Collegium Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Financial Results

• Xtampza^® ER Prescriptions Grew 233% in 2018
• Net Revenue Increased to $73.4 Million for Fourth Quarter 2018 and $280.4 Million for the Full Year
• Cash and Cash Equivalents were $146.6 million as of December 31, 2018, exceeding year-end cash guidance of $145.0 million
• Conference call scheduled for today at 4:30 p.m. ET

STOUGHTON, Mass., Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLL), a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to being the leader in responsible pain management, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 and provided a corporate update. 

“2018 was a transformative year for Collegium Pharmaceutical, driven by Xtampza ER year over year prescription growth of 233% and the addition of the Nucynta Franchise to our pain portfolio,” said Joe Ciaffoni, President and Chief Executive Officer of Collegium. “The progress made in 2018 puts Collegium in a strong position to deliver a breakthrough year in 2019.  We look forward to taking the next step in becoming the leader in responsible pain management.”

Key Business Highlights

• Total prescriptions for Xtampza ER grew to 94,153 in the fourth quarter of 2018, representing a 147% increase over the fourth quarter of 2017. For the full year, total prescriptions for Xtampza ER grew 233%, reaching 326,828, compared to 98,283 total prescriptions in 2017.
• There were 11,552 new prescribers of Xtampza ER in 2018, including 2,426 prescribers added in the fourth quarter, resulting in more than 18,000 physicians prescribing Xtampza ER since launch.
• The Company secured 13 new exclusive ER oxycodone formulary wins for Xtampza ER which took effect January 1, 2019. In addition to the exclusive payer wins, Xtampza ER continues to have broad-based coverage, including 91% coverage in Commercial plans and 49% coverage in Part D plans.
• Total prescriptions for the Nucynta franchise were 157,055 in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the full year, total prescriptions for the Nucynta franchise were 651,337.

Financial Results for Quarter Ended December 31, 2018

• For the quarter ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Quarter”), total net product revenues were $73.4 million, which included Xtampza ER net revenues of $18.4 million and Nucynta franchise net revenues of $55.0 million. This compared to total net product revenues of $10.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 (the “2017 Quarter”), comprising Xtampza ER net product revenues only.
• Net income for the 2018 Quarter was $9.1 million, or $0.27 per share (basic and diluted), compared to net loss of $17.4 million, or $0.54 per share (basic and diluted), for the 2017 Quarter. Net income (loss) included stock-based compensation expense of $3.6 million and $2.1 million for the 2018 Quarter and 2017 Quarter, respectively. For additional details related to the amendment of the Commercialization Agreement with Assertio, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Selling, general and administrative expenses were $30.5 million for the 2018 Quarter, compared to $25.1 million for the 2017 Quarter. The increase was primarily related to higher personnel costs of $3.6 million and higher commercialization costs of $2.3 million.
• Non-GAAP adjusted loss for the 2018 Quarter was $3.4 million. This compared to a non-GAAP adjusted loss of $15.3 million for the 2017 Quarter.

Full-Year 2018 Financial Highlights 

• For the year ended December 31, 2018, total net product revenues were $280.4 million, which included Xtampza ER net revenues of $69.4 million and Nucynta franchise net revenues of $211.0 million. This compared to total net product revenues of $28.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, comprising Xtampza ER net product revenues only.
• Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $39.1 million, or $1.19 per share (basic and diluted), compared to a net loss of $74.9 million, or $2.47 per share (basic and diluted) for the year ended December 31, 2017.
• Non-GAAP adjusted loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $28.2 million. This compared to a non-GAAP adjusted loss of $66.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.
• Collegium had cash and cash equivalents of $146.6 million at December 31, 2018, compared to $118.7 million at December 31, 2017, exceeding our year-end cash guidance of $145.0 million.
• As of December 31, 2018, there were 33,265,629 common shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information: 

Collegium will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, please dial (888) 698-6931 (U.S.) or (805) 905-2993 (International) and refer to Conference ID: 926-7259.  An audio webcast will be accessible from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website: www.collegiumpharma.com.  The webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the event.

About Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Collegium is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to being the leader in responsible pain management. Collegium’s headquarters are located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.collegiumpharma.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial results presented on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, basis, we have included information about non-GAAP adjusted loss. We believe that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure, when viewed with our results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliation, provides supplementary information that may be useful to analysts, investors, lenders, and other third parties in assessing the Company’s performance and results from period to period. We internally use non-GAAP adjusted loss to understand, manage and evaluate the Company as we believe it represents the performance of our core business. This non-GAAP financial measure should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, net income or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP adjusted loss is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and represents GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense for the Nucynta intangible asset, non-cash interest expense recognized on the Nucynta minimum royalty payments, and minimum royalty payments due and payable to Assertio in connection with the Commercialization Agreement. Any non-GAAP financial measures used by us may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, a non-GAAP measure used by other companies. Please see the section of this press release titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted loss to its most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact:
Alex Dasalla
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Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

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