Emergent BioSolutions Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

Financial highlights for Q1 2015 include:

• Total revenues of $63.6 million, up 18% versus Q1 2014
• Net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.57 per diluted share; Adjusted net loss of $18.8 million, or $0.50 per diluted share
• EBITDA of $(19.6) million, or $(0.52) per diluted share; Adjusted EBITDA of $(18.4) million, or $(0.48) per diluted share

2015 outlook:

• FY 2015 total revenues of $510-$540 million, net income of $50-$60 million (GAAP) and $60-$70 million (adjusted)
• Q2 2015 total revenues of $105 to $120 million

"Overall, our business performance in 2015 has been strong with FDA approvals of both Anthrasil and IXINITY, and initiating a Phase I trial for MOR209/ES414, our immunotherapeutic treatment for prostate cancer," said Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Emergent BioSolutions. "We anticipate full year revenues of $510 to $540 million, net income of $50 to $60 million and adjusted net income of $60 to $70 million, as we continue to expand the product portfolios of both of our businesses and drive robust growth in revenue and net income."

(I) 2015 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE -- Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

Revenues

Product Sales

For Q1 2015, product sales were $18.3 million, a decrease of 49% as compared to 2014. The decrease primarily reflects our decision to not make shipments of BioThrax to the CDC in the first quarter of 2015 due to the discovery of foreign particles in a limited number of vials in two manufactured lots of BioThrax in January 2015.

Contract Manufacturing

For Q1 2015, revenues from our contract manufacturing operations were $12.2 million, an increase of $9.5 million as compared to 2014. The increase primarily reflects the impact of a full quarter of contract manufacturing activities, which were acquired in Q1 2014, as well as revenue for manufacturing services related to an MVA Ebola vaccine candidate.

Contracts, Grants and Collaborations

For Q1 2015, revenues from our contracts, grants and collaborations were $33.1 million, an increase of 115% as compared to 2014. The increase primarily reflects additional development funding for product development programs that were acquired in Q1 2014 and the realization of a milestone payment related to the development of a partnered product within the Biosciences division.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Product Sales and Contract Manufacturing

For Q1 2015, cost of product sales and contract manufacturing was $18.7 million, a decrease of 1% as compared to 2014.

Research and Development (R&D)

For Q1 2015, gross R&D expenses were $38.7 million, an increase of 28% as compared to 2014. The increase primarily reflects additional R&D expenditures associated with product development programs that were acquired in Q1 2014. Gross R&D expenses include contract service costs and development expenses related to product candidates, technology platforms and manufacturing capabilities in both the Biodefense and Biosciences divisions.

Net R&D expenses, which are more representative of the company's actual out-of-pocket investment in product development, are calculated as gross research and development expenses less contracts, grants and collaboration revenues. For Q1 2015, net R&D expenses were $5.6 million, a decrease of 62% as compared to 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative

For Q1 2015, selling, general and administrative expenses were $34.5 million, an increase of 15% as compared to 2014. The increase primarily reflects additional post-acquisition selling, general and administrative costs that are largely associated with additional operations acquired in Q1 2014.

Net Loss (GAAP and Adjusted)

For Q1 2015, GAAP net loss was $21.5 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $20.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in 2014. Q1 2015 adjusted net loss was $18.8 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, as compared to an adjusted net loss of $14.6 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in 2014.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

For Q1 2015, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, was $(19.6) million, or $(0.52) per diluted share, as compared to $(18.1) million, or $(0.49) per diluted share, in 2014. Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2015 was $(18.4) million, or $(0.48) per diluted share, as compared to $(13.5) million, or $(0.37) per diluted share, in 2014.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2015 were $216.5 million as compared to $280.5 million at December 31, 2014.

(II) 2015 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

Full Year 2015

Factoring in the financial performance through the three months ended March 31, 2015, and expected performance through the remainder of the year, the company is reaffirming its full year 2015 financial outlook as follows:

The company's outlook for 2015 does not include any estimates for potential new corporate development or other M&A transactions.

The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income for the forecasted twelve month period of 2015.

Q2 2015

For the second quarter of 2015, the company anticipates total revenues of $105 to $120 million.

(III) RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME, GAAP NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED NET LOSS, EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

This press release contains four financial measures (Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Loss, EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and adjusted EBITDA) that are considered "non-GAAP" financial measures under applicable Securities & Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company's definition of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. Adjusted Net Income adjusts for specified items that can be highly variable or difficult to predict, or reflect the non-cash impact of charges resulting from purchase accounting. EBITDA reflects net income excluding the impact of depreciation, amortization, interest expense and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes specified items that can be highly variable and the non-cash impact of certain purchase accounting adjustments. The company views these non-GAAP financial measures as a means to facilitate management's financial and operational decision-making, including evaluation of the company's historical operating results and comparison to competitors' operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the company's operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measure, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the company's business.

The determination of the amounts that are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures are a matter of management judgment and depend upon, among other factors, the nature of the underlying expense or income amounts. Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the company's reported results of operations, management strongly encourages investors to review the company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION

Company management will host a conference call at 5:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Thursday, May 7, 2015 to discuss these financial results. This conference call can be accessed live by telephone or through Emergent's website:

ABOUT EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.

Emergent BioSolutions is a specialty biopharmaceutical company seeking to protect and enhance life by offering specialized products to healthcare providers and governments to address medical needs and emerging health threats. Additional information about the company may be found at www.emergentbiosolutions.com. Follow us on twitter: @emergentbiosolu

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements, other than statements of historical fact, including our financial guidance, and any other statements containing the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "forecasts", "estimates" and similar expressions in conjunction with, among other things, discussions of financial performance or financial condition, growth strategy, product sales, manufacturing capabilities, product development, regulatory approvals or expenditures are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current intentions, beliefs and expectations regarding future events. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Investors should realize that if underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from our expectations. Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, events or circumstances.

There are a number of important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including appropriations for BioThrax procurement; our ability to perform under our contracts with the U.S. government related to BioThrax, including the timing of deliveries; our ability to obtain new BioThrax sales contracts or modifications to existing contracts; the availability of funding for our U.S. government grants and contracts; our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy and achieve our financial and operational goals; our ability to successfully integrate and develop the products or product candidates, programs, operations and personnel of any entities or businesses that we acquire; our ability to perform under our contract with the U.S. government to develop and obtain regulatory approval for large-scale manufacturing of BioThrax in Building 55, our large-scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan; our ability to identify and acquire companies or in-license products or late-stage product candidates that satisfy our selection criteria; our ability to realize synergies and benefits from acquisitions or in-licenses within expected time periods or at all; our ability to selectively enter into collaboration arrangements; our ability to achieve milestones in our out-license and collaboration contracts; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products and product candidates; our ability and plans to expand our manufacturing facilities and capabilities; our ability and the ability of our contractors and suppliers to maintain compliance with cGMP and other regulatory obligations; the results of regulatory inspections; our ability to meet operating and financial restrictions placed on us and our subsidiaries under our senior secured credit facility; the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of our products; the success of our ongoing and planned development programs, non-clinical activities and clinical trials of our product candidates; the timing of and our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our product candidates; the success of our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy; and the accuracy of our estimates regarding future revenues, expenses, capital requirements and needs for additional financing.

The foregoing sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations in any forward-looking statement. Investors should consider this cautionary statement, as well as the risk factors identified in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, when evaluating our forward-looking statements.

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