Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Reports 41% Revenue Growth

Company Also Delivers Growing Cash Flow from Operations

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its product portfolio of FDA-approved brands delivered combined revenues of $11.4 million during the third quarter of 2022 - a 41% increase over the prior year period. Cumberland also reported a 19% increase in net revenues for the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2021.

The Company ended the third quarter with $91 million in total assets, $53 million in total liabilities and $38 million of shareholders' equity.

"Fueled by initial sales from our newest product Sancuso, we saw tremendous growth during the third quarter and the first nine months of 2022," said A.J. Kazimi, CEO of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. "As we move through the final quarter of the year, we look forward to building on this success. As always, we remain sharply focused on our mission of improving patient care through the delivery of high-quality medicines."

QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

Sancuso^® Acquisition and Transition

Following its acquisition of Sancuso from Kyowa Kirin, Inc. in January, Cumberland largely completed the transition of the product, assuming responsibilities for its sales, distribution and promotion in the U.S. Sancuso is an FDA-approved prescription patch that prevents nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing certain types of chemotherapy.

Sancuso^® Promotion

Cumberland formed a new sales division, Cumberland Oncology, to support Sancuso and also entered into an agreement with Verity Pharmaceuticals International Limited for the national co-promotion of the brand. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Verity will utilize its established oncology commercial organization to co-promote Sancuso throughout the U.S. Verity completed the training and launched its sales efforts in support of Sancuso during the third quarter of 2022.

RediTrex^® Agreement with Nordic Pharma

In July 2022, Cumberland entered into an amendment to its agreement with Nordic Pharma addressing the responsibilities and financial arrangements regarding Cumberland's license to Nordic's methotrexate line of products for the U.S., which are marketed under the brand name RediTrex.

Based on the amendment, Nordic has the opportunity to assume responsibility for commercializing the methotrexate products in the U.S. after March 31, 2023. Until then, Cumberland will continue to distribute and support the RediTrex product line. Following the return of the license, Nordic will provide Cumberland with a royalty on their future sales of the product through April 2035.

New Headquarter Office Location

In October 2022, Cumberland relocated its headquarters to the Broadwest campus in the Vanderbilt/West End corridor of Nashville. The new, state-of-the-art headquarters keeps the company close to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, enabling their continued collaboration as Cumberland works to develop new medicines for the future.

The move also allows Cumberland to accommodate recent and future growth. Following the relocation, Cumberland expects to expand its organization to over 100 individuals, with a majority working from the Nashville headquarters.

Ifetroban Clinical Studies

Currently, Cumberland is sponsoring three Phase II clinical trials to evaluate its ifetroban product candidate, for patients with:

• Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease ("AERD"), a severe form of asthma;
  
  
• Systemic Sclerosis, a debilitating autoimmune disorder characterized by diffuse fibrosis of the skin and internal organs; and
  
  
• Cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic neuromuscular disease that results in deterioration of the skeletal, heart and lung muscles.

The company is also working on an application to the FDA for a fourth Phase II program, which will evaluate the use of ifetroban to treat patients with Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases.

The company-sponsored AERD study has been closed to enrollment. Once quality checks on the study database are complete, analysis of the results will be conducted and top-line results will then be announced. Once the results of its other sponsored Phase II studies are available, Cumberland will decide on the best development path for the registration of ifetroban.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Net Revenue: For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net revenues from continuing operations were $11.4 million, a 41% increase over the prior year period. Net revenue by product for the third quarter of 2022, included  $4.0 million for Sancuso^®, $3.9 million for Kristalose^®, $1.9 million for Vibativ^® and  $0.9 million for Caldolor^®. 

Year-to-date 2022 net revenues were $33 million, a 19% increase compared to $28 million for the first nine months of 2021.   Year-to-date net revenues by product were $11.4 million for Kristalose, $10.8 million for Sancuso, $6.0 million for Vibativ and $3.1 million for Caldolor.

Operating Expenses: Total operating expenses for the third quarter were $11.7 million, compared to $9.6 million for the prior year period.

Year-to-date 2022 operating expenses were $36.3 million, compared to $31.0 million for 2021.

Earnings:  Net loss for the third quarter of 2022 was $0.4 million, a significant improvement over the $1.1 million net loss during the prior year period.

Adjusted earnings: Adjusted earnings for the third quarter of 2022 were $1.4 million, or $0.10 per share, a significant improvement over the $0.3 million adjusted loss during the same period in 2021.  The third quarter 2022 adjusted earnings calculation does not include the benefit of the $1.0 million of Vibativ cost of goods, which were received with the product acquisition. It also does not include the benefit of the $0.4 million of Sancuso cost of goods, which were received with that product's acquisition. 

Cash Flow: Year-to-date cash flow from operations was $5.6 million, a 28% increase over the $4.4 million during the prior year period.

Balance Sheet: At September 30, 2022, Cumberland had $91 million in total assets, including $20 million in cash and cash equivalents. Total liabilities were $53 million, including $18 million outstanding on the Company's revolving line of credit. Total shareholders' equity was $38 million.

EARNINGS REPORT CALL: 

Cumberland will provide its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 via a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

To join the call, register at

https://register.vevent.com/register/BI21ae99e384c446cfb00fbab05f8bf1a3. 

Registered participants can dial in from their phone using a dial-in and PIN number that will be provided. They can also choose a "Call Me" option to have the system automatically call them at the start of the conference call.

Available on Cumberland's website for one year, a replay of the call can be accessed by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/cg5rqxms.  

ABOUT CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS:

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. is the largest biopharmaceutical company founded and headquartered in the Mid-South and is focused on the delivery of high-quality, prescription brands designed to improve patient care. The company develops, acquires, and commercializes products for the hospital acute care, gastroenterology, rheumatology and oncology market segments.

The Company's portfolio of FDA-approved brands includes:

• Acetadote^® (acetylcysteine) injection, for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning;
  
  
• Caldolor^® (ibuprofen) injection, for the treatment of pain and fever;
  
  
• Kristalose^® (lactulose) oral, a prescription laxative, for the treatment of constipation;
  
  
• Omeclamox^®-Pak, (omeprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin) oral, for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and related duodenal ulcer disease;
  
  
• RediTrex^® (methotrexate) injection, for the treatment of active rheumatoid, juvenile idiopathic and severe psoriatic arthritis, as well as disabling psoriasis;
  
  
• Sancuso^® (granisetron) transdermal, for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving certain types of chemotherapy treatment;
  
  
• Vaprisol^® (conivaptan) injection, to raise serum sodium levels in hospitalized patients with euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia; and
  
  
• Vibativ^® (telavancin) injection, for the treatment of certain serious bacterial infections including hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia, as well as complicated skin and skin structure infections;

The Company also has a series of Phase II clinical programs underway evaluating its ifetroban product candidate in patients with cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Systemic Sclerosis, and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease.

For more information on Cumberland's approved products, including full prescribing information, please visit links to the individual product websites, which can be found on the Company's website www.cumberlandpharma.com.

ABOUT CUMBERLAND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES:

Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (www.cet-fund.com) is a joint initiative between Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc., Vanderbilt University, LaunchTN, and WinHealth. The mission of CET is to advance biomedical technologies and products conceived at Vanderbilt University and other regional research centers towards the marketplace. CET helps manage the development and commercialization process for select projects, and provides expertise on intellectual property, regulatory, manufacturing and marketing issues that are critical to successful new biomedical products. CET's Life Sciences Center provides laboratory space, equipment and infrastructure for CET's activities and other early-stage life sciences ventures.

About Acetadote^® (acetylcysteine) Injection

Acetadote, administered intravenously within 8 to 10 hours after ingestion of a potentially hepatotoxic quantity of acetaminophen, is indicated to prevent or lessen hepatic injury. Used in the emergency department, Acetadote is approved in the United States to treat overdose of acetaminophen, a common ingredient in many over-the-counter medications. Acetadote is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity or previous anaphylactoid reactions to acetylcysteine or any components of the preparation. For full prescribing and safety information, visit www.acetadote.com.

About Caldolor^® (ibuprofen) Injection

Caldolor is indicated in adults and pediatric patients for the management of mild to moderate pain and management of moderate to severe pain as an adjunct to opioid analgesics, as well as the reduction of fever.  It was the first FDA-approved intravenous therapy for fever. Caldolor is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to ibuprofen or other NSAIDs, patients with a history of asthma or other allergic type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Caldolor is contraindicated for use during the peri-operative period in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. For full prescribing and safety information, including boxed warning, visit www.caldolor.com.

About Kristalose^® (lactulose) Oral Solution

Kristalose is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic constipation. It is a unique, proprietary, crystalline form of lactulose, with no restrictions on length of therapy or patient age. Kristalose is contraindicated in patients who require a low-galactose diet. Elderly, debilitated patients who receive lactulose for more than six months should have serum electrolytes (potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) measured periodically. For full prescribing and safety information, visit www.kristalose.com

About Omeclamox^®-Pak (omeprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin)

Omeprazole is an antisecretory drug, which works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces. Clarithromycin and amoxicillin are antibacterial drugs, which inhibit the growth of bacteria allowing the stomach lining to heal. Omeclamox-Pak is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to omeprazole, any macrolide antibiotic or penicillin. For full prescribing and safety information, visit www.omeclamox.com.

About RediTrex^® (methotrexate) Injection

RediTrex is a single-dose prefilled syringe containing prescription methotrexate. RediTrex is used to treat adults with severe, active rheumatoid arthritis and children with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, after treatment with other medicines including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have been used and did not work well. Methotrexate can control the symptoms of severe, resistant, disabling psoriasis in adults when other types of treatment have failed. For full prescribing and safety information, visit www.reditrex.com

About Sancuso^® (granisetron) Transdermal System

Sancuso is the only skin patch approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients receiving moderately and/or highly emetogenic chemotherapy. When applied 24 to 48 hours before receiving chemotherapy, the SANCUSO patch slowly and continuously releases the medicine contained in the adhesive through clean and intact skin areas into the patient's bloodstream. It can be worn for up to seven days in a row for chemotherapy regimens of up to five consecutive days. For full prescribing and safety information, visit www.sancuso.com.

About Vaprisol^® (conivaptan hydrochloride) Injection

Vaprisol is an intravenous treatment for hyponatremia used in the critical care setting. Hyponatremia is an electrolyte disturbance in which sodium ion concentration in blood plasma is lower than normal.  This can be associated with a variety of critical care conditions including congestive heart failure, liver failure, kidney failure and pneumonia.  The product is a vasopressin receptor antagonist that raises serum sodium levels and promotes free water secretion. Vaprisol is contraindicated in patients with hypovolemic hyponatremia. The coadministration of Vaprisol with potent CYP3A inhibitors, such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, ritonavir, and indinavir, is contraindicated. For full prescribing and safety information, including boxed warning, visit www.vaprisol.com.

About Vibativ^® (telavancin) for Injection

Vibativ is a patented, FDA approved injectable anti-infective for the treatment of certain serious bacterial infections including hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia and complicated skin and skin structure infections. It addresses a range of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens, including those that are considered difficult-to-treat and multidrug-resistant.  Intravenous unfractionated heparin sodium is contraindicated with Vibativ administration due to artificially prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) test results for up to 18 hours after Vibativ administration. Vibativ is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to telavancin. For more information, please visit www.vibativ.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to certain risks and reflect Cumberland's current views on future events based on what it believes are reasonable assumptions. No assurance can be given that these events will occur. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the company's intent, belief or expectations, and can be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "should," "seek," "anticipate," "look forward" and other comparable terms or the negative thereof. As with any business, all phases of Cumberland's operations are subject to factors outside of its control, and any one or combination of these factors could materially affect Cumberland's operation results. These factors include market conditions, competition, an inability of manufacturers to produce Cumberland's products on a timely basis, failure of manufacturers to comply with regulations applicable to pharmaceutical manufacturers, natural disasters, public health epidemics, maintaining an effective sales and marketing infrastructure, and other events beyond the company's control as more fully discussed in its most recent 10-K as filed with the SEC, as well as the Company's other filings with the SEC from time to time. There can be no assurance that results anticipated by the company will be realized or that they will have the expected effects. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise these statements to reflect events after the date hereof.

The Company provided the above adjusted supplemental financial performance measures, which are considered "non-GAAP" financial measures under applicable SEC rules and regulations. These financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The definition of these supplemental measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others.

Because these supplemental financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the Company's reported results of operations, management encourages investors to review the Company's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. A reconciliation of the supplemental financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the tables accompanying this release.

Cumberland's management believes these supplemental financial performance measures are important as they are used by management, along with financial measures in accordance with GAAP, to evaluate the Company's operating performance.  In addition, Cumberland believes that they will be used by certain investors to measure the Company's operating results. Management believes that presenting these supplemental measures provides useful information about the Company's underlying performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that Cumberland does not believe are indicative of its core business performance or reflect long-term strategic activities.  Certain of these items are not settled through cash payments and include: depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation expense and income taxes.  Cumberland utilizes its net operating loss carryforwards to pay minimal income taxes.  In addition, the use of these financial measures provides greater transparency to investors of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, including the evaluation of the Company's operating performance.

The Company defines these supplemental financial measures as follows:

• Adjusted Earnings (loss): net income (loss) adjusted for the impact of discontinued operations, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, share-based compensation, nonrecurring gains and interest income and interest expense.

(a) Represents the share-based compensation of Cumberland.

(b) Represents the forgiveness of the PPP Loan by the Small Business Administration.

(c) Represents the gain in insurance proceeds.

• Adjusted Diluted Earnings (loss) from continuing operations Per Share: Adjusted Earnings (loss) from continuing operations divided by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

SOURCE Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.