- Revenues from Continuing Operations Increase to $125.9 Million -
- Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time -
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Total revenues from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2009 were $125.9 million, an 18 percent increase from $106.5 million for the same period in 2008. The increase was due primarily to royalty revenues driven by higher product sales of Avastin(R), and Lucentis(R), which are marketed by Genentech, Inc., a subsidiary of F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd., and sales of Tysabri(R), which is marketed by Elan Corporation Plc. and Biogen Idec Inc. Royalty revenues are based on first quarter 2009 product sales by PDL's licensees and include $18.9 million for Synagis(R), which is marketed by MedImmune, Inc. Also included in the second quarter revenue was the second and final installment of $12.5 million from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. based on the companies' December 2008 settlement and license agreement. When compared with 2008, royalty revenue for foreign sourced sales was negatively impacted by changes in foreign exchange rates; approximately 50 percent of underlying product sales is in currencies other than U.S. dollars.
"We have seen significant increases in sales of Tysabri and other products in our licensing portfolio, demonstrating that these products are fulfilling the promise of the underlying humanization technology," said John McLaughlin, president and chief executive officer of PDL BioPharma. "We paid our first post spin-off dividend to stockholders this quarter, and expect to pay the second dividend on October 1 as we continue to optimize our assets to benefit stockholders."
Total general and administrative expenses from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2009 were $5.6 million compared with $10.9 million in the second quarter of 2008. The decrease was primarily driven by the Company's reduced cost structure. Significant expense items for the second quarter of 2009 are legal fees of $2.7 million, professional fees and insurance of $1.0 million, compensation and benefits of $0.8 million, costs associated with monetization efforts of $0.3 million and non-cash stock compensation costs of $0.2 million. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 was $77.2 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared with a net income of $33.9 million in the same period of 2008, or a net income of $0.24 per diluted share.
Also in the second quarter, the Company made open market purchases totaling $55 million of its 2% convertible notes due in 2012 and its 2.75% convertible notes due in 2023.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $103.4 million for the first half of 2009 as compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $7.5 million for the first half of 2008. At June 30, 2009, PDL had cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash of $192.7 million, compared with $147.5 million at December 31, 2008.
2009 Dividends
PDL previously announced that it would pay two dividends to its stockholders in 2009 of $0.50 per share. The first dividend, totaling $59.7 million, was paid on April 1, 2009 to all stockholders who owned shares of PDL on March 16, 2009. The second dividend will be paid on October 1, 2009 to all stockholders who own shares of PDL on September 17, 2009.
2009 Financial Guidance
PDL reaffirms its previous revenue guidance and continues to anticipate strong revenue growth in 2009 increasing from 2008 to a range of $310 to $325 million excluding MedImmune royalties. Revenue growth expectations are primarily driven by increases in product sales of Avastin, Herceptin, Lucentis and Tysabri.
PDL expects its general and administrative expenses for 2009 to range from $20 to $22 million, of which approximately 50 percent is related to legal expense, patent defense and other professional fees. Net income after taxes for 2009 including MedImmune is projected in the range of $200 to $215 million and cash generated in 2009 is expected to be in the range of $285 to $300 million. PDL had previously guided that net income would be in the range of $185 to $200 million and cash generated in 2009 to be in the range of $260 to $280 million.
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