Q1 2023 Journey Medical Corp Earnings Call

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by good afternoon, and welcome to the journey Medical's first quarter 2023 financial results and corporate update conference call.

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I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Lazy of core IR, the company's Investor Relations Ma'am. Please go ahead Sir.

Good afternoon, and thank you for participating in today's conference call. Joining me from journey Medical Corporation's leadership team are clogged Murali co founder President and Chief Executive Officer.

Joseph finish interim Chief Financial Officer.

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It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Claude Murali Co founder President and Chief Executive Officer of journey.

Thanks, Matt Good afternoon, and thanks to everyone for joining our first quarter 2023 conference call.

Journeys inception, we have made significant investments and have committed to enhancing our commercial product portfolio and infrastructure to position ourselves for future revenue growth.

For the first quarter of 2023, our total revenues were $12 2 million, which is lower than expected.

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However in April we have already seen a bounce back in our product net revenues and lower gross to net adjustments from the isolated occurrences from the first quarter, particularly for Q Brexit.

For the remainder of 2023.

We plan on achieving major clinical milestones in our phase III clinical trials evaluating D. F. D 29 for the treatment of popular pustular rosacea.

During the first quarter of 2023, we made significant progress in achieving our goal of commercializing DFT 29.

We achieved 100% enrollment in the clinical trials in January 2023, and reached the last patient out milestone in may of 2023.

We expect the topline data readout from the D. F. D 29 phase III clinical trials in June of 2023, and anticipate filing a new drug application in the second half of 2023.

In addition, we announced completion of treatment in our phase one clinical trial assessing the impact of D. F. D 29 on the microbial flora with no significant safety issues noted during the study.

The market opportunity for D. F. D 29 is a match with an estimated 16 million people in the U S suffering from rosacea and as many as 415 million worldwide.

The rosacea market continues to grow and had $3 6 million prescriptions in 2022.

Up from $3 4 million prescriptions in 2021, according to Symphony data.

The phase two trial results for D. F. D 29 demonstrated nearly double the efficacy overreached rose a ratio, which is the current market leader and standard of care with.

With respect to both co primary endpoints in the study.

Which were first the reduction of inflammatory lesion count and second the investigator global assessment success.

Oh ratio had approximately $300 million in prescription sales in 2022, According to Symphony data.

Once approved and launched we believe that D. F. D 29 will be able to achieve U S. Net sales in excess of 100 million annually.

Which to put in context, what he clips journeys total revenue of $73 7 million in fiscal year 2022.

With the anticipated sequential revenue growth beginning in the second quarter and ongoing efforts to maximize internal efficiencies.

We expect our commercial operations to return to operating profitability.

Through the combination of revenue growth and expense optimization.

Our goal for journey is to be non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA positive for fiscal 'twenty two 'twenty three.

Our plan on reducing SG&A is currently on track to exceed $12 million, beating our previous guidance of $5 million to $7 million.

Our strategic focus on the continued expansion of our product portfolio through in licensing acquiring and developing novel dermatology products and future product candidates.

With our industry, leading sales force continues to be the cornerstone of our future growth.

With that I'll now turn the call over to Joe who will review our financial results for the first quarter.

Thank you Claude and Hello, everyone I will now review the company's financial results for the first quarter of 2023.

Our net product revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $12 $2 million.

Reflecting an $8 6 million decrease from the prior year quarter.

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Total net product revenues for the first quarter of 2023 and were negatively impacted by higher gross to net adjustments.

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Tribute to an increase in net product revenue as compared to the prior year quarter.

However, this increase was offset by higher coupon rebates as a result of higher deductible rate resets, which occur at the beginning of each year.

Greater discounts for Accutane.

A higher managed care rebates due to increased managed care costs.

Unit volume decreases for target auctions immuno contributed further to the overall decrease in product revenue and.

In addition target ox return experience increase from the prior year quarter, leading to higher than prior year period returns.

Targeted ox continues to be negatively affected by the impact of generic competition that began in December of 2021.

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Cost of goods sold decreased $1.8 million from the prior year quarter, mainly due to a decrease in Q Braxton target oxo royalties.

Brexit royalty percentage contractually decreased by 10% in May of 2022.

Further reduced by an additional 12, 5% in May of this year 2023.

R&D expenses increased by $800000 from the prior year quarter.

Driven by our continuing clinical trial expenses for development of USD 29.

SG&A expenses decreased by $1 4 million $13 3 million for the first quarter of 2023 from.

From $14 7 million for the first quarter of 2022.

The decrease of 10% is primarily due to decrease in legal costs associated with our patent litigation settlements in 2022.

And expense reduction efforts, primarily in sales and marketing.

These expense reduction efforts are part of an overall cost reduction initiative, we implemented.

Designed to improve operational efficiencies optimize expenses and reduce overall costs.

In connection with the cost reduction initiative, we executed a head count reduction to our sales force and implementing marketing cost cuts in the first quarter of 2023.

We incurred one time cost of approximately $500000 termination benefits due to the impact employees, including severance payments.

Continuing to our net loss for the periods.

Net loss to common shareholders was $10 $1 million were <unk> 57 per share basic and diluted for the first quarter of 2023 compared to a net loss to common shareholders of $1 $4 million or eight cents per share basic and diluted for the first quarter of 2022.

Our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2023 resulted in a net loss of $5 $3 million 30 per share basic and diluted versus.

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We expect sequential improvement in our non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA as we progress through 2023.

And work towards our goal to be non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA positive for the fiscal year 2023.

Moving to cash.

At March 31, 2023, we had $26 $1 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash.

Also at March 31, 2023, we reclassified $8 $75 million of cash from cash and cash equivalents restricted cash on our balance sheet to reflect the minimum cash requirement ratio under a new amendment to our facility with East West Bank.

As a result of this recent amendment, we paid down $10 million on the term loan and closed the revolving credit facility.

Also as a result, all previous financial covenants were removed.

After the term loan is paid in full which we may pay down at any time prior to maturity without penalty.

Expect that our assets will be unencumbered and available to support our new borrowing relationship, which we plan to pursue along with our ongoing cost reduction initiatives in 2023.

We may also seek to raise capital through additional debt or equity financing, including through the use of our recently filed ATM program.

Thank you very much and now I'll turn it back to Claude.

Thank you Joe.

Our strategy with our product portfolio expansion was designed to pivot during the lifecycle challenges, we have faced with target ox.

We remain optimistic about the future performance of our newly launched products throughout 2023.

We are also excited about the recent completion for both phase III clinical trials for D. F D 29, and near term top line results.

Additionally, we anticipate sequential net revenue growth throughout 2023, beginning in the second quarter and expect further reductions in SG&A from our previously previous guidance of $5 million to $7 million to result in SG&A annual savings in excess of $12 million when.

Compared to 2022.

Finally as mentioned before our goal continues to be achieving non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA positive for fiscal year 2023.

We look forward to sharing our ongoing progress when we report our second quarter results in August .

Thank you very much.

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