Net revenue for second quarter of 2021 increased 89% year-over-year to $17.8 million, a quarterly record

Rolling NDA submission for CUTX-101 for the treatment of Menkes disease expected to begin in the second half of 2021

On track to report top-line results from registration-enabling study of cosibelimab in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by year-end 2021

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortress Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIO) (“Fortress”), an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing or monetizing promising biopharmaceutical products and product candidates cost-effectively, today announced financial results and recent corporate highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Fortress’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We generated significant sales momentum in the second quarter, recording quarterly record net revenues of $17.8 million, an 89% increase year-over-year. We also successfully acquired and recently launched QBREXZA® to further expand our portfolio of marketed products, as well as in-licensed Dotinurad, DFD-29, and a novel CAR T technology, which enhance our robust pipeline of drug candidates. In addition, we presented compelling clinical data for CAEL-101 for the treatment of AL amyloidosis and MB-106 for relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (“B-NHL”) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (“CLL”) at the European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress (“EHA2021”). Looking ahead, we anticipate several additional regulatory and clinical catalysts throughout the remainder of 2021, including the availability of pivotal data from cosibelimab for the treatment of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. We also expect to begin the rolling New Drug Application (“NDA”) submission for CUTX-101 for the treatment of Menkes disease in the second half of 2021.”

Dr. Rosenwald continued, “We have an expanding portfolio of seven marketed dermatology products and more than 25 product candidates across our partner companies, including 18 clinical programs and 24 clinical trials, of which four are pivotal clinical trials, and up to four more could potentially be pivotal soon. Our diversified business model is supported by a world-class business development team. Fortress and our partner companies are well-positioned to achieve an array of milestones over the next year and into the future with the objective of providing new treatment options to patients in need, while creating significant long-term value for our shareholders.”

Recent Corporate Highlights1:

Marketed Dermatology Products and Product Candidates

CUTX-101 (Copper Histidinate for Menkes disease)

CAEL-101 (Light Chain Fibril-reactive Monoclonal Antibody for AL Amyloidosis)

Cosibelimab (formerly CK-301, an anti-PD-L1 antibody)

Olafertinib (formerly CK-101, a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (“EGFR”) inhibitor)

MB-106 (CD20-targeted CAR T Cell Therapy)

MB-107 and MB-207 (Lentiviral Gene Therapies for X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (“XSCID”))

MB-101 (IL13Rα2-targeted CAR T Cell Therapy)

Novel CAR T Technology

Dotinurad (Urate Transporter (URAT1) Inhibitor)

Financial Results:

To assist our stockholders in understanding our company, we have prepared non-GAAP financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. These results exclude the operations of our three public partner companies: Avenue, Checkpoint and Mustang Bio. The goal in providing these non-GAAP financial metrics is to highlight the financial results of Fortress’ core operations, which are comprised of our commercial-stage business, our privately held development-stage entities, as well as our business development and finance functions.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures:

In addition to the GAAP financial measures as presented in our Form 10-Q that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 16, 2021, the Company has, in this press release, included certain non-GAAP measurements. The non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders is defined by the Company as GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, less net losses attributable to common stockholders from our public partner companies Avenue, Checkpoint and Mustang Bio. In addition, the Company has also provided a Fortress non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders which is a modified EBITDA calculation that starts with the non-GAAP income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and removes stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, amortization of licenses and debt discount, changes in fair values of investment, changes in fair value of derivative liability, Qbrexza inventory step-up and depreciation expense.

Management believes use of these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's performance because (i) it allows for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, (ii) it excludes the impact of non-cash or, when specified, non-recurring items that are not directly attributable to the Company's core operating performance and that may obscure trends in the Company's core operating performance and (iii) it is used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help analyze the Company's results. However, non-GAAP income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and any other non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company and the manner in which they are calculated may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures or the calculations of the same non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, including the Company's competitors.

The tables below provide a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures:

         
         
   For the three months ended June 30, For the six months ended June 30, 
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)   2021  2020   2021  2020  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders  $(3,535)$(13,314) $(12,357)$(25,684) 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Avenue1   (215) (431)  (440) (718) 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Checkpoint2   (1,711) (1,045)  (2,869) (1,798) 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Mustang Bio3   (2,496) (3,732)  (5,414) (7,332) 
Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $887 $(8,106) $(3,634)$(15,836) 
Stock based compensation   2,921  1,844   4,811  3,584  
Non-cash interest   497  1,713   707  2,482  
Amortization of licenses   741  355   1,325  710  
Amortization of debt discount   595  390   903  878  
Depreciation   137  151   278  305  
Increase in fair value of investment4   (25,005) -   (30,918) -  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities5   3,925  -   344  -  
Qbrexza inventory step-up6   1,238  -   1,238  -  
Fortress non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders  $(14,064)$(3,653) $(24,946)$(7,877) 
         
Per common share - basic and diluted:        
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (GAAP)  $(0.04)$(0.19) $(0.15)$(0.39) 
Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  $0.01 $(0.12) $(0.04)$(0.24) 
Fortress non-GAAP loss attributable to common stockholders  $(0.17)$(0.05) $(0.31)$(0.12) 
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   80,962,994  68,550,494   80,907,671  66,023,367  


 

  1. Avenue net loss from their external SEC report for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 of $0.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, net of non-controlling interest of $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Avenue net loss from their external SEC report for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 of $2.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, net of non-controlling interest of $1.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively.
  2. Checkpoint net loss from their external SEC report of $9.1 million net of non-controlling interest of $7.1 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.1 million and financing fee to Fortress of $0.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021; and net loss of $4.6 million net of non-controlling interest of $3.4 million, less MSA fee to Fortress of $0.1 million and financing fee to Fortress of $0.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Checkpoint net loss from their external SEC report of $15.6 million net of non-controlling interest of $11.6 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.1 million and financing fee to Fortress of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and net loss of $7.9 million net of non-controlling interest of $5.8 million, less MSA fee to Fortress of $0.3 million and financing fee to Fortress of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
  3. Mustang Bio net loss from their external SEC report of $14.4 million net of non-controlling interest of $11.3 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.1 million and financing fee to Fortress of $0.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021; and net loss of $14.6 million net of non-controlling interest of $9.7 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.1 million and financing fee to Fortress of $1.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Mustang Bio net loss from their external SEC report of $29.3 million net of non-controlling interest of $22.1 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.3 million and financing fee to Fortress of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and net loss of $26.5 million net of non-controlling interest of $17.7 million, MSA fee to Fortress of $0.3 million and financing fee to Fortress of $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
  4. Increase in fair value of investment in Caelum Biosciences for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021.
  5. Increase in fair value of derivative liabilities of Journey Medical Corporation for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021.
  6. Step-up related to FV of Qbrexza inventory sold and recorded in COGS for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Reconciliation to non-GAAP research and development and selling, general and administrative costs:

          
  For the quarter ended June 30,  For the six months ended June 30,  
($ in thousands)  2021  2020  2021  2020 
Research and development 1 $ 33,834 $ 17,273 $ 53,988 $ 32,390 
Less:         
Research and development Avenue  328  1,219  586  1,916 
Research and development Checkpoint  7,198  3,029  11,411  5,664 
Research and development Mustang Bio 2  11,840  9,771  23,395  19,023 
Non-GAAP research and development costs $ 14,468 $ 3,254 $ 18,596 $ 5,787 
          
Selling, general and administrative $ 19,382 $ 14,456 $ 36,924 $ 29,975 
Less:         
Selling, general and administrative Avenue  623  684  1,366  1,261 
Selling, general and administrative Checkpoint 3  1,736  1,496  3,350  3,049 
Selling, general and administrative Mustang Bio 4  2,086  1,917  4,296  3,685 
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative costs $ 14,937 $ 10,359 $ 27,912 $ 21,980 
          

 

  1. Includes Research and development expense and Research and development - licenses acquired expense for the quarter and six month ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

  2. Excludes $0.1 million and $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively and $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

  3. Excludes $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $0.3 million Fortress financing fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2021; and $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $0.1 million Fortress financing fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Excludes $0.3 million of Fortress MSA expense and $0.9 million Fortress financing fee for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and $0.3 million of Fortress MSA expense and $0.1 million Fortress financing fee for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

  4. Excludes $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $0.4 million Fortress financing fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2021; and $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $1.0 million Fortress financing fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Excludes $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $1.6 million Fortress financing fee for the six months ended June 30, 2021; and $0.1 million of Fortress MSA expense and $1.1 million Fortress financing fee for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

About Fortress Biotech
Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company that was ranked in Deloitte’s 2019 and 2020 Technology Fast 500™, annual rankings of the fastest-growing North American companies in the technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech sectors, based on percentages of fiscal year revenue growth over three-year periods. Fortress is focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing high-potential marketed and development-stage drugs and drug candidates. The company has seven marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 25 programs in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and majority-controlled partners and at partners it founded and in which it holds significant minority ownership positions. Such product candidates span six large-market areas, including oncology, rare diseases and gene therapy, which allow it to create value for shareholders. Fortress advances its diversified pipeline through a streamlined operating structure that fosters efficient drug development. The Fortress model is driven by a world-class business development team that is focused on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise to further expand the company’s portfolio of product opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of the world’s leading academic research institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its full potential, including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., AstraZeneca, City of Hope, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As used below and throughout this press release, the words “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Fortress individually or together with one or more partner companies, as dictated by context. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our growth strategy and product development programs and any other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated include: risks relating to our growth strategy; our ability to obtain, perform under and maintain financing and strategic agreements and relationships; risks relating to the results of research and development activities; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical testing; risks relating to the timing of starting and completing clinical trials; our dependence on third-party suppliers; risks relating to the COVID-19 outbreak and its potential impact on our employees’ and consultants’ ability to complete work in a timely manner and on our ability to obtain additional financing on favorable terms or at all; our ability to attract, integrate and retain key personnel; the early stage of products under development; our need for substantial additional funds; government regulation; patent and intellectual property matters; competition; as well as other risks described in our SEC filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information contained herein is intended to be reviewed in its totality, and any stipulations, conditions or provisos that apply to a given piece of information in one part of this press release should be read as applying mutatis mutandis to every other instance of such information appearing herein.

Company Contacts:
Jaclyn Jaffe and Bill Begien
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
(781) 652-4500
ir@fortressbiotech.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Daniel Ferry
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
(617) 430-7576
daniel@lifesciadvisors.com

Media Relations Contact:
Tony Plohoros
6 Degrees
(908) 591-2839
tplohoros@6degreespr.com  

FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)

       
  June 30,  December 31, 
  2021  2020 
  (Unaudited)   
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $274,992  $233,351 
Accounts receivable, net  26,193   23,928 
Inventory  14,315   1,404 
Other receivables - related party  842   744 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  4,003   6,723 
Total current assets  320,345   266,150 
       
Property and equipment, net  13,126   11,923 
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net  19,731   20,487 
Restricted cash  1,645   1,645 
Long-term investment, at fair value  48,484   17,566 
Intangible asset, net  13,701   14,629 
Other assets  1,126   1,013 
Total assets $ 418,158  $ 333,413 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $59,906  $45,389 
Deferred revenue  4,800    
Operating lease liabilities, short-term  2,035   1,849 
Partner company installment payments - licenses, short-term (net of imputed interest of $639 and $778 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)  3,861   4,522 
Total current liabilities  70,602   51,760 
       
Notes payable, long-term (net of debt discount of $7,737 and $8,323 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)  52,263   51,677 
Operating lease liabilities, long-term  21,906   22,891 
Partner company installment payments - licenses, long-term (net of imputed interest of $565 and $863 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)  6,435   8,137 
Partner company convertible preferred shares (net of debt discount of $1,824 at June 30, 2021)  12,508    
Partner company derivative warrant liabilities  4,287    
Other long-term liabilities  1,856   1,949 
Total liabilities   169,857    136,414 
       
Commitments and contingencies        
       
Stockholders’ equity        
Cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, $.001 par value, 15,000,000 authorized, 5,000,000 designated Series A shares, 3,427,138 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, liquidation value of $25.00 per share  3   3 
Common stock, $.001 par value, 170,000,000 shares authorized, 97,495,244 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 94,877,492 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021, respectively  97   95 
Common stock issuable, 78,671 and 0 shares as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  263    
Additional paid-in-capital  603,035   583,000 
Accumulated deficit  (495,117)  (482,760)
Total stockholders' equity attributed to the Company  108,281   100,338 
       
Non-controlling interests  140,020   96,661 
Total stockholders' equity  248,301   196,999 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 418,158  $ 333,413 
       

FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

              
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2021     2020     2021     2020     
Revenue                 
Product revenue, net $15,288  $9,415  $26,007  $21,361  
Collaboration revenue  2,400      3,200     
Revenue - related party  155   42   223   1,014  
Net revenue  17,843   9,457   29,430   22,375  
              
Operating expenses             
Cost of goods sold - product revenue  7,484   3,124   11,392   6,934  
Research and development  22,831   15,703   42,859   30,570  
Research and development - licenses acquired  11,003   1,570   11,129   1,820  
Selling, general and administrative  19,382   14,456   36,924   29,975  
Total operating expenses  60,700   34,853   102,304   69,299  
Loss from operations  (42,857)  (25,396)  (72,874)  (46,924) 
              
Other income (expense)                 
Interest income  146   336   373   963  
Interest expense and financing fee  (2,760)  (3,059)  (4,949)  (6,184) 
Change in fair value of investments  25,005      30,918     
Change in fair value of derivative liability  (3,925)  (344)  (3,925)  (386) 
Total other income (expense)  18,466   (3,067)  22,417   (5,607) 
Net loss   (24,391)   (28,463)   (50,457)   (52,531) 
              
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests  20,856   15,149   38,100   26,847  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (3,535) $ (13,314) $ (12,357) $ (25,684) 
              
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $(0.30) $(0.42) $(0.62) $(0.80) 
Net loss per common share attributable to non - controlling interests - basic and diluted $(0.26) $(0.22) $(0.47) $(0.41) 
Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted $(0.04) $(0.19) $(0.15) $(0.39) 
              
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  80,962,994   68,550,494   80,907,671   66,023,367  

 

1 Includes product candidates in development at Fortress, majority-owned and controlled partners and partners in which Fortress holds significant minority ownership positions. As used herein, the words “we”, “us” and “our” may refer to Fortress individually or together with our affiliates and partners, as dictated by context.