Generated record quarterly net revenues of $137.4 million, representing year-over-year growth of 28.7%, net income to common shareholders of $17.8 million, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.82 Delivered record adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA of $37.6 million, and adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.21 Rare Disease business delivered Q1 net revenues of $36.9 million, representing year-over-year growth of 126.2% Reiterated 2024 guidance of net revenues of $520 million to $542 million, adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA of $135 million to $145 million and adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.26 to $4.67 Guidance includes Purified Cortrophin® Gel (Repository Corticotrophin Injection USP) 80 U/ml (Cortrophin Gel) net revenues of $170 million to $180 million, representing year-over-year growth of 52% to 61% BAUDETTE, Minn., May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANIP) (ANI or the Company) today announced financial results and business highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Nikhil Lalwani, President and CEO of ANI stated, "Our record first quarter results demonstrate strength across all of our business segments. Our lead Rare Disease asset Cortrophin Gel experienced another quarter of robust year-over-year growth as prescription demand increased across our core specialties and our recent investments to expand awareness and utilization in new specialties began to yield results. We continue to believe that Cortrophin Gel has a long runway of growth driven by increasing market penetration and expansion of the overall ACTH market. This was further evidenced in April by achieving the highest number of new patient starts since launch." "Our Generics, Established Brands and Other segment also delivered strong performance in the first quarter. We are proud to report another quarter of double-digit increase in Generics revenue supported by strong new launch execution and operational excellence. We are energized by our first quarter results and look forward to building momentum throughout 2024 as we remain committed to our purpose of ‘Serving Patients, Improving Lives'," concluded Mr. Lalwani. First Quarter and Recent Business Highlights: Rare Disease Segment Revenues for the Company's lead asset, Cortrophin Gel, totaled $36.9 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 126.2% over the same period in 2023, driven by increased volume. During the quarter, the Company saw continued prescription growth across its core specialties of neurology, rheumatology, and nephrology, as well as traction in its newer specialties of pulmonology and ophthalmology. The Company continues to believe that its Rare Disease business remains ANI's largest future growth driver and is actively exploring opportunities to acquire assets and/or establish partnerships to increase the scope and scale of the business. Generics, Established Brands and Other Segment Revenues for generic pharmaceuticals products, established brands and other grew 11.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024. ANI's Generics business launched six new products during the quarter, including a Competitive Generic Therapy (CGT) product with 180-day exclusivity. The Company retained its number two ranking for CGT approvals and top 15 ranking for overall generic approvals. First Quarter 2024 Financial Results     Three Months EndedMarch 31,         (in thousands)     2024       2023     Change   % Change Generics, Established Brands, and Other Segment                 Generic pharmaceutical products   $ 70,217     $ 63,713     $ 6,504     10.2 % Established brand pharmaceutical products, royalties, and other pharmaceutical services     30,276       26,743       3,533     13.2 % Generics, established brands, and other segment total net revenues   $ 100,493     $ 90,456     $ 10,037     11.1 % Rare Disease Segment                 Rare disease pharmaceutical products     36,937       16,330       20,607     126.2 % Total net revenues   $ 137,430     $ 106,786     $ 30,644     28.7 %   Net revenues for generic pharmaceutical products were $70.2 million, an increase of 10.2% year-over-year, driven by increased volumes in the base business and contribution from new products launched in 2023 and the first quarter 2024. Net revenues for established brand pharmaceutical products, royalties, and other pharmaceutical services were $30.3 million, an increase of 13.2% year-over-year, driven by increased volume. Net revenues for Rare Disease pharmaceutical products, which consist entirely of sales of Cortrophin Gel, were $36.9 million, an increase of 126.2% year-over-year driven by increased volume. Operating expenses were $117.1 million, an increase of 20.9% year-over-year, as a result of the following factors: Cost of sales increased 30.4% year-over-year to $49.2 million, primarily due to significant growth in sales volumes of pharmaceutical products across all segments. Research and development expenses increased 77.4% year-over-year to $10.5 million, primarily due to a higher level of activity associated with ongoing and new projects. Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased 31.7% year-over-year to $48.0 million, primarily due to increased employment-related costs, investment in our Rare Disease sales and marketing infrastructure and activities, legal expenses, as well as an overall increase in activities to support revenue growth. During the first quarter of 2024, ANI completed the sale of its Oakville, Ontario, Canada manufacturing facility for $14.2 million and recognized a gain of $5.3 million on the sale. The Company also recognized a gain of $9.7 million on its investment in CG Oncology, which completed an initial public offering in January 2024. Net income available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2024 was $17.8 million as compared to net income of $1.0 million in the prior year period. Diluted GAAP earnings per share for the first quarter of 2024 was $0.82 compared to $0.06 in the prior year period. Adjusted non-GAAP EBITDA for the first quarter of 2024 was $37.6 million, an increase of 14.0% over the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.21 in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $1.17 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 below, respectively. Liquidity As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $228.6 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, $172.4 million in net accounts receivable and $293.3 million (face value) in outstanding debt. The Company generated cash flow from operations of $18.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. Full Year 2024 Guidance:     2024 Guidance   2023 Actual   Growth Net Revenue (Total Company)   $520 million - $542 million   $486.8 million   7% - 11% Cortrophin Gel Net Revenue   $170 million - $180 million   $112.1 million   52% - 61% Adjusted Non-GAAP EBITDA   $135 million - $145 million   $133.8 million   1% - 8% Adjusted Non-GAAP Diluted EPS   $4.26- $4.67   $4.71   (10)% - (1)%               ANI continues to expect total company adjusted non-GAAP gross margin between 62% and 63% and the Company will continue to tax effect non-GAAP adjustments for computation of adjusted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share at a tax rate of 26.0%. The Company now anticipates between 19.4 million and 19.7 million shares outstanding (reflective of a full year of shares outstanding resulting from the May 2023 equity raise) for the purpose of calculating diluted EPS and now expects its U.S. GAAP effective tax rate to be between 22.0% to 25.0% as compared to 20.0% to 22.0%. Conference Call The Company's management will host a conference call today to discuss its first quarter 2024 results. Date Friday, May 10, 2024 Time 8:30 a.m. ET Toll free (U.S.) 800-274-8461     This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the "Investors" section of ANI's website at www.anipharmaceuticals.com. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call. A replay of the conference call will also be available within two hours of the call's completion and will remain accessible for two weeks by dialing 800-938-2239 and entering access code 4555224. 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 provision or benefit, interest expense, (net), other expense, (net), depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, Novitium transaction expenses, contingent consideration fair value adjustment, unrealized gain on our investment in equity securities, gain on sale of the former Oakville, Ontario manufacturing site, litigation expenses related to certain matters, 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. ANI is not providing a reconciliation for the forward-looking full year 2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance because it does not currently have sufficient information to accurately estimate all of the variables and individual adjustments for such reconciliation, including "with" and "without" tax provision information. As such, ANI's management cannot estimate on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort the impact these variables and individual adjustments will have on its reported results. 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 non-cash stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization, Novitium transaction expenses, contingent consideration fair value adjustment, unrealized gain on our investment in equity securities, gain on sale of the former Oakville, Ontario manufacturing site, litigation expenses related to certain matters, 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 non-cash stock-based compensation expense, Novitium transaction expenses, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, contingent consideration fair value adjustment, unrealized gain on our investment in equity securities, gain on sale of the former Oakville, Ontario manufacturing site, litigation expenses related to certain matters, 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. 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 non-cash stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expense, depreciation and amortization, Novitium transaction expenses, contingent consideration fair value adjustment, unrealized gain on our investment in equity securities, gain on sale of the former Oakville, Ontario manufacturing site, litigation expenses related to certain matters, 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. 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 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. ANI is not providing a reconciliation for the forward-looking full year 2024 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance because it does not currently have sufficient information to accurately estimate all of the variables and individual adjustments for such reconciliation, including "with" and "without" tax provision information. As such, ANI's management cannot estimate on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort the impact these variables and individual adjustments will have on its reported results. About ANI ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANIP) is a diversified biopharmaceutical company serving patients in need by developing, manufacturing, and marketing high quality branded and generic prescription pharmaceutical products, including for diseases with high unmet medical need. Our team is focused on delivering sustainable growth by scaling up our Rare Disease business through the successful launch of our lead asset, Purified Cortrophin® Gel, strengthening our generics business with enhanced research and development capability, innovation in established brands and leveraging our U.S. based manufacturing capabilities. For more information, please visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com. Forward-Looking Statements To the extent any statements made in this release deal with 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, those relating to the commercialization and potential sales of the product and any additional product launches from the Company's generic pipeline, 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: Cortrophin Gel is our first rare disease pharmaceutical product; to the extent we are not able to continue to achieve commercial success with this product, including expanding the market and gaining market share, our business, financial condition, and results of operations will be negatively impacted; our approved products, including Cortrophin Gel, may not achieve commercialization at levels of market acceptance that will continue to allow us to achieve profitability; acquisitions and other investments could disrupt our business and harm our financial position and operating results; the limited number of suppliers for our active pharmaceutical ingredients could result in lengthy delays in production if we need to change suppliers; delays or failure in obtaining or maintaining approvals by the FDA of the products we sell; changes in policy or actions that may be taken by the FDA and other regulatory agencies, including drug recalls; acceptance of our products at levels that will allow us to achieve profitability; risks that we may face with respect to importing raw materials and delays in delivery of raw materials and other ingredients and supplies necessary for the manufacture of our products from both domestic and overseas sources due to supply chain disruptions or for any other reason; the ability of our manufacturing partners to meet our product demands and timelines; our dependence on single source suppliers of ingredients due to the time and cost to validate a second source of supply; our ability to develop, license or acquire, and commercialize new products; the level of competition we face and the legal, regulatory and/or legislative strategies employed by our competitors to prevent or delay competition from generic alternatives to branded products; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the impact of legislative or regulatory reform on the pricing for pharmaceutical products; the impact of any litigation to which we are, or may become, a party; our ability, and that of our suppliers, development partners, and manufacturing partners, to comply with laws, regulations and standards that govern or affect the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; our ability to maintain the services of our key executives and other personnel; and general business and economic conditions, such as inflationary pressures, geopolitical conditions including but not limited to the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine, the conflict between Israel and Gaza, or conflicts relating to attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea, and the effects and duration of outbreaks of public health emergencies, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in ANI's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 (SEC), including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other filings with the SEC. 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. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investor Contact Lisa M. Wilson, In-Site Communications, Inc. SOURCE: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW   ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and SubsidiariesTable 1: US GAAP Statement of Operations(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)     Three Months Ended March 31,     2024       2023   Net Revenues $ 137,430     $ 106,786           Operating Expenses       Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)   49,157       37,708   Research and development   10,511       5,924   Selling, general, and administrative   48,021       36,468   Depreciation and amortization   14,686       14,700   Contingent consideration fair value adjustment   90       961   Restructuring activities   —       1,130   Gain on sale of building   (5,347 )     —           Total Operating Expenses, net   117,118       96,891           Operating Income   20,312       9,895           Other Income (Expense), net       Unrealized gain on investment in equity securities   9,655       —   Interest expense, net   (4,600 )     (7,696 ) Other expense, net