- Continued Expansion of Pliaglis® Worldwide -
Strong Cash Balance of $13.1 Million - Growth in Manufacturing
Segment due to New Purchase Orders
Crescita Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: CTX and OTC US: CRRTF)
(“Crescita” or the “Company”), a growth-oriented, innovation-driven
Canadian commercial dermatology company, today reported its
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021
(“Q2-F2021”) and provided a corporate update. All amounts presented
are in thousands of Canadian dollars (“CAD”) unless otherwise
noted.
Financial Highlights
Q2-F2021 vs. Q2-F2020
- Revenue was $2,949 compared to $1,733, an increase of
$1,216;
- Gross profit was $1,722 compared to $1,092, an increase of
$630;
- Operating expenses were $2,399 compared to $2,318, an increase
of $81;
- Adjusted EBITDA1 was $(269) compared to $(781), an improvement
of $512;
- Ending cash position was $13,083 compared to $9,265, an
increase of $3,818.
1Please refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this
press release.
Q2-F2021 and Subsequent Corporate Developments
Expansion of Production Volumes within the Manufacturing and
Services Segment
- We received firm purchase orders of approximately $7 million
within our Manufacturing and Services segment, representing a
significant increase in production and sales volume over the next
12 months. The increase in volume is a result of our customers
ordering product to support anticipated launches into new key
markets and therefore may not be representative of future
orders.
Launch of Pliaglis in Austria
- Our licensing partner, Pelpharma Handels GmbH (“Pelpharma”),
launched Pliaglis in Austria.
Licensing Agreement for Pliaglis with Croma Pharma
GmbH
- We entered into an exclusive commercialization and development
license agreement with Croma Pharma GmbH (“Croma”), a globally
acclaimed pharmaceutical company with specializations in medical
aesthetics, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics, for the rights to
Pliaglis in nine countries comprising: Germany, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Switzerland, Brazil, Romania, Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg. Crescita is eligible to receive a combination of
upfront, cumulative sales and other milestone payments of up to
€1.25 million over the term of the agreement with a potential for
further cumulative sales milestones based on tranches of
incremental sales.
Expansion of our Senior Leadership Team
- Mr. François Lafortune joined Crescita’s senior leadership team
as Executive Vice-President and General Manager. This new senior
management position is intended to drive growth within our
Commercial Skincare and Manufacturing and Services segments.
Corporate Update
Serge Verreault, President and CEO of Crescita commented:
“During the quarter, we achieved a number of key milestones as we
executed our strategic growth initiatives. We continued to expand
our Pliaglis footprint with a 9-country licensing deal with Croma
which is well positioned to execute successful multi-country
launches. Our partner, Pelpharma, launched Pliaglis in Austria, and
Cantabria reported positive Pliaglis sales momentum in Italy with
record-high sales for the quarter. In the United States, we didn’t
recognize any Pliagllis royalties in Q2, as Taro continues to face
commercial challenges. On the medical aesthetics side, we launched
NCTF in April. As post-pandemic conditions normalize across Canada,
we believe that our revenues should continue to improve. On another
high note, we received purchase orders of approximately $7 million,
which brings significant production volumes to our plant, a
long-time objective for Crescita. These developments contribute to
increasing recurring revenue streams and move us closer to our goal
of sustained profitability for our shareholders.”
Mr. Verreault added: “I am also pleased with our Q2 results
which showed an overall recovery in Commercial Skincare sales
versus last year. We continue to grow our commercial sales by
furthering brand awareness through various direct-to-consumer
digital marketing initiatives. We believe that our approach to
direct-to-consumer marketing will bring us closer to end consumers,
leading to more opportunities for direct engagement and increased
brand awareness. We are creating a solid platform for upcoming
growth initiatives in 2022 and beyond with the addition of key
members to our sales and marketing teams to support the launch of
the ART-FILLER range, our hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers,
anticipated in the first half of 2022. We also welcomed Mr.
François Lafortune to the newly created position of Executive Vice
President and General Manager. François has a solid track record of
domestic and international strategic management experience in the
cosmetics industry and will be pivotal to our initiatives to grow
our skincare and manufacturing businesses.”
Mr. Verreault concluded: “We will have intense focus on
execution and financial discipline in implementing our growth
strategies, including elevating our brands and manufacturing
business, and further expanding our international footprint through
strategic partnerships for Pliaglis. We maintain a strong liquidity
position with $13.1 million in cash and $2.2 million available
under our credit facility at June 30, 2021, which allows us to
continue to pursue strategic M&A, an integral part of our
growth strategy.”
Q2-F2021 Financial Results
Note: The Management’s Discussion and Analysis
(“MD&A”), the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim
Financial Statements and accompanying notes for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2021 are available at
www.crescitatherapeutics.com/investors and have been filed with
SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Summary Financial Results
In thousands of CAD, except per share data
and number of shares
Three months ended June
30,
Six months ended June
30,
2021
2020
2021
2020
$
$
$
$
Commercial Skincare
1,869
1,304
3,636
2,843
Licensing and Royalties
475
413
1,281
1,866
Manufacturing and Services
605
16
1,297
839
Revenues
2,949
1,733
6,214
5,548
Cost of goods sold
1,227
641
2,376
1,992
Gross profit
1,722
1,092
3,838
3,556
Gross margin (%)
58.4%
63.0%
61.8%
64.1%
Research and development
118
336
337
564
Selling, general and administrative
1,930
1,568
3,793
3,751
Depreciation and amortization
351
414
682
828
Total operating expenses
2,399
2,318
4,812
5,143
Operating loss
(677)
(1,226)
(974)
(1,587)
Total other expenses
35
1,859
174
1,812
Loss before income taxes
(712)
(3,085)
(1,148)
(3,399)
Deferred income tax expense
-
-
-
180
Net loss
(712)
(3,085)
(1,148)
(3,579)
Adjusted EBITDA1
(269)
(781)
(182)
(669)
Earnings per share
Basic and Diluted
$ (0.03)
$ (0.15)
$ (0.06)
$ (0.17)
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted
20,612,840
20,648,448
20,619,686
20,674,433
Selected Balance Sheet Information
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period
13,083
9,265
13,083
9,265
Selected Cash Flow Information
Cash (used in) provided by operating
activities
(743)
84
(939)
350
Cash used in investing activities
(39)
(37)
(43)
(61)
Cash used in financing activities
(82)
(89)
(202)
(292)
Revenue
We have three reportable segments: 1) Commercial Skincare
(“Commercial”), which manufactures branded non-prescription
skincare products for sale in both the Canadian and international
markets and commercializes Pliaglis® and New Cellular Treatment
Factor® (“NCTF”) in Canada; 2) Licensing and Royalties
(“Licensing”), which includes revenues generated from licensing our
intellectual property related to Pliaglis or to our transdermal
delivery technologies; and 3) Manufacturing and Services
(“Manufacturing”), which includes revenue from contract
manufacturing and product development services.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, total revenue was
$2,949 compared to $1,733 for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The increase of $1,216 came primarily from our Commercial and
Manufacturing segments in the amounts of $565 and $589,
respectively, largely representing the recovery in consumer demand
following the COVID-19-related prolonged shutdowns of personal
services businesses in Q2-F2020 and periods of 2021.
Gross Profit
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, gross profit was
$1,722, representing a gross margin of 58.4%, compared to $1,092
and 63.0%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The increase of $630 in gross profit was mainly due to the recovery
in the Commercial and Manufacturing segment sales year-over-year,
as described above, while we continued to benefit from wage and
rent subsidies under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) and
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”) programs during the quarter.
The decrease in gross margin of 4.6% was mainly driven by: 1) the
decrease in full-margin licensing revenue, compounded by the
incremental cost of goods sold from supplying Pliaglis under the
Austria licensing agreement; and 2) the unfavourable revenue mix of
having higher revenue in our Manufacturing segment year-over-year,
partly offset by the benefit of government subsidies versus
Q2-F2020.
Operating Expenses
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, total operating
expenses were $2,399 compared to $2,318 for the three months ended
June 30, 2020. The year-over-year slight increase of $81 was
primarily driven by higher selling, general and administrative
(“SG&A”) expenses of $362, mainly reflecting a return to
pre-COVID level headcount-related costs compared to Q2-F2020 which
included temporary layoffs and salary reductions in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. These expenses were partly offset by lower
research and development (“R&D”) spend of $218, largely
reflecting the Company’s proportionate funding of clinical
development activities related to CTX-101 in Q2-F2020 which did not
repeat, and by lower depreciation and amortization expense of
$63.
Other Expenses
We updated our impairment assessment at June 30, 2020, mainly to
reflect the projected impact on our long-term forecasts of the
pandemic-driven decrease in demand for our non-prescription
skincare products and contract manufacturing and development
services. As a result, we recognized an intangible assets
impairment charge of $1,918 in that quarter.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents were $13,083 at June 30, 2021 compared
to $9,265 at June 30, 2020, representing a year-over-year increase
of $3,818, mainly due to cash of $5,151 received after the
amendment to the Company’s licensing agreement with Taro
Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Q3-F2020, partly offset by the cash used in
operations.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
We report our financial results in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). However, we use certain
non-IFRS financial measures to assess our Company’s performance. We
believe these to be useful to management, investors, and other
financial stakeholders in assessing Crescita’s performance. The
non-IFRS measures used in this press release do not have any
standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore not
comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These
measures should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as
a substitute for the related financial information prepared in
accordance with IFRS. The following are the Company’s non-IFRS
measures along with their respective definitions:
- EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes,
depreciation, and amortization.
- Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income
taxes, depreciation and amortization, other expenses (income),
share-based compensation costs, goodwill and intangible asset
impairment, and foreign exchange (gains) losses, as
applicable.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure
of operating performance and cash flow and provides useful
information to investors as it highlights trends in the underlying
business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on
IFRS measures. Below is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA to their closest IFRS measures.
In thousands of CAD dollars
Three months ended June
30,
Six months ended June
30,
2021
2020
2021
2020
$
$
$
$
Net loss
(712)
(3,085)
(1,148)
(3,579)
Adjust for:
Depreciation and amortization
351
414
682
828
Interest expense (income), net
25
(8)
13
(5)
Deferred income tax expense
-
-
-
180
EBITDA
(336)
(2,679)
(453)
(2,576)
Adjust for:
Share-based compensation
57
31
110
90
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
10
(51)
161
(101)
Impairment of intangible assets
-
1,918
-
1,918
Adjusted EBITDA
(269)
(781)
(182)
(669)
Caution Concerning Limitations of Summary Financial Results
Press Release
This summary earnings press release contains limited information
meant to assist the reader in assessing Crescita’s performance, but
it is not a suitable source of information for readers who are
unfamiliar with Crescita and is not in any way a substitute for the
Company's Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and
notes thereto, MD&A and our latest Annual Information Form
(“AIF”).
About Crescita Therapeutics Inc.
Crescita (TSX: CTX and OTC US: CRRTF) is a growth-oriented,
innovation-driven Canadian commercial dermatology company with
in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities. The Company offers
a portfolio of high-quality, science-based non-prescription
skincare products and early to commercial stage prescription
products. We also own multiple proprietary transdermal delivery
platforms that support the development of patented formulations to
facilitate the delivery of active ingredients into or through the
skin.
Our non-prescription portfolio comprises a wide variety of
premium quality dermocosmetic products which include facial creams,
cleansers, exfoliants, masks, serums and suncare, that each serve a
different and personalized consumer need. The portfolio is designed
to address preventive care to combating the first signs of aging,
as well as all primary aesthetic skin concerns. Our products serve
two sub-sets of the skincare market: aesthetics and medical
aesthetics. Our national sales force calls on aesthetic
practitioners, medical aesthetic clinics and medispas across
Canada. In addition, our skincare brands are sold in certain Asian
markets, such as Malaysia, South Korea and China through
international distributors, as well as through various e-commerce
platforms.
Crescita’s portfolio also includes Pliaglis, our lead
prescription product, that utilizes our proprietary phase-changing
topical cream Peel technology. Pliaglis is a topical local
anesthetic cream that provides safe and effective local dermal
analgesia on intact skin prior to superficial dermatological
procedures. The product, currently approved in over 25 different
countries, is sold by commercial partners in the United States,
Italy, Spain and Brazil, and was most recently launched in Austria.
We market Pliaglis in the Canadian physician-dispensed skincare
market through our own sales force.
Our expertise in topical product formulation and development can
be leveraged in combination with our patented transdermal delivery
technologies to develop and manufacture creams, liquids, gels,
ointments and serums under our contract development and
manufacturing organization (“CDMO”) infrastructure. We run our
operations from our head office located in the heart of the Biotech
City in Laval, Québec, where we also manufacture the majority of
our non-prescription skincare products in our 50,000 square-foot
facility.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate”,
“intend”, “plan”, “goal”, “seek”, “believe”, “project”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “strategy”, “future”, “likely”, “may”, “should”, “will”
and similar references to future periods. Examples of
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding the Company’s objectives, plans, goals,
strategies, growth, performance, operating results, financial
condition, our belief that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our
business operations during the upcoming fiscal year, strategy for
customer retention, growth, product development, market position,
financial results and reserves, strategy for risk management,
business prospects, opportunities and industry trends, the expected
impact of, and responses taken by the Company with respect to, the
COVID-19 pandemic, and similar statements concerning anticipated
future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on
our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the
future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections,
anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future
conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the
future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and
changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of
which are outside of the Company’s control. Crescita’s actual
results and financial condition may differ materially from those
indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should
not unduly rely on any of these forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause Crescita’s actual results and
financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in
the forward-looking statements include, among others: economic and
market conditions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the
response thereto of governments and consumers, the Company’s
ability to execute its growth strategies, reliance on third parties
for clinical trials, marketing, distribution and commercialization,
the impact of changing conditions in the regulatory environment and
product development processes, manufacturing and supply risks,
increasing competition in the industries in which the Company
operates, the Company’s ability to meet its debt commitments, the
impact of unexpected product liability matters, the impact of
litigation involving the Company and/or its products, the impact of
changes in relationships with customers and suppliers, the degree
of intellectual property protection of the Company’s products, the
degree of market acceptance of the Company’s products, developments
and changes in applicable laws and regulations, as well as other
risk factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” sections of our most
recent annual MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our
AIF dated March 24, 2021. Any forward-looking statement made by the
Company in this press release is based only on information
currently available to management and speaks only as of the date on
which it is made. Except as required by applicable securities laws,
Crescita undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be
made from time to time, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
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