Cardiome to conduct conference call and webcast today,
November 13, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern (5:00 a.m. Pacific)
NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM
VANCOUVER, Nov. 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in U.S. dollars and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).
Quarterly Update
In the last few months, Cardiome has been very active on the business development front. As a result of the co-promotion agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Europe Ltd., its U.K. sales force has already started actively selling EXEMBOL® (argatroban monohydrate) and the number of sales reps selling AGGRASTAT® in the U.K. has increased from 3 to 9. This co-promotion agreement follows the in-licensing of ESMOCARD® and Esmocard Lyo® (esmolol hydrochloride) from AOP Orphan Pharma in May, 2015, and the exclusive license of TREVYENT® (treprostinil sodium) with SteadyMed Ltd. in June, 2015. Cardiome continues to focus on acquiring new product licenses within its markets and on expanding the geographic territories in which it commercializes its products.
The financial results of the quarter on a year-over-year basis were primarily impacted by the timing of distributor sales, anticipated generic competition in certain AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban HCl) markets and foreign exchange translation of Euro denominated revenue.
Summary Results
Cardiome recorded a net loss of $5.8 million (loss per share of $0.31) for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million (loss per share of $0.26) for the three months ended September 30, 2014. On a year-to-date basis, Cardiome recorded a net loss of $17.1 million (loss per share of $0.97) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a net loss of $11.7 million (loss per share of $0.73) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Normalizing the comparative periods year over year using a constant currency based on the prior year foreign exchange rates, the net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 would have been lower by $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. [1]
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $5.0 million, compared to revenue of $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $16.2 million and $23.1 million, respectively. The decreases in each period were due primarily to the timing of distributor sales, a decrease in AGGRASTAT® sales due to generic competition and foreign exchange translation on Euro denominated revenue (non-cash impact). Normalizing the comparative periods year over year using a constant currency based on the prior year foreign exchange rates, revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 would have been higher by $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. [1]
Gross margin increased to 71.9% and 76.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, from 65.8% and 72.2% in the same periods of 2014. Gross margin increased primarily due to changes in customer mix as well as a decrease in current period supply chain restructuring costs. Gross margin may vary significantly quarter to quarter depending on shipments to specific customers in that quarter.
Selling, general and administration (“SG&A”) expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased $0.1 million to $8.0 million, compared to $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Excluding a one-time $0.8 million charge related to the termination of a distribution agreement, SG&A expense for the quarter decreased $0.7 million compared to the same period in 2014. The decrease was due primarily to the impact of foreign exchange translation. On a year-to-date basis, SG&A expense decreased to $22.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $24.7 million in the same period in 2014. The decrease was due primarily to the current period reversal of certain one-time expenditures accrued in prior quarters, one-time costs incurred in the prior year related to the acquisition of Correvio, and the impact of foreign exchange translation.
Research and development (“R&D”) expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $0.02 million and $3.2 million, respectively, compared to R&D expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The increase in the year to date period was due primarily to the $3.0 million upfront payment to SteadyMed upon the execution of the license and supply agreement for TREVYENT® in the second quarter of 2015.
Interest expense was $0.5 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the three months ended September 30, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, interest expense was $1.8 million, compared to $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase was primarily due to interest expense incurred on the senior secured term loan facility that Cardiome entered into in July 2014.
Liquidity and Outstanding Share Capital
At September 30, 2015, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $24.7 million. As of November 12, 2015, there were 20,147,337 common shares issued and outstanding, and 1,473,077 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options (of which 903,733 were exercisable) at a weighted average exercise price of CAD $5.87 per share, and 134,608 restricted share units outstanding.
Conference Call
Cardiome will hold a teleconference and webcast on November 13, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern (5:00 a.m. Pacific). To access the conference call, please dial 416-764-8688 or 888-390-0546 and use conference ID 15182479. The webcast can be accessed through Cardiome’s website at www.cardiome.com.
Webcast and telephone replays of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through December 13, 2015. Please dial 416-764-8677 or 888-390-0541 and enter code 182479# to access the replay.
About Cardiome Pharma Corp.
Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of cardiovascular therapies that will improve the quality of life and health of patients suffering from heart disease. Cardiome has two marketed, in-hospital, cardiology products, BRINAVESSTM (vernakalant IV), approved in Europe and other territories for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in adults, and AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban HCl) a reversible GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor indicated for use in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Cardiome also commercializes Esmocard® and Esmocard Lyo® (esmolol hydrochloride), a short-acting beta-blocker used to control rapid heart rate in a number of cardiovascular indications, on behalf of their partner AOP Orphan Pharma in select European markets. Cardiome has also licensed TREVYENT®, a development state drug device combination that is under development for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, for Europe, the Middle East and for Canadian markets.
Cardiome is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (CRME) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (COM). For more information, please visit our web site at www.cardiome.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities legislation that may not be based on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words “believe”, “may”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect” and similar expressions. Forward- looking statements may involve, but are not limited to, comments with respect to our objectives and priorities for 2015 and beyond, our strategies or future actions, our targets, expectations for our financial condition and the results of, or outlook for, our operations, research and development and product and drug development. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many such known risks, uncertainties and other factors are taken into account as part of our assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements and include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the other regions in which we operate; market demand; technological changes that could impact our existing products or our ability to develop and commercialize future products; competition; existing governmental legislation and regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, governmental legislation and regulations; availability of financial reimbursement coverage from governmental and third-party payers for products and related treatments; adverse results or unexpected delays in pre-clinical and clinical product development processes; adverse findings related to the safety and/or efficacy of our products or products; decisions, and the timing of decisions, made by health regulatory agencies regarding approval of our technology and products; the requirement for substantial funding to expand commercialization activities; and any other factors that may affect our performance.
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