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Emergent BioSolutions Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
First Quarter 2024 Total Revenues of $300.4 million, above the prior guidance range
First Quarter 2024 Net Income of $9.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $66.9 million
Updates FY 2024 guidance
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
"We delivered a strong quarter with growth across all our key products," said Joe Papa, President and CEO at Emergent. "We also took significant actions to improve our debt position, reduce operating expenses and strengthen our financial flexibility. Emergent's transformation will not happen overnight. The actions we are implementing today, combined with the assets Emergent possesses, will enable us to move faster, reach farther and be more nimble. The public health threats we collectively face are changing, and so is Emergent."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (1)
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
% Change
Total Revenues
$
300.4
$
164.3
83
%
Net Income (Loss)
$
9.0
$
(186.2
)
105
%
Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share
$
0.17
$
(3.71
)
105
%
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (2)
$
31.1
$
(163.5
)
119
%
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per Diluted Share (2)
$
0.59
$
(3.26
)
118
%
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$
66.9
$
(101.5
)
166
%
Total Segment Gross Margin % (2)
51
%
3
%
Total Segment Adjusted Gross Margin % (2)
51
%
5
%
SELECT Q1 2024 AND OTHER RECENT BUSINESS UPDATES
Appointed industry leader Joseph C. Papa as new President, CEO and Director
Was awarded procurement contract valued up to $235.8 Million to supply BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) to the U.S. Department of Defense
Received "no action indicated" (NAI) status for Baltimore Bayview Manufacturing Facility
Continued progress on strengthening our fundamentals with key focus on our Medical Countermeasure ("MCM") and NARCAN® products
Amended our senior secured credit facility
FIRST QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (1)
Revenues
The Company uses the following categories in discussing product/service level revenues:
NARCAN® — comprises contributions from NARCAN® Nasal Spray
Other Commercial Products - comprises contributions from Vaxchora® and Vivotif®, which we sold to Bavarian Nordic as part of our travel health business in May 2023
Anthrax MCM — comprises potential contributions from CYFENDUS®, previously known as AV7909, BioThrax®, Anthrasil® and Raxibacumab
Smallpox MCM — comprises potential contributions from ACAM2000®, VIGIV and TEMBEXA®
Other Products — comprises potential contributions from BAT®, RSDL® and Trobigard®
Bioservices — comprises service and lease revenues from the Bioservices business
($ in millions)
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
% Change
Product sales, net (3):
NARCAN®
$
118.5
$
100.4
18
%
Other Commercial Products
—
5.8
(100
)%
Anthrax MCM
55.9
21.9
155
%
Smallpox MCM
50.2
7.2
*
Other Products
49.3
8.1
*
Total Product sales, net
$
273.9
$
143.4
91
%
Bioservices:
Services
$
18.3
$
12.6
45
%
Leases
0.2
1.8
(89) %
Total Bioservices revenues
$
18.5
$
14.4
28
%
Contracts and grants
$
8.0
$
6.5
23
%
Total revenues
$
300.4
$
164.3
83
%
* % change is greater than +/- 200%
Products Revenue, net
NARCAN®
For Q1 2024, revenues from NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray increased $18.1 million, or 18%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was primarily driven by higher branded NARCAN® sales to U.S. public interest channels and sales of OTC NARCAN®, partially offset by lower Canadian retail sales of branded NARCAN®.
Other Commercial Products
For Q1 2024, revenues from Other Commercial Products decreased $5.8 million, or 100%, as compared with Q1 2023. The decrease was due to no sales of our Vaxchora® and Vivotif® products during the current quarter, which we sold to Bavarian Nordic as part of our travel health business in May 2023.
Anthrax MCM
For Q1 2024, revenues from Anthrax MCM increased $34.0 million, or 155%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase reflects the impact of timing of sales related to CYFENDUS® and BioThrax®. Anthrax vaccine product sales are primarily made under annual purchase options exercised by the USG. Fluctuations in revenues result from the timing of the exercise of annual purchase options, the timing of USG purchases, the availability of governmental funding and Company delivery of orders that follow.
Smallpox MCM
For Q1 2024, revenues from Smallpox MCM increased $43.0 million as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher VIGIV and ACAM2000® sales due to timing. Fluctuations in revenues from Smallpox MCM result from the timing of the exercise of annual purchase options in the existing procurement contracts, the timing of USG purchases, the availability of governmental funding and Company delivery of orders that follow.
Other Products
For Q1 2024, revenues from other product sales increased $41.2 million as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher BAT and RSDL® product sales due to timing.
Bioservices Revenues
Services
For Q1 2024, revenues from Bioservices services increased $5.7 million, or 45%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was driven by an increase in production at the Company's Camden facility, partially offset by decreases in production at the Company's Canton and Winnipeg facilities.
Leases
For Q1 2024, revenues from Bioservices leases decreased $1.6 million, or 89%, as compared with Q1 2023. The decrease was related to the completion of a lease for a Bioservices customer at our Canton facility.
Contracts and Grants
For Q1 2024, revenues from contracts and grants increased $1.5 million, or 23%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was due to development work in connection with EbangaTM, partially offset by the close out of other development initiatives.
Operating Expenses
($ in millions)
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
% Change
Cost of Commercial product sales
$
52.1
$
45.8
14
%
Cost of MCM product sales
62.2
55.4
12
%
Cost of Bioservices
30.3
51.7
(41
)%
Research and development ("R&D")
15.1
40.7
(63
)%
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A")
84.7
101.3
(16
)%
Amortization of intangible assets
16.2
17.0
(5
)%
Total operating expenses
$
260.6
$
311.9
(16
)%
Cost of Commercial Product Sales
For Q1 2024, cost of Commercial product sales increased $6.3 million, or 14%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher sales of OTC NARCAN®, which launched during the third quarter of 2023, partially offset by lower Canadian retail sales of branded NARCAN®.
Cost of MCM Product Sales
For Q1 2024, cost of MCM product sales increased $6.8 million, or 12%, as compared with Q1 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher sales of BAT®, VIGIV, BioThrax® and CYFENDUS®, partially offset by a decrease in shutdown costs.
Cost of Bioservices
For Q1 2024, cost of Bioservices decreased $21.4 million, or 41%, as compared with Q1 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in overhead costs at the Company's Camden and Bayview facilities, coupled with no production activities at the Company's Canton facility. The decrease in costs at the Camden facility was partially offset by increases in production activity following the remediation of matters related to the FDA's warning letter, which was closed out in October 2023.
Research and Development Expenses
For Q1 2024, R&D expenses decreased $25.6 million, or 63%, as compared with Q1 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of our development program for CHIKV VLP to Bavarian Nordic and reduction in related overhead costs, as well as a reduction in overhead costs driven by the headcount reductions as a result of restructuring. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in expense related to development activities for EbangaTM.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
For Q1 2024, SG&A expenses decreased $16.6 million, or 16%, as compared with Q1 2023. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in compensation and other employee costs as a result of the restructuring initiatives that began during the first quarter of 2023 and a reduction in professional services fees related to general corporate initiatives in the prior year, including organizational transformation consulting fees. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in marketing expenses related to the launch of OTC NARCAN® and higher legal services fees.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (1)
Capital Expenditures
($ in millions)
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
% Change
Capital expenditures
$
10.8
$
15.1
(28
)%
Capital expenditures as a % of total revenues
4
%
9
%
For Q1 2024, capital expenditures decreased largely due to lower product development activities across the Company's facilities.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we realigned our reportable operating segments to reflect recent changes in our internal operating and reporting process. The Company now manages the business with a focus on three reportable segments: (1) a Commercial Products segment consisting of our NARCAN® and other commercial products which were sold as part of our travel health business in the second quarter of 2023; (2) a MCM Products segment consisting of the Anthrax - MCM, Smallpox - MCM and Other products and (3) a services segment ("Services") consisting of our Bioservices. The Company evaluates the performance of these reportable segments based on revenue and segment adjusted gross margin, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Segment revenue includes external customer sales, but does not include inter-segment services. The Company does not allocate contracts and grants, R&D, SG&A, amortization of intangible assets, interest and other income (expense) or taxes to its evaluation of the performance of these segments.
FIRST QUARTER 2024 SEGMENT RESULTS
($ in millions)
Commercial Products
Quarter Ended March 31,
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Revenues
$
118.5
$
106.2
$
12.3
12
%
Cost of sales
52.1
45.8
6.3
14
%
Gross margin **
$
66.4
$
60.4
$
6.0
10
%
Gross margin % **
56
%
57
%
Segment adjusted gross margin (2)
$
66.4
$
60.4
$
6.0
10
%
Segment adjusted gross margin % (2)
56
%
57
%
** Gross margin is calculated as revenues less cost of sales. Gross margin % is calculated as gross margin divided by revenues.
Commercial Products gross margin increased $6.0 million, or 10%, to $66.4 million in the quarter, as compared with $60.4 million in the prior year quarter. Commercial Products gross margin percentage decreased 1 percentage point to 56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The decrease was largely due to the higher sales of OTC NARCAN® and lower branded NARCAN® sales. Commercial Products segment adjusted gross margin is consistent with gross margin.
($ in millions)
MCM Products
Quarter Ended March 31,
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Revenues
$
155.4
$
37.2
$
118.2
*
Cost of sales
62.2
55.4
6.8
12
%
Gross margin **
$
93.2
$
(18.2
)
$
111.4
*
Gross margin % **
60
%
(49) %
Add back:
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration
$
0.5
$
0.3
$
0.2
67
%
Restructuring costs
(0.1
)
2.0
(2.1
)
(105) %
Segment adjusted gross margin (2)
$
93.6
$
(15.9
)
$
109.5
*
Segment adjusted gross margin % (2)
60
%
(43) %
* % change is greater than +/- 200%
** Gross margin is calculated as revenues less cost of sales. Gross margin % is calculated as gross margin divided by revenues.
MCM Products gross margin increased $111.4 million to $93.2 million in the quarter, as compared with $(18.2) million in the prior year quarter. MCM Products gross margin percentage increased 109 percentage points to 60% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a favorable sales mix which was weighted more heavily towards higher margin products and a decrease in shutdown costs compared to the prior quarter. MCM Product segment adjusted gross margin in the current year period excludes the impact of non-cash items related to the changes in the fair value of contingent consideration of $0.5 million and the impact of restructuring costs of $(0.1) million.
($ in millions)
Services
Quarter Ended March 31,
2024
2023
$ Change
% Change
Revenues
$
18.5
$
14.4
$
4.1
28
%
Cost of services
30.3
51.7
(21.4
)
(41) %
Gross margin **
$
(11.8
)
$
(37.3
)
$
25.5
68
%
Gross margin % **
(64
)%
(259
)%
Add back:
Restructuring costs
$
(0.2
)
$
—
$
(0.2
)
NM
Segment adjusted gross margin (2)
$
(12.0
)
$
(37.3
)
$
25.3
68
%
Segment adjusted gross margin % (2)
(65
)%
(259
)%
** Gross margin is calculated as revenues less cost of sales. Gross margin % is calculated as gross margin divided by revenues.
NM - Not Meaningful
Services gross margin increased $25.5 million, or 68%, to $(11.8) million in the quarter, as compared with $(37.3) million in the prior year quarter. Services gross margin percentage increased 195 percentage points to (64)% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a reduction in overhead costs at the Company's Camden and Bayview facilities, coupled with an increase in production at our Camden facility due to the remediation of matters related to the FDA's warning letter, which was closed out in October 2023. Services segment adjusted gross margin in the current year period excludes the impact of restructuring costs of $(0.2) million.
2024 FINANCIAL FORECAST
The Company provides the following updated financial forecast for full year 2024 and initial forecast for Q2 2024, in both instances reflecting management's expectations based on the most current information available.
Full Year 2024
METRIC($ in millions)
Updated Range(as of 05/01/2024)
Action
Previous Range(as of 03/06/2024)
Total revenues
$1,000 - $1,100
REVISED
$900 - $1,100
Net loss
$(148) - $(98)
REVISED
$(183) - $(133)
Adjusted net loss (2)
$(65) - $(15)
REVISED
$(130) - $(80)
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$125 - $175
REVISED
$50 - $100
Total segment adjusted gross margin % (2)
44% - 47%
REVISED
40% - 45%
Segment Level Revenue (4)
Commercial Products
$460 - $500
UNCHANGED
$460 - $500
MCM Products
$440 - $490
REVISED
$340 - $490
Services
$70 - $80
UNCHANGED
$70 - $80
Key Assumptions($ and shares in millions)
Updated Range(as of 05/01/2024)
Interest expense
~$82
R&D
~6% of Revenue
Weighted avg. fully diluted share count
~52
Capex
~$32
Depreciation & amortization
~$111
Q2 2024
METRIC($ in millions)
Q2 2024 Forecast
Total revenues
$160 - $210