Royalty Pharma Reports Q4 and Full Year 2021 Results
Royalty Pharma (RPRX) reported strong financial results for 2021, with net cash from operations of $490 million. Adjusted Cash Receipts reached $2,129 million, a notable 18% increase year-over-year. The company announced $3 billion in transactions, including $2.3 billion in upfront payments, enhancing its diverse portfolio. 2022 guidance forecasts Adjusted Cash Receipts between $2,225 million and $2,300 million. Despite a 13% decline in Q4 operating cash flow, the firm remains confident in its growth trajectory, supported by multiple positive clinical updates and expanding royalty interests.
- Adjusted Cash Receipts increased 18% year-over-year to $2,129 million.
- Announced $3 billion in transactions for 2021, diversifying the portfolio and enhancing long-term outlook.
- Guidance for 2022 Adjusted Cash Receipts set between $2,225 million and $2,300 million.
- Strong portfolio performance with notable contributions from cystic fibrosis and new royalty acquisitions.
- Net cash provided by operating activities decreased 13% in Q4 and 1% for the full year.
- Cash used in investing activities increased to $552 million in Q4 and $1,870 million for the full year.
- Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) of
$490 million ; Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) of$543 million and Adjusted Cash Flow(2) (non-GAAP) of$488 million - Announced transactions of up to
$3.0 billion in 2021, including$2.3 billion in upfront payments - Full Year 2022 guidance: Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) of
$2,225 t o$2,300 million
NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 and introduced 2022 Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (a non-GAAP financial measure) guidance.
“Royalty Pharma had an outstanding year in 2021, building off the strong momentum we achieved in 2020,” said Pablo Legorreta, Royalty Pharma’s founder and Chief Executive Officer. “We delivered impressive growth and we announced
Fourth quarter and full year 2021 GAAP financial results reflect expansion of development-stage portfolio
- Cash provided by operating activities decreased
13% in the fourth quarter and1% for the full year; cash used in investing activities decreased to$552 million in the fourth quarter and$1,870 million for the full year; cash (used in)/provided by financing activities of$(198) million in the fourth quarter;$385 million for the full year. - Total income and other revenues of
$576 million in the fourth quarter and$2,289 million for the full year.
Fourth quarter and full year 2021 non-GAAP financial results show strong double-digit growth
- Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) grew
12% to$543 million in the fourth quarter and18% to$2,129 million for the full year, driven primarily by strong portfolio performance and supplemented with new royalty acquisitions. - Adjusted Cash Flow(2) grew
15% to$488 million in the fourth quarter and19% to$1,767 million for the full year.
Multiple positive clinical and regulatory updates in the fourth quarter
- Biohaven reported positive Phase 3 results for zavegepant; Gilead’s Trodelvy was approved by the European Commission; Roche’s gantenerumab was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. FDA.
Expanded portfolio with innovative, long duration therapies across diverse therapeutic areas
- Five transactions announced in 2021 for 10 potentially transformative therapies across four therapeutic areas.
- Transactions in 2020 and 2021 expected to add more than
$750 million to Adjusted Cash Receipts by 2025. - Strong start to 2022 with agreement to provide Cytokinetics up to
$450 million in funding.
Financial guidance for full year 2022 (excludes contributions from new transactions)
- Royalty Pharma expects 2022 Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) to be between
$2,225 million and$2,300 million , excluding new transactions announced subsequent to the date of this release.
| Financial Summary | Three months ended December 31 | Twelve months ended December 31 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| ($ and shares in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | (13 | )% | 2,018 | 2,035 | (1 | )% | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities (GAAP) | (552 | ) | (832 | ) | (34 | )% | (1,870 | ) | (2,759 | ) | (32 | )% |
| Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities (GAAP) | (198 | ) | (277 | ) | (29 | )% | 385 | 1,487 | (74 | )% | ||
| Total income and other revenues (GAAP) | 576 | 572 | 1 | % | 2,289 | 2,122 | 8 | % | ||||
| Adjusted Cash Receipts (1) (non-GAAP) | 543 | 484 | 12 | % | 2,129 | 1,800 | 18 | % | ||||
| Adjusted Cash Flow (2) (non-GAAP) | 488 | 423 | 15 | % | 1,767 | 1,483 | 19 | % | ||||
| Fully diluted Class A shares outstanding | 607 | 607 | 0 | % | 607 | 607 | 0 | % | ||||
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results
| Three months ended December 31 | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | (13 | )% | ||||
| Royalty Receipts: | Marketer: | Therapeutic Area: | ||||||
| Cystic fibrosis franchise | Vertex | Rare disease | 196 | 159 | 24 | % | ||
| Tysabri | Biogen | Neurology | 94 | 93 | 2 | % | ||
| Imbruvica | AbbVie, J&J | Cancer | 89 | 85 | 4 | % | ||
| Promacta | Novartis | Hematology | 49 | 42 | 18 | % | ||
| Xtandi | Pfizer, Astellas | Cancer | 41 | 39 | 5 | % | ||
| Januvia, Janumet, Other DPP-IVs | Merck & Co., others | Diabetes | 38 | 40 | (4 | )% | ||
| Nurtec ODT/Biohaven payment* | Biohaven, Pfizer | Neurology | 19 | 3 | nm | |||
| Tremfya | Johnson & Johnson | Immunology | 19 | — | n/a | |||
| Cabometyx/Cometriq | Exelixis, Ipsen, Takeda | Cancer | 12 | — | n/a | |||
| Prevymis | Merck & Co. | Infectious disease | 10 | 8 | 23 | % | ||
| Farxiga/Onglyza | AstraZeneca | Diabetes | 9 | 8 | 11 | % | ||
| Evrysdi | Roche | Rare disease | 6 | 0 | nm | |||
| Trodelvy | Gilead | Cancer | 5 | 2 | 140 | % | ||
| Crysvita | Ultragenyx, Kyowa Kirin | Rare disease | 5 | 3 | 35 | % | ||
| Erleada | Johnson & Johnson | Cancer | 4 | 3 | 67 | % | ||
| Emgality | Lilly | Neurology | 4 | 3 | 52 | % | ||
| IDHIFA | Bristol Myers Squibb | Cancer | 4 | 3 | 36 | % | ||
| Orladeyo | BioCryst | Rare disease | 3 | — | n/a | |||
| HIV franchise | Gilead, others | Infectious disease | 1 | 78 | (99 | )% | ||
| Tazverik | Epizyme | Cancer | 1 | 0 | 142 | % | ||
| Oxlumo | Alnylam | Rare disease | 1 | — | n/a | |||
| Other products(3) | 49 | 57 | (14 | )% | ||||
| Total royalty receipts | 659 | 627 | 5 | % | ||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (19 | )% | ||
| Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) | 543 | 484 | 12 | % | ||||
Amounts shown in the table may not add due to rounding.
*Includes royalty receipts for Nurtec ODT of
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) was
Total royalty receipts were
Drivers of royalty receipts in the fourth quarter of 2021 and full year 2021 are discussed below, based on commentary from the marketers of the products underlying the royalties in the preceding quarter (as royalty receipts generally lag product performance by one calendar quarter).
- Cystic fibrosis franchise: Royalty receipts from Vertex’s cystic fibrosis franchise, which includes Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko/Symkevi and Trikafta/Kaftrio, all approved for patients with certain mutations causing cystic fibrosis, were
$196 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of24% , and$702 million for full year 2021, an increase of27% compared to the same periods of 2020. The increases were driven by the performance of Trikafta in the United States, including its rapid uptake in children ages 6 through 11 years old, and the launch of Kaftrio in Europe. Full year 2021 growth also benefited from a clawback adjustment related to Vertex’s agreement with French authorities around reimbursement for Orkambi, which reduced royalty receipts in the first quarter of 2020. - Tysabri: Royalty receipts from Tysabri, which is marketed by Biogen for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, were
$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of2% , and$369 million for full year 2021, an increase of7% compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily driven by global patient growth. - Imbruvica: Royalty receipts from Imbruvica, which is marketed by AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson for the treatment of blood cancers and chronic graft versus host disease, were
$89 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of4% , and$353 million for full year 2021, an increase of10% , compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily driven by global volume gains, partially offset by modest market share losses in the United States, lower new patient starts due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the impact of COVID-19 on inventory stocking. - Promacta: Royalty receipts from Promacta, which is marketed by Novartis for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and aplastic anemia, were
$49 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of18% , and$174 million for full year 2021, an increase of21% , compared to the same periods of 2020, primarily driven by increased use in ITP and further uptake as a first-line treatment for severe aplastic anemia in the United States. - Xtandi: Royalty receipts from Xtandi, which is marketed by Pfizer and Astellas for the treatment of prostate cancer, were
$41 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of5% , and$158 million for full year 2021, an increase of8% , compared to the same periods in 2020. The increase was primarily driven by demand across various prostate cancer indications. - Januvia, Janumet, other DPP-IVs: Royalty receipts from the DPP-IVs for type 2 diabetes, which include Januvia and Janumet, both marketed by Merck & Co., were
$38 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of4% , and$151 million for full year 2021, an increase of5% , compared to the same periods in 2020. This Januvia and Janumet royalty will reach the end of its term in March 2022, with the final payment expected in the second quarter of 2022. - Nurtec ODT/Biohaven payment: Royalty receipts from Nurtec ODT, marketed by Biohaven for the acute and preventative treatment of migraine, were
$19 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$70 million for full year 2021. These receipts include a$16 million fixed payment from Biohaven in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a$62.5 million payment for full year 2021 as a result of the approval of Nurtec ODT in February 2020. These payments represent the first four of 16 consecutive quarterly payments Royalty Pharma will receive relating to the Series A Preferred Shares. - Tremfya: Royalty receipts from Tremfya, which is marketed by Johnson & Johnson for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and active psoriatic arthritis, were
$19 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$36 million for full year 2021. Uptake was driven by global expansion into new markets and market share gains. Royalty Pharma acquired a royalty interest in Tremfya in July 2021. - Cabometyx/Cometriq: Royalty receipts from Cabometyx/Cometriq, which is marketed by Exelixis, Ipsen and Takeda, were
$12 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$34 million for full year 2021. Uptake was driven by Cabometyx in combination with Opdivo as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Royalty Pharma acquired a royalty interest in Cabometyx/Cometriq in March 2021. - HIV franchise: Royalty receipts from the HIV franchise, which is based on products marketed by Gilead that contain emtricitabine, including Biktarvy, Genvoya and Truvada, among others, were
$1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of99% , and$78 million for full year 2021, a decrease of73% , compared to the same periods in 2020. This decrease was due to the HIV franchise reaching the end of its royalty term in 2021. - Additional highlights:
° Evrysdi: Royalty receipts from Evrysdi, marketed by Roche for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in adults and children two months of age and older, were$6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$16 million in full year 2021. Uptake was primarily driven by both new and previously-treated patients and observed across all SMA patient types. Royalty Pharma acquired a royalty interest in Evrysdi in July 2020.
° Orladeyo: Royalty receipts from Orladeyo, marketed by BioCryst for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE), were$3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$7 million in full year 2021. Uptake was primarily driven by patient switches from other prophylactic therapies and from those receiving acute-only treatment. Royalty Pharma acquired its initial royalty interest in Orladeyo in December 2020 and an additional royalty interest in November 2021.
° Trodelvy: Royalty receipts from Trodelvy, marketed by Gilead for the treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and metastatic urothelial cancer, were$5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and$13 million in full year 2021. Uptake was primarily driven by demand for two new indications approved in April 2021, namely 2L+ metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and urothelial cancer.
Distributions to non-controlling interest, which reduce royalty receipts to arrive at Adjusted Cash Receipts(1), were
As a percent of total royalty receipts, distributions to non-controlling interest decreased to
Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) were
Adjusted EBITDA(4) (non-GAAP) is comprised of Adjusted Cash Receipts less payments for operating and professional costs. Adjusted EBITDA was
- Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) growth of
12% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and18% for full year 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 and; - Payments for operating and professional costs of
$49 million (representing9% of Adjusted Cash Receipts) in the fourth quarter of 2021, which was similar to the$50 million reported in the same period of 2020 (representing10% of Adjusted Cash Receipts). Payments for operating and professional costs were$185 million (representing9% of Adjusted Cash Receipts) in full year 2021, also similar to the$180 million reported in full year 2020 (representing10% Adjusted Cash Receipts). Operating and professional costs in full year 2020 reflected expenses for Royalty Pharma’s initial public offering, the Reorganization Transactions(9) and inaugural bond offering.
Adjusted Cash Flow(2) (non-GAAP) is comprised of Adjusted EBITDA(4) less ongoing development-stage funding payments, net interest paid and miscellaneous other items. Adjusted Cash Flow was
Adjusted Cash Flow was
A more comprehensive discussion of the non-GAAP measures utilized by Royalty Pharma to manage its business can be found in the section of this press release entitled ‘Use of Non-GAAP Measures.’
Key Developments Relating to the Portfolio
The key developments related to Royalty Pharma’s royalty interests are discussed below based on disclosures from the marketers of the products.
- Aficamten: In February 2022, Cytokinetics announced positive topline results from Cohort 3 of the REDWOOD-HCM Phase 2 trial. Results from Cohort 3 showed that substantial reductions in the average resting LVOT-G as well as the post-Valsalva LVOT-G were achieved for patients with Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) and a resting or post-Valsalva LVOT-G of ≥50 mmHg whose background therapy included disopyramide and in the majority a beta-adrenergic blocker. The safety and tolerability of aficamten were consistent with prior experience in REDWOOD-HCM with no treatment interruptions and no serious adverse events attributed to treatment reported by the investigators.
In December 2021, Cytokinetics announced the U.S. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for aficamten for the treatment of symptomatic oHCM based on results from the Phase 2 REDWOOD-HCM trial.
- Trodelvy: In January 2022, Gilead announced it has entered into two clinical trial collaboration and supply agreements with Merck & Co. to evaluate the combination of Trodelvy and Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda in first-line metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). As part of the collaboration, Merck will sponsor a global Phase 3 clinical trial of Trodelvy in combination with Keytruda as a first-line treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC. Additionally, Gilead will sponsor a Phase 2 signal-seeking study evaluating combinations that include pembrolizumab in first-line NSCLC. These agreements follow a collaboration, established in October 2021, to investigate Trodelvy in combination with Keytruda as first-line treatment for people with locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
In November 2021, Gilead announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for Trodelvy as a monotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have received two or more prior systemic therapies, at least one of them for advanced disease. The EC’s decision is supported by results from the Phase 3 ASCENT study, where Trodelvy reduced the risk of death by
- Cystic fibrosis franchise: In January 2022, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced that the EC granted approval for the label expansion of Kaftrio in a combination regimen with ivacaftor for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients ages 6 through 11 years old who have at least one F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene.
- Pelabresib: In December 2021, MorphoSys presented the latest data from the Phase 2 MANIFEST study evaluating pelabresib in the treatment of myelofibrosis. As of September 10, 2021, the data cut-off date, a total of 84 JAK inhibitor-naive patients were enrolled and received the first-line combination of pelabresib and ruxolitinib. The data showed
68% (n=57) of patients treated with the combination achieved a greater than or equal to35% reduction in spleen volume (SVR35) from baseline at week 24 and60% maintained SVR35 at week 48. Most patients also saw their symptoms reduced, with56% (n=46) achieving greater than or equal to50% reduction in total symptom score from baseline at week 24. - Nurtec ODT and zavegepant: In December 2021, Biohaven announced positive top line results from the second pivotal clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its investigational therapy, intranasal zavegepant, for the acute treatment of migraine in adults. The Phase 3 study achieved its co-primary regulatory endpoints of pain freedom and freedom of most bothersome symptom at 2 hours and showed broad efficacy by demonstrating statistically significant superiority to placebo across a total of 15 prespecified primary and secondary outcome measures. Biohaven plans to file a New Drug Application for zavegepant with the U.S. FDA in the first quarter of 2022 and other countries thereafter. If zavegepant’s first regulatory approval in migraine is achieved, Royalty Pharma would be eligible to receive
$475 million (1.9x the total funded amount of$250 million ), which would be payable quarterly over a ten-year period.
In November 2021, Biohaven announced a strategic collaboration with Pfizer for the commercialization of rimegepant and zavegepant outside of the United States. Royalty Pharma is entitled to royalties on annual worldwide net sales of rimegepant (commercialized as Nurtec ODT in the U.S.) and zavegepant.
- Gantenerumab: In October 2021, Roche announced that gantenerumab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody developed for subcutaneous administration, was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This designation is based on data showing that gantenerumab significantly reduced brain amyloid plaque, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, in the ongoing SCarlet RoAD and Marguerite RoAD open-label extension trials, as well as other studies. Royalty Pharma owns a
60% interest in the gantenerumab royalty, which has a tiered royalty rate between5.5% and7.0% .
Summary of Recent Royalty Acquisition Activity
- Cytokinetics: In January 2022, Royalty Pharma acquired a royalty interest in aficamten from Cytokinetics for
$150 million , including$50 million upfront, and two additional$50 million payments conditional upon the initiation of potential pivotal clinical trials for oHCM and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Additionally, Royalty Pharma will provide Cytokinetics long-term capital of up to$300 million to support the company’s development and commercialization efforts. The long-term capital includes an initial tranche of$50 million and four additional tranches in the aggregate amount of$250 million upon the occurrence of certain regulatory and clinical development milestones related to aficamten and omecamtiv mecarbil. - BioCryst: In November 2021, Royalty Pharma acquired incremental royalty interests in BCX9930 and Orladeyo from BioCryst for an upfront cash payment of
$150 million . Additionally, Royalty Pharma purchased$50 million in BioCryst common stock at a price of$13.00 per share, based on the volume-weighted average price of BioCryst common stock over the 20-day period preceding the closing of the transaction. The funds from this transaction will enable further advancement of BCX9930 and support the global launch of Orladeyo.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
- As of December 31, 2021, Royalty Pharma had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in the amount of
$2.1 billion and long-term debt with principal value of$7.3 billion . - In January 2022, Royalty Pharma closed a funding agreement with Cytokinetics to support the development of aficamten and potential commercialization of omecamtiv mecarbil. This transaction resulted in a cash outflow of
$100 million comprised of a$50 million upfront payment for the aficamten royalty and a$50 million upfront payment related to the long-term commercial launch capital.
Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance
Royalty Pharma has provided guidance for full year 2022 as follows:
| Provided February 15, 2022 | |
| Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) excluding new transactions announced after the date of this release |
Royalty Pharma expects payments for operating and professional costs to be approximately
Royalty Pharma expects to make its first semi-annual interest payment on the 2021 Notes in March 2022, resulting in total expected interest paid to be approximately
Royalty Pharma today provides this guidance based on its most up-to-date view on its prospects. This guidance assumes no major unforeseen adverse events and excludes the contributions from transactions announced subsequent to the date of this press release. Furthermore, Royalty Pharma may amend its guidance in the event it engages in new royalty transactions which have a material near-term financial impact on the company.
Royalty Pharma has not reconciled its non-GAAP 2022 guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net cash provided by operating activities, at this time due to the inherent difficulty in accurately forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, including, primarily, payments for operating and professional costs, distributions from non-consolidated affiliates and interest received. Royalty Pharma is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all adjustments needed in order to project net cash provided by operating activities at this time.
Financial Results Call
Royalty Pharma will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results today at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time. A live webcast may be accessed from the “Investors” page of the company’s website at https://www.royaltypharma.com/investors/news-and-events/events. Please allow at least five minutes to register and access the presentation. A replay of the conference call and webcast will be archived on the company's website for at least 30 days. To ask a question during the live broadcast or listen without internet access, please dial in at least 15 minutes in advance to ensure a timely connection to the call. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone for U.S. callers by dialing (833) 519-1253, or for international callers by dialing +1 (914) 800-3826. The passcode to access the conference call is 6819125.
About Royalty Pharma
Founded in 1996, Royalty Pharma is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a leading funder of innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry, collaborating with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and not-for-profits through small and mid-cap biotechnology companies to leading global pharmaceutical companies. Royalty Pharma has assembled a portfolio of royalties which entitles it to payments based directly on the top-line sales of many of the industry’s leading therapies. Royalty Pharma funds innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry both directly and indirectly - directly when it partners with companies to co-fund late-stage clinical trials and new product launches in exchange for future royalties, and indirectly when it acquires existing royalties from the original innovators. Royalty Pharma’s current portfolio includes royalties on more than 35 commercial products, including AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson’s Imbruvica, Johnson & Johnsons’ Tremfya, Astellas’ and Pfizer’s Xtandi, Biogen’s Tysabri, Johnson & Johnson’s Tremfya, Gilead’s Trodelvy, Merck’s Januvia, Novartis’ Promacta, Vertex’s Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko and Trikafta, and ten development-stage product candidates.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted Cash Receipts, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Cash Flow are non-GAAP measures presented as supplemental measures to Royalty Pharma's GAAP financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of certain items and therefore have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. In each case, because operating performance is a function of liquidity, the non-GAAP measures used by management are presented and defined as supplemental liquidity measures. Royalty Pharma cautions readers that amounts presented in accordance with the definitions of Adjusted Cash Receipts, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Cash Flow may not be the same as similar measures used by other companies. Not all companies and analysts calculate the non-GAAP measures Royalty Pharma uses in the same manner. Royalty Pharma compensates for these limitations by using non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by presenting the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures, in each case being net cash provided by operating activities.
Royalty Pharma believes that Adjusted Cash Receipts and Adjusted Cash Flow provide meaningful information about its operating performance because the business is heavily reliant on its ability to generate consistent cash flows and these measures reflect the core cash collections and cash charges comprising its operating results. Management strongly believes that Royalty Pharma's significant operating cash flow is one of the attributes that attracts potential investors to its business.
In addition, Royalty Pharma believes that Adjusted Cash Receipts and Adjusted Cash Flow help identify underlying trends in the business and permit investors to more fully understand how management assesses the performance of the company, including planning and forecasting for future periods. Adjusted Cash Receipts and Adjusted Cash Flow are used by management as key liquidity measures in the evaluation of the company’s ability to generate cash from operations. Both measures are an indication of the strength of the company and the performance of the business. Management uses Adjusted Cash Receipts and Adjusted Cash Flow when considering available cash, including for decision-making purposes related to funding of acquisitions, voluntary debt repayments, dividends and other discretionary investments. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures help management, the audit committee and investors evaluate the company’s ability to generate liquidity from operating activities.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important non-GAAP measure in analyzing liquidity and is a key component of certain material covenants contained within the company’s credit agreement. Noncompliance with the interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio covenants under the credit agreement could result in lenders requiring the company to immediately repay all amounts borrowed. If Royalty Pharma cannot satisfy these financial covenants, it would be prohibited under the credit agreement from engaging in certain activities, such as incurring additional indebtedness, paying dividends, making certain payments, and acquiring and disposing of assets. Consequently, Adjusted EBITDA is critical to the assessment of Royalty Pharma's liquidity.
Management uses Adjusted Cash Flow to evaluate its ability to generate cash and performance of the business and to evaluate the company’s performance as compared to its peer group. Management also uses Adjusted Cash Flow to compare its performance against non-GAAP adjusted net income measures used by many companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, even though each company may customize its own calculation and therefore one company’s metric may not be directly comparable to another’s. Royalty Pharma believes that non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Cash Flow, are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in Royalty Pharma's industry.
The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Royalty Pharma's results as reported under GAAP. The company has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure, except for its non-GAAP outlook to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in each case being net cash provided by operating activities at Table 5.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Table 1
| Three months ended December 31 | Twelve months ended December 31 | |||||
| ($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Income and other revenues: | ||||||
| Income from financial royalty assets | 526 | 524 | 2,065 | 1,960 | ||
| Revenue from intangible royalty assets | 32 | 40 | 171 | 143 | ||
| Other royalty income | 18 | 7 | 53 | 19 | ||
| Total income and other revenues | 576 | 572 | 2,289 | 2,122 | ||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||
| Provision for changes in expected cash flows from financial royalty assets | 267 | 129 | 453 | 231 | ||
| Research and development funding expense | 104 | 8 | 200 | 26 | ||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
| General and administrative expenses | 46 | 50 | 183 | 182 | ||
| Other operating expenses | — | 65 | — | 65 | ||
| Total operating expenses, net | 422 | 258 | 859 | 527 | ||
| Operating income | 153 | 314 | 1,431 | 1,595 | ||
| Other expense/(income): | ||||||
| Equity in losses/(earnings) of non-consolidated affiliates | 38 | (10) | 19 | (44) | ||
| Interest expense | 47 | 38 | 166 | 157 | ||
| Other expense/(income), net | 15 | (80) | 4 | (219) | ||
| Total other expense/(income), net | 100 | (53) | 190 | (107) | ||
| Consolidated net income before tax | 54 | 367 | 1,241 | 1,702 | ||
| Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | ||
| Consolidated net income | 54 | 367 | 1,241 | 1,702 | ||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 46 | 196 | 621 | 727 | ||
| Net income attributable to controlling interest | 8 | 171 | 620 | 975 | ||
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
Royalty Pharma plc
Selected Balance Sheet Data (unaudited)
Table 2
| ($ in millions) | As of December 31, 2021 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,541 | 1,009 |
| Marketable securities | 582 | 983 |
| Total financial royalty assets, net | 14,333 | 12,955 |
| Total assets | 17,516 | 16,020 |
| Long-term debt | 7,096 | 5,817 |
| Total liabilities | 7,267 | 6,124 |
| Total shareholders’ equity | 10,249 | 9,896 |
Royalty Pharma plc
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Table 3
| Three months ended December 31 | Twelve months ended December 31 | |||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Cash collections from financial royalty assets | 583 | 573 | 2,316 | 2,122 | ||||
| Cash collections from intangible royalty assets | 38 | 40 | 151 | 144 | ||||
| Other royalty cash collections | 17 | 6 | 44 | 18 | ||||
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates | 6 | 6 | 34 | 42 | ||||
| Interest received | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Derivative collateral received | — | — | 35 | 45 | ||||
| Derivative collateral posted | — | — | (35 | ) | — | |||
| Termination payments on derivative instruments | — | — | (16 | ) | (35 | ) | ||
| Ongoing development-stage funding payments | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (7 | ) | (20 | ) |
| Upfront development-stage funding payments | (103 | ) | (6 | ) | (193 | ) | (6 | ) |
| Payments for operating and professional costs | (49 | ) | (50 | ) | (185 | ) | (180 | ) |
| Interest paid | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (130 | ) | (103 | ) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 490 | 566 | 2,018 | 2,035 | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates | — | — | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Investments in non-consolidated affiliates | (7 | ) | (11 | ) | (35 | ) | (40 | ) |
| Purchases of equity securities | (35 | ) | — | (135 | ) | (50 | ) | |
| Proceeds from equity securities | — | 385 | 116 | 385 | ||||
| Purchases of available for sale debt securities | (18 | ) | — | (70 | ) | — | ||
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities | 16 | 3 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (441 | ) | (610 | ) | (1,197 | ) | (1,705 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 105 | 206 | 1,598 | 815 | ||||
| Acquisitions of financial royalty assets | (172 | ) | (805 | ) | (2,192 | ) | (2,182 | ) |
| Milestone payments | — | — | (19 | ) | — | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (552 | ) | (832 | ) | (1,870 | ) | (2,759 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Distributions to shareholders/unitholders | — | — | — | (285 | ) | |||
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (480 | ) | (544 | ) |
| Distributions to non-controlling interest- other | (34 | ) | (107 | ) | (154 | ) | (181 | ) |
| Dividends to shareholders | (74 | ) | (58 | ) | (285 | ) | (112 | ) |
| Contributions from non-controlling interest- R&D | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Contributions from non-controlling interest- other | 25 | 29 | 37 | 59 | ||||
| Scheduled repayments of long-term debt | — | — | — | (94 | ) | |||
| Repayments of long-term debt | — | — | — | (11,116 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount | — | — | 1,273 | 11,891 | ||||
| Debt issuance costs and other | (1 | ) | (0 | ) | (13 | ) | (47 | ) |
| Proceeds from issuance of Class A ordinary shares upon IPO, net of offering costs | — | (1 | ) | — | 1,909 | |||
| Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities | (198 | ) | (277 | ) | 385 | 1,487 | ||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (260 | ) | (544 | ) | 532 | 762 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 1,801 | 1,553 | 1,009 | 246 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | 1,541 | 1,009 | 1,541 | 1,009 | ||||
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
Royalty Pharma plc
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)
Table 4
| Three months ended December 31, | Twelve months ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | (13 | )% | 2,018 | 2,035 | (1 | )% | ||||
| Products: | ||||||||||||
| Cystic fibrosis franchise | 196 | 159 | 24 | % | 702 | 551 | 27 | % | ||||
| Tysabri | 94 | 93 | 2 | % | 369 | 346 | 7 | % | ||||
| Imbruvica | 89 | 85 | 4 | % | 353 | 322 | 10 | % | ||||
| Promacta | 49 | 42 | 18 | % | 174 | 144 | 21 | % | ||||
| Xtandi | 41 | 39 | 5 | % | 158 | 146 | 8 | % | ||||
| Januvia, Janumet, Other DPP-IVs | 38 | 40 | (4 | )% | 151 | 144 | 5 | % | ||||
| Nurtec ODT/Biohaven payment* | 19 | 3 | nm | 70 | 4 | nm | ||||||
| Tremfya | 19 | — | n/a | 36 | — | n/a | ||||||
| Cabomeytx/Cometriq | 12 | — | n/a | 34 | — | n/a | ||||||
| Prevymis | 10 | 8 | 23 | % | 38 | 21 | 75 | % | ||||
| Farxiga/Onglyza | 9 | 8 | 11 | % | 36 | 25 | 45 | % | ||||
| Evrysdi | 6 | 0 | nm | 16 | 0 | nm | ||||||
| Trodelvy | 5 | 2 | 140 | % | 13 | 3 | nm | |||||
| Crysvita | 5 | 3 | 35 | % | 17 | 9 | 77 | % | ||||
| Erleada | 4 | 3 | 67 | % | 14 | 8 | 81 | % | ||||
| Emgality | 4 | 3 | 52 | % | 15 | 10 | 62 | % | ||||
| IDHIFA | 4 | 3 | 36 | % | 12 | 6 | 103 | % | ||||
| Orladeyo | 3 | — | n/a | 7 | — | n/a | ||||||
| HIV franchise | 1 | 78 | (99 | )% | 78 | 294 | (73 | )% | ||||
| Tazverik | 1 | 0 | 142 | % | 3 | 1 | nm | |||||
| Oxlumo | 1 | — | n/a | 1 | — | n/a | ||||||
| Other products (3) | 49 | 57 | (14 | )% | 311 | 311 | 0 | % | ||||
| Total royalty receipts | 659 | 627 | 5 | % | 2,609 | 2,344 | 11 | % | ||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (19 | )% | (480 | ) | (544 | ) | (12 | )% |
| Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) | 543 | 484 | 12 | % | 2,129 | 1,800 | 18 | % | ||||
| Payments for operating and professional costs | (49 | ) | (50 | ) | (2 | )% | (185 | ) | (180 | ) | 3 | % |
| Adjusted EBITDA(4) (non-GAAP) | 494 | 434 | 14 | % | 1,944 | 1,621 | 20 | % | ||||
| Interest paid, net | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 0 | % | (127 | ) | (95 | ) | 33 | % |
| Investments in non-consolidated affiliates | (7 | ) | (11 | ) | (40 | )% | (35 | ) | (40 | ) | (13 | )% |
| Ongoing development-stage funding payments | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (69 | )% | (7 | ) | (20 | ) | (66 | )% |
| Other | — | — | n/a | (16 | ) | 10 | (264 | )% | ||||
| Contributions from non-controlling interest- R&D | 1 | 2 | (44 | )% | 7 | 8 | (13 | )% | ||||
| Adjusted Cash Flow(2) (non-GAAP) | 488 | 423 | 15 | % | 1,767 | 1,483 | 19 | % | ||||
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
*Includes royalty receipts for Nurtec ODT of
Royalty Pharma plc
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (unaudited)
Table 5
| Three months ended December 31 | Twelve months ended December 31 | |||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | 2,018 | 2,035 | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities(5)(6) | 16 | 3 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates - investing(6) | — | — | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Interest paid, net(6) | 1 | 1 | 127 | 95 | ||||
| Ongoing development-stage funding payments(7) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| Upfront development-stage funding payments(7) | 103 | 6 | 193 | 6 | ||||
| Payments for operating and professional costs | 49 | 50 | 185 | 180 | ||||
| Termination payments on derivative instruments | — | — | 16 | 35 | ||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interest(6) | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (480 | ) | (544 | ) |
| Derivative collateral received, net(6) | — | — | — | (45 | ) | |||
| Adjusted Cash Receipts(1) (non-GAAP) | 543 | 484 | 2,129 | 1,800 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | 2,018 | 2,035 | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities(5)(6) | 16 | 3 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates - investing(6) | — | — | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Interest paid, net(6) | 1 | 1 | 127 | 95 | ||||
| Ongoing development-stage funding payments(7) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| Upfront development-stage funding payments(7) | 103 | 6 | 193 | 6 | ||||
| Termination payments on derivative instruments | — | — | 16 | 35 | ||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interests(6) | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (480 | ) | (544 | ) |
| Derivative collateral received, net(6) | — | — | — | (45 | ) | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA(4) (non-GAAP) | 494 | 434 | 1,944 | 1,621 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) | 490 | 566 | 2,018 | 2,035 | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities(5)(6) | 16 | 3 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates - investing(6) | — | — | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Upfront development-stage funding payments(7) | 103 | 6 | 193 | 6 | ||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interests(6) | (116 | ) | (143 | ) | (480 | ) | (544 | ) |
| Investment in non-consolidated affiliates(6)(8) | (7 | ) | (11 | ) | (35 | ) | (40 | ) |
| Contribution from non-controlling interest- R&D(6) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Adjusted Cash Flow(2) (non-GAAP) | 488 | 423 | 1,767 | 1,483 | ||||
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
Notes
| (1) | Adjusted Cash Receipts is a measure calculated with inputs directly from the Statement of Cash Flows and includes (1) royalty receipts: (i) cash collections from royalty assets (financial assets and intangible assets), (ii) Other royalty cash collections, (iii) Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates, plus (2) Proceeds from available for sale debt securities, and less (3) Distributions to non-controlling interest, which represents contractual distributions to historical non-controlling interest attributable to a de minimis interest in Royalty Pharma Collection Trust held by certain legacy investors and to a new non-controlling interest that was created as a result of the Exchange Offer Transactions in February 2020 related to the Legacy Investors Partnerships’ ownership of approximately | |
| (2) | Adjusted Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less (1) Ongoing development-stage funding payments, (2) interest paid, net of interest received, (3) other (including Derivative collateral posted, net of Derivative collateral received and Termination payments on derivative instruments) and (4) Investments in non-consolidated affiliates, and plus (1) Contributions from non-controlling interest- R&D, all directly reconcilable to the Statement of Cash Flows. See GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation at Table 5. | |
| (3) | Other products primarily include royalties on the following products: Cimzia, Entyvio, Letairis, Lexiscan, Lyrica, Myozyme, Mircera, Nesina, Soliqua and contributions from the Legacy SLP Interest. | |
| (4) | Adjusted EBITDA is important to lenders and is defined under the credit agreement as Adjusted Cash Receipts less payments for operating and professional costs. Operating and professional costs are comprised of Payments for operating and professional costs from the Statement of Cash Flows. See GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation at Table 5. | |
| (5) | Receipts from the redemption of Royalty Pharma’s Series A Biohaven Preferred Shares are presented as Proceeds from available for sale debt securities on the Statement of Cash Flows. | |
| (6) | The table below shows the line item for each adjustment and the direct location for such line item on the Statement of Cash Flows. |
| Reconciling adjustment | Statement of Cash Flows classification |
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities | Investing activities |
| Investments in non-consolidated affiliates | Investing activities |
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | Financing activities |
| Interest paid, net | Operating activities (Interest paid less Interest received) |
| Derivative collateral received, net | Operating activities (Derivative collateral received less Derivative collateral posted) |
| Contributions from non-controlling interest- R&D | Financing activities |
| Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates - investing | Investing activities |
| (7) | Royalty Pharma’s lenders consider all payments made to support R&D activities for products undergoing late-stage development similar to asset acquisitions as these funds are expected to generate operational returns in the future. All ongoing and upfront development-stage funding payments are reported in R&D funding expense in net income and are added back in aggregate to Net cash provided by operating activities to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA captures the full add-back for R&D funding payments while Adjusted Cash Flow only reflects the add-back for the upfront portion of development-stage funding payments due to the fact that ongoing development-stage funding payments are considered an ongoing business expense. | |
| (8) | Royalty Pharma considers all payments to fund its operating joint ventures that are performing R&D activities for products undergoing late-stage development similar to asset acquisitions as these funds are expected to generate operational returns in the future. As a result, amounts funded through capital calls by Royalty Pharma’s equity method investees, the Avillion entities, are deducted to arrive at Adjusted Cash Flow, but are not deducted in Adjusted EBITDA. | |
| (9) | In connection with its IPO, Royalty Pharma consummated an exchange offer on February 11, 2020. The exchange offer transaction together with (i) the concurrent incurrence of indebtedness under Royalty Pharma’s new credit facility and (ii) the issuance of additional interests in RPI US Partners 2019, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, RPI International Holdings 2019, LP to satisfy performance payments payable in respect of assets acquired prior to the date of the IPO are referred to as the “Exchange Offer Transactions.” |
Prior to, and as a condition precedent to the closing of the IPO, various reorganization transactions became effective, including the following:
- the Exchange Offer Transactions (as described above); and
- the execution of a new management agreement with RP Management, LLC.
We refer to these transactions collectively as the “Reorganization Transactions.” See Royalty Pharma’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2022 for additional discussion.
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