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REHOVOT, Israel – November 13, 2019 — Kamada Ltd. (Nasdaq: KMDA; TASE: KMDA.TA), a plasma-derived protein therapeutics company, today announced financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
“We are pleased with our continued strong performance in the third quarter and year-to-date 2019,” said Amir London, Kamada’s Chief Executive Officer. “For the third quarter of 2019, total revenues were $33.1 million, a 121% increase compared to the third quarter of 2018, which, as a reminder, was negatively impacted by our manufacturing facility labor strike. For the first nine months of 2019, total revenues were $95.1 million, representing a 44% increase over the first nine months of 2018. Based on our continued strong performance in the third quarter, and our positive outlook for the fourth quarter of the year, we expect to achieve our full-year 2019 total revenue guidance of $125 million to $130 million.”
“Our overall gross profit was $12.9 million and $37.6 million during the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively,” continued Mr. London. “Gross margins in our Proprietary Products segment for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 were 47%, and our adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 was $7.2 million and $21.7 million, respectively. Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $66.8 million as of September 30, 2019, an increase of $16.2 million compared to the end of 2018.”
“As recently announced, we extended our strategic supply agreement with Takeda for GLASSIA® and we will continue to produce the product for the U.S. market through 2021. Takeda intends to complete the technology transfer of the product and pending FDA approval, will commence its own production of GLASSIA for the U.S. market,” continued Mr. London. “Based on the extended agreement, we project that total revenues from sales of GLASSIA to Takeda in 2019-2021 will be in the range of $155 million to $180 million. While the transition of GLASSIA manufacturing to Takeda during 2021 will result in a significant reduction of Kamada’s revenues, based on current GLASSIA sales in the U.S. and forecasted future growth, we expect to receive a flow of future royalty payments from Takeda in the range of $10 million to $20 million per year from 2022 to 2040.”
“We can also report important progress in our clinical development pipeline. During the third quarter, we submitted our amended Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for our proprietary inhaled AAT for the treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD). We expect an update from the agency on the status of this filing in the near future. We expect to begin dosing the first patient in the Phase 3 trial in Europe before the end of 2019, and pending IND approval, we will also begin recruiting patients for this study in the U.S.,” concluded Mr. London.
Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Financial Highlights for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance Sheet Highlights
As of September 30, 2019, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $66.8 million, as compared to $50.6 million at December 31, 2018.
Recent Corporate Highlights
Conference Call
Kamada management will host an investment community conference call on Wednesday, November 13th at 8:30am Eastern Time to discuss these results and answer questions. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 877-407-0792 (from within the U.S.), 1 809 406 247 (from Israel), or 201-689-8263 (International) and entering the conference identification number: 13695272.
The call will also be webcast live on the Internet on the Company’s website at www.kamada.com.
About Kamada
Kamada Ltd. is focused on plasma-derived protein therapeutics for orphan indications, and has a commercial product portfolio and a late-stage product pipeline. The Company uses its proprietary platform technology and know-how for the extraction and purification of proteins from human plasma to produce Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) in a highly-purified, liquid form, as well as other plasma-derived Immune globulins. AAT is a protein derived from human plasma with known and newly-discovered therapeutic roles given its immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, tissue-protective and antimicrobial properties. The Company’s flagship product is GLASSIA®, the first liquid, ready-to-use, intravenous plasma-derived AAT product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kamada markets GLASSIA® in the U.S. through a strategic partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited and in other counties through local distributors. Kamada’s second leading product is KamRAB, a rabies immune globulin (Human) for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis against rabies infection. KamRAB is FDA approved and is being marketed in the U.S. under the brand name KEDRAB and through a strategic partnership with Kedrion S.p.A. In addition to GLASSIA and KEDRAB, Kamada has a product line of four other plasma-derived pharmaceutical products administered by injection or infusion, that are marketed through distributors in more than 15 countries, including Israel, Russia, Brazil, India and other countries in Latin America and Asia. Kamada has late-stage products in development, including an inhaled formulation of AAT for the treatment of AAT deficiency, and in addition, its intravenous AAT is in development for other indications, such as GvHD, prevention of lung transplant rejection and type-1 diabetes. Kamada also leverages its expertise and presence in the plasma-derived protein therapeutics market by distributing more than 20 complementary products in Israel that are manufactured by third parties.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding re-affirmation of the 2019 revenue guidance, our positive outlook for the fourth quarter of the year, our projected total revenues from sales of GLASSIA to Takeda during the years 2019-2021 will be in the range of $155 million to $180 million, our expectation to receive a flow of future royalty payments from Takeda in the range of $10 million to $20 million per year from 2022 to 2040, our expectation to receive an update from the FDA on the status of our recently filed IND amendment application with respect to our Phase 3 clinical trial for Inhaled AAT, the timing of the start of dosing of first patients in the Phase 3 clinical trial for Inhaled AAT in Europe before the end of this year and in the U.S. following IND amendment approval and expectation of higher R&D expenses due to initiation of the Phase 3 clinical trial for Inhaled AAT. Forward-looking statements are based on Kamada’s current knowledge and its present beliefs and expectations regarding possible future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including, but not limited to, unexpected results of ongoing clinical studies, delays with the studies, additional competition in the markets that Kamada competes, including AAT, regulatory delays, prevailing market conditions, corporate events associated with our partners, including Takeda, and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the U.S., Israel or otherwise. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this announcement and Kamada undertakes no obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by law.
CONTACTS:
Chaime Orlev
Chief Financial Officer
IR@kamada.com
Bob Yedid
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
646-597-6989