DewDiligence
10 months ago
EOLS PR on licensed dermal-filler:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evolus-announces-results-european-head-133000744.html The European Lift study was blinded, randomized, 9 months in duration, and enrolled 45 patients. The study was a split face design, in which each patient received Estyme Lift on one side and the control, Restylane-L, on the other side. Using a validated 5-point scale, the change in Nasolabial Fold (NLF) severity from baseline was measured. The primary endpoint of non-inferiority was met at 4 weeks, with the results favoring Estyme Lift, and at 3 and 6 months, Estyme Lift achieved statistical superiority over Restylane-L. A head-to-head versus Juvederm Vollure might have been more illuminating.
DewDiligence
11 months ago
EOLS 2024 sales guidance—>$255-265M, +26-31% YoY:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evolus-announces-preliminary-unaudited-fourth-222800064.html
2024 guidance for non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding revenue and COGS, is $185-190M.
EOLS pre-announced 4Q23 sales of approximately $61M, +40% YoY, +22% QoQ. Full 4Q23 financials will be released in early March.
DewDiligence
1 year ago
EOLS 2Q23 results—6/30/23 cash=$41.7M:
https://investors.evolus.com/press-releases-and-news/news-details/2023/Evolus-Reports-Second-Quarter-2023-Results-and-Provides-Business-Update/default.aspx Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2023 were $41.7 million compared to $31.5 million at March 31, 2023. The cash balance at June 30, 2023 included additional borrowings of $25 million under the company’s credit facility with Pharmakon. For the second quarter of 2023, net cash used for operating activities was $13.3 million, which included the $4.4 million license milestone expense. EOLS pre-announced 2Q23 sales of $49.3M last week (#msg-172453778).
DewDiligence
2 years ago
EOLS licenses dermal-filler line for $18M plus royalties on eventual sales:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230509006122/en Evolus…today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be the exclusive U.S. distributor of a line of five unique dermal fillers currently in late-stage development.
…Symatese is a privately held French company that designs, engineers and manufactures regenerative medical solutions based on its innovative technology platforms. Symatese has a unique and combined expertise in the field of hyaluronic acid and injection systems and is well known for the development of the latest generation of Restylane products in the United States…
…beginning with the expected launch of the first two indications in the first half of 2025, followed by a third in 2026 and two more in 2027… the Evolysse portfolio will offer a complete range of filler solutions to cover the spectrum of indications including mid-face, nasolabial folds, lips and eyes.
…In consideration for the exclusive U.S. distribution rights, Evolus will pay Symatese a total of €16.2 million (approximately $17.8 million based on current foreign exchange rates) including an upfront payment of €4.1 million and €12.1 million of additional payments beginning in June 2025. Evolus will also pay Symatese a mid-single-digit royalty based on net sales and a transfer price for the product. The two companies will share responsibility for expenses related to the registration process for the two planned product launches in 2027. EOLS expects the dermal filler line to generate $200M of sales in 2028.
DewDiligence
2 years ago
Court_ruling_in_Korea_against Daewoong may_end EOLS sales_of Jeuveau—(a/k/a BTX):
https://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=20428 The Seoul Central District Court on Friday ruled in favor of Medytox in the lawsuit filed by Medytox against Daewoong Pharmaceutical...including the prohibition of infringement of trade secrets, and ordered Daewoong to… turn over Daewoong's BTX strain to Medytox, and discard all finished BTX products made with the strain.
The ruling comes after Medytox filed a lawsuit against Daewoong Pharmaceutical for damages of 1.1 billion won in October 2017, claiming that a former employee stole Medytox's BTX strains and product manufacturing process technical documents and provided them to Daewoong Pharmaceutical.
… After the ruling came out, Medytox immediately sent out a press release stating that it had regained the legitimate rights of its BTX strain five years and four months after filing a lawsuit against Daewoong.
… Daewoong said it will appeal the court's decision, saying that the ruling was a “clear misjudgment.”
… On Friday, Medytox's shares surged by a daily limit of 30 percent... Daewoong shares dropped…9.35 percent from the previous day.
As a side effect of the ruling, Hugel, which is currently embroiled in a U.S. International Trade Commission dispute over the origin of its strain with Medytox, also saw the stock price decline…18.17 percent from the previous day.
The ruling will also affect Evlous, which markets Daewoong's BTX products in the U.S., as all of Daewoong's BTX products are currently manufactured in Korea.
As the ruling ordered Daewoong to discard all products made with Medytox's strain, Daewoong's thriving BTX export business will likely ground to a complete halt if Daewoong fails to receive a suspension of execution from the court.
Above all, if the ruling leads to the cancellation of the license for Daewoong's BTX product, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety may revoke its export permission.
As Evolus' revenue entirely consists of Jeuveau, the company will no longer be able to maintain sales if such a ruling happens. This is an outcome we all knew might happen—see, for instance, #msg-149854993. Moreover, the Korea court ruling announced today may additionally keep Hugel (#msg-165634697) and Aeon (#msg-170687120) off the US market.