ADMA Biologics Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

2Q 2024 Total Revenue of $107.2 Million, a 78% Increase Y-o-Y

2Q 2024 GAAP Net Income of $32.1 Million, a $38.4 Million Increase Y-o-Y

2Q 2024 Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $44.5 Million, a Nearly 600% Increase Y-o-Y  

Commercial Scale Production of ADMA’s Innovative Biologics Manufacturing Process Supports a Potential Yield Enhancement of Approximately 20% from Same Starting Plasma

FY 2024 and 2025 Total Revenue Guidance Increased to More Than $400 Million and $445 Million, Respectively

FY 2024 GAAP Net Income Guidance Increased to More Than $105 Million and Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Increased to More Than $150 Million

FY 2025 GAAP Net Income Guidance Increased to More than $155 Million and Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Increased to More Than $200 Million

Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 4:30 p.m. ET

RAMSEY, N.J. and BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADMA Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADMA) (“ADMA” or the “Company”), an end-to-end commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to manufacturing, marketing and developing specialty biologics, today announced its second quarter 2024 financial results and provided a business update.

"ADMA’s excellent second quarter results showcased the strength of our operations, innovative business and product offerings, enabling the Company to significantly increase both 2024 and 2025 financial guidance,” said Adam Grossman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADMA. “We believe the Company is well-positioned to further strengthen its balance sheet, reduce the cost of capital and sustain ADMA’s position as one of the fastest growing and profitable companies in the biotech and pharma sector.”

Mr. Grossman continued, “ADMA’s commitment to serving immunodeficient patients, particularly those with complex comorbidities, remains the cornerstone of our mission. We see additional opportunities for ADMA to continue to grow substantially in the underserved, immune compromised and co-morbid patient population despite the availability of standard of care therapy. We are confident that incremental additional penetration with ASCENIV will accelerate near-term revenue growth and create a substantial peak revenue opportunity beyond our 2025 guided baseline. Looking to the remainder of 2024, we expect continued revenue and earnings growth, advancement of regulatory processes for manufacturing yield enhancement, favorable product mix shifts, and progress in our R&D programs.”

Second Quarter 2024 Milestones and Objectives:

• Compounding Growth. Driven by 78% year-over-year revenue growth, ADMA grew Adjusted EBITDA and Net Income to $44.5 million and $32.1 million, respectively, during the second quarter. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, Adjusted EBITDA grew 69% and Net Income grew 80% compared to the first quarter of 2024. The Company anticipates building on this momentum throughout the remainder of 2024 and beyond.
• Favorably Evolving Mix Shift.   ADMA’s higher margin product portfolio now accounts for over 50% of the Company’s total revenue. ADMA is actively implementing measures to increase ASCENIV supply. If successful, these initiatives could enable ASCENIV to contribute a significant majority of ADMA's total revenue over time, further advancing the Company's potential margin expansion and earnings growth.
• Strengthened Balance Sheet. Based on ADMA’s second quarter operating cash flow of $45.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA growth, the Company’s current net leverage ratio has organically improved to approximately 0.26x. The Company anticipates continued strengthening of the balance sheet driven by forecasted Adjusted EBITDA growth and ongoing cash generation in the second half of 2024 and beyond.
• Updated Marketing Materials. During the second quarter, ADMA revamped its corporate website, product websites and certain marketing materials, including those for Healthcare Providers (HCP). Additionally, the Company released a new video testimonial on the ASCENIV product website, highlighting the treatment journey of a co-morbid and refractive immunodeficient patient.
• Expanded ADMAlytics™ Implementation. ADMA successfully expanded implementation of ADMAlytics to the commercial arm of the organization during the second quarter. When fully implemented, ADMAlytics is expected to further optimize the Company’s commercial growth strategy. Initiated in February 2024, the staggered implementation of ADMAlytics continues to yield impressive results across multiple areas of ADMA’s operations. These benefits include increased production efficiency, enhanced visibility into the 7–12-month manufacturing process, optimized commercial planning, streamlined plasma pooling, and reduced variability and FTE hours. These efficiencies are expected to further solidify ADMA’s rapid earnings growth outlook.
  

Upwardly Revised 2024-2025 Financial Guidance:

• FY 2024 and 2025 total revenue is now expected to be more than $400 million and $445 million, respectively, increased from prior guidance of more than $355 million and $410 million, respectively.
• FY 2024 and 2025 net income is now expected to exceed $105 million and $155 million, respectively, increased from prior guidance of $85 million and $135 million, respectively.
• FY 2024 and 2025 Adjusted EBITDA is now expected to exceed $150 million and $200 million, respectively, increased from prior guidance of $110 million and $160 million, respectively.
  

Advancing Innovative Growth Opportunities: Below are the Company’s ongoing initiatives which, if successful, we believe represent the potential for upside to our current forecasted guidance:

• Biologic Production Yield Enhancement: During the second quarter and recent periods, commercial-scale production of ADMA's innovative biologics manufacturing process demonstrated a potential enhancement of yields by approximately 20% from the same starting plasma. If successful, we believe these yield improvements could significantly boost the Company’s future peak financial targets, potentially as early as the fourth quarter of 2025.
• R&D Program - S. pneumonia Hyperimmune Globulin: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the U.S., with about one million adults developing pneumococcal pneumonia annually, resulting in 400,000 hospitalizations and a 5-7% mortality rate. Despite vaccines, vaccine-naive and immune-compromised individuals remain at risk. A hyperimmune globulin could provide immediate antibodies, potentially generating $300-500 million annually if approved. ADMA holds various U.S. and foreign patents which cover its proprietary pneumococcal hyperimmune technology, including hyperimmune anti-pneumococcal immune globulin, preparation methods, and its use in treating S. pneumonia infections.
• ASCENIV Label Expansion: The ongoing post-marketing pediatric clinical study for ASCENIV may provide label expansion opportunities, further strengthening ADMA’s product portfolio, if successful.
  

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results:

Total revenues were $107.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $60.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $47.1 million, or approximately 78%. The increase is primarily related to increased sales of ASCENIV. During the second quarter, the Company recognized a non-recurring, $12.6 million increase to net revenues and a corresponding reduction of an accrual related to a change in estimate for U.S. Medicaid rebates.

Gross profits were $57.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $16.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $40.8 million. As a result, ADMA achieved a corporate gross margin of 53.6% in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 27.8% in the second quarter of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA was $44.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $6.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $38.1 million, or approximately 592%.

GAAP Net income was $32.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to a GAAP Net Loss of $6.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.  

As of June 30, 2024, ADMA had working capital of approximately $259.5 million, primarily consisting of $179.8 million of inventory, $88.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $30.1 million of net accounts receivable, partially offset by current liabilities of $44.2 million.  

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About ASCENIV™

ASCENIV (immune globulin intravenous, human – slra 10% liquid) is a plasma-derived, polyclonal, intravenous immune globulin (IVIG). ASCENIV was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2019 and is indicated for the treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI), also known as primary immune deficiency disease (PIDD), in adults and adolescents (12 to 17 years of age). ASCENIV is manufactured using ADMA’s unique, patented plasma donor screening methodology and tailored plasma pooling design, which blends normal source plasma and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) plasma obtained from donors tested using the Company’s proprietary microneutralization assay. ASCENIV contains naturally occurring polyclonal antibodies, which are proteins that are used by the body’s immune system to neutralize microbes such as bacteria and viruses that safeguard against infection and disease. ASCENIV is protected by numerous issued patents in the United States and internationally and a wide range of patent applications worldwide. Certain data and other information about ASCENIV can be found by visiting www.asceniv.com. Information about ADMA and its products can be found on the Company’s website at www.admabiologics.com.

Additional Important Safety Information About ASCENIV™

ASCENIV™ Contraindications:

History of anaphylactic or severe systemic reactions to human immunoglobulin.

IgA deficient patients with antibodies to IgA and a history of hypersensitivity.

ASCENIV™ Warnings and Precautions:

IgA-deficient patients with antibodies against IgA are at greater risk of developing severe hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions. Have medications such as epinephrine available to treat any acute severe hypersensitivity reactions. [4, 5.1]

Thrombotic events have occurred in patients receiving IGIV treatments. Monitor patients with known risk factors for thrombotic events; consider baseline assessment of blood viscosity for patients at risk of hyperviscosity. [5.2, 5.4]

In patients at risk of developing acute renal failure. monitor renal function, including blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and urine output. [5.3, 5.9]

Hyperproteinemia, increased serum viscosity, and hyponatremia or pseudohyponatremia can occur in patients receiving IGIV treatment.

Aseptic meningitis syndrome (AMS) has been reported with IGIV treatments, especially with high doses or rapid infusion. [5.5]

Hemolytic anemia can develop subsequent to IGIV treatment. Monitor patients for hemolysis and hemolytic anemia. [5.6]

Monitor patients for pulmonary adverse reactions (Transfusion-related acute lung injury [TRALI]). If transfusion related acute lung injury is suspected, test the product and patient for antineutrophil antibodies. [5.7]

Because this product is made from human blood, it may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, e.g., viruses, and theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent.

ASCENIV™ Adverse Reactions:

The most common adverse reactions to ASCENIV (≥5% of study subjects) were headache, sinusitis, diarrhea, gastroenteritis viral, nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, and nausea

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact ADMA Biologics at (800) 458-4244 or the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

About ADMA Biologics, Inc. (ADMA)

ADMA Biologics is an end-to-end commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to manufacturing, marketing and developing specialty biologics for the treatment of immunodeficient patients at risk for infection and others at risk for certain infectious diseases. ADMA currently manufactures and markets three United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved plasma-derived biologics for the treatment of immune deficiencies and the prevention of certain infectious diseases: BIVIGAM® (immune globulin intravenous, human) for the treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI); ASCENIV™ (immune globulin intravenous, human – slra 10% liquid) for the treatment of PI; and NABI-HB® (hepatitis B immune globulin, human) to provide enhanced immunity against the hepatitis B virus. ADMA manufactures its immune globulin products at its FDA-licensed plasma fractionation and purification facility located in Boca Raton, Florida. Through its ADMA BioCenters subsidiary, ADMA also operates as an FDA-approved source plasma collector in the U.S., which provides its blood plasma for the manufacture of its products. ADMA’s mission is to manufacture, market and develop specialty biologics and human immune globulins targeted to niche patient populations for the treatment and prevention of certain infectious diseases and management of immune compromised patient populations who suffer from an underlying immune deficiency, or who may be immune compromised for other medical reasons. ADMA holds numerous U.S. and foreign patents related to and encompassing various aspects of its products and product candidates. For more information, please visit www.admabiologics.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s financial performance. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because we believe that it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period that exclude potential differences driven by the impact of variations of non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization, as well as stock-based compensation or certain non-recurring items. The Company believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools used by our management and board of directors to assess our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, this key business metric has limitations as an analytical tool. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income/loss or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Please refer to the tables below for the reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures for applicable periods.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about ADMA Biologics, Inc. (“we,” “our” or the “Company”). Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain such words as “confident,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “forecast,” “target,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “planning,” “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “is likely,” “will likely,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” or, in each case, their negative, or words or expressions of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s financial health, standing and future results of operations, including, but not limited to, revenue, net income and Adjusted EBITDA guidance in future periods, and certain assumptions in connection therewith; the market for ASCENIV, its potential impact on revenues and margin expansion; the utility of ADMAlytics and its impact on the Company’s earnings growth outlook; and additional growth opportunities, including but not limited to, targeting certain patient populations, the Company’s yield enhancement initiative and production processes and the timing related thereto, and the Company’s R&D program, including the newly announced hIG pipeline program targeting S. pneumonia (including the revenue potential) and ASCENIV label expansion. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this press release due to a number of important factors. Current and prospective security holders are cautioned that there also can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. Except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules, ADMA does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce revisions to any of the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, and the timing of certain events, to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments thereto.

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