On November 7, 2019 Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX) (NASDAQ: CYRXW) ("Cryoport"), the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics company dedicated to the life sciences industry, reported financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 (Press release, Cryoport, NOV 7, 2019, View Source [SID1234550785]).
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"Cryoport reported record revenue of $9.6 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, an increase of 81% compared with the same period in the prior year," stated Jerrell Shelton, Chief Executive Officer of Cryoport. "This was primarily driven by record revenue from our commercial agreements supporting Gilead’s YESCARTA and Novartis’ KYMRIAH which contributed $2.6 million in the Third Quarter of 2019, representing an increase of $2.0 million compared with the Third Quarter of 2018. Notably, this also represents a 39% sequential quarterly increase in revenue over the Second Quarter of 2019. We expect revenue from our commercial agreements to continue to grow and accelerate as the rollouts of these lifesaving therapies continue. We also anticipate that this growth will be supplemented with bluebird bio’s anticipated commercial launch of ZYNTEGLO in in early 2020 and followed by others later in the year.
"Our growth in the Third Quarter was also attributable to Bioservices revenue of $1.2 million from our Houston based operation, Cryogene. We have begun to leverage Cryogene with cross-selling opportunities that we believe will drive revenue growth and provide more comprehensive supply chain solutions to existing and prospective clients.
"Our global footprint continues to mature as our Global Logistics Centre in Amsterdam experienced higher revenue driven by strong regional demand for reliable, integrated manufacturing and distribution solutions during the quarter. To further expand our Global Supply Chain Network, we are building partnerships with multinational biopharmaceutical companies and biopharmaceutical support companies in order to advance our mission to provide cell and gene therapy developers with fully integrated supply chain solutions.
"We recently signed an agreement with, Swiss based, Lonza, one of the world’s leading and most-trusted integrated solutions providers to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer health markets. This agreement makes Cryoport a Lonza preferred partner in the transport and delivery of patient materials on a global basis. Lonza has twenty-four major sites located throughout the world, including four centers of excellence in cell and gene therapy. Its flagship dedicated cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas. This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility produces treatments for thousands of patients suffering from rare genetic disorders or life-threatening diseases. It is the intent of Lonza and Cryoport that through their new partnership, they will drive supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies in the cell and gene therapy manufacturing processes by integrating Cryoport’s logistics and bioservices solutions with Lonza’s manufacturing services and expertise. The Lonza-Cryoport partnership is expected to provide a best in class solution for the outsourced manufacturing and logistics of cell and gene therapies.
"We also partnered with Vineti to pair their supply chain orchestration (SCO) platform with our integrated temperature-controlled supply chain capabilities and near real-time monitoring. This partnership provides end-to-end solutions for advanced therapies, supporting improved product quality and patient safety.
"Other recent announcements include a three-year agreement with Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, to optimize Adaptimmune’s manufacturing and supply operations and reduce "vein-to-vein" time for patients in clinical trials. Forming valuable industry partnerships such as these further integrates Cryoport into the market at a time when biopharmaceutical companies are discovering new ways to harness regenerative therapies and combat illnesses.
"During the Third Quarter, we added a net total of 12 clinical trials, bringing the grand total of regenerative therapy clinical trials supported by Cryoport to a record 425, of which 54 are currently in Phase III. As more and more of these therapies approach commercialization, demand for reliable, integrated outsourced manufacturing and distribution solutions continues to increase. As the clear market leader, Cryoport is poised to capture additional market share and expand as the market grows.
"Data provided by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine states that there are five anticipated BLA or MAA submissions in the remainder of 2019 or early 2020 for therapies supported by Cryoport. Data provided by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine states that there are currently a total of 1,052 clinical trials in the Regenerative Medicine market, globally, with 363 trials in Phase I, 594 in Phase II, and 95 in Phase III.
"With our strong business model and approximately $94 million in cash and short-term investments, we believe we are well positioned to drive growth organically and through acquisitions as we further enmesh ourselves within the Regenerative Medicine industry and build out our global supply chain network at this pivotal time in the market’s evolution. With this strong foundation, we look forward to continuing to advance our mission to bring life changing therapies to patients while building shareholder value."
Market Highlights:
Global Logistics Solutions
Biopharma
Biopharma revenue increased by 67% to $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2018.
A net addition of 12 new biopharma clinical trials were added during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Cryoport is now supporting a net total of 425 clinical trials as of September 30, 2019 compared with 323 as of September 30, 2018. The number of trials in Phase III grew to 54, compared with 46 as of September 30, 2018. Of the 425 total trials Cryoport supports, 360 are in the Americas, 55 in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and 10 in APAC (Asia Pacific). This compares to 295 in the Americas and 28 in EMEA as of September 30, 2018.
Lonza announced Cryoport as its preferred partner in the transport and delivery of patient tissues on a global basis, with the continued goal of seamless service for Lonza’s customers and their patients.
Vineti announced a commercial partnership with Cryoport designed to extend end-to-end delivery of cell therapies and gene therapies to a growing number of patients. Pairing Cryoport’s integrated temperature-controlled capabilities and near real-time monitoring with Vineti’s supply chain orchestration (SCO) platform with will support improved drug product quality for advanced therapies and patient safety.
Cryoport announced the industry’s first Advanced Therapy Shipper in its Cryoport Express product line for the Regenerative Medicine market. The Cryoport Express Advanced Therapy Shipper guarantees each shipper has been used only for human use and provides complete traceability of all equipment, components and commodities. The result is an industry first, providing unmatched verification information and supply chain support for biopharma companies researching and commercializing cell and gene therapies.
Animal Health
Revenue from Animal Health was $0.2 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. We are now in a position to grow our revenue in the Animal Health market through new dedicated resources that are focused on this market on a global basis. During the quarter we made significant increases in our Animal Health pipeline, which we anticipate translating to revenue growth in 2020.
Reproductive Medicine
Reproductive Medicine revenue increased 26% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, growing both domestically as well as internationally. This growth can be attributed to increasing awareness of our CryostorkTM platform which was launched in 2018 as well as maturing commercial relationships with large clinic networks.
Global Bioservices
Bioservices revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.2 million, resulting from our acquisition of the Cryogene business consummated in May 2019.
Financial Highlights:
Revenue increased 81% to $9.6 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared with the same period in the prior year.
Revenue increased 77% to $24.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, compared with the same period in the prior year.
Excluding the $1.2 million of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from the Cryogene acquisition, consummated in May of 2019, revenue grew 59% and 65% for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, compared with the same period in the prior year.
Gross margin for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2019 was 48% and 50%, respectively, compared to 52% and 53% for both the respective periods in the prior year.
Third quarter financial results include a one-time charge of $10.8 million in stock-based compensation expense (non-cash) of which $0.4 million and $10.4 million are included in cost of revenues and operating costs and expenses, respectively. This charge reflects 24 months of automatic accelerated vesting under the terms of certain outstanding stock option grants as a result of the Company meeting certain financial performance criteria defined in such grants, including reaching positive adjusted EBITDA for two consecutive quarters.
Operating costs and expenses increased by $12.1 million, and $15.4 million, for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year, as a result of $10.4 million in one-time accelerated stock-based compensation expenses (as explained above) as well as continued investments in the build out of infrastructure, including the addition of two new Global Logistics Centers in the U.S. and Europe during the second half of 2018. Without one-time accelerated stock-based compensation expenses the operating costs and expenses increased by $1.7 million, and $5.0 million, for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 was $1.2 million, compared with ($0.4 million) in the same three-month period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, was $0.9 million, compared with ($1.8 million) in the same nine-month period in the prior year.
Net loss for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 was $12.5 million, or $0.35 per share (Adjusted net loss was $1.7 million, or $0.05 per share, excluding the one-time charge of $10.8 million in accelerated vesting stock-based compensation expense), compared to a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per share in the same three-month period in 2018.
Net loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 was $17.4 million, or $0.54 per share (Adjusted net loss was $6.6 million, or $0.20 per share, excluding the one-time charge of $10.8 million in accelerated vesting stock-based compensation expense), compared with $7.3 million, or $0.26 per share, in the same nine-month period in 2018.
Cryoport reported $93.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of September 30, 2019, compared with $47.3 million as of December 31, 2018. This increase includes net proceeds of $68.8 million received from a public offering completed in June 2019.
Subsequent to the quarter end, Cryoport’s Board of Directors unanimously authorized a share repurchase program, under which Cryoport may repurchase up to $15 million of its outstanding common stock through December 31, 2020.
Further information on Cryoport’s financial results is included on the attached condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, and additional explanations of Cryoport’s financial performance is provided in Cryoport’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 12, 2019. The full report will be available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of Cryoport’s website at www.cryoport.com.
Earnings Conference Call Information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: A document titled "Cryoport Third Quarter 2019 in Review", which will provide a review of Cryoport’s recent financial and operational performance and a general business update, will be issued by management at 4:05 pm ET on Thursday, November 7. The document is designed to be read by investors before the questions and answers conference call and can be accessed at http://ir.cryoport.com/events-and-presentations.
Cryoport management will host a conference call at 5:00 pm ET on November 7, 2019. The conference call will be in the format of a questions and answers session and will address any queries investors have regarding Cryoport’s reported results.
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