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Exhibit 99.1

 

For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Fisher

(202) 483-7000

Afisher@unither.com

 

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION REPORTS

2010 FOURTH QUARTER AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

·                  Total Annual Revenues of $603.8 million

 

·                  Annual Earnings per Share of $1.89 per Basic Share or $1.78 per Diluted Share

 

·                  Annual Earnings Before Non-Cash Charges of $5.44 per Basic Share, or $5.13 per Diluted Share

 

Silver Spring, MD, February 15, 2011: United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

 

“We finished 2010 with solid operating results led by the growth in our revenues,” remarked Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., United Therapeutics’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, we are pleased to announce that we expect to unblind our FREEDOM-M pivotal study of oral treprostinil as monotherapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in June 2011. We also expect to fully enroll and then unblind our FREEDOM-C2 pivotal study of oral treprostinil as combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in April and September 2011, respectively.”

 

Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2010, were $166.5 million, up from $108.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.  Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2010, was $9.5 million or $0.17 per basic share, compared to a net loss of $3.3 million or $0.06 per basic share for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had net income of $105.9 million, or $1.89 per basic share and $1.78 per diluted share, compared to $19.5 million, or $0.37 per basic share and $0.35 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2009.  Earnings before non-cash charges(1) for the three months ended December 31, 2010, were $72.4 million or $1.27 per basic share, compared to $36.2 million or $0.67 per basic share for the three months ended December 31, 2009.

 


(1)                See definition of earnings before non-cash charges, a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of net income to earnings before non-cash charges below.

 



 

Results

 

Revenues. Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 increased by $57.6 million when compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The growth in revenues is predominately from the increase in the number of patients being prescribed our products. In addition, sales of Remodulin increased by approximately $9.2 million as the result of price increases that went into effect during 2010. Gross margin from sales for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $146.0 million and $95.1 million, respectively, or 88% of total revenue for both of these quarters. These trends were consistent with the results for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 

The table below summarizes the components of revenues (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Cardiopulmonary products:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remodulin

 

$

101,879

 

$

86,415

 

$

403,599

 

$

331,579

 

Tyvaso

 

48,714

 

15,155

 

151,797

 

20,268

 

Adcirca

 

12,804

 

4,275

 

36,307

 

5,789

 

Telemedicine products and services

 

2,787

 

2,795

 

10,932

 

10,968

 

License fees

 

293

 

283

 

1,196

 

1,244

 

Total revenues

 

$

166,477

 

$

108,923

 

$

603,831

 

$

369,848

 

 

Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses consist of research and development, selling, general and administrative, and costs of service and product sales.

 

The table below summarizes research and development expense by major project and non-project components (in thousands):

               

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Project and non-project:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cardiopulmonary

 

$

31,908

 

$

22,906

 

$

86,161

 

$

61,574

 

Share-based compensation

 

19,774

 

11,129

 

45,878

 

36,294

 

Other

 

10,573

 

6,997

 

34,722

 

24,320

 

Total research and development expense

 

$

62,255

 

$

41,032

 

$

166,761

 

$

122,188

 

 

Cardiopulmonary.  The increase in cardiopulmonary project expenses of $9.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009 reflected primarily: (1) an increase in expenses incurred in connection with our FREEDOM-M and FREEDOM-C2 Phase III clinical trials, which was largely offset by a decrease in expenses related to our inhaled treprostinil program; and (2) an increase of $9.3 million in expenses related to our development of beraprost-MR, which includes $9.0 million in milestone-related expenses.

 

Share-based compensation.  The increase in share-based compensation expense of $8.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 over the same quarter in 2009 reflected: (1) an increase in the fair value of awards granted under our Share Tracking Awards Plan (STAP), principally as a result of the increase in the price of our common stock; (2) an increase in the number of outstanding STAP awards; and (3) increases in both the number of STAP awards vested and the time that unvested STAP awards had accrued toward vesting as of December 31, 2010.

 

Other.  Other research and development expenses increased $3.6 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009 reflected primarily an increase in personnel, depreciation and overhead costs supporting our research mainly because 2010 was the first full year of operations of our new facilities in North Carolina and Maryland.  Research and development expenses for our individual disease platforms include only direct labor and related direct costs.

 

The table below summarizes selling, general and administrative expense by major categories (in thousands):

 



 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

$

28,302

 

$

28,894

 

$

83,077

 

$

68,606

 

Sales and marketing

 

14,147

 

11,860

 

49,332

 

43,593

 

Share-based compensation

 

32,549

 

15,823

 

67,191

 

64,139

 

Total selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

74,998

 

$

56,577

 

$

199,600

 

$

176,338

 

 

Sales and marketing.  The increase in sales and marketing expenses of $2.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009, is predominately due to an increase in payroll and training-related expenses as a result of our headcount expansion of approximately 50 sales and marketing personnel during the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

 

Share-based compensation.  For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, share-based compensation increased by $16.7 million over the same period in 2009 as a result of a $10.9 million increase in share-based compensation recognized for our STAP due to the same factors noted above and an $8.8 million increase related to a year-end stock option award to our Chief Executive Officer primarily as a result of the appreciation in the price of our common stock over the year.

 

Income Tax Benefit. We recognized income tax benefits of $5.0 million and $1.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The $3.6 million increase in income tax benefits recognized during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 corresponded to increases in the domestic manufacturing deduction and business tax credits generated from our orphan drug-related research and development activities.

 



 

Earnings Before Non-Cash Charges

 

Earnings before non-cash charges is defined as net income, adjusted for the following non-cash charges, as applicable: (1) interest; (2) income taxes; (3) license fees; (4) depreciation and amortization; (5) impairment charges; and (6) share-based compensation (stock option and share tracking award expense).

 

A reconciliation of net income (loss) to earnings before non-cash charges is presented below (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2010

 

2009

 

Net (loss) income, as reported

 

$

105,916

 

$

19,462

 

$

(49,327

)

$

12,353

 

$

9,544

 

$

(3,330

)

Add (subtract) non-cash charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

19,714

 

12,875

 

11,439

 

14,281

 

5,459

 

3,659

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

41,923

 

(695

)

(34,394

)

(7,876

)

(5,039

)

(1,403

)

License fees

 

 

 

150,000

(1)

11,013

(2)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,920

 

11,394

 

4,536

 

3,427

 

3,739

 

4,721

 

Impairment charges

 

6,177

 

5,457

 

1,605

 

3,582

 

6,177

 

5,058

 

Share-based compensation

 

113,636

 

100,810

 

36,393

 

48,766

 

52,558

 

27,502

 

Earnings before non-cash charges

 

$

305,286

 

$

149,303

 

$

120,252

 

$

85,546

 

$

72,438

 

$

36,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before non-cash charges per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

5.44

 

$

2.80

 

$

2.63

 

$

1.98

 

$

1.27

 

$

0.67

 

Diluted

 

$

5.13

 

$

2.66

 

$

2.41

 

$

1.87

 

$

1.17

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

56,142

 

53,314

 

45,802

 

42,448

 

57,187

 

53,926

 

Diluted

 

59,516

 

56,133

 

49,900

 

44,902

 

61,715

 

57,944

 

 


(1)                During the three months ended December 31, 2008, we made an upfront payment of $150.0 million to Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) as required by our license and manufacturing and supply agreements. We also issued approximately 6.3 million shares of our common stock to Lilly in exchange for $150.0 million under a stock purchase agreement entered into together with the license and manufacturing and supply agreements. Because there was no net impact on our cash flows associated with these transactions, we have presented the related up-front payment as an adjustment to net loss.

 

(2)                During the year ended December 31, 2007, we issued 400,000 shares of our common stock to Toray Industries, Inc. The fair value of the shares issued was expensed as research and development.

 



 

 



 

Conference Call

 

We will host a half-hour teleconference on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The teleconference is accessible by dialing 1-877-351-5881, with international callers dialing1-970-315-0533. A rebroadcast of the teleconference will be available for one week by dialing 1-800-642-1687, with international callers dialing 1-706-645-9291 and using access code 38865359.

 

This teleconference is also being webcast and can be accessed via our website at http://ir.unither.com/events.cfm.

 

About United Therapeutics

 

United Therapeutics Corporation is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of unique products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening conditions.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

This press release contains a financial measure that does not comply with United States’ generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This measure supplements our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP as reported below.

 

We use earnings before non-cash charges to assist us in: (a) planning, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget; (b) allocating resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; (c) evaluating the effectiveness of our operational strategies; and (d) evaluating our capacity to fund capital expenditures and expand our business. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure enhances investors’ understanding of our financial results by excluding certain expenses that we do not consider when evaluating and comparing the performance of our core operations and making operating decisions. In addition, we have historically reported earnings before non-cash charges to investors, and believe the inclusion of this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with a consistent method of comparison to historical periods. However, there are limitations in the use of this non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes certain operating expenses that are recurring in nature. Furthermore, our calculation of this non-GAAP financial measure may differ from the methodology used by other companies. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure should not to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to earnings before non-cash charges can be found in the table above under the heading, Earnings before Non-Cash Charges.

 

Forward-looking Statements

 

Statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectations about operating results and demand for our products, and our expected timing of enrollment and unblinding of our FREEDOM-M and FREEDOM-C2 clinical trials. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as those described in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results.  Consequently, such forward-looking statements are qualified by the cautionary statements, cautionary language and risk factors set forth in our periodic reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K.  We claim the protection of the safe harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. We are providing this information as of February 15, 2011, and assume no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason. [uthr-g]

 

Remodulin and Tyvaso are registered trademarks of United Therapeutics Corporation.

 

Adcirca is a registered trademark of Eli Lilly and Company.

 



 

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net product sales

 

$

163,445

 

$

105,945

 

$

591,881

 

$

357,870

 

Service sales

 

2,738

 

2,697

 

10,753

 

10,751

 

License fees

 

294

 

281

 

1,197

 

1,227

 

Total revenues

 

166,477

 

108,923

 

603,831

 

369,848

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

62,255

 

41,032

 

166,761

 

122,188

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

74,998

 

56,577

 

199,600

 

176,338

 

Cost of product sales

 

18,536

 

12,233

 

67,716

 

40,890

 

Cost of service sales

 

1,637

 

1,263

 

5,749

 

4,431

 

Total operating expenses

 

157,426

 

111,105

 

439,826

 

343,847

 

(Loss) income from operations

 

9,051

 

(2,182

)

164,005

 

26,001

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

629

 

1,005

 

2,939

 

5,146

 

Interest expense

 

(5,459

)

(3,659

)

(19,714

)

(12,875

)

Equity loss in affiliate

 

(30

)

(42

)

(160

)

(141

)

Other, net

 

314

 

145

 

769

 

636

 

Total other (expense) income, net

 

(4,546

)

(2,551

)

(16,166

)

(7,234

)

Income (loss) before income tax

 

4,505

 

(4,733

)

147,839

 

18,767

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

5,039

 

1,403

 

(41,923

)

695

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

9,544

 

$

(3,330

)

$

105,916

 

$

19,462

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.17

 

$

(0.06

)

$

1.89

 

$

0.37

 

Diluted

 

$

0.15

 

$

(0.06

)

$

1.78

 

$

0.35

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

57,187

 

53,926

 

56,142

 

53,314

 

Diluted

 

61,715

 

53,926

 

59,516

 

56,133

 

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (excluding restricted amounts of $5,122 and $39,976, respectively)

 

$

759,932

 

$

378,120

 

Total assets

 

1,431,635

 

1,051,544

 

Total liabilities and common stock subject to repurchase

 

547,749

 

398,535

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

883,886

 

653,009