Sagent Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SGNT, a leader of specialty pharmaceutical products with an emphasis on the injectable market, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights

• Revenue increased 16% to $69.2 million driven by solid performance across the portfolio;
• Reported gross profit declined 3% to $22.6 million, or 33% of net revenue, inclusive of $1.2 million of expense due to unabsorbed manufacturing costs at our SCP facility;
• Adjusted Gross Profit¹ increased 1% to $24.1 million, or 35% of net revenue;
• Net income of $3.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.09; and
• Filed our 15th ANDA with the FDA in the first half of 2014, bringing the total pipeline to 75 ANDAs on file pending approval with the FDA.

"Our strong revenue and margin performance in the first half of the year was driven by broad demand across our increasingly diverse product portfolio," said Jeffrey M. Yordon, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Sagent. "We continue to make significant investments in the expansion of our product pipeline and believe we have one of the most substantial portfolios either on file or in development in the generic injectable market. We expect to launch 10 to 15 new products and generate revenue and earnings at the upper end of our initial guidance for the year."

Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014

Net revenue for the second quarter of 2014 was $69.2 million, an increase of $9.6 million, or 16%, compared to $59.6 million in the second quarter of 2013. The increase was primarily driven by $17.2 million in revenue from the launch of 26 new codes or presentations of ten new products since June 30, 2013, partially offset by decreased demand and price declines in zoledronic acid vials, which were launched at market formation in March 2013. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2014 was $22.6 million, or 32.7% of net revenue, inclusive of $1.2 million of expense due to unabsorbed manufacturing costs at our SCP facility, compared to $23.2 million, or 39.0% of net revenue, in the second quarter of 2013. Adjusted Gross Profit for the second quarter of 2014 was $24.1 million, or 34.8% of net revenue, compared to $23.9 million, or 40.0% of net revenue in the second quarter of 2013.

¹ Adjusted Gross Profit is a non-GAAP measure. Please see discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this press release.

Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2014 increased 52% to $19.3 million, compared to $12.7 million for the same period in 2013, to support portfolio development and investment in vertical integration. Product development expense increased 124% to $10.0 million, compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2013. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $10.7 million compared to $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2013, with the increase due primarily to costs associated with our SCP subsidiary and employee related costs. The equity in net income of joint ventures for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $1.5 million compared to a loss of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2013.

In conjunction with the completion of the acquisition of our joint venture partner's 50% interest in SCP in June 2013, our previously held equity interest was remeasured to fair value, resulting in a gain of $2.9 million reported as gain on previously held equity interest in the second quarter of 2013.

Net income for the second quarter of 2014 was $3.1 million, compared to net income for the second quarter of 2013 of $13.4 million.

Liquidity

Our cash and cash equivalents and short term investments at June 30, 2014 were $161.7 million, and our working capital totaled $182.1 million.

Fiscal 2014 Guidance

Yordon concluded, "As a result of our strong performance in the first half of the year, we are pleased to narrow our net revenue and earnings guidance to the upper end of our initial range. When we provided broad guidance in February, we considered a number of factors that needed to be managed as the year progressed, including limited visibility into approval timelines, product pricing, and market shortages. We have received FDA approval for most of our key launches for the year, product pricing has remained relatively stable and we do not anticipate significant market shortages for the remainder of the year. "

As a result, Sagent's business plan for fiscal 2014 currently anticipates:

• Net revenue for the year to be in the range of $270 to $290 million driven by 10 to 15 product launches;
• Adjusted Gross Profit as a percentage of net revenue in the range of 26% to 30%, an increase from our initial estimate of 24% to 28%;
• Product development expense in the range of $30 to $36 million; and
• Selling, general and administrative expenses in the range of $35 to $40 million.

Based upon the above assumptions, the Company anticipates reported net income for fiscal 2014 to be in the range of breakeven to $10 million in earnings.

Conference Call Information   

Sagent will host its second quarter conference call this morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.   Please call 877-293-5456 from the United States or +1-707-287-9357 internationally.  In addition, the live conference call is being webcast and can be accessed on the "Events and Presentations" page of the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, www.sagentpharma.com.  A replay also will be available for 14 days following the live call, and may be accessed via the Company's website or by calling 855-859-2056, passcode 76671327.

About Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in 2006, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing pharmaceutical products, with a specific emphasis on injectable products.  Sagent has created a unique, global network of resources, comprised of rapid development capabilities, sophisticated manufacturing and innovative drug-delivery technologies, quickly yielding an extensive portfolio of pharmaceutical products that fulfills the evolving needs of patients.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press releasecontain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including our fiscal 2014 guidance, included in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give Sagent's current expectations and projections relating to its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business as of the date of this release. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "may," "will," "should," "can have," "likely" and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. Sagent's expectations are not predictions of future performance, and future results may substantially differ from current expectations based upon a variety of factors, risks and uncertainties affecting Sagent's business, including, among others, our reliance upon our business partners for timely supply of sufficient high quality API and finished products in the quantities we require; the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of product development efforts and FDA approvals; the difficulty of predicting the timing and outcome of any pending litigation including litigation involving third parties that may have an impact on the timing of Sagent's product launches; the impact of competitive products and pricing and actions by Sagent's competitors with respect thereto; the timing of product launches; compliance with FDA and other governmental regulations by Sagent and its third party manufacturers; changes in laws and regulations; our ability to realize the expected benefits from our acquisition of and investment in our China subsidiary; the additional capital investments we will be required to make in our China subsidiary to achieve its manufacturing potential; the implementation and maintenance of our new enterprise resource planning software and other related applications and such other risks detailed in Sagent's periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to Sagent's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed on March 7, 2014. Sagent disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Sagent reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").

The press release and the accompanying schedules, as well as earnings discussions, include a discussion of Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with GAAP. We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit plus our share of the gross profit earned through our Sagent Agila joint venture which is included in the Equity in net (income) loss of joint ventures line on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. We define EBITDA as net income less interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income less interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, the gain on our previously held equity interest in KSCP in connection with the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in KSCP and the equity in net loss of our KSCP joint venture prior to the acquisition.

We believe that Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are relevant and useful supplemental information for our investors. Our management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, provides a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting Sagent than could be obtained absent these disclosures. Management uses Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and corresponding ratios to make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance. We have disclosed these non-GAAP financial measures so that our investors have the same financial data that management uses with the intention of assisting you in making comparisons to our historical operating results and analyzing our underlying performance. Our management believes that Adjusted Gross Profit provides a useful supplemental tool to consistently evaluate the profitability of our products that have profit sharing arrangements. The limitation of this measure is that it includes items that do not have an impact on reported gross profit. The best way that this limitation can be addressed is by using Adjusted Gross Profit in combination with our GAAP reported gross profit. Our management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful supplemental tools to evaluate the underlying operating performance of the company on an ongoing basis. The limitation of these measures is that they exclude items that have an impact on net income. The best way that these limitations can be addressed is by using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in combination with our GAAP reported net income. Because Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA calculations may vary among other companies, the Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA figures presented below may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Our use of Adjusted Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is not meant to and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, any GAAP financial measure. You should carefully evaluate the attached schedule reconciling Adjusted Gross Profit to our GAAP reported gross profit and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our GAAP reported net income for the periods presented.