Mallinckrodt plc Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and 2019 Results

STAINES-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a global biopharmaceutical company, today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended Dec. 27, 2019. Unless otherwise noted, the three months and fiscal year comparisons are to the prior year comparable period ended Dec. 28, 2018.

Net sales were $804.9 million in the quarter with diluted loss per share of $13.76, primarily driven by $1.643 billion in expense associated with the agreement in principle pertaining to a global opioid resolution, partially offset by a $377.4 million gain on debt extinguishment. Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.40 versus $2.18, an increase of 10.1%.

"We are pleased with the operating strength of the business as we finished 2019," said Mark Trudeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mallinckrodt. "Our hospital products had an exceptional fourth quarter, as we anticipated, and the Specialty Generics segment finished the year strong, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of growth. Acthar^® Gel performed largely in line with our expectations given a challenging payer environment. We remain focused on executing our long-term strategy for this product by generating clinically meaningful data and exploring opportunities to drive greater access for patients. At the same time, we continue to advance our pipeline, including preparing for approval submissions for terlipressin and StrataGraft^® in the coming months."

Trudeau continued, "Over the past year, it has been one of our top priorities to remove three uncertainties impacting our business - opioid litigation, near-term debt maturities and the Acthar CMS¹ matter. We are pleased that we now have what we believe to be a clear path forward for resolving two of those: reaching an agreement in principle on the terms of a comprehensive global opioid resolution, and taking steps to strengthen our capital structure by addressing near term maturities. While managing these uncertainties, we remain focused on achieving our long-term vision of becoming an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on improving outcomes for underserved patients with severe and critical conditions."

COMPANY FINANCIAL RESULTS

Fourth Quarter 2019 Results
Gross profit was $373.1 million with gross profit as a percentage of net sales of 46.4%, compared with 43.5%, driven by inventory step-up expense in the prior period and product mix. Adjusted gross profit was $575.9 million, compared with $608.0 million, with adjusted gross profit as a percentage of net sales of 71.5%, compared with 72.8%, driven primarily by product mix.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $169.2 million or 21.0% of net sales, as compared to $239.6 million, or 28.7%, driven primarily by legal settlement expenses in the prior period and the change in the fair value of contingent consideration. Adjusted SG&A expenses were $191.6 million or 23.8% of net sales, compared with $212.2 million or 25.4%. Adjusted SG&A expenses decreased due to ongoing focused efforts on SG&A reductions.

Research and development expenses were $81.4 million or 10.1% of net sales, as compared to $100.4 million or 12.0%, due to the completion of certain development programs.

As a result of the agreement in principle for a global opioid resolution, the company recorded a $1.643 billion expense attributed to the anticipated structured cash payments under the settlement agreement and the anticipated warrants to purchase ordinary shares at $3.15 per share representing approximately 19.99% of the company's fully diluted outstanding shares, including after giving effect to the exercise of the warrants.

The company recorded $274.5 million in non-recurring impairments in the quarter, related to its VTS-270 in-process research and development intangible asset; as compared to $3.891 billion in the prior year, which was primarily attributed to the goodwill impairment.

Interest expense was $77.2 million as compared to $90.1 million, a reduction of 14.3%, driven by our continued focus on deleveraging.

Income tax benefit was $327.7 million, for an effective tax rate of 22.0%. The adjusted effective tax rate was 15.5%.

Fiscal Year 2019 Results
Net sales were $3.163 billion, compared with $3.216 billion. The decrease was primarily attributed to Acthar^® Gel (repository corticotropin injection), partially offset by strength in the hospital products, AMITIZA^® (lubiprostone) and the Specialty Generics segment.

On a GAAP² basis, net loss was $996.5 million, compared with $3.607 billion, with diluted loss per share of $11.88 compared to $42.94, both periods impacted by significant one-time items with the opioid agreement in principle liability in 2019 and the goodwill impairment in 2018.

Adjusted net income was $747.5 million, compared with $682.2 million. Adjusted diluted EPS was $8.88 compared with $8.01, an increase of 10.9%.

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

Specialty Brands Segment
Net sales for the segment in the fourth quarter 2019 were $611.4 million.

• Acthar^® Gel net sales were $232.6 million, a 17.8% decrease, primarily driven by continued reimbursement challenges impacting new and returning patients and continued payer scrutiny on overall specialty pharmaceutical spending.
  
  
• INOMAX^® (nitric oxide) gas, for inhalation net sales were $143.8 million, an increase of 3.7%, or 3.8% on a constant-currency basis, driven by strong customer demand for INOmax, partially offset by increased competition in the market.
  
  
• OFIRMEV^® (acetaminophen) injection net sales were $111.8 million, an increase of 28.2%, primarily due to significant quarter-to-quarter order variability that is expected to continue until loss of exclusivity.
  
  
• Therakos^® immunology platform net sales were $63.3 million, an increase of 11.1%, or 11.3% on a constant-currency basis, primarily due to the capture of new patients, and the conversion to the Cellex device.
  
  
• AMITIZA net sales were $50.9 million, down 21.2% due to lower royalties in the U.S. due to an increasingly competitive landscape.

Specialty Generics Segment
The segment reported fourth quarter net sales in 2019 of $193.5 million, an increase of 6.0%.

LIQUIDITY
Cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter was $208.8 million, with free cash flow of $184.5 million. For the year, operating cash flow was $742.9 million and free cash flow $609.9 million.

The cash balance at the end of the year was $790.9 million, and the revolving credit facility was fully drawn. During the fourth quarter, the company executed a debt exchange offer, which reduced total debt by $383.2 million.  With this exchange offer, cash generated from operations, and debt repurchased at a discount earlier in the year, the company reduced net debt by $1.176 billion in 2019, and ended the year with net debt of $4.632 billion.

In conjunction with announcing the agreement in principle for a global opioid resolution, the company also announced that it has entered into certain agreements relating to potential financing and debt exchange transactions, which if implemented, will address near-term debt maturities of the company.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
Mallinckrodt will hold a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. This call can be accessed in three ways:

• At the Mallinckrodt website: http://www.mallinckrodt.com/investors.
• By telephone: For both listen-only participants and those who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the call, the telephone dial-in number in the U.S. is (877) 359-9508. For participants outside the U.S., the dial-in number is (224) 357-2393. Callers will need to provide the Conference ID of 4168459.
• Through an audio replay: A replay of the call will be available beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, and ending at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Dial-in numbers for U.S.-based participants are (855) 859-2056 or (800) 585-8367. Participants outside the U.S. should use the replay dial-in number of (404) 537-3406. All callers will be required to provide the Conference ID of 4168459.

ABOUT MALLINCKRODT
Mallinckrodt is a global business consisting of multiple wholly owned subsidiaries that develop, manufacture, market and distribute specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies. The company's Specialty Brands reportable segment's areas of focus include autoimmune and rare diseases in specialty areas like neurology, rheumatology, nephrology, pulmonology and ophthalmology; immunotherapy and neonatal respiratory critical care therapies; analgesics and gastrointestinal products. Its Specialty Generics reportable segment includes specialty generic drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients. To learn more about Mallinckrodt, visit www.mallinckrodt.com.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release contains financial measures, including adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted gross profit, adjusted SG&A, net sales growth on a constant-currency basis, adjusted effective tax rate, net debt and free cash flow, which are considered "non-GAAP" financial measures under applicable SEC rules and regulations.

Adjusted net income, adjusted gross profit and adjusted SG&A represent amounts prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP) and adjusted for certain items that management believes are not reflective of the operational performance of the business. The adjustments for these items are on a pre-tax basis for adjusted gross profit and adjusted SG&A and on an after-tax basis for adjusted net income. Adjustments to GAAP amounts include, as applicable to each measure, amortization and non-restructuring impairment charges; restructuring and related charges, net; inventory step-up expenses; discontinued operations; changes in fair value of contingent consideration obligations; acquisition-related expenses; significant legal and environmental charges; losses on divestiture; unrealized gain on equity investment; gains on debt extinguishment, net; separation costs; research and development upfront payments; tax effects of aforementioned adjustments, changes in related uncertain tax positions, as well as impacts from certain transactions, such as acquisitions or reorganizations; and other items identified by the company. Adjusted diluted earnings per share represent adjusted net income divided by the number of diluted shares.

The adjusted effective tax rate is calculated as the income tax effects on continuing and discontinued operations plus the income tax impact included in Mallinckrodt's reconciliation of net loss, divided by loss from continuing and income from discontinued operations plus the pre-tax, non-income, tax-related adjustments included in its reconciliation of adjusted net income (excluding dilutive share impact). The income tax adjustment included in the reconciliation of adjusted net income primarily represents the tax impact of adjustments between net loss and adjusted net income, changes in related uncertain tax positions, as well as tax impacts from certain transactions, such as acquisitions or reorganizations.

Net sales growth on a constant-currency basis measures the change in net sales between current- and prior-year periods using a constant currency, the exchange rate in effect during the applicable prior-year period.

Free cash flow for the fourth quarter represents net cash provided by operating activities of $208.8 million less capital expenditures of $24.3 million, each as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Free cash flow for the fiscal year represents net cash provided by operating activities of $742.9 million less capital expenditures of $133.0 million, each as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Net debt as of Dec. 27, 2019 represents the total principal debt outstanding of $5.423 billion less unrestricted cash of $790.9 million, each as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Net debt as of Dec. 28, 2018 represents the total principal debt outstanding of $6.157 billion less unrestricted cash of $348.9 million, each as prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The company has provided these adjusted financial measures because they are used by management, along with financial measures in accordance with GAAP, to evaluate the company's operating performance. In addition, the company believes that they will be used by certain investors to measure Mallinckrodt's operating results. Management believes that presenting these adjusted measures provides useful information about the company's performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that the company does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance.

These adjusted measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company's definition of these adjusted measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others.

Because adjusted financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the company's reported results of operations, management strongly encourages investors to review the company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. A reconciliation of certain of these historical adjusted financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the tables accompanying this release.

Further information regarding non-GAAP financial measures can be found on the Investor Relations page of the company's website.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELATED TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this document that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding future financial condition and operating results, legal, economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Mallinckrodt's businesses, and any other statements regarding events or developments the company believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, may be "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties related to, among other things: governmental investigations and inquiries, regulatory actions and lawsuits brought against Mallinckrodt by government agencies and private parties with respect to its historical commercialization of opioids, including the non-binding agreement in principle regarding terms and conditions of a global settlement to resolve all current and future opioid-related claims; scrutiny from governments, legislative bodies and enforcement agencies related to sales, marketing and pricing practices; pricing pressure on certain of Mallinckrodt's products due to legal changes or changes in insurers' reimbursement practices resulting from recent increased public scrutiny of healthcare and pharmaceutical costs; the reimbursement practices of governmental health administration authorities, private health coverage insurers and other third-party payers; complex reporting and payment obligations under the Medicare and Medicaid rebate programs and other governmental purchasing and rebate programs; cost containment efforts of customers, purchasing groups, third-party payers and governmental organizations; changes in or failure to comply with relevant laws and regulations; Mallinckrodt's and its partners' ability to successfully develop or commercialize new products or expand commercial opportunities; Mallinckrodt's ability to navigate price fluctuations; competition; Mallinckrodt's and its partners' ability to protect intellectual property rights; limited clinical trial data for Acthar Gel; clinical studies and related regulatory processes; product liability losses and other litigation liability; material health, safety and environmental liabilities; potential indemnification liabilities to Covidien pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement; business development activities; retention of key personnel; the effectiveness of information technology infrastructure including cybersecurity and data leakage risks; customer concentration; Mallinckrodt's reliance on certain individual products that are material to its financial performance; Mallinckrodt's ability to receive procurement and production quotas granted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; complex manufacturing processes; conducting business internationally; Mallinckrodt's ability to achieve expected benefits from restructuring activities; Mallinckrodt's significant levels of intangible assets and related impairment testing; labor and employment laws and regulations; natural disasters or other catastrophic events; Mallinckrodt's substantial indebtedness and its ability to generate sufficient cash to reduce its indebtedness; the proposed refinancing of certain near-term debt maturities;  future changes to U.S. and foreign tax laws or the impact of disputes with governmental tax authorities; and the impact of Irish laws.

These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of Mallinckrodt's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2019, which the company expects to file later today. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date hereof and Mallinckrodt does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

CONTACTS

Investor Relations      
Daniel J. Speciale, CPA
Vice President, Investor Relations and IRO
314-654-3638
[email protected]

Media
Michael Freitag / Aaron Palash / Aura Reinhard
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449

¹ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
² Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States

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