Generated record total revenues of
Completed enrollment in Phase 3 clinical program evaluating DFD-29 for the treatment of papulopustular rosacea; topline data are expected in the first half of 2023
Company to hold conference call on
Financial Results:
- Total revenues were
$73.7 million for the full year 2022, a record high for the Company, compared to total revenues of$63.1 million for the full year 2021, representing 17% growth. This includes total revenues of$16.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net revenues of$17.5 million generated in the fourth quarter of 2021, representing a 9% decline from period-to-period primarily due to generic competition for Targadox. - Selling, general and administrative expenses were
$59.5 million for the full year 2022, compared to$39.8 million for 2021. The increase is primarily attributable to the expansion of our salesforce, marketing expenses related to the expanded product portfolio of four products, additional headcount costs, legal expenses associated with successful patent litigation and other professional fees associated with being a public company that we did not incur as a privately held company prior to our IPO inNovember 2021 . - Selling, general and administrative expenses were
$14.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to$15.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease is primarily attributable to our expense optimization efforts as the Company continues to improve its operational efficiencies post IPO, while ensuring continued focus on the development and commercialization of DFD-29. - Research and development costs were
$10.9 million for the full year 2022, compared to$16.6 million for the full year 2021. The full year 2021 included$13.8 million for the license acquisition of DFD-29. - Research and development costs were
$4.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to$2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 due to clinical trial expenses related to the development of our DFD-29 product candidate, for which our Phase 3 clinical trials are 100% enrolled. - Net loss was
$29.6 million , or$1.69 per share basic and diluted, for the full year 2022, compared to net loss of$44.0 million or$4.32 per share basic and diluted for the full year 2021, reflecting a decrease of$14.4 million from period-to-period. Net loss was$10.6 million , or$0.60 per share basic and diluted, for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of$21.8 million or$1.64 per share basic and diluted for the fourth quarter of 2021, reflecting a decrease of$11.2 million from period-to-period. - The Company’s non-GAAP results in the table below reflect Adjusted EBITDA of
$(7.3 million) , or$(0.42) per share basic and diluted, for the full year 2022, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of$(10.9 million) , or$(1.07) per share basic and diluted for the full year 2021. The Company’s non-GAAP results in the table below reflect Adjusted EBITDA of$(3.0 million) , or$(0.17) per share basic and diluted, for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of$(1.7 million) , or$(0.13) per share basic and diluted for the fourth quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA per share basic and Adjusted EBITDA per share diluted are non-GAAP financial measures, each of which are reconciled to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP below under “Use of Non-GAAP Measures.” - At
December 31, 2022 , Journey Medical’s cash and cash equivalents totaled$32.0 million , compared to$34.9 million onSeptember 30, 2022 , and$49.1 million atDecember 31, 2021 , a decrease of$2.9 million for the quarter and a decrease of$17.1 million year-over-year.
Recent Corporate Highlights:
- In
March 2023 ,Journey Medical announced completion of treatment in the Phase 1 clinical trial assessing the impact of DFD-29 (Minocycline Modified Release Capsules 40 mg) on the microbial flora of healthy adults. No significant safety issues were noted during the study. - In
January 2023 ,Journey Medical completed enrollment in its DFD-29 Phase 3 clinical program for the treatment of papulopustular rosacea. Topline data from the two DFD-29 Phase 3 clinical studies are expected to be announced in the first half of 2023.Journey Medical plans to submit the NDA for DFD-29 in the second half of 2023 and potential approval from theU.S Food and Drug Administration ("FDA”) is anticipated in the second half of 2024. In the Phase 2 clinical trials, DFD-29 (40mg) demonstrated nearly double the efficacy when compared against Oraycea® (European equivalent of Oracea®) on both co-primary endpoints. For the first co-primary endpoint, Investigator’s Global Assessment (“IGA”) treatment success, Oraycea only had a 33.33% IGA treatment success rate, while DFD-29 achieved a 66.04% IGA treatment success rate. For the second co-primary endpoint, the change in total inflammatory lesion count, Oraycea only had a 10.5 reduction in inflammatory lesions, while DFD-29 achieved a 19.2 reduction in inflammatory lesions. - In
December 2022 ,Journey Medical announced positive PK comparability data of DFD-29. The study successfully demonstrated that the systemic exposure of DFD-29 (40 mg) was significantly lower than that of SOLODYN® (105 mg). Additionally, the study showed that food did not have a significant effect on the pharmacokinetics of DFD-29. - In
May 2022 ,Journey Medical entered into three separate settlement agreements (the “Settlement Agreements”) with Padagis for the patent infringement lawsuits that the Company filed to enforce the patents covering Qbrexza, Amzeeq and Zilxi. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreements, Padagis is prohibited from launching generic versions of Qbrexza, Amzeeq and Zilxi untilAugust 15, 2030 ,July 1, 2031 , andApril 1, 2027 , respectively. Subsequently, inDecember 2022 ,Journey Medical entered into a settlement with Teva pharmaceuticals for a patent infringement lawsuit filed by the Company related to the patents covering Qbrexza. - In
January 2022 ,Journey Medical received notice from its exclusive licensing partner inJapan ,Maruho Co., Ltd. (“Maruho”), that Japan’sMinistry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved Rapifort® Wipes 2.5% (glycopyrronium tosylate hydrate, Japanese equivalent of Qbrexza) for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis. This approval triggered a milestone payment of$10.0 million toJourney Medical ,$7.5 million of which was paid toDermira, Inc. (“Dermira”) pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement betweenJourney Medical andDermira , with net proceeds of$2.5 million paid toJourney Medical .Journey Medical is entitled to receive royalties and commercial milestones from Maruho’s sales of Rapifort, which was commercially launched inMay 2022 . - Also in
January 2022 ,Journey Medical acquired two FDA-approved topical minocycline products, Amzeeq and Zilxi, and a Molecule Stabilizing Technology™ platform from Vyne Therapeutics Inc. for an upfront payment of$20.0 million and an additional$5.0 million , which were was paid onJanuary 12, 2022 and on the one (1)-year anniversary of the closing, respectively. - Regarding the cybersecurity breach that resulted in losses of
$9.5 million inSeptember 2021 , the federal government has been able to seize cryptocurrency assets associated with the breach. Once the cryptocurrency has been converted back intoU.S. dollars,Journey Medical will receive a notification letter to initiate the return of the cash to the Company. The final amount and timing of return of funds is still uncertain and yet to be determined.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
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A live audio webcast can be accessed on the News and Events page of the Investors section of Journey Medical’s website, www.journeymedicalcorp.com, and will remain available for replay for approximately 30 days after the meeting.
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 32,003 | $ | 49,081 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of reserves | 28,208 | 23,112 | ||||||
Inventory | 14,159 | 9,862 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,309 | 2,438 | ||||||
Total current assets | 77,679 | 84,493 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 27,197 | 12,552 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 189 | 89 | ||||||
Other assets | 95 | 150 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 105,160 | $ | 97,284 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 36,570 | $ | 22,812 | ||||
Due to related party | 413 | 641 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 19,388 | 22,733 | ||||||
Accrued interest | 160 | - | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 35 | 8 | ||||||
Line of credit | 2,948 | 812 | ||||||
Deferred cash payment (net of discount of | 4,991 | - | ||||||
Installment payments – licenses, short-term | 2,244 | 4,510 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, short-term | 83 | 98 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 66,832 | 51,614 | ||||||
Term loan (net of debt discount of | 19,826 | - | ||||||
Installment payments – licenses, long-term | 1,412 | 3,627 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, long-term | 108 | - | ||||||
Total liabilities | 88,178 | 55,241 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
Common stock, | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Common stock - Class A, | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 85,482 | 80,915 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (68,502 | ) | (38,874 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 16,982 | 42,043 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 105,160 | $ | 97,284 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
Three-month periods ended | Twelve-month periods ended | |||||||||||||||
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Product revenue, net | $ | 15,921 | | $ | 17,517 | $ | 70,995 | | $ | 63,134 | ||||||
Other revenue | 45 | - | 2,674 | - | ||||||||||||
Total Revenue | 15,966 | 17,517 | 73,669 | 63,134 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Cost of goods sold – product revenue | | 7,718 | | | 9,525 | | 30,775 | | | 32,084 | ||||||
Research and development | | 4,256 | | | 1,992 | | 10,943 | | | 2,739 | ||||||
Research and development - licenses acquired | - | - | - | 13,819 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | | 13,987 | | | 15,057 | | 59,468 | | | 39,833 | ||||||
Wire transfer fraud loss | - | - | - | 9,540 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | | 25,961 | | | 26,574 | | 101,186 | | | 98,015 | ||||||
Loss from operations | | (9,995 | ) | | | (9,057 | ) | | (27,517 | ) | | | (34,881 | ) | ||
Other expense | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | (50 | ) | | | - | (60 | ) | | | (2 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | | 617 | | | 4,096 | | 2,019 | | | 7,034 | ||||||
Foreign exchange transaction losses | 67 | - | 89 | - | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | - | | | 263 | | - | | | 447 | ||||||
Total other expense | | 634 | | | 4,359 | | 2,048 | | | 7,479 | ||||||
Loss before income taxes | | (10,629 | ) | | | (13,416 | ) | | (29,565 | ) | | | (42,360 | ) | ||
Income tax expense | 13 | 8,335 | 63 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (10,642 | ) | | $ | (21,751 | ) | $ | (29,628 | ) | | $ | (43,994 | ) | ||
Net loss per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.60 | ) | | $ | (1.64 | ) | $ | (1.69 | ) | | $ | (4.32 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of common shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | 17,729,238 | 13,244,773 | 17,531,274 | 10,189,844 | ||||||||||||
Use of Non-GAAP Measures:
In addition to the GAAP financial measures as presented in our Form 10-K that will be filed with the
- Share-Based Compensation Expense: We exclude share-based compensation from our adjusted financial results because share-based compensation expense, which is non-cash, fluctuates from period to period based on factors that are not within our control, such as our stock price on the dates share-based grants are issued.
Non-core and Short-term Research and Development Expense: We exclude research and development costs incurred in connection with our DFD-29 product candidate, which is the only product in our portfolio not currently approved for marketing and sale, because we do not consider such costs to be normal, recurring operating expenses that are core to our long-term strategy. Instead, our long-term strategy is focused on the marketing and sale of our core of licensed and FDA-approved dermatological products.- Amortization of Acquired Intangible assets: We exclude the impact of certain amounts recorded in connection with the acquisitions of intangible assets that are either non-cash or not normal, recurring operating expenses due to their nature, variability of amounts, and lack of predictability as to occurrence and/or timing. These amounts may include non-cash items such as the amortization of acquired intangible assets and amortization of step-ups of acquisition accounting adjustments to inventories.
Adjusted EBITDA per share basic and Adjusted EBITDA per share diluted are determined by dividing the resulting Adjusted EBITDA by the number of shares outstanding on an actual and fully diluted basis.
Management believes use of these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance because (i) it allows for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, (ii) it excludes the impact of non-cash or, when specified, non-recurring items that are not directly attributable to the Company’s core operating performance and that may obscure trends in the Company’s core operating performance and (iii) it is used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help analyze the Company's results. However, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA per share basic, Adjusted EBITDA per share diluted and any other non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company and the manner in which they are calculated may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures or the calculations of the same non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, including the Company’s competitors.
The table below provides a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures:
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted Operating Net Loss)
(Dollars in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
Three-month periods ended | Twelve-month periods Ended | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||
GAAP Net Loss | $ | (10,642 | ) | $ | (21,751 | ) | $ | (29,628 | ) | $ | (43,994 | ) | |||||
EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest | 567 | 4,096 | 1,959 | 7,032 | |||||||||||||
Taxes | 13 | 8,335 | 63 | 1,634 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1,227 | 491 | 4,277 | 2,474 | |||||||||||||
EBITDA | (8,835 | ) | (8,829 | ) | (23,329 | ) | (32,854 | ) | |||||||||
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 1,440 | 2,425 | 4,425 | 2,466 | |||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | - | 263 | - | 447 | |||||||||||||
Inventory step-up expense | 110 | 2,299 | 635 | 6,538 | |||||||||||||
Wire transfer fraud loss | - | - | - | 9,540 | |||||||||||||
R&D | 4,217 | 1,992 | 10,870 | 2,739 | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange transaction losses | 67 | - | 89 | - | |||||||||||||
Severance | - | 175 | 27 | 175 | |||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (3,001 | ) | $ | (1,675 | ) | $ | (7,283 | ) | $ | (10,949 | ) | |||||
Net loss per common share Basic and diluted: | |||||||||||||||||
GAAP Net loss | $ | (0.60 | ) | $ | (1.64 | ) | $ | (1.69 | ) | $ | (4.32 | ) | |||||
Non-GAAP Net loss | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (1.07 | ) | |||||
Weighted average number of common shares Basic and diluted: | 17,729,238 | 13,244,773 | 17,531,274 | 10,189,844 | |||||||||||||
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