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Supernus Announces First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021, and associated Company developments. “The approval of Qelbree provides pediatric patients living with ADHD a therapy with proven efficacy and a tolerable safety profile, and that is not a controlled substance,” said Jack Khattar, President and CEO of Supernus Pharmaceuticals. “Our Qelbree commercial launch activities are ongoing and include engagement with both physicians and patient groups who have expressed great interest in this unique new alternative for the treatment of ADHD.” Net Product Sales First quarter 2021 net product sales were $128.4 million, 39% higher than the same period in 2020.
Qelbree Launch Update
Product Pipeline Update Qelbree (viloxazine, extended-release capsules) - Novel non-stimulant for the treatment of ADHD in adults
SPN-830 (apomorphine infusion pump) - Continuous treatment of motor fluctuations (“on-off” episodes) in PD
SPN-820 - Novel first-in-class activator of mTORC1
Financial Highlights First quarter 2021 operating earnings were $13.2 million, as compared to $29.0 million in the first quarter 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company recorded non-cash research and development expense of $15 million related to the equity investment in Navitor as a result of the accounting impact of the March 2021 Navitor corporate restructuring and non-cash contingent consideration expense of $1 million associated with the 2020 USWM acquisition. Operating earnings for the first quarter of 2021 included amortization of intangible assets expense of $6.0 million, compared to $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2020. First quarter 2021 net earnings and diluted earnings per share were $5.7 million and $0.11, respectively, as compared to $21.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the same period last year. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $807.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, compared to $772.9 million as of December 31, 2020. Full Year 2021 Financial Guidance For full year 2021, the Company reiterates its prior financial guidance and added full year 2021 effective tax rate guidance as set forth below:
___________________________________________ 1) Total revenues includes net product sales and royalty revenue. Includes $10 million for Qelbree™ net product sales. Conference Call Details The Company will hold a conference call hosted by Jack Khattar, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jim Kelly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to discuss these results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, today, May 5, 2021. Please refer to the information below for conference call dial-in information and webcast registration. Callers should dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
Following the live call, a replay will be available on the Company's website, www.supernus.com, under “Investor Relations”. About Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Supernus Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Our diverse neuroscience portfolio includes approved treatments for epilepsy, migraine, ADHD, hypomobility in Parkinson’s disease, cervical dystonia and chronic sialorrhea. We are developing a broad range of novel CNS product candidates including new potential treatments for hypomobility in Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and rare CNS disorders. For more information, please visit www.supernus.com Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not convey historical information but relate to predicted or potential future events that are based upon management's current expectations. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In addition to the factors mentioned in this press release, such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to sustain and increase its profitability; the Company’s ability to raise sufficient capital to fully implement its corporate strategy; the implementation of the Company’s corporate strategy; the Company’s future financial performance and projected revenue and expenditures; the Company’s ability to increase the number of prescriptions written for each of its products; the Company’s ability to increase its revenues; the Company’s ability to commercialize its products including Qelbree; the Company’s ability to enter into future collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions or to obtain funding from government agencies; the Company’s product research and development activities, including the timing and progress of the Company’s clinical trials; the Company’s ability to receive, and the timing of any receipt of, regulatory approvals to develop and commercialize the Company’s product candidates including SPN-830 and SPN-812 for adult ADHD patients; the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and operate its business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others; the Company’s expectations regarding federal, state and foreign regulatory requirements; the therapeutic benefits, effectiveness and safety of the Company’s product candidates; the accuracy of the Company’s estimates of the size and characteristics of the markets that may be addressed by its product candidates; the Company’s ability to increase its manufacturing capabilities for its products and product candidates; the Company’s projected markets and growth in markets; the Company’s product formulations and patient needs and potential funding sources; the Company’s staffing needs; and other risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands, except share and per share data)
___________________________________________ (a) Excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets CONTACTS: Jack A. Khattar, President and CEO or INVESTOR CONTACT: |