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Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Developments
10/24/18 4:06 PM EDT
-- Third quarter 2018 EXONDYS 51® (eteplirsen) total net revenues of
“We are pleased to report another positive quarter, delivering strong EXONDYS 51 sales and tracking to achieve our full-year sales objectives while both advancing our RNA pipeline and making substantial progress in the creation of an enduring gene therapy engine,” stated
Third Quarter 2018 and Recent Corporate Developments
Lysogene Agreement - Signed a license agreement with
Paragon Bioservices Agreement - Entered into long-term manufacturing partnership with Paragon Bioservices, significantly expanding Sarepta’s commercial capacity for its micro-dystrophin gene therapy program, as well as bolstering the Company’s clinical and commercial capacity for its other pipeline programs.
Nationwide Children’s
Positive Micro-Dystrophin Gene Therapy Clinical Results in DMD Patients Presented at the 23rd
Clinical Hold Lifted for DMD Micro-dystrophin Gene Therapy Program -
Negative CHMP Re-examination Opinion Received for Eteplirsen - The
Conference Call
The Company will be hosting a conference call at
Financial Results
On a GAAP basis, Sarepta reported a net loss of
On a GAAP basis, for the nine months ended
Net Revenues
For the three months ended
Cost and Operating Expenses
Cost of sales (excluding amortization of in-licensed rights)
For the three months ended
Research and development
Research and development expenses were
$18.0 million increase in up-front and milestone payments. The Company made a milestone payment of$10.0 million to Myonexus Therapeutics (Myonexus) for the achievement of one of the development milestones. In addition, the Company expensed$8.0 million related to the purchase of license to develop, manufacture and commercialize a pre-clinical Pompe product candidate under a license agreement with Lacerta Therapeutics (Lacerta);$12.8 million increase in clinical and manufacturing expenses primarily due to increased patient enrollment in the on-going ESSENCE trial as well as a ramp-up of manufacturing activities for golodirsen, our micro-dystrophin program and our PPMO platform. These increases were partially offset by a ramp-down of clinical trials in eteplirsen primarily because the PROMOVI trial has been fully enrolled;$8.1 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses primarily due to an increase in headcount;$3.8 million increase in pre-clinical expenses primarily due to the continuing ramp-up of toxicology studies in our PPMO platform;$2.6 million increase in facility-related expenses due to our continuing expansion efforts;$2.6 million increase in sponsored research with institutions such asDuke University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital;$1.6 million increase in collaboration cost sharing with Summit on its utrophin platform; and$1.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily driven by increases in headcount and stock price.
Research and development expenses were
$56.0 million increase in up-front and milestone payments. The Company made an up-front payment of$60.0 million to Myonexus upon execution of the warrant to purchase common stock agreement inMay 2018 and a milestone payment of$10.0 million to Myonexus upon achievement of one of the development milestones inSeptember 2018 . In addition, the Company expensed$8.0 million related to the purchase of license to develop, manufacture and commercialize a pre-clinical Pompe product candidate under a license agreement with Lacerta. InMay 2017 , the Company made a milestone payment of$22.0 million to Summit as the milestone of the last patient dosed in the safety arm cohort to the PhaseOut DMD study was achieved;$25.0 million increase in clinical and manufacturing expenses primarily due to increased patient enrollment in the on-going ESSENCE trial as well as a ramp-up of manufacturing activities for golodirsen, casimersen, our micro-dystrophin program and our PPMO platform. These increases were partially offset by a ramp-down of clinical trials in eteplirsen primarily because the PROMOVI trial has been fully enrolled;$16.7 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses primarily due to an increase in headcount;$7.9 million increase in pre-clinical expenses primarily due to the continuing ramp-up of toxicology studies in our PPMO platform as well as golodirsen and casimersen;$7.6 million increase in collaboration cost sharing with Summit on its utrophin platform;$4.8 million increase in professional services primarily due to continuing accelerated company growth as a result of expansion of our R&D pipeline;$4.7 million increase in facility-related expenses due to our continuing expansion efforts;$4.5 million increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily driven by increases in headcount and stock price as well as achievement of a milestone related to theSeptember 2016 restricted stock awards with a performance condition; and$4.0 million increase in sponsored research with institutions such asDuke University , Genethon and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Non-GAAP research and development expenses were
Selling, general and administration
Selling general and administrative expenses were
$9.8 million and$1.7 million increase in professional services and facility-related expenses, respectively, primarily due to continuing global expansion;$9.4 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses primarily due to an increase in headcount; and$3.0 million increase in stock-based compensation primarily due to increases in headcount and stock price.
Selling general and administrative expenses were
$23.1 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses primarily due to an increase in headcount;$21.8 million and$2.9 million increase in professional services and facility-related expenses, respectively, primarily due to continuing global expansion;$11.9 million increase in stock-based compensation primarily due to increases in headcount and stock price, the achievement of a milestone related to theSeptember 2016 restricted stock awards granted with a performance condition, as well as the impact of a revised forfeiture rate assumption for equity awards granted to officers and directors;$4.8 million decrease in restructuring expenses due to the relief of cease-use liabilities as a result of the termination of the rental agreement for our Corvallis facility; and$3.5 million decrease in severance expense as a result of termination of our former CEO inJune 2017 .
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses were
EXONDYS 51 litigation and license charges
As a result of the execution of the settlement and license agreements with BioMarin in
Amortization of in-licensed rights
For the three and nine months ended
Other (loss) income
Gain from sale of Priority Review Voucher
In connection with the completion of the sale of the Priority Review Voucher (PRV) in
Interest (expense) income and other, net
For the three and nine months ended
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Investments and Restricted Investment
The Company had approximately
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the GAAP financial measures set forth in this press release, the Company has included certain non-GAAP measurements. The non-GAAP loss is defined by the Company as GAAP net loss excluding interest expense/(income), income tax expense/(benefit), depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense and other items. Non-GAAP research and development expenses are defined by the Company as GAAP research and development expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense and other items. Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses are defined by the Company as GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses excluding depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense and other items.
1. Interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
Interest income and expense amounts can vary substantially from period to period due to changes in cash and debt balances and interest rates driven by market conditions outside of the Company’s operations. Tax amounts can vary substantially from period to period due to tax adjustments that are not directly related to underlying operating performance. Depreciation expense can vary substantially from period to period as the purchases of property and equipment may vary significantly from period to period and without any direct correlation to the Company’s operating performance. Amortization expense associated with in-licensed rights as well as patent costs are amortized over a period of several years after acquisition or patent application or renewal and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management.
2. Stock-based compensation expenses
Stock-based compensation expenses represent non-cash charges related to equity awards granted by Sarepta. Although these are recurring charges to operations, management believes the measurement of these amounts can vary substantially from period to period and depend significantly on factors that are not a direct consequence of operating performance that is within management's control. Therefore, management believes that excluding these charges facilitates comparisons of the Company’s operational performance in different periods.
3. Restructuring expenses
The Company believes that adjusting for these items more closely represents the Company’s ongoing operating performance and financial results.
4. Other items
The Company evaluates other items of expense and income on an individual basis. It takes into consideration quantitative and qualitative characteristics of each item, including (a) nature, (b) whether the items relates to the Company’s ongoing business operations, and (c) whether the Company expects the items to continue on a regular basis. These other items include the aforementioned gain from the sale of the Company’s PRV and up-front and milestone payments.
The Company uses these non-GAAP measures as key performance measures for the purpose of evaluating operational performance and cash requirements internally. The Company also believes these non-GAAP measures increase comparability of period-to-period results and are useful to investors as they provide a similar basis for evaluating the Company’s performance as is applied by management. These non-GAAP measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or to replace the presentation of the Company’s financial results in accordance with GAAP. Use of the terms non-GAAP research and development expenses, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP other income and loss adjustments, non-GAAP income tax expense, non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share may differ from similar measures reported by other companies, which may limit comparability, and are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. All relevant non-GAAP measures are reconciled from their respective GAAP measures in the attached table "Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
About EXONDYS 51
EXONDYS 51 uses Sarepta’s proprietary phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) chemistry and exon-skipping technology to skip exon 51 of the dystrophin gene. EXONDYS 51 is designed to bind to exon 51 of dystrophin pre-mRNA, resulting in exclusion of this exon during mRNA processing in patients with genetic mutations that are amenable to exon 51 skipping. Exon skipping is intended to allow for production of an internally truncated dystrophin protein.
Important Safety Information About EXONDYS 51
Hypersensitivity reactions, including rash and urticaria, pyrexia, flushing, cough, dyspnea, bronchospasm, and hypotension, have occurred in patients who were treated with EXONDYS 51. If a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, institute appropriate medical treatment and consider slowing the infusion or interrupting the EXONDYS 51 therapy.
Adverse reactions in DMD patients (N=8) treated with EXONDYS 51 30 or 50 mg/kg/week by intravenous (IV) infusion with an incidence of at least 25% more than placebo (N=4) (Study 1, 24 weeks) were (EXONDYS 51, placebo): balance disorder (38%, 0%), vomiting (38%, 0%) and contact dermatitis (25%, 0%). The most common adverse reactions were balance disorder and vomiting. Because of the small numbers of patients, these represent crude frequencies that may not reflect the frequencies observed in practice. The 50 mg/kg once weekly dosing regimen of EXONDYS 51 is not recommended.
In the 88 patients who received ≥30 mg/kg/week of EXONDYS 51 for up to 208 weeks in clinical studies, the following events were reported in ≥10% of patients and occurred more frequently than on the same dose in Study 1: vomiting, contusion, excoriation, arthralgia, rash, catheter site pain, and upper respiratory tract infection.
For further information, please see the full Prescribing Information.
About Sarepta Therapeutics
Sarepta is at the forefront of precision genetic medicine, having built an impressive and competitive position in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and more recently in Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and CNS-related disorders, totaling over 20 therapies in various stages of development. The Company’s programs span across several therapeutic modalities, including RNA, gene therapy and gene editing. Sarepta is poised to be the most meaningful precision genetic medicine company in the world and make a profound difference in the lives of patients suffering from rare neuromuscular diseases and other rare diseases. For more information, please visit www.sarepta.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
In order to provide Sarepta’s investors with an understanding of its current results and future prospects, this press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “may,” “intends,” “prepares,” “looks,” “potential,” “possible” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to Sarepta’s future operations, financial performance and projections, business plans, priorities and development of product candidates including: Sarepta being on track to achieve its full-year sales objectives while both advancing its RNA pipeline and making substantial progress in the creation of an enduring gene therapy engine; Sarepta’s intention to lead the gene therapy revolution to the benefit of countless genetic disease patients awaiting life-enhancing therapies; the goal of the LYS-SAF302 pivotal study and the expectation to start the study by year-end 2018; Sarepta’s partnership with Paragon significantly expanding Sarepta’s commercial capacity for its micro-dystrophin gene therapy program, as well as bolstering Sarepta’s clinical and commercial capacity for its other pipeline programs; the expectation to begin a clinical trial for NT-3 to treat CMT type 1A in 2019; Sarepta’s plan to seek further scientific advice from the EMA on a possible path to bring eteplirsen to patients in Europe; and Sarepta being poised to be the most meaningful precision genetic medicine company in the world and make a profound difference in the lives of patients suffering from rare neuromuscular diseases and other rare diseases.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Sarepta’s control. Actual results could materially differ from those stated or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties. Known risk factors include the following: we may not be able to meet expectations with respect to EXONDYS 51 sales or attain the net revenues we anticipate for 2018, profitability or positive cash-flow from operations; we may not be able to comply with all FDA post-approval commitments and requirements with respect to EXONDYS 51 in a timely manner or at all; the expected benefits and opportunities related to the transactions with Lysogene and Nationwide Children’s Hospital may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected due to challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development; the partnership with Lysogene and Nationwide Children’s Hospital may not result in any viable treatments suitable for clinical research or commercialization due to a variety of reasons including the results of future research may not be consistent with past positive results or may fail to meet regulatory approval requirements for the safety and efficacy of product candidates or may never become commercialized products due to other various reasons including any potential future inability of the parties to fulfill their commitments and obligations under the agreements, including any inability by us to fulfill our financial commitments to Lysogene and/or Nationwide Children’s Hospital; the expected benefits and opportunities related to the agreement with Paragon may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; Sarepta’s dependence on Paragon to produce its product candidates, including any inability on Sarepta’s part to accurately anticipate product demand and timely secure manufacturing capacity to meet product demand, may impair the availability of product to successfully support various programs; if Paragon were to cease providing quality manufacturing and related services to Sarepta, and Sarepta is not able to engage appropriate replacements in a timely manner, Sarepta’s ability to manufacture its gene therapy product candidates in sufficient quality and quantity would adversely affect Sarepta’s various product research, development and commercialization efforts; success in preclinical testing and early clinical trials, especially if based on a small patient sample, does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful, and initial results from a clinical trial do not necessarily predict final results; Sarepta may not be able to eventually obtain regulatory approval for eteplirsen, or any other product candidates, from EMA; Sarepta may not be able to execute on its business plans, including meeting its expected or planned regulatory milestones and timelines, research and clinical development plans, and bringing its product candidates to market, for various reasons, some of which may be outside of Sarepta’s control, including possible limitations of Company financial and other resources, manufacturing limitations that may not be anticipated or resolved for in a timely manner, and regulatory, court or agency decisions, such as decisions by the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect to patents that cover Sarepta’s product candidates; and those risks identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in Sarepta’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as other SEC filings made by the Company which you are encouraged to review.
Any of the foregoing risks could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations and the trading price of Sarepta’s common stock. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Sarepta does not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements based on events or circumstances after the date hereof, except to the extent required by applicable law or SEC rules.
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended September 30 |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30 |
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2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Product, net | $ | 78,486 | $ | 45,954 | $ | 216,619 | $ | 97,307 | ||||||||
Total revenues | 78,486 | 45,954 | 216,619 | 97,307 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales (excluding amortization of in-licensed rights) | $ | 8,741 | 3,078 | $ | 21,058 | 3,807 | ||||||||||
Research and development | 86,584 | 34,239 | 255,636 | 122,266 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 53,044 | 28,176 | 143,541 | 90,461 | ||||||||||||
EXONDYS 51 litigation and license charges | — | 25,588 | — | 28,427 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of in-licensed rights | 216 | 780 | 649 | 837 | ||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 148,585 | 91,861 | 420,884 | 245,798 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (70,099 | ) | (45,907 | ) | (204,265 | ) | (148,491 | ) | ||||||||
Other (loss) income: | ||||||||||||||||
Gain from sale of Priority Review Voucher | — | — | — | 125,000 | ||||||||||||
Interest (expense) income and other, net | (6,968 | ) | 184 | (16,671 | ) | 703 | ||||||||||
Other (loss) income | (6,968 | ) | 184 | (16,671 | ) | 125,703 | ||||||||||
Loss before income tax (benefit) expense | (77,067 | ) | (45,723 | ) | (220,936 | ) | (22,788 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (674 | ) | 2,011 | 87 | 3,902 | |||||||||||
Net loss | (76,393 | ) | (47,734 | ) | (221,023 | ) | (26,690 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ | (1.15 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (3.38 | ) | $ | (0.47 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share | 66,209 | 61,528 | 65,454 | 57,166 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures | ||||||||||||||||
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
GAAP net loss | $ | (76,393 | ) | $ | (47,734 | ) | $ | (221,023 | ) | $ | (26,690 | ) | ||||
Interest expense (income), net | 6,909 | (69 | ) | 16,101 | (181 | ) | ||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (674 | ) | 2,011 | 87 | 3,902 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,593 | 2,559 | 8,718 | 5,968 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 11,484 | 6,922 | 37,289 | 23,099 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring expense | — | 13 | (2,222 | ) | 2,773 | |||||||||||
Up-front and milestone payments | 18,000 | — | 78,000 | 22,000 | ||||||||||||
EXONDYS 51 litigation and license charges | — | 25,588 | — | 28,427 | ||||||||||||
Gain from sale of Priority Review Voucher | — | — | — | (125,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP net loss (1) | $ | (37,081 | ) | $ | (10,709 | ) | $ | (83,050 | ) | $ | (65,702 | ) | ||||
Non GAAP net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.56 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (1.27 | ) | $ | (1.15 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for computing: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | 66,209 | 61,528 | 65,454 | 57,166 | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
GAAP research and development expenses | 86,584 | $ | 34,239 | 255,636 | 122,266 | |||||||||||
Up-front and milestone payments | (18,000 | ) | $ | — | (78,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | (3,260 | ) | $ | (1,812 | ) | (10,349 | ) | (5,881 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (1,092 | ) | $ | (937 | ) | (2,793 | ) | (1,966 | ) | |||||||
Restructuring expense | — | $ | (10 | ) | — | (184 | ) | |||||||||
Non-GAAP research and development expenses (1) | 64,232 | 31,480 | 164,494 | 92,235 | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses | 53,044 | $ | 28,176 | 143,541 | 90,461 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | (8,224 | ) | $ | (5,110 | ) | (26,940 | ) | (17,218 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (2,285 | ) | $ | (842 | ) | (5,276 | ) | (3,165 | ) | |||||||
Restructuring (expense) credit | — | $ | (3 | ) | 2,222 | (2,589 | ) | |||||||||
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses (1) | 42,535 | 22,221 | 113,547 | 67,489 | ||||||||||||
(1) Commencing in the first quarter of 2018, the Company has excluded interest expense (income), net, and depreciation and amortization expense from the computation of its non-GAAP financial measures. The Company has revised prior year presentation in the tables above in order to conform to the current year presentation. |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
As of | As of | ||||||
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 209,702 | $ | 599,691 | |||
Short-term investments | 583,158 | 479,369 | |||||
Accounts receivable | 48,601 | 29,468 | |||||
Inventory | 115,816 | 83,605 | |||||
Other current assets | 54,800 | 36,511 | |||||
Total current assets | 1,012,077 | 1,228,644 | |||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $25,224 | 76,841 | 43,156 | |||||
and $18,022 as of September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively | |||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,532 and $4,145 as of | 15,324 | 14,355 | |||||
September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively | |||||||
Other assets | 78,664 | 21,809 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,182,906 | $ | 1,307,964 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 20,408 | $ | 8,467 | |||
Accrued expenses | 88,687 | 68,982 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | — | 6,175 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 3,303 | 3,316 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 1,995 | 1,392 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 114,393 | 88,332 | |||||
Long-term debt | 415,446 | 424,876 | |||||
Deferred rent and other | 13,219 | 5,539 | |||||
Total liabilities | 543,058 | 518,747 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 3,333,333 shares authorized; none issued and | — | — | |||||
outstanding | |||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 99,000,000 shares authorized; 66,693,348 | 7 | 6 | |||||
and 64,791,670 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018, and | |||||||
December 31, 2017, respectively | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,077,864 | 2,006,598 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 8 | (379 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,438,031 | ) | (1,217,008 | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 639,848 | 789,217 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,182,906 | $ | 1,307,964 | |||
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