Rehovot, Israel, and Hoboken, NJ – August 17, 2022 — Kamada Ltd. (NASDAQ: KMDA; TASE: KMDA.TA), a vertically integrated global biopharmaceutical company, focused on specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
“We continue to be highly encouraged by the performance of our business in 2022, and believe it is a testament to our ability to rapidly transition from our past dependency on GLASSIA® sales to Takeda to a diversified fully integrated commercial company and a global leader in the plasma-derived specialty market,” said Amir London, Kamada’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our recently acquired portfolio of four FDA-approved IgGs, consisting of CYTOGAM®, HEPAGAM B®, VARIZIG® and WINRHO®SDF, continues to gain traction in the U.S. and international markets, and delivered strong sales and gross margins of more than 50% in the first half of the year. We are focused on growing the new portfolio’s revenues through on-going promotional activities in the U.S. and expect these marketing efforts to bear fruit commencing in the second half of 2022. We also anticipate meaningful growth outside the U.S. from these products in the second half of the year, which is expected to include approximately half of the total revenues anticipated from the recently announced $11.4 million international VARIZIG supply agreement.”
“Based on our expectation of significant revenue growth and enhanced profitability in the second half of the year, we are reiterating our full-year 2022 financial guidance, which represents a 20% to 30% increase over 2021 revenue and more than 2.5x over 2021 adjusted EBITDA. Our outlook for a stronger second half of the year is driven by multiple key factors, including anticipated continued growth of the new IgG portfolio, including sales boosted by the new VARIZIG supply agreement, and the expected growth of KEDRAB® sales to Kedrion supporting the product continued increased in-market sales during 2022. In addition, total revenues in the second half of the year will include two full quarters of GLASSIA royalty income, as compared to only four months in the first half of the year. Second half profitability will continue to be driven by the new IgG products and KEDRAB sales, all of which generate more than 50% gross margins, and the GLASSIA royalty, which represents pure profit. Moreover, the now concluded labor strike will have a substantially reduced impact on the second half of the year profitability as compared to the first half,” continued Mr. London.
“Lastly, we continue to forecast growth at a double-digit rate in the foreseeable years beyond 2022, driven by our proprietary product catalysts, our plasma collection operations, GLASSIA’s royalties and the planned launch of 11 biosimilar products in Israel. In addition, we continue to advance our inhaled AAT pivotal phase 3 trial with the opening of additional clinical sites and recruitment of patients to the study,” concluded Mr. London.
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Financial Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Balance Sheet Highlights
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $29.9 million, as compared to $18.6 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase was due to positive operational cash flows. Kamada’s working capital as of June 30, 2022, comprising of current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments) net of current liabilities, totaled $39.0 million.
Fiscal Year 2022 Guidance
Kamada continues to expect to generate fiscal year 2022 total revenues in the range of $125 million to $135 million, which would represent a 20% to 30% growth compared to fiscal year 2021. The Company also anticipates generating adjusted EBITDA during 2022 at a rate of 12% to 15% of total revenues, representing more than 2.5x of the adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Recent Corporate Highlights
Conference Call
Kamada management will host an investment community conference call on Wednesday, August 17, 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 1-877-407-0792 (from within the U.S.), 1 809-406-247 (from Israel), or 1 201-689-8263 (International) and entering the conference identification number: 13732049. The call will also be webcast live on the Internet at:
https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1562507&tp_key=0cee4cf215.
Non-IFRS financial measures
We present EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because we use this non-IFRS financial measure to assess our operational performance, for financial and operational decision-making, and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis. Management believes this non-IFRS financial measure are useful to investors because: (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and provide investors with a meaningful perspective on the current underlying performance of the Company’s core ongoing operations; and (2) they exclude the impact of certain items that are not directly attributable to our core operating performance and that may obscure trends in the core operating performance of the business. Non-IFRS financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, our IFRS results. We expect to continue reporting non-IFRS financial measures, adjusting for the items described below, and we expect to continue to incur expenses similar to certain of the non-cash, non-IFRS adjustments described below. Accordingly, unless otherwise stated, the exclusion of these and other similar items in the presentation of non-IFRS financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these items are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under IFRS and do not purport to be an alternative to IFRS terms as an indicator of operating performance or any other IFRS measure. Moreover, because not all companies use identical measures and calculations, the presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are defined as net income (loss), plus income tax expense, plus or minus financial income or expenses, net, plus or minus income or expense in respect of securities measured at fair value, net, plus or minus income or expenses in respect of currency exchange differences and derivatives instruments, net, plus depreciation and amortization expense, plus non-cash share-based compensation expenses and certain other costs.
About Kamada
Kamada Ltd. (the “Company”) is a vertically integrated global biopharmaceutical company, focused on specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, with a diverse portfolio of marketed products, a robust development pipeline and industry-leading manufacturing capabilities. The Company’s strategy is focused on driving profitable growth from our current commercial activities as well as our manufacturing and development expertise in the plasma-derived biopharmaceutical market. The Company’s commercial products portfolio includes its developed and FDA approved products GLASSIA® and KEDRAB® as well as its recently acquired FDA approved plasma-derived hyperimmune products CYTOGAM®, HEPAGAM B®, VARIZIG® and WINRHO®SDF. The Company has additional four plasma-derived products which are registered in markets outside the U.S. The Company distributes its commercial products portfolio directly, and through strategic partners or third-party distributors in more than 30 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Israel, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, India and other countries in Latin America and Asia. The Company has a diverse portfolio of development pipeline products including an inhaled AAT for the treatment of AAT deficiency for which the Company is currently conducting the InnovAATe clinical trial, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pivotal Phase 3 trial. The Company leverages its expertise and presence in the Israeli pharmaceutical market to distribute in Israel more than 20 products that are manufactured by third parties and have recently added eleven biosimilar products to its Israeli distribution portfolio, which, subject to EMA and the Israeli MOH approvals, are expected to be launched in Israel through 2028. FIMI Opportunity Fund, the leading private equity investor in Israel, is the Company’s lead shareholder, beneficially owning approximately 21% of the outstanding ordinary shares.
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: 1) expectation for significant revenues and profitability growth in the second half of the 2022 driven by multiple catalysis; 2) expectation to meet full-year 2022 revenue guidance , which would represent a 20% to 30% growth compared to fiscal year 2021, and expected adjusted EBITDA margins to expect to generate fiscal year 2022 total revenues in the range of $125 million to $135 million, which would represent more than 2.5x of the adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021; 3) statements regarding the performance of the Company’s business in 2022 being indicative of the company’s transition from dependency on GLASSIA sales to Takeda, into a diversified fully integrated commercial company and a global leader in the plasma-derived specialty market; 4) statements regarding recently acquired portfolio continuing to gain traction in the U.S. and international markets; 5) expectation that ongoing promotional activities in the U.S. market will bear fruit commencing in the second half of the year; 6) expectations that approximately half of the sales under the recently signed $11.4 million agreement to supply VARIZIG will be generated in the second half of 2022; 7) expectations for significant revenue growth in the second half of 2022 due to multiple key factors including expectation for continued growth of the new IgG portfolio including sales driven by the new VARIZIG supply agreement, anticipated growth of our KEDRAB® sales to Kedrion, GLASSIA royalty income will include two full quarters in second half 2022; 8) expectation for enhanced profitability in the second half of the year driven by the new IgG products and KEDRAB sales, and the GLASSIA royalty; 9) expectation that the now concluded labor strike will have a substantially lower impact on the second half of the year profitability as compared to the first half; 10) continued projected growth at a double-digit rate in the foreseeable years beyond 2022 driven by our proprietary products catalysts, our plasma collection operations, Glassia’s royalties and the planned launch of 11 biosimilar products in Israel; 11) continue the advancement of our inhaled AAT pivotal phase 3 trial with the opening of additional clinical sites and recruitment of patients to the study. 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, the continued evolvement of the COVID-19 pandemic, its scope, effect and duration, availability of sufficient raw materials required to maintain manufacturing plans, disruption to the supply chain due to COVID-19 pandemic, continuation of inbound and outbound international delivery routes, continued demand for Kamada’s products, financial conditions of the Company’s customer, suppliers and services providers, Kamada’s ability to integrate the new product portfolio into its current product portfolio, Kamada’s ability to grow the revenues of its new product portfolio, and leverage and expand its international distribution network, ability to reap the benefits of the recent acquisition of the plasma collection center, including the ability to open additional U.S. plasma centers, and acquisition of the FDA-approved plasma-derived hyperimmune commercial products, the ability to continue enrollment of the pivotal Phase 3 InnovAATe clinical trial in new locations, unexpected results of clinical studies, Kamada’s ability to manage operating expenses, additional competition in the markets that Kamada competes, regulatory delays, prevailing market conditions and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the U.S., Israel or otherwise, and other risks detailed in Kamada’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) including those discussed in its most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and in any subsequent reports on Form 6-K, each of which is on file or furnished with the SEC and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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
Bob@LifeSciAdvisors.com