Robert F. Apple
Analyst · Guggenheim Securities
Thanks, Paul. Before I get into the financials, I'd like to make a few comments regarding our third quarter and ongoing investments in the launch of OTREXUP and the QuickShot testosterone project. OTREXUP, or subcutaneous methotrexate for injection, is a novel way to extend the use of methotrexate when treating patients with RA or psoriasis. In addition to hiring a sales force, investments in other launch activities, including publications utilizing historical subcutaneous treatment data, must be made in order to educate rheumatologists, nurses, patients and caregivers as to the therapeutic importance of switching RA patients that fail oral methotrexate to OTREXUP. In clinical studies conducted by Antares, subcutaneously administered methotrexate shows greater bioavailability to oral methotrexate at doses of 15 milligrams or greater. You only get 1 chance to launch a product and we are committed to correctly investing behind this launch, as you can see from today's third quarter and year-to-date results. The same can be said for investments in our pipeline. This past quarter, we initiated, among other things, the first human study utilizing testosterone in the VIBEX Quick Shot device. We believe that QuickShot testosterone for testosterone-deficient males could potentially be another big prize for us. And so we will be investing in studies and manufacturing scale-up in order to stay on track for 2015 NDA filing. Turning now to our financial results. Total revenues were $5.5 million and $5.7 million for the 3 months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012. For the 9 months ended September 30, 2013, the company's total revenue was $15.9 million, compared to $17.1 million in the first 9 months of 2012. Product sales were $3 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to $2.1 million in 2012, an increase of 48%. For the 9 months ended September 30, 2013, product sales increased 30% to $10.1 million, compared to $7.8 million in the prior year. The product sales increases were primarily due to sales through Teva, our VIBEX auto-injector for Teva's generic epinephrine auto-injector products. Development revenues were $1.3 million in the 3-month period ending September 30, 2013, compared to $2.6 million in the prior-year period. For the 9 months ended September 30, 2013, the company's development revenue was $2.7 million, compared to $6.3 million in the first 9 months of 2012. The revenue in the first 9 months of 2013 was primarily due to auto-injector and pen-injected development work with Teva. The revenue in the first 9 months of 2012 was primarily due to a non-recurring FDA approval milestone payment of $2.5 million recognizing connection with our license agreement with Actavis, along with development revenue from Teva. The development revenue in the 3- and 9-month periods of 2012 also included $750,000 from Pfizer after the achievement of development milestones related to our undisclosed Consumer Healthcare product. For the first 9 months of 2013, licensing revenues were $200,000 compared to $800,000 in the first 9 months of 2012. Licensing revenue in the third quarter and first 9 months of 2013 was primarily due to recognition of revenue deferred in prior years under agreements with Fera. The licensing revenue in the first 9 months of 2012 was primarily due to an upfront license fee received in connection with our licensing agreement with Daewoong Pharmaceuticals for our 3% oxybutynin gel for South Korea, along with license revenue recognized in connection with our license agreement with Actavis. Royalty revenues were $1.1 million in the 3-month period ended September 30, 2013, compared to $900,000 in the same period in the prior year. For the 9-month period ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, royalty revenues were $2.9 million and $2.2 million. We received royalties from Teva and Fera related to needle free injected device sales and/or HGH sales, from Actavis on sales of Gelnique and from Meda Pharma on sales of Olestra. The primary reason for the increase in the royalty revenue in 2013 compared to 2012, were royalties received from Actavis on sales of Gelnique 3% and 10%. Important to note that in the third quarter, we had significant growth in what I believe were the key areas of revenue: products, revenue and royalties. Total gross profit was $2.5 million and $2.4 million in the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was $7.4 million for the first 9 months of 2013 compared to $9.3 million for the first 9 months of 2012. The decrease in the first 9 months of 2013 compared to 2012 was mainly due to the non-recurring FDA approval milestone payment of $2.5 million from Actavis recognized as revenues for 2012. Total operating expenses were $8.9 million and $5.9 million for the 3 months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and were $22.3 million and $15.7 million for the 9 months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increases were primarily due to an increase in OTREXUP commercialization and marketing activities in anticipation of an early 2014 launch, and increased development activity related to VIBEX QS T, which is under development for testosterone replacement therapy, along with an increase in personnel to support our growing pharmaceutical business. Net loss per share was $0.05 and $0.03 for the third quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was $0.12 and $0.06 for the 9-month period ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. At September 30, 2013, Antares is well-positioned with approximately $70 million in cash and investments, compared to approximately $85 million at December 31, 2012. I will now call -- turn the call back to Paul for some closing comments. Paul?