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Regeneron Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial and Operating Results
- First quarter 2018 GAAP net income per diluted share increased by 93% to
$4.16 versus first quarter 2017 and first quarter 2018 non-GAAP net income per diluted share increased 60% to$4.67 versus first quarter 2017 - First quarter 2018 EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection
U.S. net sales increased 15% to$984 million versus first quarter 2017 and first quarter 2018 EYLEA global net sales(1) increased 20% to$1.61 billion versus first quarter 2017 - Positive results reported from Praluent® (alirocumab) ODYSSEY OUTCOMES study
- Agreement reached with Express Scripts that provides patients with straightforward and more affordable patient access to Praluent
- Supplemental Biologics License Application for Dupixent® (dupilumab) in asthma accepted with a target action date of
October 20, 2018 - Biologics License Application for cemiplimab for the treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) accepted for priority review
- Positive Phase 3 results reported for EYLEA in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy trial
"Regeneron's commercial business continues to advance with positive sales growth for EYLEA and strong underlying demand for Dupixent," said
Financial Highlights |
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($ in millions, except per share data) |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2018 |
2017 |
% Change | |||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
1,511 |
$ |
1,319 |
15% | ||||||
GAAP net income |
$ |
478 |
$ |
249 |
92% | ||||||
GAAP net income per share - diluted |
$ |
4.16 |
$ |
2.16 |
93% | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income(2) |
$ |
537 |
$ |
337 |
59% | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted(2) |
$ |
4.67 |
$ |
2.92 |
60% | ||||||
Net Product Sales of Regeneron-Discovered Products* | |||||||||||
($ in millions) |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
2018 |
2017 |
% Change | |||||||||
EYLEA in |
$ |
984 |
$ |
854 |
15% | ||||||
ARCALYST |
4 |
4 |
—% | ||||||||
Net product sales recorded by Regeneron |
$ |
988 |
$ |
858 |
15% | ||||||
EYLEA outside of |
$ |
624 |
$ |
484 |
29% | ||||||
EYLEA global |
$ |
1,608 |
$ |
1,338 |
20% | ||||||
Global net product sales recorded by Sanofi*: |
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Praluent in |
$ |
32 |
$ |
25 |
28% | ||||||
Praluent outside of |
28 |
11 |
155% | ||||||||
Praluent global |
60 |
36 |
67% | ||||||||
Dupixent in |
117 |
— |
** | ||||||||
Dupixent outside of |
14 |
— |
** | ||||||||
Dupixent global |
131 |
— |
** | ||||||||
Kevzara in |
9 |
— |
** | ||||||||
Kevzara outside of |
3 |
— |
** | ||||||||
Kevzara global |
12 |
— |
** | ||||||||
ZALTRAP global |
26 |
17 |
53% | ||||||||
Net product sales recorded by Sanofi |
$ |
229 |
$ |
53 |
** | ||||||
* Bayer records net product sales of EYLEA outside ** Percentage not meaningful |
First Quarter 2018 Business Highlights
Key Pipeline Progress
Regeneron has seventeen product candidates in clinical development, which consist of EYLEA and fully human antibodies generated using the Company's VelocImmune® technology, including six in collaboration with Sanofi. Updates from the clinical pipeline include:
EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection
- In the first quarter of 2018, the Company announced positive top-line results from the Phase 3 PANORAMA study of EYLEA in moderately severe to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). PANORAMA will form the basis of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end of the year.
Dupixent® (dupilumab) Injection
- Dupixent, an antibody that blocks signaling of IL-4 and IL-13, is currently approved in atopic dermatitis for adults in
the United States ,European Union , and certain other countries outsidethe United States . - Dupilumab is being studied in asthma, adolescent and pediatric atopic dermatitis, nasal polyps, and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), with additional studies planned in 2018. Data are expected to be reported from Phase 3 studies in patients with nasal polyps and adolescent patients with atopic dermatitis during 2018.
- In
March 2018 , the sBLA for Dupixent as an add-on maintenance treatment in certain adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older) with moderate-to-severe asthma was filed with theFDA , with a target action date ofOctober 20, 2018 . In the first quarter of 2018, regulatory applications were also accepted for review by theEuropean Medicines Agency (EMA) and thePharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) inJapan for Dupixent in asthma. - Dupixent for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults not adequately controlled with existing therapies was approved by the
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) inJapan in the first quarter of 2018, and has recently been launched. - In the first quarter of 2018, a Phase 2/3 study in younger pediatric patients (from six months to five years of age) with severe atopic dermatitis was initiated.
Praluent® (alirocumab) Injection
- In the first quarter of 2018, the Company and Sanofi announced that the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that high-risk patients who added Praluent to maximally-tolerated statins experienced significantly fewer major adverse cardiovascular events compared to those on maximally-tolerated statins alone. In addition, in this study, adding Praluent to maximally-tolerated statins was associated with reduced death from any cause.
- In
May 2018 , the Company and Sanofi announced they will lower the net price of Praluent in exchange for straightforward, more affordable patient access from Express Scripts. Praluent will become the exclusive PCSK9 inhibitor therapy on the Express Scripts national formulary. The agreement takes effect onJuly 1, 2018 for commercial patients covered by the Express Scripts National Preferred Formulary (approximately 25 million individuals in total).
Cemiplimab, an antibody to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), is being studied in patients with cancer.
- In
April 2018 , theFDA accepted for priority review the BLA for cemiplimab for the treatment of patients with metastatic CSCC or patients with locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for surgery. The target action date for theFDA decision isOctober 28, 2018 . - In
April 2018 , the EMA also accepted for review the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for cemiplimab in patients with metastatic CSCC or patients with locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for surgery.
Fasinumab, an antibody targeting Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), is being studied in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip and chronic low back pain in patients with concomitant osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.
- An independent Data Monitoring Committee monitoring the ongoing safety and efficacy of the fasinumab clinical trials recommended that the higher dose-regimens be discontinued based on the risk benefit assessment and that the program may continue with the lower dose-regimens of fasinumab. The trials are being modified accordingly.
Evinacumab is an antibody to angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3). A Phase 3 study in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) was initiated in the first quarter of 2018.
REGN3500 is an antibody to interleukin-33 (IL-33). In the first quarter of 2018, a Phase 2 study in asthma was initiated.
Select Upcoming 2018 Milestones
Programs |
Milestones | |
EYLEA |
• |
|
• |
Submit sBLA for the treatment of NPDR in patients without DME | |
• |
Submit sBLA for pre-filled syringe | |
Dupixent (dupilumab) |
• |
|
• |
Additional regulatory agency decisions on applications for atopic dermatitis in adults outside | |
• |
Report data from Phase 3 study in adolescent patients (12-17 years of age) with atopic dermatitis and submit sBLA and MAA for expanded indication | |
• |
Report data from Phase 3 studies in nasal polyps | |
• |
Initiate Phase 3 study in EoE | |
• |
Initiate Phase 3 program in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | |
• |
Initiate clinical program in co-morbid allergic conditions | |
• |
Initiate Phase 2 studies in peanut allergy and grass allergy | |
Praluent (alirocumab) |
• |
Submit for regulatory approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in |
• |
| |
• |
Initiate Phase 3 pediatric studies in HoFH and HeFH | |
Kevzara (sarilumab) |
• |
Initiate Phase 3 study in giant cell arteritis |
• |
Initiate Phase 3 study in polymyalgia rheumatica | |
Cemiplimab (PD-1 Antibody) |
• |
|
• |
Continue patient enrollment in Phase 3 study for first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as well as various other studies | |
• |
Initiate additional studies in non-small cell lung cancer | |
Fasinumab (NGF Antibody) |
• |
Report data from first Phase 3 efficacy study in osteoarthritis pain |
Evinacumab (Angptl-3 Antibody) |
• |
Initiate Phase 2 study in severe hypertriglyceridemia |
REGN3500 (IL-33 Antibody) |
• |
Initiate Phase 2 studies in COPD and atopic dermatitis |
Bispecific Antibodies |
• |
Initiate Phase 2 study for REGN1979 (CD20xCD3 Antibody) in Follicular Lymphoma |
• |
Initiate clinical study in REGN4018 (MUC16xCD3 antibody) | |
• |
Submit Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for BCMAxCD3 antibody |
Financial Results
Product Revenues: Net product sales were
Total Revenues: Total revenues, which include product revenues described above, increased by 15% to
Other revenue in the first quarter of 2018 increased primarily due to higher reimbursements of the Company's fasinumab research and development expenses in connection with the Company's collaboration agreement with Teva.
The Company adopted Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as of
Refer to Table 4 for a summary of collaboration and other revenue.
Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: GAAP R&D expenses were
Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses: GAAP SG&A expenses were
Income Tax Expense: In the first quarter of 2018, GAAP income tax expense was
Other income, net: GAAP other income in the first quarter of 2018 included the recognition of unrealized gains on equity securities. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, as of
GAAP and Non-GAAP Net Income(2): GAAP net income was
Non-GAAP net income was
A reconciliation of the Company's GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in Table 3 of this press release.
2018 Financial Guidance(3)
The Company's updated full year 2018 financial guidance consists of the following components:
Sanofi collaboration revenue: Sanofi |
(previously |
Non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D(2)(4) |
(previously |
Non-GAAP SG&A(2)(4) |
(previously |
Effective tax rate |
15%-18% (previously 15%-19%) |
Capital expenditures |
(previously |
(1) |
Regeneron records net product sales of EYLEA in the United States. Outside the United States, EYLEA net product sales comprise sales by Bayer in countries other than |
(2) |
This press release uses non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D, and non-GAAP SG&A, which are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with The Company makes such adjustments for items the Company does not view as useful in evaluating its operating performance. For example, adjustments may be made for items that fluctuate from period to period based on factors that are not within the Company's control (such as the Company's stock price on the dates share-based grants are issued or changes in the fair value of the Company's equity investments) or items that are not associated with normal, recurring operations (such as changes in applicable laws and regulations). Management uses these non-GAAP measures for planning, budgeting, forecasting, assessing historical performance, and making financial and operational decisions, and also provides forecasts to investors on this basis. Additionally, such non-GAAP measures provide investors with an enhanced understanding of the financial performance of the Company's core business operations. However, there are limitations in the use of these and other non-GAAP financial measures as they exclude certain expenses that are recurring in nature. Furthermore, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable with non-GAAP information provided by other companies. Any non-GAAP financial measure presented by Regeneron should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the Company's historical GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in Table 3 of this press release. |
(3) |
The Company's 2018 financial guidance does not assume the completion of any significant business development transactions not completed as of the date of this press release. |
(4) |
A reconciliation of full year 2018 non-GAAP to GAAP financial guidance is included below: |
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(In millions) |
Low |
High | |||||||||
GAAP unreimbursed R&D (5) |
$ |
1,445 |
$ |
1,545 |
|||||||
R&D: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(215) |
(235) |
|||||||||
Non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D |
$ |
1,230 |
$ |
1,310 |
|||||||
GAAP SG&A |
$ |
1,490 |
$ |
1,590 |
|||||||
SG&A: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
(165) |
(195) |
|||||||||
Non-GAAP SG&A |
$ |
1,325 |
$ |
1,395 |
(5) |
Unreimbursed R&D represents R&D expenses reduced by R&D expense reimbursements from the Company's collaborators and/or customers. |
Conference Call Information
Regeneron will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its first quarter 2018 financial and operating results on
About
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for 30 years by physician-scientists, Regeneron's unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to six
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through its proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune® which produces optimized fully-human antibodies, and ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center®, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For additional information about the Company, please visit www.regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
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This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of
Regeneron uses its media and investor relations website and social media outlets to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Regeneron is routinely posted and is accessible on Regeneron's media and investor relations website (http://newsroom.regeneron.com) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/regeneron).
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and/or the financial results attached to this press release include amounts that are considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under
Contact Information: |
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TABLE 1 | ||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
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2018 |
2017 | |||||||
Assets: |
||||||||
Cash and marketable securities |
$ |
3,446,937 |
$ |
2,896,074 |
||||
Accounts receivable - trade, net |
1,531,936 |
1,538,642 |
||||||
Accounts receivable from Sanofi and Bayer |
411,996 |
435,698 |
||||||
Inventories |
820,397 |
726,138 |
||||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net |
2,394,727 |
2,358,605 |
||||||
Deferred tax assets |
532,268 |
506,291 |
||||||
Other assets |
234,435 |
302,838 |
||||||
Total assets |
$ |
9,372,696 |
$ |
8,764,286 |
||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity: |
||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities |
$ |
1,043,749 |
$ |
967,418 |
||||
Deferred revenue |
1,056,658 |
949,337 |
||||||
Capital and facility lease obligations |
704,645 |
703,453 |
||||||
Stockholders' equity |
6,567,644 |
6,144,078 |
||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
9,372,696 |
$ |
8,764,286 |
TABLE 2 | ||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | ||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2018 |
2017 | |||||||
Revenues: |
||||||||
Net product sales |
$ |
987,909 |
$ |
858,245 |
||||
Sanofi collaboration revenue |
189,490 |
210,367 |
||||||
Bayer collaboration revenue |
247,928 |
193,939 |
||||||
Other revenue |
86,158 |
56,440 |
||||||
1,511,485 |
1,318,991 |
|||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||
Research and development |
498,586 |
507,435 |
||||||
Selling, general, and administrative |
330,770 |
296,846 |
||||||
Cost of goods sold |
69,243 |
61,253 |
||||||
Cost of collaboration and contract manufacturing |
45,655 |
22,915 |
||||||
944,254 |
888,449 |
|||||||
Income from operations |
567,231 |
430,542 |
||||||
Other income, net |
18,167 |
1,747 |
||||||
Income before income taxes |
585,398 |
432,289 |
||||||
Income tax expense |
(107,418) |
(183,358) |
||||||
Net income |
$ |
477,980 |
$ |
248,931 |
||||
Net income per share - basic |
$ |
4.44 |
$ |
2.36 |
||||
Net income per share - diluted |
$ |
4.16 |
$ |
2.16 |
||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic |
107,648 |
105,572 |
||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |
114,906 |
115,106 |
TABLE 3 | ||||||||
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (Unaudited) | ||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2018 |
2017 | |||||||
GAAP net income |
$ |
477,980 |
$ |
248,931 |
||||
Adjustments: |
||||||||
R&D: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
40,835 |
73,523 |
||||||
SG&A: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
35,014 |
53,812 |
||||||
COGS and COCM: Non-cash share-based compensation expense |
6,573 |
6,454 |
||||||
Other income/expense: Gains and losses on investments in equity securities (a) |
(9,369) |
— |
||||||
Income tax effect of reconciling items above |
(14,301) |
(46,179) |
||||||
Non-GAAP net income |
$ |
536,732 |
$ |
336,541 |
||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - basic |
$ |
4.99 |
$ |
3.19 |
||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted |
$ |
4.67 |
$ |
2.92 |
||||
Shares used in calculating: |
||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - basic |
107,648 |
105,572 |
||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted |
114,910 |
115,178 |
||||||
(a) Prior to the quarter ended |
TABLE 4 | ||||||||
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COLLABORATION AND OTHER REVENUE (Unaudited) | ||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2018 |
2017 | |||||||
Sanofi collaboration revenue: |
||||||||
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses |
$ |
134,218 |
$ |
213,924 |
||||
Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses |
86,634 |
73,559 |
||||||
Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies |
(74,874) |
(108,402) |
||||||
Other |
43,512 |
31,286 |
||||||
Total Sanofi collaboration revenue |
189,490 |
210,367 |
||||||
Bayer collaboration revenue: |
||||||||
Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the |
232,068 |
174,876 |
||||||
Reimbursement of Regeneron development expenses |
3,997 |
6,349 |
||||||
Other |
11,863 |
12,714 |
||||||
Total Bayer collaboration revenue |
247,928 |
193,939 |
||||||
Total Sanofi and Bayer collaboration revenue |
$ |
437,418 |
$ |
404,306 |
||||
Other revenue: |
||||||||
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - Teva |
$ |
39,129 |
$ |
22,050 |
||||
Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - other |
2,695 |
2,650 |
||||||
Other |
44,334 |
31,740 |
||||||
Total other revenue |
$ |
86,158 |
$ |
56,440 |
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