Neurocrine Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided revised full-year 2020 financial expense guidance.

"Our focus remains on helping as many patients with tardive dyskinesia as possible and we are adapting to the challenges posed by the pandemic, including the slow recovery of in-person visits with psychiatrists. We are encouraged by recent trends and remain confident in the intermediate and long-term opportunity of INGREZZA to help many more patients with tardive dyskinesia," said Kevin Gorman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences. "We are pleased to expand our reach with neurologists with the addition of ONGENTYS to our movement disorder portfolio and continue to advance our development programs focused on neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders."

Financial Highlights

Net Product Sales Highlights:

• INGREZZA net product sales for the third quarter of 2020 were $254 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 28%. Inventory adjusted net sales for the third quarter of 2020 were approximately $248 million.
• New prescriptions increased slightly in the third quarter of 2020 vs. the second quarter of 2020.
• Refill and persistency rates for existing INGREZZA patients in the third quarter 2020 moderated slightly vs. the second quarter of 2020 and remained at the higher end of historical averages.
• ONGENTYS launched in the United States in late September 2020 and net product sales for the third quarter of 2020 were approximately $0.1 million.

Financial Highlights:

• Third quarter 2020 GAAP net loss and loss per share were approximately $58 million and $0.62, respectively, compared with net income and diluted earnings per share of approximately $54 million and $0.56, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019, primarily driven by higher In-Process Research and Development (IPR&D) costs and operating expenses, offset by higher INGREZZA sales.
• Third quarter 2020 non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share were approximately $96 million and $0.97, respectively, compared with approximately $87 million and $0.90, respectively, in the third quarter of 2019 driven by higher INGREZZA sales.
• Research and Development (R&D) expense increased in the third quarter of 2020 versus the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to increased investment across our expanded pipeline programs and higher headcount costs.
• Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) expense increased in the third quarter of 2020 versus the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to increased investment in marketing initiatives and higher headcount costs.
• At September 30, 2020, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and debt securities available-for-sale of $1.1 billion.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP quarterly financial results can be found in Table 3 at the end of this earnings release.

Recent Events

• In September 2020, the Company launched ONGENTYS^® (opicapone), the first and only once-daily COMT inhibitor, as an adjunctive treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in patients with Parkinson's disease experiencing "off" episodes - periods of time when motor symptoms such as tremor, slowed movement and difficulty walking occur. ONGENTYS also increases "on" time without troublesome dyskinesia, the time when the motor symptoms of a patient with Parkinson's disease are better controlled.
• In October 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided feedback on an Investigational New Drug (IND) application submitted by Neurocrine Biosciences in support of a Phase II clinical trial of NBI-921352 in pediatric SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy syndrome patients. As part of its review of the IND, the FDA is requesting additional non-clinical data to support dose justification in this pediatric study. Together with Xenon, the Company will engage with the FDA to address the feedback received with the goal of initiating a Phase II clinical trial in 2021. In parallel, the Company is advancing clinical plans to develop NBI-921352 for the treatment of adult focal epilepsy.
• In November 2020, the Company announced the initiation of a Phase II study of NBI-827104 (formerly ACT-709478) in CSWS, a rare pediatric epilepsy. NBI-827104 was licensed from Idorsia and is a potent, selective, orally-active and brain penetrating T-type calcium channel blocker.
• In November 2020, the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the RESTORE-1 Phase II clinical trial reviewed patient imaging data from the ongoing trial. The DSMB requested additional data and recommended the Company pause dosing of subjects in RESTORE-1 until the DSMB can review these additional data, which is expected by year-end. The DSMB informed the Company and Voyager Therapeutics that they could continue screening patients for potential enrollment into the trial. However, as previously announced, trial sites participating in RESTORE-1 are not currently screening and enrolling patients as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the DSMB's recommendation, the Company and Voyager Therapeutics have decided to delay the planned resumption this quarter of patient screening in the RESTORE-1 trial until the DSMB is able to complete its evaluation. The Company is preparing an expedited safety report that will be submitted to the FDA within the 15-day reporting window.

Full-Year 2020  Expense Guidance

• Previously, the Company expected combined GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses in the range of $850 million to $900 million and combined non-GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses in the range of $570 million to $610 million.

Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 PM Eastern Time

Neurocrine Biosciences will hold a live conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time). Participants can access the live conference call by dialing 877-830-2596 (US) or 785-424-1744 (International) using the conference ID: NBIX. The webcast can also be accessed on Neurocrine Biosciences' website under Investors at www.neurocrine.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the event and will be archived for approximately one month.

About Neurocrine Biosciences

Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis*, uterine fibroids* and clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. For nearly three decades, Neurocrine Biosciences has specialized in targeting and interrupting disease-causing mechanisms involving the interconnected pathways of the nervous and endocrine systems. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial results and financial guidance that are provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), this press release also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. When preparing these supplemental non-GAAP financial results and guidance, the Company excludes certain GAAP items that management does not consider to be normal, including recurring cash operating expenses that might not meet the definition of unusual or non-recurring items. In particular, the non-GAAP measures exclude: milestones received from licenses and collaborations, milestones paid related to licenses and collaborations, non-cash collaboration revenue, acquired in-process research and development, share-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt, changes in fair value of equity security investments and certain adjustments to income tax expense. These non-GAAP measures are provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP as management believes these non-GAAP financial measures help indicate underlying trends in the Company's business, are important in comparing current results with prior period results and provide additional information regarding the Company's financial position. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures to establish budgets and operational goals that are communicated internally and externally and to manage the Company's business and evaluate its performance. The Company provides guidance regarding combined research and development and sales, general, and administrative expenses on both a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis. The guidance regarding GAAP research and development expenses and sales, general and administrative expenses does not include estimates for expenses associated with any potential future business development activities. A reconciliation of the GAAP financial results to non-GAAP financial results is included in the attached financial information.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical facts, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to: the benefits to be derived from our products and product candidates; the value our products and/or our product candidates may bring to patients; the continued success of INGREZZA; our launch of ONGENTYS; our financial and operating performance, including our future expenses; our collaborative partnerships; expectations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business; expectations regarding our ability to adapt our business to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, mitigate its impact on our business and maintain business continuity, including our ability to protect the safety and well-being of our employees, to continue to support uninterrupted supply of INGREZZA, including patient and healthcare provider access to INGREZZA, to continue our ongoing clinical trials and other development activities, and to otherwise advance our business objectives; and the timing of completion of our clinical, regulatory, and other development activities and those of our collaboration partners. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are: our future financial and operating performance; risks associated with the commercialization of INGREZZA and ONGENTYS; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and the business operations of our customers; risks and uncertainties associated with the scale and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global, national, and local economic and financial disruptions; risk and uncertainties related to any COVID-19 quarantines, shelter-in-place, social distancing and other government orders that are currently in place or that may be put in place in the future, including the impact of such orders on our business operations and the business operations of the third parties on which we rely; risks related to the development of our product candidates; risks associated with our dependence on third parties for development and manufacturing activities related to INGREZZA and our product candidates, and our ability to manage these third parties; risks that the FDA or other regulatory authorities may make adverse decisions regarding our products or product candidates; risks associated with our dependence on AbbVie for the commercialization of ORILISSA and ORIAHNN, as well as the continued development of elagolix; risks associated with our dependence on BIAL for manufacturing activities for ONGENTYS, and our ability to manage BIAL; risks that clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all, or may be delayed for regulatory, manufacturing, COVID-19 or other reasons, may not be successful or replicate previous clinical trial results, may fail to demonstrate that our product candidates are safe and effective, or may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that the potential benefits of the agreements with our collaboration partners may never be realized; risks that our products, and/or our product candidates may be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary or regulatory rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and other risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including without limitation our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Neurocrine disclaims any obligation to update the statements contained in this press release after the date hereof.

This press release refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered replacements for, and should be read together with, the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial results to the most directly comparable GAAP financial results are included at the end of this press release, which has been filed with the SEC in a Current Report on Form-8-K dated as of event date herewith. In addition, Neurocrine provides guidance regarding combined research and development and sales, general and administrative expenses on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.

SOURCE Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

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