net income for the third quarter of 2020 was $0.4 million as compared to net income of $3.9 million in the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.04, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.32 in the prior year period.

Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.97 in the third quarter of 2020 compared to adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.23 in the prior year period.

For reconciliations of adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA and adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see Table 3 and Table 4, respectively.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $17.9 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents plus $83.7 million in net accounts receivable. The Company had $187.9 million in outstanding debt as of September 30, 2020.

Conference Call

As previously announced, ANI Pharmaceuticals management will host its third quarter 2020 conference call as follows:

Date

 

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Time

 

10:30 a.m. ET

Toll free (U.S.)

 

(866) 776-8875

     

Webcast (live and replay) www.anipharmaceuticals.com, under the “Investors” section

A replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the call’s completion and will remain accessible for one week by dialing (800) 585-8367 and entering access code 7454258.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA

ANI’s management considers adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA to be an important financial indicator of ANI’s operating performance, providing investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by non-cash stock-based compensation and differences in capital structures, tax structures, capital investment cycles, ages of related assets, and compensation structures among otherwise comparable companies. Management uses adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA when analyzing Company performance.

Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA is defined as net income, excluding tax expense or benefit, interest expense, (net), other expense, (net), depreciation, amortization, the excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, CEO transition expenses, expense from acquired in-process research and development, transaction and integration expenses, Cortrophin pre-launch charges, and certain other items that vary in frequency and impact on ANI’s results of operations. Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not in lieu of, net income or loss reported under GAAP. A reconciliation of adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below.

Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income

ANI’s management considers adjusted non-GAAP net income to be an important financial indicator of ANI’s operating performance, providing investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by the excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory sold, non-cash stock-based compensation, CEO transition expenses, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization, Cortrophin pre-launch charges, acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) expense, transaction and integration expenses and certain other items that vary in frequency and impact on ANI’s results of operations. Management uses adjusted non-GAAP net income when analyzing Company performance.

Adjusted non-GAAP net income is defined as net income, plus the excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory sold, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, CEO transition expenses, transaction and integration expenses, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, expense from acquired in-process research and development, Cortrophin pre-launch charges and certain other items that vary in frequency and impact on ANI’s results of operations, less the tax impact of these adjustments calculated using an estimated statutory tax rate, and tax benefit related to the ANI Canada transfer pricing agreement. Management will continually analyze this metric and may include additional adjustments in the calculation in order to provide further understanding of ANI’s results. Adjusted non-GAAP net income should be considered in addition to, but not in lieu of, net income reported under GAAP. A reconciliation of adjusted non-GAAP net income to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below.

Adjusted non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share

ANI’s management considers adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be an important financial indicator of ANI’s operating performance, providing investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by the excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory sold, non-cash stock-based compensation, CEO transition expenses, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization, Cortrophin pre-launch charges, acquired IPR&D expense, transaction and integration expenses and certain other items that vary in frequency and impact on ANI’s results of operations. Management uses adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share when analyzing Company performance.

Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is defined as adjusted non-GAAP net income, as defined above, divided by the diluted weighted average shares outstanding during the period, as adjusted for the dilutive effect of the convertible debt notes (in 2019), when applicable. Management will continually analyze this metric and may include additional adjustments in the calculation in order to provide further understanding of ANI’s results. Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share should be considered in addition to, but not in lieu of, diluted earnings or loss per share reported under GAAP. A reconciliation of adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided below.

About ANI

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended release and combination products. For more information, please visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

To the extent any statements made in this release relate to information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s future operations, products, financial position, operating results and prospects, including plans for growth, the Company’s pipeline or potential markets therefor, plans for existing ANDAs, timing for submission of a sNDA for Cortrophin Gel and commercialization plans, and other statements that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “anticipates,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “potential,” “future,” “believes,” “intends,” “continue,” other words of similar meaning, derivations of such words and the use of future dates.

Uncertainties and risks may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Company may face with respect to importing raw materials; the use of single source suppliers and the time it may take to validate and qualify another supplier, if necessary; increased competition and strategies employed by competitors; the ability to realize benefits anticipated from acquisitions; costs and regulatory requirements relating to contract manufacturing arrangements; delays or failure in obtaining product approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; general business and economic conditions, including the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; market trends for our products; regulatory environment and changes; and regulatory and other approvals relating to product development and manufacturing.

More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect the Company’s actual results are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on the Company’s current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Financial Tables Follow

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Table 1: US GAAP Statement of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

                 
                 
   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

                 
Net Revenues  

$

52,979

 

 

$

51,337

 

 

$

151,223

 

 

$

158,581

 

                 
Operating Expenses                
Cost of sales (excl. depreciation and amortization)  

 

20,118

 

 

 

15,002

 

 

 

62,617

 

 

 

45,359

 

Research and development  

 

2,939

 

 

 

4,982

 

 

 

12,318

 

 

 

15,128

 

Selling, general, and administrative  

 

15,725

 

 

 

14,357

 

 

 

50,621

 

 

 

41,829

 

Depreciation and amortization  

 

11,358

 

 

 

9,473

 

 

 

33,739

 

 

 

35,048

 

Cortrophin pre-launch charges  

 

37

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

8,275

 

 

 

195

 

                 
Total Operating Expenses  

 

50,177

 

 

 

44,009

 

 

 

167,570

 

 

 

137,559

 

                 
Operating Income/(Loss)  

 

2,802

 

 

 

7,328

 

 

 

(16,347

)

 

 

21,022

 

                 
Other Expense, Net                
Interest expense, net  

 

(2,510

)

 

 

(3,336

)

 

 

(6,898

)

 

 

(10,096

)

Other expense, net  

 

(229

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

(335

)

 

 

(117

)

                 
Income/(Loss) Before Benefit/(Provision) for Income Taxes  

 

63

 

 

 

3,959

 

 

 

(23,580

)

 

 

10,809

 

                 
Benefit/(provision) for income taxes  

 

371

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

4,667

 

 

 

120

 

                 
Net Income/(Loss)  

$

434

 

 

$

3,895

 

 

$

(18,913

)

 

$

10,929

 

                 
Basic and Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share:                
Basic Earnings/(Loss) Per Share  

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

(1.58

)

 

$

0.91

 

Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share  

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

(1.58

)

 

$

0.89

 

                 
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding  

 

11,991

 

 

 

11,879

 

 

 

11,953

 

 

 

11,826

 

Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding  

 

12,003

 

 

 

12,085

 

 

 

11,953

 

 

 

12,060

 

                 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Table 2: US GAAP Balance Sheets

(unaudited, in thousands)

         
         
   

September 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents  

$

17,900

 

 

$

62,332

 

Accounts receivable, net  

 

83,745

 

 

 

72,129

 

Inventories, net  

 

59,195

 

 

 

48,163

 

Prepaid income taxes  

 

1,621

 

 

 

1,076

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets  

 

3,358

 

 

 

3,995

 

Total Current Assets  

 

165,819

 

 

 

187,695

 

         
Property and equipment, net  

 

40,444

 

 

 

40,551

 

Restricted cash  

 

5,003

 

 

 

5,029

 

Deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowance  

 

48,130

 

 

 

38,326

 

Intangible assets, net  

 

198,620

 

 

 

180,388

 

Goodwill  

 

3,580

 

 

 

3,580

 

Other non-current assets  

 

985

 

 

 

1,220

 

Total Assets  

$

462,581

 

 

$

456,789

 

         
Current Liabilities        
Current debt, net of deferred financing costs  

$

12,785

 

 

$

9,941

 

Accounts payable  

 

13,460

 

 

 

14,606

 

Accrued expenses and other  

 

2,534

 

 

 

2,362

 

Accrued royalties  

 

6,088

 

 

 

5,084

 

Accrued compensation and related expenses  

 

5,993

 

 

 

3,736

 

Accrued government rebates  

 

11,678

 

 

 

8,901

 

Returned goods reserve  

 

23,250

 

 

 

16,595

 

Deferred revenue  

 

112

 

 

 

451

 

Total Current Liabilities  

 

75,900

 

 

 

61,676

 

         
Non-current debt, net of deferred financing costs and current component  

 

175,161

 

 

 

175,808

 

Derivatives and other non-current liabilities  

 

16,420

 

 

 

6,514

 

         
Total Liabilities  

 

267,481

 

 

 

243,998

 

         
Stockholders' Equity        
Common stock  

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Treasury stock  

 

(2,246

)

 

 

(723

)

Additional paid-in capital  

 

211,792

 

 

 

200,800

 

(Accumulated deficit)/retained earnings  

 

(1,337

)

 

 

17,584

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax  

 

(13,110

)

 

 

(4,871

)

Total Stockholders' Equity  

 

195,100

 

 

 

212,791

 

         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  

$

462,581

 

 

$

456,789

 

         
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Table 3: Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA Calculation and US GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(unaudited, in thousands)
                 
                 
   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

                 
Net Income/(Loss)  

$

434

 

 

$

3,895

 

$

(18,913

)

 

$

10,929

 

               
Add/(Subtract):                
Interest expense, net  

 

2,510

 

 

 

3,336

 

 

6,898

 

 

 

10,096

 

Other expense, net  

 

229

 

 

 

33

 

 

335

 

 

 

117

 

Benefit/(provision) for income taxes  

 

(371

)

 

 

64

 

 

(4,667

)

 

 

(120

)

Depreciation and amortization  

 

11,358

 

 

 

9,473

 

 

33,739

 

 

 

35,048

 

Cortrophin pre-launch charges  

 

37

 

 

 

195

 

 

8,275

 

 

 

195

 

Expensed FDA approval milestone payment  

 

-

 

 

 

329

 

 

-

 

 

 

329

 

Stock-based compensation(1)  

 

2,383

 

 

 

2,470

 

 

7,078

 

 

 

6,773

 

CEO transition items(2)  

 

204

 

 

 

-

 

 

7,349

 

 

 

-

 

Cortrophin team restructuring  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

401

 

 

 

-

 

Acquired IPR&D expense  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

3,784

 

 

 

2,324

 

Excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory  

 

111

 

 

 

-

 

 

4,183

 

 

 

-

 

Asset impairments(3)  

 

92

 

 

 

-

 

 

884

 

 

 

-

 

Charges related to market exits  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

567

 

 

 

-

 

Transaction and integration expenses  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

84

 

Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA  

$

16,987

 

 

$

19,795

 

$

49,913

 

 

$

65,775

 

                 
(1) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Stock-based compensation excludes $3.4 million of stock-based compensation expense associated with the departure of our former President and CEO. This amount is included in this table as part of CEO transition items.
                 
(2) CEO transition items for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is comprised of $3.4 million of stock-based compensation expense and $3.1 million of expense for salary continuation, bonus and other fringe benefits associated with the departure of our former President and CEO, as well as certain legal and recruiting costs related to the search for a permanent replacement.
                 
(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Asset impairments is comprised of finished goods inventory reserves for Bretylium and accounts receivable reserves due to customer bankruptcy, tempered by a modest recovery of previously reserved inventory related to market exits.

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Table 4: Adjusted non-GAAP Net Income and Adjusted non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share Reconciliation

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

                 
   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

                 
Net Income/(Loss)  

$

434

 

 

$

3,895

 

 

$

(18,913

)

 

$

10,929

 

                 
Add/(Subtract):                
Non-cash interest expense  

 

565

 

 

 

1,871

 

 

 

1,222

 

 

 

5,525

 

Depreciation and amortization expense  

 

11,358

 

 

 

9,473

 

 

 

33,739

 

 

 

35,048

 

Cortrophin pre-launch charges  

 

37

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

8,275

 

 

 

195

 

Expensed FDA approval milestone payment  

 

-

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

329

 

Acquired IPR&D expense  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,784

 

 

 

2,324

 

Stock-based compensation(1)  

 

2,383

 

 

 

2,470

 

 

 

7,078

 

 

 

6,773

 

CEO transition items(2)  

 

204

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,349

 

 

 

-

 

Cortrophin team restructuring  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

401

 

 

 

-

 

Asset impairments(3)  

 

92

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

884

 

 

 

-

 

Excess of fair value over cost of acquired inventory  

 

111

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,183

 

 

 

-

 

Charges related to market exits  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

567

 

 

 

-

 

Transaction and integration expenses  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

84

 

Less:                
Tax impact of adjustments  

 

(3,540

)

 

 

(3,441

)

 

 

(16,196

)

 

 

(12,067

)

Discrete tax benefit related to ANI Canada transfer pricing agreement  

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,653

)

                 
Adjusted Non-GAAP Net Income  

$

11,644

 

 

$

14,792

 

 

$

32,373

 

 

$

47,487

 

                 
Diluted Weighted-Average                
Shares Outstanding  

 

12,003

 

 

 

12,085

 

 

 

11,953

 

 

 

12,060

 

Less: Dilutive Effect of Notes  

 

-

 

 

 

(78

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(128

)

Adjusted Diluted Weighted-Average                
Shares Outstanding  

 

12,003

 

 

 

12,007

 

 

 

11,977

 

 

 

11,932

 

                 
Adjusted Non-GAAP                
Diluted Earnings per Share  

$

0.97

 

 

$

1.23

 

 

$

2.70

 

 

$

3.98

 

                 
(1) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Stock-based compensation excludes $3.4 million of stock-based compensation expense associated with the departure of our former President and CEO. This amount is included in this table as part of CEO transition items.
                 
(2) CEO transition items for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is comprised of $3.4 million of stock-based compensation expense and $3.1 million of expense for salary continuation, bonus and other fringe benefits associated with the departure of our former President and CEO, as well as certain legal and recruiting costs related to the search for a permanent replacement.
                 
(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Asset impairments is comprised of finished goods inventory reserves for Bretylium and accounts receivable reserves due to customer bankruptcy, tempered by a modest recovery of previously reserved inventory related to market exits.

 

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T: 212-452-2793
E: lwilson@insitecony.com

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