Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

Reports Net Revenues of $191.2 Million for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 6, 2024 / Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPH) (“Amphastar” or the “Company”) today reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

Third quarter Highlights

• Net revenues of $191.2 million for the third quarter

• GAAP net income of $40.4 million, or $0.78 per share, for the third quarter

• Adjusted non-GAAP net income of $49.6 million, or $0.96 per share, for the third quarter

Dr. Jack Zhang, Amphastar’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Amphastar has continued its growth this quarter, highlighted by sales, particularly from BAQSIMI^®, which has become a cornerstone in our portfolio, and Primatene MIST^®, which is trending toward our goal of $100 million in sales per year. Looking forward, we will focus on positioning our Company towards sustainable, long-term growth by pivoting to high-value and high-growth areas, particularly centered on developing proprietary products and biosimilars, which we expect will allow us to leverage our R&D expertise and technology.”

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* Adjusted non-GAAP net income and adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table III of this press release.

Third quarter Results

Changes in product revenues as compared to the third quarter of the prior year were primarily driven by:

• BAQSIMI^® revenues consisting of $40.4 million in sales made by the Company directly to its customers, which are recorded as part of product revenues, net, and $6.4 million in sales made by Eli Lilly & Company, or Lilly, on behalf of the Company under a Transition Services Agreement, or TSA, which resulted in a net payment to the Company of $2.4 million after deducting the cost of sales and other expenses and was recorded in other revenues

• Glucagon sales decreased due to a decrease in unit volumes as a result of a move to ready to use glucagon products such as BAQSIMI^®, as well as a decrease in average selling price

• Primatene MIST^® sales increased primarily due to an increase in unit volumes

• Epinephrine sales increased primarily due to sales of epinephrine pre-filled syringes in Canada, which we began this quarter

• The increase in sales of phytonadione was primarily due to an increase in unit volume, as a result of an increase in demand during the quarter

• Enoxaparin and naloxone sales decreased primarily due to a decrease in unit volumes

• Other finished pharmaceutical product sales changes were primarily due to:

  • Lower unit sales of atropine and calcium chloride, as a result of other suppliers returning to their historical distribution levels

  • These decreases were partially offset by:

    • Higher unit volumes of sodium bicarbonate due to an increase in capacity at our subsidiary, International Medication Systems, Limited

    • The launch of albuterol in August 2024

Between $2.0 million and $4.0 million in sales expected to be recognized in the third quarter were not recognized due to delayed shipments caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Revenues for these shipments are expected to be recognized in the fourth quarter.

Changes in the cost of revenues and gross margin were primarily driven by:

• Increased labor costs and certain component costs, as well as charges included in cost of revenues to adjust our inventory and related purchase commitments to their net realizable value

• Decrease in other revenues related to Lilly’s sales of BAQSIMI^® under the TSA, which are recorded net of cost of sales and other expenses as we assumed distribution of BAQSIMI^® to our customers and are now recording those sales in product revenues and cost of sales separately

• This was partially offset by:

  • Increase in sales of Primatene MIST^® and epinephrine, which are higher-margin products

• Selling, distribution, and marketing expenses increased primarily due to the expenses related to the expansion of our sales and marketing efforts related to BAQSIMI^®

• General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to an increase in salary and personnel-related expenses and expenses related to BAQSIMI^®

• Research and development expenses increased due to expenditure on raw materials and components for our insulin pipeline products, as well as an increase in salary and personnel-related expenses, which was partially offset by a decrease in clinical trial expenses due to the timing of clinical trials

The change in non-operating income (expenses), net is primarily a result of:

• An increase in interest income resulting from an increase in cash and investments

• A decrease in interest expense was primarily due to the $250.0 million repayment of the principal balance of the Wells Fargo Term Loan in September 2023, along with the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Term Loan in 2023

• A change to other income (expenses), net primarily as a result of foreign currency fluctuation, as well as mark-to-market adjustments relating to our interest rate swap contracts

Cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $184.4 million.

Share Buyback Program

On November 4, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $50 million increase to the Company’s share buyback program, which is expected to continue for an indefinite period of time. The primary goal of the program is to offset dilution created by the Company’s equity compensation programs.

Purchases may be made through the open market and private block transactions pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans, privately negotiated transactions, or other means, as determined by the Company’s management and in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable laws.

The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and other conditions.

Pipeline Information

The Company currently has four abbreviated new drug applications (“ANDAs”) on file with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) targeting products with a market size of over $2.4 billion, four biosimilar products in development targeting products with a market size of over $8 billion, and three generic products in development targeting products with a market size of approximately $2 billion. This market information is based on IQVIA data for the 12 months ended September 30, 2024. The Company is developing multiple proprietary products with injectable and intranasal dosage forms.

Amphastar’s Chinese subsidiary, Amphastar Nanjing Pharmaceuticals, Co., Ltd. (“ANP”), currently has multiple Drug Master Files (“DMFs”) on file with the FDA and is developing several additional DMFs.

Company Information

Amphastar is a bio-pharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling technically-challenging generic and proprietary injectable, inhalation, and intranasal products. Additionally, the Company sells insulin API products. Most of the Company’s finished products are used in hospital or urgent care clinical settings and are primarily contracted and distributed through group purchasing organizations and drug wholesalers. More information and resources are available at www.amphastar.com.

Amphastar’s logo and other trademarks or service marks of Amphastar, including, but not limited to Amphastar^®, BAQSIMI^®, Primatene MIST^®, REXTOVY^TM, Amphadase^®, and Cortrosyn^®, are the property of Amphastar.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company is disclosing non-GAAP financial measures when providing financial results. The Company believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations (and comparisons of its current operations with historical and future operations) would be difficult if the disclosure of its financial results were limited to financial measures prepared only in accordance with GAAP. As a result, the Company is disclosing certain non-GAAP results, including (i) Adjusted non-GAAP net income (loss) and (ii) Adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS, which exclude amortization expense, share-based compensation, impairment charges, expenses related to our acquisition of BAQSIMI^®, certain debt issuance costs, legal settlements, and other one-time events in order to supplement investors’ and other readers’ understanding and assessment of the Company’s financial performance because the Company’s management uses these measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. Whenever the Company uses such non-GAAP measures, it will provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors and other readers are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures set forth below and should consider non-GAAP measures only as a supplement to, not as a substitute for or as a superior measure to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results today, November 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

To access the conference call, dial toll-free (877) 407-0989 or (201) 389-0921 for international callers, ten minutes before the conference.

The call can also be accessed on the Investors page on the Company’s website at www.amphastar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release and in the conference call referenced above that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements relating to our expectations regarding future financial performance and business trends, our future growth, sales and marketing of our products, market size and expansion, product portfolio, product development, the timing of FDA filings or approvals, including the DMFs of ANP, the timing of product launches, acquisitions and other matters related to our pipeline of product candidates, the timing and results of clinical trials, the benefits of the acquisition of BAQSIMI^®, including its potential for continued revenue growth, the success of our integration of BAQSIMI^®, the transition of our pipeline towards branded products, proprietary products, and biosimilars, our ability to leverage our existing expertise and technology, and other future events. These statements are not facts but rather are based on Amphastar’s historical performance and our current expectations, estimates, and projections regarding our business, operations, and other similar or related factors. Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” and other similar or related expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict and, in some cases, beyond Amphastar’s control. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in Amphastar’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2024, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2024. In particular, there can be no guarantee that our pivoting towards high-value and high-growth areas market will be successful, that demand will be sufficient for us to meet our sales goal for Primatene MIST^® or that we will continue to experience significant sales of BAQSIMI^®. You can locate these reports through our website at http://ir.amphastar.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of the release. Amphastar undertakes no obligation to revise or update information or any forward-looking statements in this press release or the conference call referenced above to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available or if subsequent events cause our expectations to change.

Contact Information:

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bill Peters
Chief Financial Officer
(909) 476-3416

Table I
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
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Table II
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Table III
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
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SOURCE: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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