WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRX) today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Business and Recent Highlights:

• Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has not experienced any impact to its supply chain to date, and believes it has sufficient supply chain inventory to continue manufacturing and to provide product without interruption consistent with its current business plan;
• Advanced pilot work on proprietary formulation of fulvestrant product candidate, EA-114, for HR-positive advanced breast cancer, met internal objectives, and requested additional meeting with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to discuss regulatory path forward;
• Submitted Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application to FDA for a Phase 2 clinical trial in partnership with Hackensack University Medical Center to evaluate the efficacy of RYANODEX (dantrolene sodium) in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic;
• Favorable patent litigation decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for Eagle and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for BENDEKA upholding the asserted patent claims as valid and infringed by the defendants’ proposed ANDA products. Defendants will be enjoined from launching their ANDA products before 2031;
• Received United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmation of district court decision requiring FDA to recognize seven years of orphan drug exclusivity for BENDEKA. Accordingly, the Company does not believe other bendamustine products to treat the same indication, unless clinically superior to BENDEKA, will enter the market before 2022;
• July 8, 2020 Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) date for the Company’s resubmitted New Drug Application (“NDA”) for RYANODEX for the treatment of exertional heat stroke (“EHS”), in conjunction with body cooling;
• Letter requesting summary judgment of non-infringement related to vasopressin filed with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on April 17, after May trial date was postponed due to the COVID pandemic. Eagle is the first to file an ANDA referencing VASOSTRICT, 20 units/1mL;
• SymBio, the Company’s Japanese licensing partner, announced completion of patient enrollment in its clinical trial for TREAKISYM Rapid Infusion (“RI”), a liquid bendamustine injection with a ten-minute administration time, with expected regulatory approval in the second half of 2022. Eagle is entitled to a $5 million milestone payment upon approval of either TREAKISYM Ready-to-Dilute, filed on October 7, 2019, or RI, as well as royalties and milestones that could total $10 to $25 million per year if SymBio first launches TREAKISYM RTD and then its RI product;
• Received final approval from FDA for PEMFEXY™, a branded alternative to ALIMTA®, following settlement of patent litigation with Eli Lilly and Company. This allows for initial market entry (equivalent to approximately a three-week supply of current ALIMTA utilization) on February 1, 2022, and a subsequent uncapped entry on April 1, 2022;
• Announced collaboration and agreement on terms for an exclusive worldwide license with the University of Pennsylvania to develop dantrolene sodium for the potential treatment of people living with Alzheimer’s disease;
• Entered into strategic collaboration with Tyme Technologies Inc. (“Tyme”) to advance SM-88, a modified tyrosine derivative, for the treatment of cancer patients. Eagle made an initial investment of $20 million and will be responsible for 25% of the promotional sales efforts of SM-88 and will receive 15% royalty on net revenues of SM-88 in the United States. Tyme retains all commercial rights to SM-88 outside the U.S. and reserves the right to repurchase Eagle’s U.S. co-promotion right for $200 million; and
• Entered into a research agreement with NorthShore University HealthSystem to study RYANODEX for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, including concussion, for which there are currently no drug treatments.

Financial Highlights

• Total revenue for Q1 2020 was $46.0 million, compared to $49.8 million in Q1 2019, primarily reflecting lower product sales of BENDEKA, partially offset by higher product sales of RYANODEX and BELRAPZO®.
• Net loss for Q1 2020 was $2.9 million, or ($0.21) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income for Q1 2019 of $9.0 million, or $0.64 per basic and $0.62 per diluted share.
• Adjusted non-GAAP net income for Q1 2020 was $11.7 million, or $0.86 per basic and $0.84 per diluted share, compared to adjusted non-GAAP net income for Q1 2019 of $14.6 million, or $1.05 per basic and $1.01 per diluted share.
• Cash and cash equivalents were $202.0 million, net accounts receivable was $54.5 million, and debt was $148.0 million as of March 31, 2020.
• Approved a new share repurchase program, which replaced the Company’s existing share repurchase program, providing for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of $160.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

“The momentum from late last year has continued into the first quarter of 2020, including advancing fulvestrant, receiving extended patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity affirmation for BENDEKA, and proceeding with other initiatives for RYANODEX. We believe that we are well positioned to realize the full potential of our robust portfolio of oncology and CNS/metabolic critical care products and pipeline candidates, given our strong cash flow and several potential near-term catalysts,” stated Scott Tarriff, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Pharmaceuticals.

First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Total revenue for Q1 2020 was $46.0 million, as compared to $49.8 million for Q1 2019.

Q1 2020 BELRAPZO product sales were $4.6 million, compared to $3.2 million in Q1 2019.

Q1 2020 RYANODEX product sales were $11.4 million, compared to $4.0 million in Q1 2019.

Royalty revenue was $28.3 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $26.3 million in the first quarter of 2019. BENDEKA royalties were $28.0 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $26.0 million in the first quarter of 2019.

R&D expense was $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2020, compared to $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2019. The year-over-year increase is largely attributable to spending related to its fulvestrant product candidate as well as payroll expenses. Excluding stock-based compensation and other non-cash and non-recurring items, R&D expense during the first quarter of 2020 was $7.8 million.

SG&A expense in the first quarter of 2020 increased to $24.8 million compared to $18.1 million in the first quarter of 2019. External legal spend, external sales and marketing spend, and stock-based compensation expense, as well as a $2.5 million expense related to the collaboration with Tyme, account for most of the year-over-year increase. Excluding stock-based compensation and other non-cash and non-recurring items, first quarter 2020 SG&A expense was $15.5 million.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was $2.9 million, or ($0.21) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $9.0 million, or $0.64 per basic and $0.62 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019.

Adjusted non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2020 was $11.7 million, or $0.86 per basic and $0.84 per diluted share, compared to adjusted non-GAAP net income of $14.6 million or $1.05 per basic and $1.01 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2019. For a full reconciliation of adjusted non-GAAP net income to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the tables at the end of this press release.

2020 Expense Guidance

• R&D spend in 2020, on a non-GAAP basis, is expected to be $46-$50 million, as compared to $31 million in 2019.
• SG&A spend in 2020, on a non-GAAP basis, is expected to be $61-$64 million, as compared to $56 million in 2019.

The guidance provided in this section represents forward-looking information, and actual results may vary. Please see the risks and assumptions referred to in the Forward-Looking Statements section of this press release.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had $202.0 million in cash and cash equivalents plus $54.5 million in net accounts receivable, $34.5 million of which was due from Teva. The Company had $148 million in outstanding debt, including $110.0 million drawn on its revolving credit facility. Therefore, at March 31, 2020, the Company had net cash plus receivables of $108.5 million. Since March 31, the Company has re-paid the full $110.0 million drawn under its revolving credit facility.

On March 17, 2020, the Company announced that Eagle’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program, which replaced the Company’s existing share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to an aggregate of $160.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In the first quarter of 2020, the Company repurchased $1.0 million of Eagle’s common stock as part of the share repurchase program. From August 2016 through March 31, 2020, the Company repurchased $172.9 million of its common stock.

About Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Eagle is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with research and development, clinical, manufacturing and commercial expertise. Eagle is committed to developing innovative medicines that result in meaningful improvements in patients’ lives. Eagle’s commercialized products include RYANODEX®, BENDEKA®, BELRAPZO®, and its oncology and CNS/metabolic critical care pipeline includes product candidates with the potential to address underserved therapeutic areas across multiple disease states. Additional information is available on Eagle’s website at www.eagleus.com.