Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

Conference Call to Discuss Results Today at 3:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. ET

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (“Apollo”) (Nasdaq: APEN), a global leader in less invasive medical devices for gastrointestinal and bariatric procedures, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

  • OverStitch, or ESS, sales increased 40% to $7.7 million, representing 63% of our Endo-bariatric sales for the quarter
  • Endo-bariatric sales increased 13% to $12.2 million in the second quarter of 2019 from $10.8 million in the second quarter of last year
  • In constant currency, Endo-bariatric sales increased 16% for the second quarter

Todd Newton, CEO of Apollo, commented, “The second quarter was a terrific OverStitch quarter. Sales were strong with 40% growth in the quarter. In addition, the interest expressed for OverStitch at Digestive Disease Week, the main gastroenterologist event of the year, was exciting with more than 30 abstracts from physicians related to OverStitch use in a variety of endolumenal surgeries and four DDW-sponsored training events that included endoscopic suturing in addition to our own company-provided training sessions in our mobile learning center.”

Second Quarter 2019 Results

Consolidated Endo-bariatric product sales increased 13% as reported and 16% in constant currency. Of our Endo-bariatric product sales in the second quarter of 2019, 63% related to ESS. In the U.S., Endo-bariatric sales increased 21% to $5.2 million and outside the U.S. (“OUS”) Endo-bariatric sales increased 8% as reported and 13% on a constant currency basis to $7.0 million.

Worldwide, ESS product sales increased 40% as reported and 43% in constant currency. U.S. ESS product sales increased 42% to $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2019. OUS ESS product sales increased 38% as reported and 44% in constant currency to $3.9 million.

Worldwide IGB sales decreased 15% as reported and 12% on a constant currency basis. U.S. IGB sales decreased $0.2 million, or 13%, to $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2019 while OUS IGB product sales decreased 15% as reported and 12% on a constant currency basis to $3.1 million.

The divestiture of our Surgical products in December of 2018 affects the comparability of our total revenues in the second quarter of 2019 versus 2018. Total revenues in the second quarter of 2019 include $1.3 million of Surgical product sales from certain OUS markets where we continue to temporarily distribute these products and $0.6 million of transition and manufacturing services provided to ReShape while total revenues in the second quarter of 2018 included $4.7 million of Surgical product sales.

Gross margin for the second quarter 2019 was 50%, compared to 58% for the second quarter 2018 as a result of a greater proportion of our overall product sales coming from our ESS products, which realize a lower gross margin than our other products. Gross margin for our Endo-bariatric products was 50% for the second quarters of both 2019 and 2018.

Total operating expenses decreased $2.3 million to $14.4 million in the second quarter 2019, compared to the second quarter 2018. Amortization expense is $1.3 million lower as a result of the reduction in our intangible assets after the recent divestiture of our Surgical products. In addition, sales and marketing expense is $0.7 million lower than the second quarter of 2018.

Net loss for the second quarter 2019 was $8.8 million compared to $9.5 million for the second quarter 2018.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $23.9 million as of June 30, 2019.

Conference Call

Apollo will host a conference call on July 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

To participate in the conference call dial (866) 393-4306 for domestic callers and (734) 385-2616 for international callers. The conference ID number is 3369396. A live webcast of the conference call will be made available on the “Events and Presentations” section of our Investor Relations website: www.ir.apolloendo.com.

A replay of the webcast will be made available on Apollo’s website, www.apolloendo.com following the event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial results we are providing a non-GAAP financial measure, percentage revenue change in constant currency, which removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of revenues. Percentage revenue change in constant currency is calculated by translating current foreign currency sales at last year’s exchange rate. This supplemental measure of our performance is not required by, and is not determined in accordance with GAAP.

We believe the non-GAAP financial measure included herein is helpful in understanding our current financial performance. We use this supplemental non-GAAP financial measure internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business, and make operating decisions. We believe that making non-GAAP financial information available to investors, in addition to GAAP financial information, may facilitate more consistent comparisons between the company’s performance over time with the performance of other companies in the medical device industry, which may use similar financial measures to supplement their GAAP financial information. However, our non-GAAP financial measure is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP metric.

About Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on less invasive therapies to treat various gastrointestinal conditions, ranging from gastrointestinal defect repairs to the interventional treatment of obesity. Apollo’s device-based therapies are an alternative to invasive surgical procedures, thus lowering complication rates and reducing total healthcare costs. Apollo’s products are offered in over 70 countries today and include the OverStitch™ Endoscopic Suturing System, the OverStitch Sx™ Endoscopic Suturing System, and the ORBERA® Intragastric Balloon.

Apollo’s common stock is traded on Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “APEN”. For more information regarding Apollo Endosurgery, go to: www.apolloendo.com.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the advancement of Apollo products; development of enhancements to Apollo’s existing products and technologies; market acceptance of Apollo’s products; the execution of our gross margin improvement projects; the ability to collect future payments from ReShape; and statements relating to the availability of cash for Apollo’s future operations; Apollo’s ability to support the adoption of its products and its ability to broaden its product portfolio as well as other factors detailed in Apollo’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on Apollo’s website and are available from Apollo without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Apollo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Disclosure Information

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APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except for share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenues (1)

 

$

14,254

 

$

15,788

 

$

27,465

 

$

31,531

Cost of sales

 

$

7,088

 

$

6,607

 

$

13,058

 

$

13,160

Gross margin

 

$

7,166

 

$

9,181

 

$

14,407

 

$

18,371

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

7,803

 

$

8,489

 

$

15,500

 

$

17,734

General and administrative

 

$

3,343

 

$

3,249

 

$

7,060

 

$

6,568

Research and development

 

$

2,689

 

$

3,154

 

$

6,117

 

$

5,610

Amortization of intangible assets

 

$

528

 

$

1,802

 

$

1,081

 

$

3,604

Settlement gain

 

$

 

$

 

$

(5,609)

 

$

Total operating expenses

 

$

14,363

 

$

16,694

 

$

24,149

 

$

33,516

Loss from operations

 

$

(7,197)

 

$

(7,513)

 

$

(9,742)

 

$

(15,145)

Other expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

$

669

 

$

1,019

 

$

1,628

 

$

1,979

Other expense

 

$

908

 

$

981

 

$

157

 

$

465

Net loss before income taxes

 

$

(8,774)

 

$

(9,513)

 

$

(11,527)

 

$

(17,589)

Income tax expense

 

$

 

$

28

 

$

51

 

$

86

Net loss

 

$

(8,774)

 

$

(9,541)

 

$

(11,578)

 

$

(17,675)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.40)

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

(0.53)

 

$

(1.00)

Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted (2)

 

21,926,891

 

18,005,759

 

21,917,140

 

17,654,777

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(1)

Comparability between periods includes a $2.8 million decrease for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and a $5.8 million decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2019 resulting from the divestiture of the Surgical business in December 2018. See product sales table for additional information by product group and geographic market.

(2)

In June 2018, 4.3 million common shares were issued upon completion of a public offering.

APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Product Sales by Product Group and Geographic Market

Unaudited (In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2018

 

% Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

ESS

 

$

3,780

 

 

$

3,899

 

 

$

7,679

 

$

2,655

 

 

$

2,825

 

 

$

5,480

 

42.4

%

 

38.0

%

 

40.1

%

IGB

 

$

1,458

 

 

$

3,056

 

 

$

4,514

 

$

1,675

 

 

$

3,609

 

 

$

5,284

 

(13.0

)%

 

(15.3

)%

 

(14.6

)%

Total Endo-bariatric

 

$

5,238

 

 

$

6,955

 

 

$

12,193

 

$

4,330

 

 

$

6,434

 

 

$

10,764

 

21.0

%

 

8.1

%

 

13.3

%

% Endo-bariatric

 

43.0

%

 

57.0

%

 

 

 

40.2

%

 

59.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surgical

 

$

 

 

$

1,330

 

 

$

1,330

 

$

2,631

 

 

$

2,093

 

 

$

4,724

 

(100.0

)%

 

(36.5

)%

 

(71.8

)%

Other (1)

 

$

721

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

731

 

$

292

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

300

 

146.9

%

 

25.0

%

 

143.7

%

Total revenues

 

$

5,959

 

 

$

8,295

 

 

$

14,254

 

$

7,253

 

 

$

8,535

 

 

$

15,788

 

(17.8

)%

 

(2.8

)%

 

(9.7

)%

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2018

 

% Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

 

U.S.

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

ESS

 

$

6,787

 

 

$

7,390

 

 

$

14,177

 

$

5,152

 

 

$

6,095

 

 

$

11,247

 

31.7

%

 

21.2

%

 

26.1

%

IGB

 

$

2,917

 

 

$

5,919

 

 

$

8,836

 

$

3,286

 

 

$

6,527

 

 

$

9,813

 

(11.2

)%

 

(9.3

)%

 

(10.0

)%

Total Endo-bariatric

 

$

9,704

 

 

$

13,309

 

 

$

23,013

 

$

8,438

 

 

$

12,622

 

 

$

21,060

 

15.0

%

 

5.4

%

 

9.3

%

% Endo-bariatric

 

42.2

%

 

57.8

%

 

 

 

40.1

%

 

59.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surgical

 

$

 

 

$

3,030

 

 

$

3,030

 

$

5,569

 

 

$

4,359

 

 

$

9,928

 

(100.0

)%

 

(30.5

)%

 

(69.5

)%

Other (1)

 

$

1,404

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

1,422

 

$

525

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

543

 

167.4

%

 

—%

 

161.9

%

Total revenues

 

$

11,108

 

 

$

16,357

 

 

$

27,465

 

$

14,532

 

 

$

16,999

 

 

$

31,531

 

(23.6

)%

 

(3.8

)%

 

(12.9

)%

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(1)

Other revenue includes $0.6 million and $1.1 million of transition and manufacturing services provided to ReShape for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Product sales change in constant currency were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Increase/Decrease

in Constant Currency

 

% Increase/Decrease

in Constant Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

 

OUS

 

Total Revenues

ESS

 

 

 

 

 

44.0

%

 

43.2

%

 

27.6

%

 

29.5

%

IGB

 

 

 

 

 

(11.5)

%

 

(11.9)

%

 

(4.1)

%

 

(6.5)

%

Total Endo-bariatric

 

 

 

 

 

12.9

%

 

16.2

%

 

11.2

%

 

12.7

%

Surgical

 

 

 

 

 

(33.4)

%

 

(70.5)

%

 

(26.1)

%

 

(67.5)

%

Other

 

 

 

 

 

20.5

%

 

142.2

%

 

9.7

%

 

161.7

%

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

(7.4)

%

 

1.7

%

 

(10.0)

%

 

Contacts

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

John Gillings, Investor Relations, 512-279-5100

investor-relations@apolloendo.com

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