ProPhase Labs Announces Record Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2021
ProPhase Labs (NASDAQ: PRPH) reported strong financial results for the year ending December 31, 2021, with net revenue of $79 million, marking a 445% increase from the previous year. The company achieved a net income of $6.3 million or $0.41 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.1 million in 2020. The fourth quarter showcased net revenues of $45.2 million and a net income of $10.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA for 2021 was $18.1 million. ProPhase's new diagnostic services significantly drove growth, while strategic acquisitions and improved operational efficiencies indicate a promising outlook for 2022.
- Net revenue increased 445% to $79 million for 2021 due to diagnostic services expansion.
- Net income turned positive at $6.3 million, up from a net loss of $2.1 million in 2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA improved to $18.1 million from a loss of $0.3 million in 2020.
- Gross margins increased to 53.1% in 2021, up from 31.7% in 2020.
- Acquisition of Nebula Genomics positions the company for growth in genomic testing.
- Impairment charge of $3.75 million affected Q4 2021 results.
- Decrease in revenue from consumer products by $2.7 million in 2021.
Record Financial Results also expected for Q1 2022
Company to hold a conference call March 30, 2022, at 11:00AM ET
Garden City, NY, March 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH), a diversified diagnostics and genomics company, today reported its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.
Financial highlights for the full year ended December 31, 2021, include the following:
- Net revenue of
$79.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to$14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of approximately445% . - Net Income of
$6.3 million , or$0.41 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to a net loss of$2.1 million , or$(0.18) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020. - Adjusted EBITDA income of
$18.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to adjusted EBITDA loss of$0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. - Cash, cash equivalents and marketable equity securities of
$17.4 million and net working capital of$45.8 million at December 31, 2021. - 580,000 diagnostics tests were performed in Fiscal 2021 including 350,000 diagnostics tests that were performed in the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
Financial highlights for the fourth quarter 2021 include the following:
- Net revenues of
$45.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared to net revenues of$5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. - Net income of
$10.6 million , or$0.68 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared to a net loss of$1.0 million , or ($0.09) per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2020. This includes the impairment of a note receivable of$3.75 million . - Adjusted EBITDA income of
$16.5 million for Q4 2021 as compared to adjusted EBITDA income of$0.1 million for Q4 2020. 18.3% increase in gross margins to54.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to36.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2020.
Corporate highlights for the year ended December 31, 2021, and subsequently include the following:
- Built from scratch a 25,000 square foot state-of-the-art New York CLIA certified laboratory in Garden City, New York, corporate headquarters subsequently moved to this location.
- Second half of 2021, built strong leadership team with key promotions and additions to management team contributing to significant growth and improved operating efficiencies.
- Acquired Nebula Genomics, Inc., (“Nebula Genomics”) a privately owned personal genomics company, for an aggregate purchase price of
$14.6 million . Nebula Genomics co-founder and renowned Harvard scientist, George Church, Ph.D., to spearhead ProPhase Labs new scientific advisory board. - Presented at five investor conferences, including LD Micro, Benzinga Health Care Small Cap, H.C. Wainwright Global, SNN Network Summer, and the Q3 Investor Summit.
- Repurchased 166,824 shares at an aggregate amount of
$944,000 or$5.66 per share, pursuant to ProPhase Labs previously announced repurchase program. - Paid a special cash dividend of
$0.30 per share on June 3, 2021. Subsequent to year end 2021, paid an additional special cash dividend of$0.30 per share on March 10, 2022.
Ted Karkus, ProPhase Lab’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I am so proud of our entire team for the phenomenal success that we achieved in our first full year in the CLIA lab diagnostics testing business. Our testing levels increased significantly during Q4, due to our extensive expansion and diversification of our customer base, including independent pharmacies, schools, concierge services in multiple states, municipal contract wins, etc. At the same time, we now employ significantly more temporary employees which provide flexibility to increase and decrease the work force more efficiently as demand for testing fluctuates. Our strong Q4 financial results reflect this growth in customers combined with more efficient operations.
We expect Q1 2022 to produce even stronger results than Q4 2021. In addition to a high level of testing during the current quarter, and a more efficient work force, we have achieved additional efficiencies in laboratory processing which should increase gross margins even further. Furthermore, Q4 2021 included an impairment charge of
We expect waves of COVID-19 to continue, and are currently planning for an increase in the incidence of COVID-19 due to the BA2 variant which is currently accelerating in the UK. We are very well positioned for future waves. At the same time, within the next few months, we are planning to expand our clinical laboratory in Garden City, NY to provide additional diagnostic testing beyond COVID-19 related tests to leverage our existing and growing customer base.
We are proceeding as planned with our integration of Nebula Genomics into our ProPhase Precision Medicine division. We are confident that combining Nebula Genomics’ comprehensive genomic testing with our CLIA-certified lab capabilities will lead to faster turnaround times and lower price points, driving additional demand. We also plan to offer low-pass genomic testing at significantly lower price points. This will allow us to leverage our distribution network of more than 40,000 food, drug, and mass retail stores to further expand direct-to-consumer and big-box retail distribution of Nebula’s genomic sequencing products and services. Additional goals include the development of partnerships for Nebula’s proprietary library, research collaborations with universities, leveraging the Nebula data base, etc. Each of these initiatives could significantly grow sales as we look forward to 2022 and beyond.
We also anticipate year over year growth in 2022 in both our traditional dietary supplements and contract manufacturing businesses.
We will also continue to evaluate and pursue additional strategic and synergistic acquisitions to build our precision medicine and genomics research capabilities with the help of world-renowned genomics expert, George Church, co-founder of Nebula Genomics and advisor to ProPhase Labs,” concluded Mr. Karkus.
Financial Results
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net revenue for Fiscal 2021 increased
Cost of revenues for Fiscal 2021 were
Diagnostic expenses for Fiscal 2021 were
General and administration expenses increased
Research and development costs for Fiscal 2021 and 2020 were
As a result of the effects of the above, the net income from continuing operations before income taxes for Fiscal 2021 was
Our aggregate cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2021 were
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Management will host a conference call at 11:00 AM ET today, March 30, 2022, to review financial results and provide an update on corporate developments. Following management’s formal remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.
Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10164499/f1e84ec36b
Please note that registered participants will receive their dial in number upon registration and may dial directly into the call without delay. Those without internet access or unable to pre-register may dial in by calling: 1-866-777-2509 (domestic), or 1-412-317-5413 (international). All callers should dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and ask to be joined into ProPhase Lab’s call.
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at https://services.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=XR6Twsmq and via the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.ProPhaseLabs.com.
A webcast replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call at the above links. A telephonic replay of the call will be available and may be accessed by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and using access code #6560008.
About ProPhase Labs
ProPhase Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRPH) (“ProPhase”) is a diversified diagnostics and genomics company.
ProPhase Diagnostics, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProPhase, offers a broad array of clinical diagnostic and testing services at its CLIA certified laboratories including state-of-the-art polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Critical to COVID-19 testing, ProPhase Diagnostics provides fast turnaround times for results. ProPhase Diagnostics also offers best-in-class rapid antigen and antibody/immunity tests to broaden its COVID-19 testing beyond RT-PCR testing.
ProPhase Precision Medicine, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProPhase, focuses on genomics testing technologies, a comprehensive method for analyzing entire genomes, including the genes and chromosomes in DNA. The data obtained from genomic testing can help to identify inherited disorders and tendencies, help predict disease risk, help identify expected drug response, and characterize genetic mutations, including those that drive cancer progression.
ProPhase Global Healthcare, Inc., a subsidiary of ProPhase, was formed to seek to expand the Company’s SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) testing into other countries and to pursue additional healthcare-related initiatives.
ProPhase has decades of experience researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, marketing, and selling OTC consumer healthcare products and dietary supplements under the TK Supplements® brand and Phamaloz contract manufacturing subsidiary.
ProPhase actively pursues strategic investments and acquisition opportunities for other companies, technologies, and products. For more information, visit www.ProPhaseLabs.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our strategy, plans, objectives and initiatives, including statements regarding our expectations with respect to Q1 2022 COVID-19 testing revenues and financial results, our plans to expand our diagnostic testing services, our ability to provide genomic testing with faster turnaround times and lower price points resulting in increased demand, our ability to leverage our distribution network to expand direct-to-consumer and big-box retail distribution of Nebula’s genomic sequencing products and services, our goals related to the development of partnerships and research collaborations, and our ongoing efforts to evaluate and pursue additional strategic and synergistic acquisitions to build our precision medicine and genomics research capabilities. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to general economic conditions, the scale, scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer demand for our COVID-19 testing and other lab processing services, our ability to collect payment for the diagnostic tests we deliver, including our ability to collect payment from uninsured individuals if emergency funding is not allocated to the HRSA uninsured program, challenges relating to entering into new business lines, the competitive environment, our failure to obtain and maintain necessary regulatory approvals, our ability to continue to ramp up our labs’ testing capacity and execute on our business plan, and the risk factors listed from time to time in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any other SEC filings.
Media Relations and Institutional Investor Contact:
ProPhase Labs, Inc.
267-880-1111
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ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,408 | $ | 6,816 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 250 | - | ||||||
| Marketable debt securities, available for sale | 8,779 | 1,639 | ||||||
| Marketable equity securities, at fair value | 76 | - | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 37,708 | 3,155 | ||||||
| Inventory, net | 4,600 | 3,039 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,496 | 1,238 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 61,317 | 15,887 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 5,947 | 3,578 | ||||||
| Secured promissory note receivable | - | 2,750 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses, net of current portion | 460 | 2,084 | ||||||
| Right-of-use asset, net | 4,402 | 4,731 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 10,852 | 1,234 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 5,709 | 901 | ||||||
| Other assets | 608 | 240 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 89,295 | $ | 31,405 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 7,026 | $ | 3,771 | ||||
| Accrued diagnostic services | 1,890 | - | ||||||
| Accrued advertising and other allowances | 104 | 463 | ||||||
| Lease liabilities | 663 | 329 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 2,034 | 169 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 3,807 | 1,562 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 15,524 | 6,294 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 905 | 162 | ||||||
| Note payable | 44 | - | ||||||
| Unsecured convertible promissory notes, net | 9,996 | 9,991 | ||||||
| Lease liabilities, net of current portion | 4,198 | 4,402 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 15,143 | 14,555 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 30,667 | 20,849 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock authorized 1,000,000, | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock authorized 50,000,000, | 16 | 14 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 104,552 | 61,674 | ||||||
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 2,642 | (3,631 | ) | |||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 16,818,846 and 16,652,022 shares, respectively | (48,407 | ) | (47,490 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (175 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 58,628 | 10,556 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 89,295 | $ | 31,405 | ||||
ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| For the years ended | ||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 79,042 | $ | 14,514 | ||||
| Cost of revenues | 37,054 | 9,908 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 41,988 | 4,606 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Diagnostic expenses | 9,174 | 448 | ||||||
| General and administration | 22,493 | 7,498 | ||||||
| Research and development | 520 | 633 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 32,187 | 8,579 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | - | 1,892 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 9,801 | (2,081 | ) | |||||
| Interest income, net | 642 | 62 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,148 | ) | (295 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of investment securities | (240 | ) | - | |||||
| Impairment of secured promissory note receivable | (3,750 | ) | - | |||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 5,305 | (2,314 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 968 | (12 | ) | |||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations after income taxes | 6,273 | (2,326 | ) | |||||
| Discontinued Operations: | ||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations | - | 201 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 6,273 | $ | (2,125 | ) | |||
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on marketable debt securities | (164 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 6,109 | $ | (2,134 | ) | |||
| Basic and earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.20 | ) | |||
| Income from discontinued operations | - | 0.02 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.41 | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 0.40 | $ | (0.20 | ) | |||
| Income from discontinued operations | - | 0.02 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.40 | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic | 15,172 | 11,595 | ||||||
| Diluted | 18,393 | 11,595 | ||||||
ProPhase Labs, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| For the years ended | ||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 6,273 | $ | (2,125 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Realized (gain) loss on marketable debt securities | 165 | (2 | ) | |||||
| Gain on discontinued operations, net of taxes | - | (201 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,234 | 449 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Amortization on right-of-use assets | 329 | 9 | ||||||
| Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment | - | 68 | ||||||
| Consulting expense paid through reduction of secured promissory note receivable | - | 250 | ||||||
| Impairment of secured promissory note receivable | 3,750 | - | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3,183 | 1,459 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of investment securities | 240 | - | ||||||
| Non-cash interest income on secured promissory note receivable | (316 | ) | - | |||||
| Gain on sale of real estate | - | (1,892 | ) | |||||
| Accounts receivable allowances | (3,865 | ) | 97 | |||||
| Inventory valuation reserve | 267 | (193 | ) | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (30,466 | ) | (1,136 | ) | ||||
| Inventory | (1,746 | ) | (1,275 | ) | ||||
| Prepaid and other assets | 1,445 | (3,005 | ) | |||||
| Other assets | (368 | ) | (240 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,450 | 3,339 | ||||||
| Accrued diagnostic services | 1,890 | - | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 2,608 | - | ||||||
| Lease liabilities | 130 | (9 | ) | |||||
| Other liabilities | (2,827 | ) | 1,814 | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (13,619 | ) | (2,592 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (9,066 | ) | - | |||||
| Issuance of secured promissory note receivable | (1,000 | ) | (3,000 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of marketable securities | (21,527 | ) | (4,560 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities | 15,858 | 3,840 | ||||||
| Repayment of promissory note | 300 | - | ||||||
| Escrow receivable | - | 4,812 | ||||||
| Acquisition of Confucius Labs | - | (2,500 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of building, net | - | 2,081 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | (4,231 | ) | (1,689 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (19,666 | ) | (1,016 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock from public offering, net | 35,135 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants from private offering | 5,500 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from unsecured convertible promissory notes | - | 10,000 | ||||||
| Issuance costs on unsecured convertible promissory notes | - | (10 | ) | |||||
| Repayment of note payable | (45 | ) | - | |||||
| Repurchases of common shares | (917 | ) | - | |||||
| Payment of dividends | (4,546 | ) | - | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 35,127 | 9,990 | ||||||
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1,842 | 6,382 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the beginning of the year | 6,816 | 434 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at the end of the year | $ | 8,658 | $ | 6,816 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Interest payment on the promissory notes | $ | 1,000 | $ | 250 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Issuance of common shares related to business acqusition | $ | 3,608 | $ | - | ||||
| Right-of-use assets and lease liability recorded upon adoption of ASC 842 | $ | - | $ | 4,740 | ||||
| Net unrealized loss, investments in marketable debt securities | $ | (164 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | ||
| Recognize additional goodwill related to deferred tax liability | $ | 362 | $ | - | ||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measure and Reconciliation
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results of operations as determined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures. The primary non-GAAP financial measure we disclose are EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by excluding acquisition costs, other non-cash items, and other unusual or non-recurring charges (as described in the table below).
We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations because we believe they provide useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s ongoing economic performance. We have chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons of operating results.
The following table sets forth the reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA excluding other costs to the most comparable GAAP financial measures (in thousands):
| For the three months | For the years ended | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| GAAP net income (loss) (1) | $ | 10,589 | $ | (978 | ) | $ | 6,273 | $ | (2,125 | ) | ||||||
| Interest, net | 168 | 245 | 506 | 233 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,189 | 113 | 3,233 | 126 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 11,946 | (620 | ) | 10,012 | (1,766 | ) | ||||||||||
| Acquisition costs (2) | - | - | 674 | - | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 745 | 780 | 3,183 | 1,459 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash rent expense (3) | 15 | - | 459 | - | ||||||||||||
| Bad debt expense | 3,750 | - | 3,750 | - | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 16,456 | $ | 160 | $ | 18,078 | $ | (307 | ) | |||||||
(1) We believe that net income (loss) is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measure the Company’s operating performance without regard to certain expenses. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP and the Company’s computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may vary from others in the industry. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have important limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP.
(2) Transaction cost related to the Nebula acquisition.
(3) The non-cash portion of rent, which reflects the extent to which our GAAP rent expense recognized exceeds (or is less than) our cash rent payments. For newer leases, our rent expense recognized typically exceeds our cash rent payments, while for more mature leases, rent expense recognized is typically less than our cash rent payments.
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