Opiant Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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Opiant Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OPNT) reported Q4 2021 revenues of $13.8 million, a 39% increase from Q4 2020, and full-year 2021 revenue of $47.8 million, up 61% year-over-year.

Full-year net income was $3.0 million, with $53 million in cash on hand. The company exceeded its royalty revenue guidance, achieving approximately $41 million for 2021.

Opiant's pipeline includes OPNT003, aimed at opioid overdose treatment, with a New Drug Application submission targeted for mid-2022, and a Phase 2 study for OPNT002 addressing Alcohol Use Disorder.

Positive

• Q4 2021 revenue of $13.8 million, up 39% from Q4 2020.
• Achieved full-year 2021 revenue of $47.8 million, a 61% increase year-over-year.
• Full-year 2021 net income of $3.0 million, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million in 2020.
• Exceeded royalty revenue guidance with approximately $41 million in 2021.
• Strong pipeline developments with OPNT003 for opioid overdose and OPNT002 for Alcohol Use Disorder.

Negative

• Uncertainty in NARCAN® Nasal Spray sales due to the introduction of a generic equivalent by Teva Pharmaceuticals in December 2021.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat addictions and drug overdose, today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, and provided a corporate update. Recent highlights include:

Finance Update

• Q4 revenues of $13.8 million, an increase of 39% compared to the same period in 2020
  
  
• Exceeded full-year 2021 royalty revenue guidance of approximately $38 million with 2021 royalty revenue of approximately $41 million, a 49% increase over full-year 2020
  
  
• Full-year net income of $3.0 million
  
  
• Well capitalized, with approximately $53.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, as of December 31, 2021
  

Pipeline Update

• OPNT003, nasal nalmefene, for opioid overdose:
  
  
  • Reported positive topline results from pharmacokinetic (“PK”), safety and tolerability multidose study
    
    
  • Completed enrollment in pharmacodynamic (“PD”) study comparing nasal nalmefene and nasal naloxone, with top line data now expected in Q2 2022
    
    
  • Pre-NDA Meeting with the FDA scheduled for late March 2022
    
    
  • Targeting New Drug Application (“NDA”) submission mid-year 2022; commercial preparations well underway for a potential commercial launch in 2023
    
    
• OPNT002, nasal naltrexone, for Alcohol Use Disorder (“AUD”):
  
  
  • Initiated patient dosing in Phase 2 study, with data expected in H1 2023
    

Commenting, Roger Crystal, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Opiant, said:

“Opiant delivered strong financial results in 2021, and continued pipeline momentum, led by OPNT003, nasal nalmefene. We believe the compelling results generated to date from our ongoing development program support OPNT003’s potential to be a differentiated treatment option for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose, particularly in the community setting. In parallel, we initiated dosing in our Phase 2 study for Alcohol Use Disorder, an important advancement for our deep pipeline aimed at bringing about a paradigm shift in the treatment of addictions and drug overdose. Looking ahead, with the clinical portion of our work complete, we look forward to the upcoming top line data from the PD study and remain dedicated to progressing OPNT003 to NDA submission, as well as the continued growth of our commercial organization in preparation for a potential launch in the U.S.”

David O’Toole, Chief Financial Officer of Opiant, said:

“We ended the year with approximately $53 million of cash and continue to prudently manage our capital resources, providing us with a strong financial foundation to support our commercial and R&D initiatives. Based on our anticipated upcoming catalysts and product pipeline, we believe we are well-positioned to drive increasing value for all key stakeholders.”

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

For the three months ended December 31, 2021, Opiant recorded approximately $13.8 million in revenue, compared to approximately $10.0 million during the corresponding period of 2020. $13.0 million of revenue was attributable to the license agreement with Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (“EBS”) for the sale of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray, compared to approximately $8.3 million in the same period of 2020, and approximately $0.8 million came from grant and contract revenue, compared to approximately $1.6 million in the same period in 2020. Fourth quarter 2021 sales of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray were approximately $120.6 million, as reported by EBS.

For the three months ended December 31, 2021, general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses were approximately $3.4 million, as compared to approximately $3.6 million in the comparable period in 2020.

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $4.7 million, as compared to approximately $4.5 million in the comparable period in 2020.

Sales and marketing (“S&M”) expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $1.5 million for pre-commercialization efforts related to OPNT003. Sales and marketing expense during the three months ended December 31, 2020, were approximately $0.9 million.

Royalty expense for the three months ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $2.9 million and $1.9 million for the comparable period of 2020. The $1.0 million increase was due to increased royalty revenue from net sales of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $0.8 million, or income of $0.17 per basic share and $0.11 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $0.7 million, or loss of $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable period of 2020.

Financial Results for the 12 Months Ended December 31, 2021

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, Opiant recorded approximately $47.8 million in revenue, compared to approximately $29.6 million during the corresponding period of 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded approximately $40.7 million of revenue from the sale of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray, compared to approximately $27.4 million in the same period of 2020. Sales of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $434.3 million, as reported by EBS.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded approximately $7.1 million in grant and contract revenue compared to approximately $2.2 million in the same period in 2020. The $4.9 million increase in grant and contract revenue was due to the increased funding received from the National Institute of Drug Abuse and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the development of OPNT003.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, G&A expenses were approximately $12.2 million, compared to approximately $11.7 million in the comparable period in 2020.

R&D expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $16.8 million, as compared to approximately $9.2 million in the comparable period in 2020. R&D expense increased by $7.6 million primarily due to increased activity on OPNT003.

S&M expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, were approximately $4.6 million compared to approximately $4.7 million in the comparable period in 2020.

Royalty expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $9.1 million, compared to approximately $6.2 million for the comparable period of 2020. The $2.9 million increase was due to increased royalty revenue from net sales of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray.

Net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, was approximately $3.0 million, or income of $0.68 per basic share and income of $0.51 per diluted share, compared to net loss of approximately $1.9 million, or a loss of $0.44 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable period of 2020.

As of December 31, 2021, Opiant had approximately $53.0 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

We are not providing royalty revenue guidance, currently, due to the uncertainty of the level of sales of NARCAN^® Nasal Spray in 2022. We intend to provide guidance later in 2022, once we determine the potential impact of the launch in December of 2021 of a generic equivalent by Teva Pharmaceuticals.

The OPNT003 development project has been funded in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, under Contract No.
HHSO100201800029C.

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About Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company that developed NARCAN^® Nasal Spray, is building a leading franchise of new medicines to combat addictions and drug overdose.
For more information visit: www.opiant.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including anticipated results and timing of the receipt of data from our PD study and timing of filing of an NDA. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed, implied or inferred by these forward-looking statements, and among other things, our ability to maintain cash balances and successfully commercialize or partner our product candidates currently under development. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "projects," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of such terms and other same terminology. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors. Additional factors that could materially affect actual results can be found in our filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2022, including under the caption titled "Risk Factors." These and other factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform those statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law.

Investor Relations Contacts:

Ben Atkins
VP of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Batkins@opiant.com
(310) 598-5410

Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
				Year ended				Year ended				Three months ended				Three months ended
				December 31,				December 31,				December 31,				December 31,
				2021				2020				2021				2020
												(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Revenues
	Royalty revenue			$	40,725			$	27,402			$	13,036			$	8,345
	Grant and contract revenue				7,060				2,223				764				1,579
		Total revenue			47,785				29,625				13,800				9,924
Operating expenses
	General and administrative				12,153				11,742				3,394				3,604
	Research and development				16,834				9,240				4,715				4,477
	Sales & marketing				4,576				4,687				1,496				949
	Royalty expense				9,066				6,197				2,921				1,908
		Total expenses			42,629				31,866				12,526				10,938
		Operating income (loss)			5,156				(2,241	)			1,274				(1,014	)
Other income (expense)
	Interest income, net				11				94				1				2
	Interest expense				(2,129	)			(131	)			(503	)			(131	)
	Gain (loss) on foreign exchange				(5	)			(9	)			4				(7	)
		Total other income			(2,123	)			(46	)			(498	)			(136	)
Net income (loss) before income taxes					3,033				(2,287	)			776				(1,150	)
Income tax benefit (expense)					(24	)			426				27				465
Net income (loss)				$	3,009			$	(1,861	)		$	803			$	(685	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment				(28	)			(27	)			(27	)			88
Total other comprehensive income (loss)				$	2,981			$	(1,888	)		$	776			$	(597	)
Net income (loss) per common share
	Basic			$	0.68			$	(0.44	)		$	0.17			$	(0.16	)
	Diluted			$	0.51			$	(0.44	)		$	0.11			$	(0.16	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
	Basic				4,456,162				4,249,832				4,742,530				4,258,105
	Diluted				5,920,069				4,249,832				7,111,376				4,258,105

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
					As of December 31,				As of December 31,
					2021				2020
Assets
	Current Assets
		Cash & cash equivalents			$	37,854			$	48,251
		Marketable securities				15,015				-
		Accounts receivable				13,327				8,911
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets				2,963				1,937
		Total Current Assets				69,159				59,099
	Long-term Assets
		Property and equipment, net				78				171
		Right of use assets - operating leases				1,000				279
		Patents and patent applications, net				12				13
		Other non-current assets				179				1,051
		Total Assets			$	70,428			$	60,613
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
	Current Liabilities
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			$	3,370			$	2,966
		Accrued salaries and wages				201				909
		Royalty payable				2,920				1,908
		Deferred revenue				17				355
		Operating leases - current				338				282
		Total Current Liabilities				6,846				6,420
	Long-Term Liabilities
		Operating leases - long term				673				-
		Convertible debt, net of issuance costs				16,069				18,701
		Total Long-Term Liabilities				16,742				18,701
		Total Liabilities				23,588				25,121
	Stockholders' equity
	Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares
		authorized, 4,909,846 and 4,258,105 shares
		issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020,
		respectively				5				4
	Additional paid-in-capital					108,570				100,204
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss					(55	)			(27	)
	Accumulated deficit					(61,680	)			(64,689	)
		Total stockholders' equity				46,840				35,492
		Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	70,428			$	60,613

 

FAQ

What are the recent financial results for Opiant Pharmaceuticals (OPNT)?

Opiant reported Q4 2021 revenues of $13.8 million and full-year revenues of $47.8 million, marking increases of 39% and 61%, respectively.

What is Opiant's net income for the year 2021?

Opiant achieved a net income of $3.0 million for the year 2021, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million in 2020.

What is the pipeline update for Opiant Pharmaceuticals (OPNT)?

Opiant is advancing OPNT003 for opioid overdose treatment with a New Drug Application submission planned for mid-2022 and has initiated a Phase 2 study for OPNT002 for Alcohol Use Disorder.

What guidance did Opiant provide for future royalty revenues?

Opiant did not provide royalty revenue guidance for 2022 due to uncertainty surrounding the sales impact of a generic NARCAN® Nasal Spray.