Agile Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
12 August 2022 - 06:05AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
Agile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGRX), a women's healthcare
company, today reported financial results for the three months
ended June 30, 2022 and provided a corporate update.
“Our goals as a company are to grow our Twirla brand and become
cash flow positive. We believe we took important steps towards
achieving these goals in the second quarter by once again
increasing Twirla demand and revenue while significantly decreasing
our operating expenses,” said Agile Therapeutics Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Al Altomari. “We plan to drive further growth in
the second half of 2022 by executing on previously disclosed
components of our business plan like the Afaxys partnership and
connected TV campaign, while also exploring and implementing new
initiatives like the product supply agreement we are announcing
with Nurx, Thirty Madison’s Reproductive Health Brand.”
Second Quarter and
Recent Corporate Updates
- Double Digit Growth in Twirla Demand
- Twirla experienced another quarter
of double-digit demand growth. From the end of the first quarter
2022 to the end of the second quarter 2022:
- Total cycles dispensed grew 27%
- Retail cycles dispensed grew 22%
- Non-retail cycles dispensed grew 189%
- Significant Reduction in Quarterly
Operating Expenses
- Operating expenses for the second
quarter 2022 were $11.3 million – which is below the previously
guided range of $11.5 million to $12.5 million.
- The Company achieved a 28% decrease
in quarterly operating expenses compared to operating expenses
reported for the first quarter 2022, which were $15.8 million.
- For the second half of 2022, the
Company expects quarterly operating expenses to be generally in
line with operating expenses reported for the second quarter
2022.
- The Company believes its existing initiatives and partnerships
are contributing to continued growth momentum for Twirla. As of
early July 2022, Twirla total cycles dispensed year to date have
surpassed the 33,739 total Twirla cycles dispensed in all of 2021.
- Partnership with Afaxys
- The second quarter 2022 growth in the non-retail channel is
primarily attributable to the efforts of Afaxys.
- Non-retail cycles dispensed in the second quarter of 2022 were
1,404; up from the 485 non-retail cycles dispensed in the first
quarter 2022.
- In January 2022, the Company launched a partnership with
Afaxys, through their group purchasing organization (GPO), which
primarily provides services to the non-retail channel, and a
co-promotion program for Twirla with Afaxys Pharma, which has
potential access to over 25,000 accounts, including college and
university student health centers and Planned Parenthoods.
- The Company believes there is
additional potential for Twirla volume growth in this channel based
on the reach of the Afaxys customer network.
- Enhanced Presence on Connected TV
(CTV)
- The Company is targeting promotion of the Twirla
direct-to-consumer commercial on CTV during the back-to-school
months, which have historically been an active time of year for
contraception discussions and decisions.
- In April 2022, the Company launched its first CTV
advertisement, focusing on women in the targeted Twirla age
demographic of 18-24 years in states that have large markets for
contraceptives and potentially strong reimbursement coverage for
Twirla.
- The initial run of the commercial garnered positive results
that the Company believes helped raise awareness, trial, and
adoption of Twirla.
- Nurx Product Supply Agreement
- In August 2022, the Company signed a
product supply agreement which will make Twirla available in the
coming months to patients on Nurx, Thirty Madison’s Reproductive
Health Brand
- Nurx is a leader in female-focused
telehealth amongst the Twirla target audience and offers patients
access to its telehealth platform and expert medical providers that
have prescribed contraception to more than 1 million patients.
- The Company
believes that the Nurx platform will provide an opportunity for
more patients to learn about, and potentially access, Twirla.
- Restructured
Agreements
- On July 25, 2022, the Company entered into amendments of its
Manufacturing and Commercialization Agreement (the “Corium
Agreement”) with Corium, Inc. (“Corium”), and its Credit Agreement
and Guarantee (“Perceptive Credit Agreement”) with Perceptive
Credit Holdings III, LP (“Perceptive”). The amendment to the Corium
Agreement is designed to restructure the minimums applicable to the
purchase of manufactured Twirla and other services provided by
Corium, transfer equipment ownership to Corium to support the
manufacture of Twirla and extend the term of the Corium Agreement.
The amendment to the Perceptive Credit Agreement waived the
Company’s obligations to comply with certain financial covenants
through the end of 2022 and released the Company’s manufacturing
equipment to allow for the restructuring of the Corium Agreement in
exchange for an additional pre-payment of $7 million in
principal.
- Company Financing Activities
- In the second quarter 2022, the
Company raised net proceeds of approximately $12.2 million through
its at the market offering (“ATM”), and $22.2 million in an upsized
public offering in July 2022. The Company now believes it has
sufficient cash on hand to fund its operations through the end of
2022.
- The Company reduced the outstanding
principal amount owed to Perceptive to $3 million by using the
proceeds from the ATM. The Company paid $5 million to Perceptive
during the second quarter 2022 in connection with the fourth
amendment to the Perceptive Credit Agreement. In July 2022, the
Company made an additional pre-payment of $7 million in connection
with the fifth amendment to Perceptive Credit Agreement.
Second Quarter 2022
Financial Results
- Net revenue: In the second
quarter 2022, the Company realized net product sales revenue of
$2.1 million, an increase of 75% as compared to the second quarter
2021 revenue of $1.2 million.
- Cost of product revenues: Cost of product
revenues totaled $2.2 million and consisted of direct and indirect
costs related to the manufacturing of Twirla sold, including
third-party manufacturing costs, packaging services, freight, and
allocation of overhead costs that are primarily fixed such as
depreciation, salaries and benefits, and insurance. Additional
costs incurred during the second quarter include $0.7 million of
supplemental payments as agreed to under the amended Corium
Agreement.
- Total operating expenses: Total operating
expenses were $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022,
compared to $16.7 million for the comparable period in 2021. The
reduction in OPEX was primarily attributable to optimization of the
Twirla sales force to better focus on the most productive
territories with high volume and favorable third-party
reimbursement as well as the reduction of expenses across all
general and administrative and operating areas.
- Cash: As of June 30, 2022, the Company had
$13.0 million of cash, compared to $3.7 million of cash and cash
equivalents as of the end of the first quarter 2022.
- Net loss: Net loss was $12.2 million, or $2.71
per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net
loss of $17.6 million, or $8.00 per share, for the comparable
period in 2021.
- Shares Outstanding: As of June 30, 2022, Agile
had 12,356,357 shares issued and 4,510,219 weighted average shares
of common stock outstanding.
Conference Call
and Webcast
Date |
Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
Time |
4:30 p.m. ET |
Webcast (live and archived) |
Events & Presentations |
Dial-in numbers |
(888) 330-2454 (U.S. toll-free) or (240) 789-2714 |
Conference ID |
7871426 |
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Investors interested in listening to the conference call may do
so by dialing (888) 330-2454 for domestic callers or (240) 789-2714
for international callers. The Conference ID is 7871426. A live
webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section
of the Investor Relations page at
https://ir.agiletherapeutics.com/events-and-presentations, or by
clicking here.
Please log in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled
start time. The archived webcast will be available in the Events
and Presentations section of the company's website.
About Agile
Therapeutics, Inc.Agile
Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to
fulfilling the unmet health needs of today’s women. Our product and
product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive
options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without
committing to a longer-acting method. Our initial product, Twirla®,
(levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol), a transdermal system, is a
non-daily prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on our
proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion®, which
is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin. For more
information, please visit the company website at
www.agiletherapeutics.com. The Company may
occasionally disseminate material, nonpublic information on the
Company’s website, Twitter account (@agilether), and LinkedIn
account.
About Twirla®Twirla
(levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system is a
once-weekly combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) patch that
contains the active ingredients levonorgestrel (LNG), a type of
progestin, and ethinyl estradiol (EE), a type of estrogen. Twirla
is indicated for use as a method of contraception by women of
reproductive potential with a body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m2
for whom a combined hormonal contraceptive is appropriate.
Healthcare providers (HCPs) are encouraged to consider Twirla’s
reduced efficacy in women with a BMI ≥ 25 to <30 kg/m2 before
prescribing. Twirla is contraindicated in women with a BMI ≥ 30
kg/m2. Twirla is also contraindicated in women over 35 years old
who smoke. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious
cardiovascular events from CHC use. Twirla is designed to be
applied once weekly for three weeks, followed by a week without a
patch.
About Prescription
DataThe Company receives prescription data for
Twirla from Symphony Health Solutions, and the data are not created
or owned by the Company. Prescription data are available through
other subscription services as well, such as IQVIA. Unless
otherwise noted, the prescription data results reported in this
press release are reported as of June 30, 2022, by Symphony Health
Solutions. The prescription data terms are defined as follows:
Twirla cycles dispensed are the number of 3-patch packages
dispensed.
Each 3-patch package represents one 28-day cycle of therapy.
Total Cycles Dispensed represents every cycle dispensed from both
retail and non-retail channels. Retail channels include retail
pharmacies, mail order, and long-term care while non-retail
channels include clinics and hospitals and other entities where
prescriptions are dispensed directly to the patient. Total
prescriptions (TRx) are the total number of prescriptions dispensed
through the retail channels. This represents both new and refill
prescriptions. New prescriptions (NRx) are new prescriptions
dispensed through retail channels. Refill prescriptions (RRx) are
refill prescriptions filled through retail channels. Total
prescribers are the cumulative number of prescribers whose
prescriptions were filled through retail channels since launch.
Forward-Looking
StatementsCertain information contained in this
press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We may in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,”
“potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,”
“should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future
events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements.
Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and
expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential
changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including
statements regarding our ongoing and planned manufacturing and
commercialization of Twirla®, the potential market acceptance and
uptake of Twirla, including the increasing demand for Twirla, our
partnership with Afaxys and its ability to promote growth, our
product supply agreement with Nurx and its ability to educate
patients about Twirla, our connected TV (CTV) campaign and its
ability to promote growth, our future plans with respect to our
existing debt financing from Perceptive Advisors, our prospects for
future financing arrangements, and our operating expenses,
financial condition, growth and strategies. Any or all of the
forward- looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected
by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown
risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties including risks related to our
ability to maintain regulatory approval of Twirla and the labeling
under any approval we obtain, the ability of Corium to produce
commercial supply in quantities and quality sufficient to satisfy
market demand for Twirla, our ability to successfully enhance the
commercialization of and increase the uptake for Twirla, the size
and growth of the markets for Twirla and our ability to serve those
markets, regulatory and legislative developments in the United
States and foreign countries, our ability to obtain and maintain
intellectual property protection for Twirla and our product
candidates, the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our
commercialization efforts, clinical trials, supply chain,
operations and the operations of third parties we rely on for
services such as manufacturing, marketing support and sales
support, as well as on our potential customer base, our ability to
maintain compliance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq
Capital Market and the other risks set forth in our filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For all
these reasons, actual results and developments could be materially
different from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking
statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of
this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
Contact:Matt RileyHead of Investor Relations
& Corporate
Communicationsmriley@agiletherapeutics.com
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Agile Therapeutics,
Inc.Balance Sheets(Unaudited)(in thousands, except
par value
and share data) |
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Assets |
|
|
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
13,027 |
|
|
$ |
19,143 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
|
2,087 |
|
|
|
1,533 |
|
Inventory, net |
|
2,340 |
|
|
|
966 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
1,016 |
|
|
|
2,283 |
|
Total current assets |
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18,470 |
|
|
|
23,925 |
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Property and equipment, net |
|
11,524 |
|
|
|
12,447 |
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Right of use asset |
|
825 |
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|
|
949 |
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Other non-current assets |
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
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Total assets |
$ |
32,831 |
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$ |
39,333 |
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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Current liabilities: |
|
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Long-term debt, current portion |
$ |
12,630 |
|
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$ |
16,833 |
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Accounts payable |
|
12,036 |
|
|
|
8,707 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
3,877 |
|
|
|
3,563 |
|
Lease liability, current portion |
|
239 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
28,782 |
|
|
|
29,278 |
|
|
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Lease liabilities, long-term |
|
630 |
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|
|
784 |
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Long-term debt |
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— |
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— |
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Total liabilities |
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29,412 |
|
|
|
30,062 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
|
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Stockholders’ equity |
|
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Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized,
4,850 issued and no shares outstanding at June 30, 2022 and no
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
|
— |
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|
|
— |
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Common stock, $.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized,
12,360,157 and 3,034,901 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022
and December 31, 2021, respectively |
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
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Additional paid-in capital |
|
414,523 |
|
|
|
396,388 |
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Accumulated deficit |
|
(411,105 |
) |
|
|
(387,117 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
3,419 |
|
|
|
9,271 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
32,831 |
|
|
$ |
39,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Agile Therapeutics,
Inc.Statements of Operations(Unaudited)(in
thousands, except
per share and
share data) |
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Three Months EndedJune 30, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Revenues, net |
$ |
2,126 |
|
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$ |
1,185 |
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Cost of product revenues |
|
2,231 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
Gross profit (loss) |
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
40 |
|
|
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Operating expenses: |
|
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Research and development |
$ |
856 |
|
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$ |
862 |
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Selling and marketing |
|
7,411 |
|
|
|
11,977 |
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General and administrative |
|
3,026 |
|
|
|
3,852 |
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Total operating expenses |
|
11,293 |
|
|
|
16,691 |
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Loss from operations |
|
(11,398 |
) |
|
|
(16,651 |
) |
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Other income (expense) |
|
|
Interest income |
|
2 |
|
|
|
7 |
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Interest expense |
|
(823 |
) |
|
|
(993 |
) |
Total other income (expense),
net |
|
(821 |
) |
|
|
(986 |
) |
Loss before benefit from income
taxes |
|
(12,219 |
) |
|
|
(17,637 |
) |
Benefit from income taxes |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
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Net loss |
$ |
(12,219 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,637 |
) |
|
|
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Net loss per share (basic and
diluted) |
$ |
(2.71 |
) |
|
$ |
(8.00 |
) |
|
|
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Weighted-average common shares
(basic and diluted) |
|
4,510,219 |
|
|
|
2,217,349 |
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Comprehensive loss: |
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(12,219 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,637 |
) |
Other comprehensive income: |
|
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Unrealized loss on marketable securities |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Comprehensive loss |
$ |
(12,219 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,637 |
) |
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