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Kamada Ltd. (KMDA)

Q4 2025 Earnings Call· Wed, Mar 11, 2026

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Operator

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Kamada Limited Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Brian Ritchie, Managing Director of LifeSci Advisors. Thank you. You may begin.

Brian Ritchie

Analyst

Thank you. This is Brian Ritchie with LifeSci Advisors, and thank you all for participating in today's call. Joining me from Kamada are Amir London, Chief Executive Officer; and Chaime Orlev, Chief Financial Officer. Earlier today, Kamada announced its financial results for the 3 months and year ended December 31, 2025. If you have not received this news release, please go to the Investors page of the company's website at www.kamada.com. Before we begin, I would like to caution that comments made during this conference call by management will contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties regarding the operations and future results of Kamada. I encourage you to review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the company's Forms 20-F and 6-K, which identify specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the content of this conference call contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of the date of the live broadcast, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Kamada undertakes no obligation to revise or update any statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this conference call. With that said, it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Amir London, CEO. Amir?

Amir London

Analyst

Thank you, Brian. My thanks also to our investors and analysts for your interest in Kamada and for participating in today's call. I'd like to begin by noting that while the situation in the Middle East continues to evolve, Kamada's operation and product manufacturing are proceeding as planned, and our plant is operating continuously, although exports from Israel may be temporarily impacted due to the recent closure of Israeli airspace, cargo flights have gradually resumed and we do not anticipate material disruption to product supply. We continue to closely monitor situation and remain fully committed to meeting our supply obligations. I'm pleased to report that operational and financial performance in 2025 was excellent and that we continue to generate significant profitable growth. Total revenues for the year were $180.5 million, representing a 12% year-over-year increase and adjusted EBITDA was $42 million, up 23% year-over-year. Results for the year were well within our 2025 annual guidance and a testament to our ability to execute on our strategy and generate significant profitable growth through the diversity of our commercial product portfolio. We also demonstrated our ability to convert profitability to operational cash flow, generating $25.5 million of cash from operating activities for the year contributing to a strong cash position of $75.5 million at year end of 2025. On the strength of our 2025 results, the Board and Kamada management are pleased to declare a dividend of $0.25 per share, totaling approximately $14.4 million, payable on April 6 to shareholders of record as of March 23. This dividend payment is made in accordance with the dividend policy adopted by our Board under which we intend to distribute an annual dividend of at least 50% of our annual net income subject to the board discretion and satisfaction of the dividend distribution test under…

Chaime Orlev

Analyst

Thank you, Amir. As Amir stated at the top of the call, we reported strong results for the year ended December 31, 2025. Total revenues for 2025 were $180.5 million, a 12% increase from the $161 million generated in 2024. Revenue growth for 2025 over 2024 was attributable to growth across our portfolio, especially increased sales of VARIZIG and KEDRAB in the U.S. market, KAMRAB and GLASSIA, in ex U.S. market and an overall increase in sales in our distribution segment through the launch of biosimilars and other products in our portfolio. In December, we announced a $10 million to $14 million extension of an existing tender from the Canadian blood services. For the supply of WINRHO, HEPAGAM, CYTOGAM, and VARIZIG for an additional 2 years. This award secures ongoing sales of these products in the Canadian market between the second quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2028. Gross profit and gross margins for 2025 were $76.4 million and 42%, respectively, compared to $70 million and 43%, respectively in 2024. The increase in gross profit is in line with the increase in total revenues, whereas the decrease in gross margin is due to product and market sales mix. Operating expenses, including R&D, sales and marketing, G&A and other expenses totaled $50.2 million in 2025 as compared to $49.9 million in 2024. Whereas the reduction in R&D expenses year-over-year was related to the decision to discontinue the inhaled AAT clinical study and the increase in G&A expenses was required in order to support the increased commercial operation. Net income for 2025 was $20.2 million or $0.35 per diluted share, a 40% increase as compared to the net income of $14.5 million or $0.25 per diluted share in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $42 million in 2025, a 23% increase as compared to $34.1 million in 2024. Our ability to generate significant profitable growth is indicative of the diversity of our portfolio and our successful marketing activities across different territories and medical specialties. As of December 31, 2025, Kamada had cash and cash equivalents of $75.5 million as compared to $78.4 million in December of 2024. The company generated $25.5 million from operating activities and recorded net cash used in investment activities of $9.8 million and net cash used in financing activities of $18.3 million. collectively resulting in the overall decrease in cash balance. With respect to the results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, we can indicate that the revenue increase quarter-over-quarter is consistent with the performance throughout 2025, whereas the reduction in gross margin during the fourth quarter is related to a change in product end market sales mix. And together with the increase in operating expenses supporting the overall increase in our commercial operation contributed to the overall decrease in net profitability and adjusted EBITDA quarter-over-quarter. That concludes our prepared remarks. We will now open the call for questions.

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Annabel Samimy with Stifel.

Annabel Samimy

Analyst

Hi, everyone, and great end to the year. I want to ask a few questions. I guess the first one I wanted to ask about the CMV market and whether you mentioned that the reduction in CYTOGAM was due to increased access of antivirals. Is there any change in the protocol for CMV? Or is there any improvement in the actual efficacy of the antivirals that would change your opportunity at all? Or is it status quo and this is just a matter of increased access and same protocols.

Amir London

Analyst

Annabel, we are not aware of any change in the protocol of CMV management. We do know, and we did follow some of the antiviral providers announcement that they had strong 2025 as a result of better market access. And we believe that there might be some insurers that have not covered the antiviral treatment in the past, and now they are covering it, and this might have some effect on CYTOGAM usage during 2025. Having said that, I would like to emphasize that we still strongly believe in the need for CYTOGAM as an additional protection for the high-risk organ transplant recipients. And the work that we started doing in 2025 we believe that, that medical and clinical work will show the unique properties of CYTOGAM and the advantages to administer CYTOGAM in addition to the antivirals, kind of doubling the protection against CMV infection. With that regard, I'd like also to mention that while CYTOGAM usage during recent years was primarily for lung and lung and heart recipients. The clinical work we are currently doing and specifically the SHIELD study is performed on kidney transplantation which, as everyone knows, consists of the majority of solid organ transplant in the U.S. is over 50% of such procedures. As such, we are confident that successful results from these studies can yield a significant increase in CYTOGAM usage.

Annabel Samimy

Analyst

Okay. Perfect. And just separately, I wanted to ask you, of course, I have to ask you about M&A. I imagine that the dividend since it's part of your policy is not indicative of any change in the potential opportunities that you have for M&A or business development? Or am I wrong to think that?

Amir London

Analyst

No, you're absolutely correct. The dividend payment reinforce our confidence in our business prospects, and we believe that we have sufficient funds and liquidity to continue investing in the commercial growth as well as M&A transactions, while also paying dividend. We are progressing in our pursuit of M&As, and we are optimistic that we'll be able to secure such a transaction already in 2026. I'd like to remind everyone that the guidance we gave for 2026 is based on organic growth and any potential transaction will accelerate the growth for this year.

Annabel Samimy

Analyst

Okay. And one last question, if I may. Just as far as the plasma collection. At what point should we expect gross margin benefit from the proprietary plasma collection for specialty plasma specifically. Just wanted -- I know that the plasma centers are still in the process of getting approved by FDA, but do you have a timing on when we can expect gross margin impact.

Amir London

Analyst

Yes. So as I said, Beaumont and Houston already FDA approved, San Antonio expected to be approved within the next few months during H1 2026. We expect to start selling normal source plasma in the second part of this year once the centers are approved. And in terms of specialty plasma, we expect now to continue ramping up our collection, and this will start to have effect on our gross profit starting 2027 and beyond.

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our next question comes from the line of Jim Sidoti with Sidoti & Company.

James Sidoti

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

All right. Just following up on the plasma collection centers. Can you give us a sense on how quickly they have been ramping up? Are they at you'd say, 25% production levels right now, 30% or? And how quickly do you get up to 100%.

Amir London

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Around between 30% to 40% ramped up. Right now, we believe it will be at full ramped by end of 2027. And -- but of course, during that period, we will also start selling normal-source plasma to external parties and use our own -- specialty plasma for own use.

James Sidoti

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

All right. And on the distribution business, I think you indicated you have 2 more biosimilars that you'll introduce in 2026. Can you give us a sense on the timing? Is that -- is that a second half of the year event? Or do you think those will be on the market a little bit sooner?

Amir London

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

They're expected to be launched around midyear, maybe kind of end of Q2. So the impact will be during the second part of the year.

James Sidoti

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Okay. And when those products are launched, is there an initial stocking orders? Or is that kind of -- does it take a little longer for those to ramp up sales of those products to ramp up?

Amir London

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Not material stocking. So it goes by market demand, the hospitals itself might buy kind of initial quantity, but it's going to be based on actual consumption in the market.

James Sidoti

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Right. And then the double-digit growth you're projecting for 2026, can you just give us a sense, is that primarily expanding into new geographies? Or do you expect that rate of growth in the U.S. as well?

Amir London

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Including in the U.S.. So we expect it that's across our entire portfolio and entire kind of geographies. So...

James Sidoti

Analyst · Sidoti & Company.

Okay. And one last one. The dividend, will that be the $0.25, the entire $0.25 be paid out in the first quarter? Or will that be spread out over the year?

Operator

Operator

One moment, please. We're experiencing some technical difficulties. One second. Mr. Orlev, you're now connected again.

James Sidoti

Analyst

Okay. Yes. No, I was just asking on the dividend. Will the entire $14 million, will that be paid out in Q1? Or is that...

Operator

Operator

Let me try and reconnect. One moment. Mr. London, please go ahead.

Amir London

Analyst

Yes, I apologize, we got disconnected. Jim, can you hear me?

James Sidoti

Analyst

Yes, I can.

Amir London

Analyst

Yes. So can you repeat your question, please?

James Sidoti

Analyst

Yes. I was just asking on the dividend. Will the entire $14 million be paid out in the second quarter? Or is that going to be on a quarterly basis?

Amir London

Analyst

Everything will be paid one time in the second quarter. Again, I apologize for this being disconnected.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. I'll turn the floor back to [indiscernible]

Unknown Analyst

Analyst

Thank you, operator. Amir, we just had one question that already addressed. It came in writing. Is question regarding VARIZIG and how its performance in '25 and the go-forward prospects for that product.

Amir London

Analyst

Yes. So we're very happy with VARIZIG performance in 2025. We've seen a significant increase. We believe that the decline in vaccination rates, particularly in the U.S. as well, which resulted in an increase of number of chickenpox outbreaks and the marketing and medical work that we've been doing in the field to increase awareness of the importance of using VARIZIG with immunocompromised population that have been exposed to those outbreaks had a significant contribution to the increase in VARIZIG sales. We expect this trend to continue in 2026, reminding all the listeners that we won a significant tender for VARIZIG by the WHO for the Latin American region. So this is part of our growing this product in the U.S. and ex U.S. market.

Unknown Analyst

Analyst

Thank you, Amir. Operator, I think we are ready to close the call.

Operator

Operator

This concludes our question-and-answer session. I'll turn the floor back to Mr. London for any final comments.

Amir London

Analyst

Thank you very much. So in closing, we continue to invest in the 4-pillar growth strategy, with continued progress made in organic growth of our existing commercial portfolio. Expansion of our distribution business, expansion of our plasma collection operation and working on securing business development and M&A transaction to support and expedite our growth. We look forward to continuing to support clinicians and patients with important life-saving product that we develop, manufacture and commercialize. We thank you all for your support and remain committed to creating long-term shareholder value. Thank you very much. We hope you all stay healthy and safe.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. This concludes today's conference. You may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation.