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Q3 2022 Net Revenues of $24.2 Million (a Q3 record); Up 155% Year-over-Year
Q3 2022 Net Income of $1.0 Million versus a loss in Q3 2021
Q3 2022 adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million (a Q3 record) versus a loss in Q3 2021
Management to Host Conference Call Today at 11:00 a.m. ET
GARDEN CITY, NY, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH), a growth oriented and diversified diagnostics, genomics and biotech company, today reported its financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 Highlights:
Additional Highlights Following Q3 2022:
On November 8, 2022, we announced that our wholly owned subsidiary, ProPhase BioPharma, Inc. (“PBIO”) has entered into a two-year collaborative agreement with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to further the research and development of a small molecule, Linebacker-1, that is intended as a therapy enhancer for traditional chemotherapeutic agents to both increase efficacy and decrease toxicity in current cancer treatments. The collaboration will be led by Mike Makrigiorgos, Ph.D and Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Makrigiorgos is a Professor at Dana-Farber, Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Medical Physics and Biophysics Division of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Yasmin-Karim is an Instructor at Dana-Farber and Harvard Medical School.
Ted Karkus, ProPhase Lab’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I am so proud of our team, which continues to build value in our Company as evidenced by our strong financial results. During our seasonally weakest quarter of the year, we still reported $1.0 million in net income versus a loss in Q3 2021, and our adjusted EBITDA was even greater, at $6.3 million compared to adjusted EBITDA loss of $(1.3) million for Q3 2021. While the incidence of COVID-19 has declined sequentially in 2022, our testing levels significantly increased year-over-year for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, due to our extensive expansion and diversification of our customer base over the past year to include independent pharmacies, schools, concierge services in multiple states, and municipal contract wins. Our strong Q3 2022 financial results reflect this growth in customers combined with our more efficient operations. With cough/cold/flu season approaching, PCR and antigen testing has been consistent entering Q4.”
Mr. Karkus continued, “We are finalizing construction on the expansion of our New York CLIA laboratory to include clinical testing and expand our menu beyond COVID-19 testing to offer traditional testing ( i.e., hematology, chemistry, immunoassays, coagulation, STDs, urinalysis, etc.). Our offerings can also be tailored to the specific needs of research organizations and physicians. In parallel, we plan to build a genetics laboratory outfitted with industry leading Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to perform Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and an array of genetic diagnostic test offerings, both clinical and for research. We believe this expansion will open doors to academic institutions who have a growing demand to conduct genetic research, which is at the heart of personal precision medicine. We also plan to leverage our distribution in over 40,000 Food, Drug and Mass retail stores to significantly grow direct to consumer sales of our genomic sequencing products and ultimately, a large variety of diagnostic tests.”
“In addition to building out and diversifying ProPhase Diagnostics, we are also firing on all cylinders with continuing positive developments in both ProPhase Precision Medicine and ProPhase BioPharma. We recently announced a collaboration with G42 Healthcare, which includes an initial genomics sequencing agreement that we believe will significantly drive revenues and earnings in our ProPhase Precision Medicine subsidiary going forward. We recently returned from a week in Abu Dhabi where we met with senior management and are confident that this collaboration will yield significant opportunities and value over time. Our goal is to be the low-cost provider for all whole genome sequencing, selling to consumers online, in Food, Drug and Mass retails stores and to universities conducting precision medicine research, the future of medicine.”
Mr. Karkus continued, “We also announced a collaboration with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to develop Linebacker (LB-1) as a potential co-therapy cancer compound. The initial pre-clinical results of this compound have been impressive. We are excited to continue development and look forward to providing additional updates in the coming months. Our estimated budget for our Linebacker portfolio (LB-1 and LB-2) continues to be under $5 million over the next 12-18 months for animal studies and an initial human clinical study. This budget is less than 10% of current working capital and our other subsidiaries continue to generate significant profits. With positive clinical results, we believe the potential value of this wholly-owned subsidiary could be quite significant.”
“We are excited for the future of ProPhase Diagnostics, ProPhase Precision Medicine and ProPhase BioPharma. The two-year bear market in biotech and life science companies has created some great opportunities to expand and diversify our business into the fields of diagnostic testing, whole genome sequencing, and drug and product development. And the beauty is that we continue to generate significant earnings while growing these subsidiaries, which we believe have unicorn potential. As of September 30, 2022, we had working capital of over $53 million. We believe that we have ample cash and working capital for all of our planned expansion initiatives for the foreseeable future,” concluded Mr. Karkus.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net revenue was $24.2 million as compared to $9.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in net revenue was the result of a $13.4 million increase in net revenue from diagnostic services and $1.3 million increase in consumer products. The increase in net revenue for diagnostic services was due to increased COVID-19 testing volumes performed as a result of the spread of the Omicron variant, which emerged in early 2022.
Cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were $12.2 million, comprised of $8.4 million for diagnostic services and $3.8 million for consumer products. Cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $5.5 million, comprised of $4.0 million for diagnostic services and $1.5 million for consumer products.
We realized a gross profit of $12.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase of $8.0 million was comprised of an increase of $12.1 million in diagnostic services, partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in consumer products. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 we realized an overall gross margin of 49.5% and 42.0%, respectively. Gross margin for diagnostic services was 58.9% and 43.9% in the 2022 and 2021 comparable periods, respectively. The increase in gross margin was principally due to (i) increased efficiencies in our lab processing, (ii) a decrease in sample collection costs and (iii) a decrease in cost of test materials. Gross margin for consumer products was (3.2)% and 36.2% in the 2022 and 2021 comparable periods, respectively. Gross margin for consumer products have historically been influenced by fluctuations in quarter-to-quarter production volume, fixed production costs and related overhead absorption, raw ingredient costs, inventory mark to market write-downs and timing of shipments to customers.
Diagnostic services costs for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were $2.4 million compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase of $0.9 million was due to increased COVID-19 testing volumes performed as a result of the spread of the Omicron variant, which emerged in early 2022, partially offset by a greater proportion of costs allocated to cost of revenues as a result of the nature of agreements with network providers.
General and administration expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were $7.5 million as compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase of $1.6 million in general and administration expenses was principally related to an increase in personnel expenses and professional fees associated with our diagnostic services business.
As a result of the effects described above, net income/(loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $1.0 million, or $0.06 per share, as compared to ($4.0 million), or ($0.26) per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were $0.06 and ($0.26), respectively.
Our aggregate cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of September 30, 2022 were $22.8 million as compared to $8.7 million at December 31, 2021. Our working capital was $53.6 million and $45.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The increase of $14.1 million in our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was principally due to the proceeds from the sale of marketable debt securities of $5.8 million, proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets of $0.5 million, and $27.8 million cash provided by operating activities, offset by (i) purchases of marketable securities of $1.0 million, (ii) cash dividend payments of $9.3 million, (iii) repayment of note payable of $1.4 million, (iv) repurchase of common shares for $4.3 million, (v) capital expenditures of $2.2 million.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Management will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET today, November 10, 2022, to review financial results and provide an update on corporate developments. Following management’s formal remarks there will be a question-and-answer session.
Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to: https://tl.prph.com/crp
Please note that registered participants will receive their dial in number upon registration and may dial directly into the call without delay. Those without internet access or unable to pre-register may dial in to the conference call by calling: 1-866-777-2509 (domestic) or 1-412-317-5413 (international). All callers should dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the schedule start time and ask to be joined into ProPhase Lab’s conference call.
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=W9bpTyZU and via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.ProPhaseLabs.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call ends at the above links. A telephonic replay of the call will be available and may be accessed by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and using access code #7963121.
About ProPhase Labs
ProPhase Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRPH) (“ProPhase”) is a growth oriented and diversified diagnostics, genomics and biotech company that seeks to leverage its CLIA lab services to provide whole genome sequencing and research direct to consumers and build a genomics database to be used for further research. The Company provides traditional CLIA molecular laboratory services, including COVID-19 testing. The Company also operates a contract manufacturing subsidiary and offers the TK Supplements line of dietary supplements, which are distributed in food, drug and mass stores throughout the country.
ProPhase Diagnostics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ProPhase, offers a broad array of clinical diagnostic and testing services at its CLIA certified laboratories including polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Influenza A and Influenza B. Critical to COVID-19 testing, ProPhase Diagnostics provides fast turnaround times for results. ProPhase Diagnostics also offers best-in-class rapid antigen and antibody/immunity tests to broaden its COVID-19 testing beyond RT-PCR testing. The Company has announced plans for the expansion of the lab to include traditional clinical testing and genomics sequencing.
ProPhase Precision Medicine, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ProPhase, focuses on genomics sequencing and testing technologies, a comprehensive method for analyzing entire genomes, including the genes and chromosomes in DNA. The data obtained from genomic sequencing may help to identify inherited disorders and tendencies, help predict disease risk, help identify expected drug response, and characterize genetic mutations, including those that drive cancer progression. The Company currently offers Nebula Genomics whole genome sequencing products direct-to-consumer online, with plans to sell in food, drug and mass (FDM) stores and to provide testing for universities conducting genomic research.
ProPhase BioPharma, Inc. (PBIO), a wholly owned subsidiary of ProPhase, was formed for the licensing, development and commercialization of novel drugs and compounds. Licensed compounds currently include Equivir (OTC/dietary supplement) and Equivir G (Rx), two broad based anti-virals, and Linebacker LB-1 and LB-2, two small molecule PIM kinase inhibitors. The company is collaborating with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to develop LB-1 as a cancer co-therapy.
ProPhase Labs has decades of experience researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, marketing, and selling OTC consumer healthcare products and dietary supplements under the TK Supplements® brand and Pharmaloz contract manufacturing subsidiary.
ProPhase actively pursues strategic investments and acquisition opportunities for other companies, technologies, and products.
For more information, visit www.ProPhaseLabs.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our strategy, plans, objectives and initiatives, including statements regarding our plans to grow our diagnostic business and expand our lab services, our plans to grow our genomics business, build a WGS laboratory and attract academic institutions, our estimated budget and timeline for the development of the Linebacker portfolio, our expectations regarding the earnings potential our subsidiaries, and our expectations regarding the sufficiency of our cash and working capital. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to general economic conditions, the scale, scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic (including variants), consumer demand for our COVID-19 testing and other lab processing services, our ability to collect payment for the diagnostic tests we deliver, challenges relating to entering into and growing new business lines, the competitive environment, our failure to obtain and maintain necessary regulatory approvals, our ability to execute on our business plan, and the risk factors listed from time to time in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any other SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
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ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) September 30 December 31, 2022 2021 (Unaudited) ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 22,799 8,408 Restricted cash - 250 Marketable debt securities, available for sale 3,678 8,779 Marketable equity securities, at fair value - 76 Accounts receivable, net 37,832 37,708 Inventory, net 4,912 4,600 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,105 1,496 Total current assets 70,326 61,317 Property, plant and equipment, net 6,063 5,947 Prepaid expenses, net of current portion 121 460 Operating lease right-of-use asset, net 4,148 4,402 Intangible assets, net 8,889 10,852 Goodwill 5,709 5,709 Deferred tax asset 1,339 - Other assets 1,282 608 TOTAL ASSETS 97,877 89,295 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable 1,545 7,026 Accrued diagnostic services 274 1,890 Accrued advertising and other allowances 79 104 Operating lease liabilities 301 663 Deferred revenue 2,958 2,034 Income tax payable 8,341 1,312 Other current liabilities 3,195 2,495 Total current liabilities 16,693 15,524 Non-current liabilities: Deferred revenue, net of current portion 927 905 Note payable - 44 Unsecured convertible promissory notes, net 7,999 9,996 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 4,337 4,198 Total non-current liabilities 13,263 15,143 Total liabilities 29,956 30,667 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Stockholders' equity Preferred stock authorized 1,000,000, $0.0005 par value, no shares issued and outstanding - - Common stock authorized 50,000,000, $0.0005 par value, 15,722,827 and 15,485,900 shares outstanding, respectively 17 16 Additional paid-in capital 108,131 104,552 Retained earnings 14,199 2,642 Treasury stock, at cost, 17,352,419 and 16,818,846 shares, respectively (54,138) (48,407)Accumulated other comprehensive loss (288) (175)Total stockholders' equity 67,921 58,628 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 97,877 89,295
ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited) For the three months ended For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2022 September 30, 2021 Revenues, net 24,200 9,472 100,824 33,885 Cost of revenues 12,227 5,495 41,453 16,515 Gross profit 11,973 3,977 59,371 17,370 Operating expenses: Diagnostic expenses 2,397 1,478 8,870 6,117 General and administration 7,512 5,938 21,641 14,713 Research and development 110 208 175 416 Total operating expenses 10,019 7,624 30,686 21,246 Income (loss) from operations 1,954 (3,647) 28,685 (3,876) Interest income, net 25 230 123 531 Interest expense (201) (296) (635) (870) Change in fair value of investment securities - (265) (76) (101) Income (loss) from operations before income taxes 1,778 (3,978) 28,097 (4,316) Income tax expense (809) - (7,190) - Income (loss) from operations after income taxes 969 (3,978) 20,907 (4,316) Net income (loss) 969 (3,978) 20,907 (4,316) Other comprehensive loss: Unrealized loss on marketable debt securities (51) (33) (112) (111) Total comprehensive income 918 (4,011) 20,795 (4,427) Earnings (loss) per share: Basic $0.07 $(0.26) $1.37 $(0.29) Diluted $0.06 $(0.26) $1.10 $(0.29) Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 15,898 15,439 15,712 15,055 Diluted 20,248 15,439 19,504 15,055
ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited) For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 September 30, 2021 Cash flows from operating activities Net income (loss) $20,907 $(4,316) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Realized loss on marketable debt securities 192 40 Depreciation and amortization 3,791 2,044 Amortization of debt discount 4 4 Amortization on operating lease right-of-use assets 254 247 Loss on sale of assets 14 - Stock-based compensation expense 2,979 2,438 Change in fair value of investment securities 76 101 Accounts receivable allowances 2,528 - Inventory valuation reserve (179) - Non-cash interest income on secured promissory note receivable - (315) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (2,652) (7,327) Inventory (133) (5,036) Prepaid expenses and other current assets 643 1,639 Deferred tax asset (1,339) - Other assets (674) (368) Accounts payable (5,483) (1,749) Accrued diagnostic services (1,616) 3,260 Accrued advertising and other allowances (25) - Deferred revenue 946 1,461 Operating lease liabilities (223) 197 Income tax payable 7,029 - Other current liabilities 700 (1,292) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 27,739 (8,972) Cash flows from investing activities Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (9,066) Issuance of secured promissory note receivable - (1,000) Purchase of marketable securities (1,003) (21,527) Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities 5,800 10,701 Proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets, net 452 - Capital expenditures (2,323) (4,258) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 2,926 (25,150) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issuance of common stock from public offering, net - 35,135 Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants from private offering - 5,500 Repayment of note payable (1,444) - Repurchases of common shares (1,200) - Payment of dividends (9,351) (4,546) Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on cashless exercise of stock option (4,530) - Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (16,525) 36,089 Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 14,141 1,967 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the beginning of the period 8,658 6,816 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the end of the period $22,799 $8,783 Supplemental disclosures: Cash paid for income taxes $1,500 $- Interest payment on the promissory notes $441 $750 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: Issuance of common shares for debt conversion $600 $3,608 Net unrealized loss, investments in marketable debt securities $(113) $(111)
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results of operations as determined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures. The primary non-GAAP financial measures we disclose are EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by excluding acquisition costs, other non-cash items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges (as described in the table below).
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same names and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar names that are used by other companies. We compute non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year. We may consider whether other significant items that arise in the future should be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures.
We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations because we believe they provide useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s ongoing economic performance. We believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating results primarily because they exclude amounts that are not considered part of ongoing operating results when planning and forecasting and when assessing the performance of the organization. In addition, we believe that non-GAAP financial information is used by analysts and others in the investment community to analyze our historical results and in providing estimates of future performance and that failure to report these non-GAAP measures could result in confusion among analysts and others and create a misplaced perception that our results have underperformed or exceeded expectations.
The following table sets forth the reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA excluding other costs to the most comparable GAAP financial measures (in thousands): For the three months ended September 30, 2022 September 30, 2021 GAAP net income (1) $969 $(3,978)Interest, net 176 65 Income tax expense 809 - Depreciation and amortization 2,351 926 EBITDA 4,305 (2,987)Share-based compensation expense 1,969 934 Acquisition costs - 674 Non-cash rent expense (2) 22 72 Bad debt expense (3) - - Adjusted EBITDA $6,296 $(1,307)
(1) We believe that net income (loss) is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measure the Company’s operating performance without regard to certain expenses. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP and the Company’s computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may vary from others in the industry. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have important limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP.
(2) The non-cash portion of rent, which reflects the extent to which our GAAP rent expense recognized exceeds (or is less than) our cash rent payments. For newer leases, our rent expense recognized typically exceeds our cash rent payments, while for more mature leases, rent expense recognized is typically less than our cash rent payments.
(3) Full allowance reserved related to restricted cash.