Opiant Pharmaceuticals (OPNT) Tops Q3 EPS by 36c, Revenues Beat

Opiant Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OPNT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.15, $0.36 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.21). Revenue for the quarter came in at $8.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $7.76 million.

Third Quarter 2020

• Results For the three months ended September 30, 2020, Opiant recorded approximately $9.1 million in revenue, compared to approximately $20.6 million during the corresponding period of 2019. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded approximately $8.6 million of revenue from our license agreement with EBS for the sale of NARCAN®, compared to approximately $20.5 million in the same period of 2019 which included a final milestone payment of $13.5 million, as sales of NARCAN® Nasal Spray exceeded $200 million for 2019. Third quarter 2020 sales of NARCAN® were approximately $88.8 million, as reported by EBS.
• General and administrative expenses for the quarter were approximately $2.7 million, compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2019. The $0.5 million decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in legal and professional fees of approximately $0.8 million, partially offset by an increase in personnel and related expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.
• Research and development expenses were approximately $2.8 million, as compared to approximately $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2019. External development expense increased by $0.8 million and personnel and related expense increased by approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019.
• Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $0.9 million, as compared to approximately $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2019. The $0.8 million increase was attributable to pre-commercialization efforts related to OPNT003 nasal nalmefene, which is under clinical development.
• Royalty expense for the second quarter was approximately $2 million compared to $4.9 million for the same period in 2019. Royalty expense is for payments that we make to our net profit partners on the royalties we received from the net sales of NARCAN®.
• Net income for the third quarter was approximately $0.7 million, or $0.17 per basic and $0.15 per diluted share, compared to net income of approximately $10.7 million, or $2.64 per basic and $1.97 per diluted share, for the comparable period of 2019.

Commenting on the quarter, Roger Crystal, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Opiant, said:

“Deaths from overdoses on opioids remain a crisis for communities across the United States, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The determined deployment of opioid overdose rescue medication is essential to save lives. The trajectory of America’s opioid crisis, fueled by the availability of fentanyl and related synthetic opioids, underscores the need for stronger, longer-acting formulations of opioid antagonists. To this end, we made good progress this quarter with OPNT003 nasal nalmefene, our investigational treatment for opioid overdose. I am pleased we can now use Aptar Pharma’s Unit Dose System for OPNT003, which has been approved by the FDA with many other drug products, including NARCAN® Nasal Spray. Adding to the momentum, we will meet with the FDA in December to review the design of our pharmacodynamic study in healthy volunteers and our New Drug Application plan, which is on track to be submitted by the end of next year.”

David O’Toole, Chief Financial Officer of Opiant, said:

“Royalties from net sales of NARCAN® Nasal Spray continue to fortify our already strong balance sheet. EBS reported higher sales than expected this quarter and raised their NARCAN® revenue guidance for the year to a range of $295 million to $315 million. Based on this we have increased our projection of royalty revenue for the full year to approximately $28 million. We also now expect a cash balance at the end of 2020 of approximately $30 million.”

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