Antares Pharma Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial and Operating Results
03/03/2022 - 07:00 AM
Full-Year 2021 Revenue Increased 23% Year-Over-Year to $184.0 Million
Full-Year 2021 Net Income of $46.3 Million , or $0.26 Per Diluted Earnings Per Share
Full-Year 2021 Adjusted EBITDA of $39.2 Million
2022 Revenue Guidance Range of $200 t o $220 Million
EWING, N.J., March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Antares Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRS) (the “Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021 with record revenue of $48.7 million , net income of $32.7 million , or $0.19 per diluted earnings per share, and adjusted net income of $4.1 million , or $0.02 per adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes the gain on the sale of OTREXUP® . The Company also reported record full-year 2021 revenue of $184.0 million , net income of $46.3 million , or $0.26 per diluted earnings per share, and adjusted net income of $17.7 million , or $0.10 per adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes the gain on the sale of OTREXUP® .
Robert F. Apple, President and Chief Executive Officer of Antares Pharma, commented, “The many accomplishments we achieved throughout the year contributed to our strong annual revenue growth of 23% to $184 million and increased adjusted EBITDA to almost $40 million for the full year. In 2021, our commercial team continued to build and maintain strong physician relationships that helped drive the 34% annual revenue increase in our flagship proprietary asset XYOSTED. We also worked relentlessly supplying devices for the strong demand of Teva’s generic EpiPen, which contributed approximately $70 million in annual revenue. Despite consistent challenges due to the pandemic, we successfully executed on our strategic initiatives and believe we have positioned the Company for continued growth.”
“As we look ahead, we are excited to be able to provide a complementary offering to XYOSTED with TLANDO’s oral formulation for testosterone deficiency, pending final FDA approval, that we believe will contribute to our future growth trajectory. While TLANDO leverages our commercial organization, we expect to continue to invest in research and development of our internal pipeline. The recent advancements for ATRS-1902 for adrenal crisis rescue, including positive Phase 1 results and the FDA’s Fast Track designation, highlight another opportunity to support our potential future growth. We also anticipate the advancement of our portfolio of partner products in development while we continue to execute on potential corporate development opportunities to further enhance our growth. Our full year 2022 revenue guidance of $200 t o $220 million does not include any products with the potential for approval this year. We appreciate the continued hard work and dedication of our employees and partners as we embark on another expected record year,” concluded Mr. Apple.
Fourth Quarter 2021 and Recent Highlights
XYOSTED® total prescriptions in the fourth quarter 2021 increased ~34% year-over-year, and increased ~45% year-over-year for the full-year 2021, according to IQVIA Teva’s generic EpiPen prescriptions in the fourth quarter 2021 increased 35% year-over-year, contributing to a 77% year-over-year increase in EpiPen royalty revenue Entered into an exclusive U.S. license agreement for TLANDO® (testosterone undecanoate), a twice daily oral formulation of testosterone FDA accepted NDA resubmission for TLANDO® and set a PDUFA target action date of March 28, 2022 Divested OTREXUP® product line assets to a subsidiary of Assertio Holdings, Inc. for a total cash consideration of $44.0 million Reported positive Phase I results and received FDA fast track designation for ATRS-1902 for adrenal crisis rescue Financial Table
Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data - unaudited) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Product revenue, net $ 36,560 $ 33,125 $ 126,667 $ 113,834 Licensing and development revenue 3,790 5,703 19,623 14,466 Royalties 8,380 5,305 37,692 21,299 Revenue, net 48,730 44,133 183,982 149,599 Research and development expense 3,892 2,318 14,502 10,121 Selling, general and administrative expense 18,672 16,658 73,857 62,759 Net income 32,683 51,386 46,289 56,201 Adjusted net income¹ 4,111 2,098 17,717 6,913 Basic earnings per common share 0.19 0.31 0.27 0.34 Diluted earnings per common share 0.19 0.30 0.26 0.33 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share¹ 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.04 Adjusted EBITDA¹ 10,584 9,159 39,207 24,283 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 65,913 53,137 Operating cash flows $ 9,492 $ 7,103 $ 36,619 $ 21,320
¹ Denotes non-GAAP financial measure.
Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial Results
Total net revenue generated from product sales, license and development activities and royalties was $48.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, a 10% increase compared to $44.1 million in the same period in 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, total revenue was $184.0 million , a 23% increase from $149.6 million for the comparable period in 2020.
Product sales were $36.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, a 10% increase compared to $33.1 million for the same period in 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, product sales were $126.7 million , an 11% increase from $113.8 million in the comparable period in 2020.
Sales of our proprietary products XYOSTED® , OTREXUP® and NOCDURNA® generated revenue of $21.5 million and $80.0 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $19.7 million and $62.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The 9% and 27% increase in proprietary product sales for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020 were principally attributable to continued growth in prescriptions and sales of XYOSTED® partially offset by the divestiture of OTREXUP® that was completed in December 2021.
Partnered product sales were $15.1 million and $46.7 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $13.4 million and $51.0 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020, respectively.
Licensing and development revenue was $3.8 million and $19.6 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $5.7 million and $14.5 million for the comparable periods in 2020, respectively. The decrease in licensing and development revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the comparable period in 2020 was driven by fluctuations in timing of development activities and the overall increase for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily a result of incremental development and maintenance activities with Teva and timing of other ongoing partnered development projects.
Royalty revenue was $8.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $5.3 million for the same period in 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, royalty revenue was $37.7 million , as compared to $21.3 million for the same period in 2020. The net increase in royalty revenue in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was attributable to an increase in royalties from Teva on their net sales of generic EpiPen® .
Research and development expenses were $3.9 million and $14.5 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $2.3 million and $10.1 million for the comparable periods in 2020, respectively. The increase in research and development costs incurred in 2021 as compared to 2020 was attributable to our ongoing internal development programs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $18.7 million and $73.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, as compared to $16.7 million and $62.8 million for the comparable periods in 2020, respectively. The net increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily due to expenses associated with the relaunch of NOCDURNA® and an increase in sales and marketing expenses that had declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Net income was $32.7 million , or $0.19 per basic and diluted earnings per share and $46.3 million , or $0.27 and $0.26 per basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, inclusive of a gain on the sale of OTREXUP® of $38.6 million . Net income for the comparable periods in 2020 was $51.4 million for the quarter, or $0.31 and $0.30 per basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, and $56.2 million for the year, or $0.34 and $0.33 per basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, included a tax benefit of $46.3 million resulting primarily from the net valuation allowance release of $53.4 million on our deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were $65.9 million compared to $53.1 million as of December 31, 2020. The Company generated cash from operations of $36.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. In 2021, the Company paid down $20.0 million of long-term debt.
Full-Year 2022 Financial Guidance
The Company today provided its full-year 2022 revenue guidance range of $200 t o $220 million , which does not include any unapproved products and assumes no significant disruptions to supply or operations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Excluding 2021 OTREXUP® proprietary revenue, the guidance range represents a 18% to 30% year-over-year growth rate.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
The Antares management team will provide a Company update and review the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 financial results via conference call and webcast today, March 3, 2022, at 8:30am ET (Eastern Time). The webcast of the conference call will include a slide presentation, which can be accessed in the investor relations section of the Company’s website (www.antarespharma.com ) under “Webcasts & Presentations”. Alternatively, callers may participate in the audio portion of the conference call by dialing (888) 254-3590 for domestic callers and (323) 794-2551 for international callers. Callers should reference the Antares Pharma conference call or conference ID number 9589807.
About Antares Pharma
Antares Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies that address patient needs in targeted therapeutic areas. The Company develops, manufactures and commercializes, for itself or with partners, novel therapeutic products using its advanced drug delivery systems that are designed to provide commercial or functional advantages such as improved safety and efficacy, convenience, improved tolerability, and enhanced patient comfort and adherence. The Company has a portfolio of proprietary and partnered commercial products and ongoing product development programs in various stages of development. The Company has formed partnership arrangements with several different industry leading pharmaceutical companies.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We believe that disclosing adjusted diluted earnings per common share, which is diluted earnings per share excluding the impact from the gain on sale of assets and deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release is useful to investors as a measure of operating performance. We use this as one measure to monitor and evaluate operating performance. Adjusted diluted earnings per common share is a financial measure that does not reflect United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We calculate this measure by adding back the after-tax effect of the gain on sale of assets and the deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release and dividing the result by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.
We believe that disclosing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and EBITDA excluding the impact from stock-based compensation and gain on sale of assets (Adjusted EBITDA) are useful to investors as a measure of leverage and operating performance. We use these measures to monitor and evaluate leverage and operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures that do not reflect GAAP. We calculate EBITDA by adding back interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense to net income. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back stock-based compensation and gain on sale of assets to EBITDA.
Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or better than, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of the components of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in Tables 4 and 5 of this earnings release.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those described. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to achieve the 2022 revenue guidance; the uncertainty regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including new strains of the virus, and the mitigation measures and other restrictions implemented in response to the same and the impact on demand for our products, new patients and prescriptions, future revenue, product supply, clinical trials, and our overall business, operating results and financial condition; timing and final approval of the NDA for TLANDO ® , future commercial launch, market acceptance, prescriptions and revenue for TLANDO ® ; the timing and results of the Company’s or its partners’ research projects or clinical trials of product candidates in development; actions by the FDA or other regulatory agencies with respect to the Company’s products or product candidates of its partners; commercial success of the Company’s products or partner products and continued growth in product, development, licensing and royalty revenue; the Company’s ability to obtain financial and other resources for its research, development, clinical, and commercial activities and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, and involve predictions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, achievements or prospects to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or prospects expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as ''may'', ''will'', ''should'', ''would'', ''expect'', ''intend'', ''plan'', ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''estimate'', ''predict'', ''potential'', ''seem'', ''seek'', ''future'', ''continue'', or ''appear'' or the negative of these terms or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company's other periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
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TABLES FOLLOW
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. Table 1 - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Three Months Ended Increase / Years Ended December 31, Increase / 2021 2020 (Decrease) 2021 2020 (Decrease) Revenue Product sales, net $ 36,560 $ 33,125 10% $ 126,667 $ 113,834 11% Licensing and development revenue 3,790 5,703 (34)% 19,623 14,466 36% Royalties 8,380 5,305 58% 37,692 21,299 77% Total revenue, net 48,730 44,133 10% 183,982 149,599 23% Operating expenses Cost of product sales 16,251 15,404 5% 54,418 53,960 1% Cost of development revenue 2,716 3,655 (26)% 13,863 9,140 52% Research and development 3,892 2,318 68% 14,502 10,121 43% Selling, general and administrative 18,672 16,658 12% 73,857 62,759 18% Total operating expenses 41,531 38,035 9% 156,640 135,980 15% Gain on sale of assets 38,591 — 100% 38,591 — 100% Operating income 45,790 6,098 651% 65,933 13,619 384% Other expense, net (686 ) (992 ) (31)% (3,662 ) (3,698 ) (1)% Income before income taxes 45,104 5,106 783% 62,271 9,921 528% Income tax provision (benefit) 12,421 (46,280 ) 127% 15,982 (46,280 ) 135% Net income $ 32,683 $ 51,386 (36)% $ 46,289 $ 56,201 (18)% Earnings per common share Basic $ 0.19 $ 0.31 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 Diluted $ 0.19 $ 0.30 $ 0.26 $ 0.33 Weighted average common shares outstanding Basic 170,054 166,744 169,226 166,066 Diluted 174,109 171,412 174,733 170,155
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. Table 2 – CONSOLIDATED REVENUE DETAILS Three Months Ended Increase / Years Ended December 31, Increase / 2021 2020 (Decrease) 2021 2020 (Decrease) Proprietary product sales XYOSTED® $ 17,158 $ 14,399 19% $ 62,234 $ 46,549 34% OTREXUP® 3,241 4,442 (27)% 14,344 15,468 (7)% NOCDURNA® 1,105 861 28% 3,438 861 299% Total proprietary product sales, net 21,504 19,702 9% 80,016 62,878 27% Partnered product sales 15,056 13,423 12% 46,651 50,956 (8)% Total product revenue, net 36,560 33,125 10% 126,667 113,834 11% Licensing and development revenue 3,790 5,703 (34)% 19,623 14,466 36% Royalties 8,380 5,305 58% 37,692 21,299 77% Total revenue, net $ 48,730 $ 44,133 10% $ 183,982 $ 149,599 23%
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. Table 3 – CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 65,913 $ 53,137 Short-term investments 1,245 — Accounts receivable, net 56,697 42,221 Other receivables 26,311 — Inventories, net 11,544 18,216 Contract assets 8,030 8,140 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,532 4,877 Deferred tax assets, net 33,043 46,982 Property and equipment, net 26,015 24,020 Goodwill and intangibles, net 18,974 8,788 Other long-term assets 5,201 6,150 Total Assets $ 257,505 $ 212,531 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 52,099 $ 41,829 Long-term debt 19,741 40,899 Other liabilities 9,907 10,688 Stockholders’ equity 175,758 119,115 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 257,505 $ 212,531
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. Table 4 - RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME Three Months Ended Increase / Years Ended December 31, Increase / 2021 2020 (Decrease) 2021 2020 (Decrease) Net income $ 32,683 $ 51,386 (36)% $ 46,289 $ 56,201 (18)% Income tax provision (benefit) 12,421 (46,280 ) 127% 15,982 (46,280 ) 135% Interest expense, net 764 977 (22)% 3,611 3,787 (5)% Depreciation and amortization 1,140 897 27% 3,901 2,627 48% EBITDA¹ 47,008 6,980 573% 69,783 16,335 327% Stock-based compensation 2,167 2,179 (1)% 8,015 7,948 1% Gain on sale of assets (38,591 ) — (100)% (38,591 ) — (100)% Adjusted EBITDA¹ $ 10,584 $ 9,159 16% $ 39,207 $ 24,283 61%
¹ Denotes non-GAAP financial measure.
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. Table 5 - RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Pre-tax Tax Net Pre-tax Tax Net Net income $ 45,104 $ 12,421 $ 32,683 $ 5,106 $ (46,280 ) $ 51,386 Gain on sale of assets¹ 38,591 10,019 28,572 — — — Deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release — — — — (49,288 ) 49,288 Adjusted net income² $ 6,513 $ 2,402 $ 4,111 $ 5,106 $ 3,008 $ 2,098 Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 174,109 171,412 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.26 $ 0.07 $ 0.19 $ 0.03 $ (0.27 ) $ 0.30 Impact of gain on sale of assets 0.22 0.05 0.17 — — — Impact of deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release — — — — (0.29 ) 0.29 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share² $ 0.04 $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.02 $ 0.01
¹ In determining the tax impact of the gain on sale of assets, we applied blended U.S. statutory tax rates, including the impact of permanent differences. ² Denotes non-GAAP financial measure.
Years Ended December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Pre-tax Tax Net Pre-tax Tax Net Net income $ 62,271 $ 15,982 $ 46,289 $ 9,921 $ (46,280 ) $ 56,201 Gain on sale of assets¹ 38,591 10,019 28,572 — — — Deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release — — — — (49,288 ) 49,288 Adjusted net income² $ 23,680 $ 5,963 $ 17,717 $ 9,921 $ 3,008 $ 6,913 Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 174,733 170,155 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.36 $ 0.10 $ 0.26 $ 0.06 $ (0.27 ) $ 0.33 Impact of gain on sale of assets 0.22 0.06 0.16 — — — Impact of deferred tax benefit net valuation allowance release — — — — (0.29 ) 0.29 Adjusted diluted earnings per common share² $ 0.14 $ 0.04 $ 0.10 $ 0.06 $ 0.02 $ 0.04
¹ In determining the tax impact of the gain on sale of assets, we applied blended U.S. statutory tax rates, including the impact of permanent differences. ² Denotes non-GAAP financial measure.
