Landos Biopharma Provides Business Update and Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

NEXUS Phase 2 Clinical Trial of NX-13 for Ulcerative Colitis Initiated

NEXUS Top-line Results Planned for Q4 2024

Sufficient Cash to Fund Planned Operations into First Half of 2025

NEW YORK, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Landos Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: LABP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral medicines for patients with autoimmune diseases, today provided a business update and announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“We continue to execute on a focused strategy for the NX-13 program to maximize value for our shareholders,” said Gregory Oakes, President and CEO of Landos. “Our NEXUS Phase 2 study of NX-13 in UC is designed to advance this important program with a goal to generate meaningful data and build on the promising early signals of clinical improvement from our Phase 1b trial. We firmly believe in the potential of NX-13 to transform the current treatment paradigm for patients with moderate-to-severe UC.”

Clinical Development Updates        

NX-13 is a novel, oral, gut-selective, NLRX1 agonist in development as a once-daily treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC).

  • In April 2023, the Company initiated the NEXUS Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial of NX-13 with our first site activations. The Phase 2 study is a randomized, statistically powered, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple dose, 12-week induction study evaluating 80 patients with moderate to severe UC with a long-term extension (LTE) period out to one year. All subjects will be randomized to receive either 250 mg or 750 mg immediate release NX-13 treatment regimens, or placebo. The primary objective of the trial will be to evaluate the clinical efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of oral NX-13 vs placebo (NCT05785715 ClinicalTrials.gov).
  • The NEXUS trial remains on track to begin dosing patients in the second quarter of 2023 with topline results expected by the fourth quarter of 2024.

Corporate Updates

The Company has taken important steps to strengthen its operations and sharpen its near-term strategic focus on advancing the clinical development of NX-13 including the following:

  • Secured $16.6 million in net proceeds from the sale of pre-funded warrants in January 2023.
  • Transferred the LANCL portfolio, including omilancor, LABP-104 and LABP-111, to Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera and certain affiliated individuals and entities in February 2023.
  • Repurchased and retired 9.1 million shares of common stock owned by Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera and certain affiliated individuals and entities for an aggregate price of $3.0 million in February 2023.

Summary of First Quarter 2023 Results

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $50.0 million as of March 31, 2023, as compared to $44.4 million on December 31, 2022. The Company expects that its cash position will be sufficient to fund operating expenses and capital requirements into the first half of 2025.

Research and development expenses were $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $10.8 million for the first quarter of 2022. The decrease was primarily attributed to reduced clinical activities for omilancor and LABP-104 programs due to the wind down of the related clinical trials, as well as decreases in consulting costs and depreciation expense.

General and administrative expenses were $3.2 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in consulting costs and stock-based compensation, as well as a prior year loss on a lease termination that didn’t recur in the current period, partially offset by increases in legal fees associated with the asset purchase agreement entered into with Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera and certain affiliated individuals and entities.

About Landos Biopharma

Landos Biopharma is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of first-in-class, oral therapeutics for patients with autoimmune diseases. Our mission is to create safer and more effective treatments that address the therapeutic gap in the current treatment paradigm.

We have a portfolio of novel targets anchoring two libraries of immunometabolic modulation pathways, including four potentially first-in-class, once-daily, oral therapies targeting eight indications in the immunology space.

We are currently focused on advancing the clinical development of NX-13 in UC. We initiated our NEXUS Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial in April 2023 and expect to report topline results by the fourth quarter of 2024.

For more information, please visit www.landosbiopharma.com.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Landos Biopharma, Inc. (the “Company”), including statements about the Company’s strategy, clinical development and regulatory plans for its product candidates and other statements containing the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “believe”, “look forward”, “potential”, the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions, or any discussions of strategy constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the uncertainties inherent in the initiation and enrollment of future clinical trials, including the Phase 2 trial of NX-13, availability and timing of data from such clinical trials, expectations for regulatory approvals, other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of the Company’s product candidates, our anticipated cash runway and other similar risks. Risks regarding the Company’s business are described in detail in its Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will be made available in other filings that the Company makes from time to time with the SEC. Such risks may be amplified by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views only as of the date hereof. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.

Contacts

Investors

Patrick Truesdell, Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Landos Biopharma
[email protected]

John Mullaly
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
[email protected]

Landos Biopharma, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
      2023       2022  
Operating expenses:        
Research and development   $ 3,326     $ 10,800  
General and administrative     3,153       4,153  
Total operating expenses     6,479       14,953  
Loss from operations     (6,479 )     (14,953 )
Other income, net     445       89  
Net loss   $ (6,034 )   $ (14,864 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.37 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted     64,842,336       40,254,890  

 
Landos Biopharma, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
    March 31,   December 31,
      2023       2022  
    (Unaudited)    
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 45,244     $ 36,640  
Marketable securities, available-for-sale     4,762       7,762  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,178       851  
Total current assets     51,184       45,253  
Total assets   $ 51,184     $ 45,253  
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable   $ 2,298     $ 3,435  
Accrued liabilities     1,862       2,687  
Total current liabilities     4,160       6,122  
Total liabilities     4,160       6,122  
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders’ equity:        
Common stock     312       403  
Additional paid-in capital     186,094       172,212  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     79       (57 )
Accumulated deficit     (139,461 )     (133,427 )
Total stockholders’ equity     47,024       39,131  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 51,184     $ 45,253  



Xunlei Limited Schedules 2023 Unaudited First Quarter Earnings Release on May 16, 2023

SHENZHEN, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xunlei Limited (“Xunlei” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XNET), a leading innovator in shared cloud computing and blockchain technology in China, today announced that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 on May 16, 2023 before market open.

The earnings press release will be available on the Company’s investor relations page at http://ir.xunlei.com.

Conference Call

Xunlei’s management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on May 16, 2023 (8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time), to discuss the Company’s quarterly results and recent business developments.

Conference Call Preregistration

Participant Online Registration: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIbe539ac11972471eb0b96d5538e18922

Please register to join the conference using the link provided above and dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Once registered, the participants will receive an email with personal PIN and dial-in information, and participants can choose to access either via Dial-In or Call Me. A kindly reminder that “Call Me” does not work for China number.

The Company will also broadcast a live audio webcast of the conference call. The webcast will be available at http://ir.xunlei.com. Following the earnings conference call, an archive of the call will be available at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/q4m3mdy6

About Xunlei

Founded in 2003, Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET) is a leading innovator in shared cloud computing and blockchain technology. Xunlei provides a wide range of products and services across cloud acceleration, blockchain, shared cloud computing and digital entertainment to deliver an efficient, smart and safe internet experience.

Contact:

Xunlei Limited Investor Relations

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +86 755 6111 1571
Website: http://ir.xunlei.com



MediWound to Report First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Tuesday, May 30th at 8:30 am Eastern Time

YAVNE, Israel, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD), the global leader in next-generation enzymatic therapeutics for tissue repair, today announced that the Company will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Following the release, MediWound’s management will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:30am Eastern Time to discuss the financial results, provide corporate updates and answer questions.
Dial-in and call details are as follows:


Conference Call & Webcast Details
 
Toll-Free: 1-833-630-1956
Israel:  1-80-921-2373
International: 1-412-317-1837
Webcast: 
Click HERE
   

To access the call, participants should dial the applicable telephone number above at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the call.  An archived version of the webcast will be available for replay on the Investors section of the MediWound website.

About MediWound

MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD) is the global leader in next-generation enzymatic therapeutics focused on non-surgical tissue repair. Specializing in the development, production and commercialization of solutions that seek to replace existing standards of care, the Company is committed to providing rapid and effective biologics that improve patient experiences and outcomes, while reducing costs and unnecessary surgeries.

MediWound’s first drug, NexoBrid®, is an FDA-approved orphan biologic for eschar removal in severe burns that can replace surgical interventions and minimize associated costs and complications. Utilizing the same core biotherapeutic enzymatic platform technology, MediWound has developed a strong R&D pipeline including the Company’s lead drug under development, EscharEx®. EscharEx is a Phase III biologic for debridement of chronic wounds with significant advantages over the $300 million monopoly legacy drug and an opportunity to expand the market. The Phase III study is expected to start in Q4 2023. Additionally, MediWound has a Phase I/II biologic for basal cell carcinoma, MW005, with results expected in Q3 2023.

For more information visit www.mediwound.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn.

Contacts:        
Hani Luxenburg

Chief Financial Officer
MediWound Ltd.
[email protected]
      Monique Kosse

Managing Director, LifeSci Advisors
212-915-3820
[email protected]

 



SCYNEXIS Reports Closing of Exclusive License Agreement with GSK for BREXAFEMME® (Ibrexafungerp Tablets)

  • SCYNEXIS is receiving an upfront payment of $90 million with future performance-based milestone payments of up to $503 million and tiered royalties.
  • GSK obtains the exclusive rights to ibrexafungerp; SCYNEXIS retains rights to all other assets in its proprietary class of enfumafungin-derived antifungal compounds (“fungerps”), currently in preclinical development.

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCYX), a biotechnology company pioneering innovative medicines to overcome and prevent difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant infections, today announced the closing of its previously announced exclusive license agreement with GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) to commercialize the novel antifungal BREXAFEMME® (ibrexafungerp tablets) as a treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and further develop ibrexafungerp for multiple indications in invasive and life-threatening fungal diseases.

Under the terms of the agreement, GSK will make an upfront payment to SCYNEXIS of $90 million, plus additional potential milestone-based payments totaling up to $503 million. GSK will also pay mid-single digit to mid-teen digit tiered royalties on the totality of sales across all indications. Further information regarding the financial terms of the agreement can be found in SCYNEXIS’s SEC filings.

GSK has the rights to develop ibrexafungerp and commercialize BREXAFEMME in all countries except the greater China region and certain other countries already out-licensed by SCYNEXIS to third parties. Under the license agreement, SCYNEXIS will continue executing the Phase 3 program for invasive candidiasis (IC) and other ongoing trials.

SCYNEXIS retains rights to all other assets in its proprietary class of enfumafungin-derived antifungal compounds (“fungerps”), which are currently in preclinical development for the treatment of life-threating invasive fungal diseases. As part of this exclusive license agreement, GSK has been granted a right of first negotiation to these compounds.

About BREXAFEMME

®

(ibrexafungerp tablets)

BREXAFEMME® (ibrexafungerp tablets) is a novel oral glucan synthase inhibitor with a broad spectrum of activity including against emerging resistant threats. Its mechanism of action is similar to echinocandins, with fungicidal action against yeast (meaning it kills the fungus), versus fluconazole which is fungistatic (meaning it inhibits fungal growth). It was first approved in the U.S. in 2021 for the treatment of VVC and is the first and only oral antifungal approved for both the treatment of VVC and the reduction of the incidence of RVVC. BREXAFEMME has proven activity against WHO-designated priority fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans. In addition, ibrexafungerp has shown activity against Candidaauris, another WHO-designated priority fungal pathogen.

Prescribing information is available here.

About SCYNEXIS

SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCYX) is a biotechnology company pioneering innovative medicines to help millions of patients worldwide overcome and prevent difficult-to-treat infections that are becoming increasingly drug-resistant. SCYNEXIS is developing its proprietary class of enfumafungin-derived antifungal compounds (“fungerps”) as broad-spectrum, systemic antifungal agents for multiple fungal indications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first representative of this antifungal class, BREXAFEMME® (ibrexafungerp tablets), in June 2021 for its first indication in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), followed by a second indication in November 2022 for reduction in the incidence of recurrent VVC. Late-stage clinical investigation of ibrexafungerp for the treatment of life-threatening invasive fungal infections is ongoing. Additional assets in the novel “fungerp” class of antifungals are currently in pre-clinical and discovery phase, including the compound SCY-247. For more information, visit www.scynexis.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release regarding expected future events or results are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks are described more fully in SCYNEXIS’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including in each case under the caption “Risk Factors,” and in other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. SCYNEXIS undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.


CONTACT



Investor Relations

Irina Koffler
LifeSci Advisors
Tel: (646) 970-4681
[email protected]

Media Relations

Debbie Etchison
SCYNEXIS
[email protected]



Vyant Bio Announces Last Day of Trading on Nasdaq and Filing of Form 15 for Voluntary Nasdaq Delisting and SEC Deregistration

CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vyant Bio, Inc. (“Vyant Bio” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: VYNT) is a biotechnology company that incorporates innovative biology and data science to improve drug discovery for complex neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. The Company’s proprietary central nervous system (“CNS”) drug discovery platform combines human-derived organoid models of brain disease, scaled biology, and machine learning. As previously announced, Vyant Bio filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 4, 2023 to voluntary delist its securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”).

Today, Vyant Bio announced that, following the effectiveness of the Form 25 and the delisting of such securities from Nasdaq, which is expected on or about May 14, 2023, Vyant Bio will file a Form 15 with the SEC on or about May 15, 2023 to suspend its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and deregister such securities under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company expects that the deregistration of such securities will become effective 90 days after the filing of the Form 25 with the SEC. The last day of trading of the Common Stock on Nasdaq will be today, May 12, 2023.

Following delisting of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”) from Nasdaq, the Company anticipates that the Common Stock will be quoted on the Pink Open Market operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. (the “OTC”) under the symbol “VYNT” starting on or about May 15, 2023. The Company intends to continue to provide information to its stockholders and to take such other actions within its control to enable its Common Stock to be quoted on the OTC Pink Open Market in the Pink Limited Information market tier. There is no guarantee, however, that a broker will continue to make a market in the Common Stock and that trading of the Common Stock will continue on an OTC market or otherwise. Going forward, Vyant Bio may, from time to time, when it deems appropriate, provide limited information regarding its financial status and business activities, or issue press releases for select events or developments.

The board of directors of Vyant Bio (the “Board”) made the decision to pursue this strategy following its review and careful consideration of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the expected reduction in operating expenses by eliminating SEC reporting costs, which would allow the Company to focus more resources on its continued pursuit and exploration of satisfactory strategic alternative transactions and/or execution of an orderly wind down of the Company, if necessary. As previously announced, the Board determined that deregistration is in the overall best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Company adopted a Cash Preservation Plan after engaging LifeSci Capital as its financial advisor approximately four months ago to explore strategic alternatives. Other cost-savings matters being pursued as part of the Company’s overall Cash Preservation Plan have been workforce reductions, deferring clinical and preclinical activities, and reducing other expenses. As previously announced, the Company believes that the delisting is one more step consistent with its Cash Preservation Plan. The Company will continue to evaluate further steps to preserve cash pursuant to the Cash Preservation Plan.

ABOUT VYANT BIO, INC.

Vyant Bio, Inc. (“Vyant Bio” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VYNT) is a biotechnology company that incorporates innovative biology and data science to improve drug discovery for complex neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. The Company’s proprietary central nervous system (“CNS”) drug discovery platform combines human-derived organoid models of brain disease, scaled biology, and machine learning. Vyant Bio’s platform is designed to (i) elucidate disease pathophysiology; (ii) formulate key therapeutic hypotheses; (iii) identify and validate drug targets, cellular assays, and biomarkers to guide candidate molecule selection; and (iv) guide clinical trial patient selection and trial design.

For more information, please visit or follow
Vyant
Bio at:

Internet:
www.vyantbio.com

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vyant-bio

Twitter:
@VyantBio

Forward Looking Statements:

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, including but not limited to statements about its ability to identify, assess and execute a strategic transaction or realize any value from its existing assets, its ability to preserve cash in order to adequately fund an orderly wind down of the Company’s operations if no transaction is consummated, the ability of creditors, shareholders and other stakeholders to realize any value or recovery as part of a transaction or a wind down process, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, the Company’s workforce reduction and future charges expected to be incurred in connection therewith, the adequacy or sufficiency of the Company’s existing cash resources and other statements containing the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the Company’s ability to continue to pay its obligations in the ordinary course of business as they come due; the ability to retain key personnel, the adequacy of its capital resources in light of changing circumstances, the actions of creditors of the Company and such other important factors as are set forth in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and quarterly reports and other filings on file thereafter with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor Contact:

Vyant Bio, Inc.
Andrew LaFrence, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Email: [email protected]

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Freshworks to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) today announced participation in the following events:

  • Needham Technology & Media Conference: Tyler Sloat, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time (12:45 p.m. Eastern Time)
  • J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: Dennis Woodside, President, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time (9:30 a.m. Eastern Time)

An audio webcast replay will be accessible from the Freshworks investor relations website at https://ir.freshworks.com.

About Freshworks Inc.

Freshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) makes business software people love to use. Purpose-built for IT, customer support, and sales and marketing teams, our products empower the people who power business. Freshworks is fast to onboard, priced affordably, built to delight, yet powerful enough to deliver critical business outcomes. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshworks operates around the world to serve more than 60,000 customers including Allbirds, Blue Nile, Bridgestone, Databricks, Klarna, NHS, OfficeMax, and PhonePe. For the freshest company news visit www.freshworks.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

© 2023 Freshworks Inc. All Rights Reserved. Freshworks and its associated logo is a trademark of Freshworks Inc. All other company, brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any first parties of Freshworks Inc. or any aspect of this press release.

Investor Relations Contact:
Joon Huh
[email protected]
650-988-5699

Media Relations Contact:
Jayne Gonzalez
[email protected]
408-348-1087



Gain Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Business Update

  • Successfully completed GLP toxicology studies for lead program GT-02287 in GBA1 Parkinson’s disease
  • Company is on track to submit application for start of Phase 1 clinical trial of GT-02287 to the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia in mid-2023
  • Received a $2.8 million (CHF $2.5 million) grant from Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, to advance the development of GT-02287 in GBA1 Parkinson’s disease
  • Obtained a grant in the aggregate amount of $1.3 million (EUR 1.2 million) to a consortium led by Gain Therapeutics for further development of the Company’s novel small molecule allosteric regulators against Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Appointed C. Evan Ballantyne as Chief Financial Officer in April

BETHESDA, Md., May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) (“Gain”, or the “Company”), a biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of allosteric small molecule therapies, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, and highlighted recent corporate progress.

“We are pleased with the progress we have made this year and look forward to advancing our lead candidate GT-02287 for the treatment of GBA1 Parkinson’s disease into the clinic later this year,” said Matthias Alder, Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, the grants obtained for the development of GT-02287 and our AAT research program provide significant non-dilutive capital and validate the potential of Gain’s allosteric protein regulators as small molecule therapies in a broad range of diseases. Further, we are thrilled that Evan Ballantyne joined us last month as our new Chief Financial Officer to support the continued growth of Gain at this important inflection point when we are poised to become a clinical stage biotech company.”

Recent Pipeline Highlights

  • Successfully completed GLP toxicology studies for lead program GT-02287 in GBA1 Parkinson’s disease. With the completion of GLP-toxicology studies, Gain remains on track to submit the application for the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of GT-02287 to the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia in mid-2023. The Phase 1 clinical trial is expected to commence in the second half of 2023 and will evaluate administration of both single and multiple ascending dose levels of GT-02287 in healthy volunteers to assess safety and pharmacokinetics.

  • Presented positive preclinical data supporting disease-modifying potential of allosteric GCase regulators for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease at the AD/PD conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. In March, Gain presented new preclinical data at the 2023 International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and related neurological disorders (AD/PD) in a poster presentation titled: “Small-Molecule Structurally Targeted Allosteric Regulators of Glucocerebrosidase Show Neuroprotective Properties in Cell-Based Models of Alzheimer’s Disease.” The data generated in two cell-based assays of Alzheimer’s disease showed that Gain’s orally bioavailable, brain-penetrant allosteric regulators of GCase show promising activity against Amyloid Beta 1-42 (Aβ-1-42) and oligomeric Tau toxicity, which are thought to underlie neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease, supporting their potential as a disease-modifying, novel pharmacological option for the treatment of AD and other tauopathies.

Recent Corporate Updates

  • Appointed C. Evan Ballantyne as Chief Financial Officer in April 2023. Mr. Ballantyne brings over 20 years of experience managing the financing and corporate strategy of publicly traded and private companies in the healthcare industry.

  • Received a $2.8 million (CHF 2.5 million) grant to advance lead program in GBA1 Parkinson’s disease. The funding provided by Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, as part of its Swiss Accelerator program to Gain’s Swiss subsidiary GT Gain Therapeutics SA, will support clinical pharmacology and preclinical studies with Gain’s drug candidate GT-02287, which are required to be performed as Gain’s lead program for the treatment of GBA1 Parkinson’s disease progresses through Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical studies.

  • Obtained a grant in the aggregate amount of $1.3 million (EUR 1.2 million) to a consortium led by Gain Therapeutics for AAT research program. The grant awarded to the consortium will support a research project conducted by Gain Therapeutics, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Newcells Biotech and the University of Helsinki to develop the Company’s novel small molecule allosteric regulators against Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency, a rare genetic condition that can result in serious lung and liver diseases.

Financial Results:

Research and development (R&D) expenses totaled $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2022. The $1.2 million increase in R&D expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to increases in costs associated with pre-IND clinical studies, quality and clinical manufacturing as Gain’s GBA1 Parkinson’s disease program advances toward clinical trials. The increase in R&D expenses was also due to higher personnel-related costs associated with an increase in employee headcount.

General and administrative (G&A) expenses totaled $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in G&A expenses of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to higher legal fees, accounting, insurance, and information technology costs. The increase in G&A expenses was also due to an increase in personnel-related costs resulting from an increase in employee headcount.

Net loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, was $5.1 million, or $0.43 per share basic and diluted, compared to a net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.28 per share basic and diluted, for the same period in 2022. The net loss includes non-cash stock-based compensation expenses in the amount of $0.6 million and $0.3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $18.8 million as of March 31, 2023. The Company believes that this amount, together with the proposed research grant funding detailed above and ATM proceeds received in April 2023, will be sufficient to support current operations into the third quarter of 2024.

GAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(unaudited)
             
    Three Months Ended March 31, 
       2023
     2022
Revenues:            
Collaboration revenues   $ 55,180     $ 37,538  
Other income           7,468  
Total revenues     55,180       45,006  
             
Operating expenses:            
Research and development     (2,791,205 )     (1,556,440 )
General and administrative     (2,493,759 )     (1,777,043 )
Total operating expenses     (5,284,964 )     (3,333,483 )
             
Loss from operations     (5,229,784 )     (3,288,477 )
             
Other income (expense):            
Interest income/(expense), net     152,035       (1,651 )
Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net     (42,842 )     19,162  
Loss before income tax   $ (5,120,591 )   $ (3,270,966 )
             
Income tax     (16,728 )     (1,677 )
             
Net loss   $ (5,137,319 )   $ (3,272,643 )
             
Net loss per shares:            
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted   $ (0.43 )   $ (0.28 )
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted     11,935,081       11,883,368  

GAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(unaudited)
             
       March 31,       December 31, 
    2023
  2022
Assets              
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,988,202     $ 7,311,611  
Marketable securities – current     11,827,528       12,826,954  
Tax credits     137,383       103,877  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,368,871       848,854  
Total current assets   $ 19,321,984     $ 21,091,296  
             
Non-current assets:            
Marketable securities – non current   $ 988,388     $ 1,941,488  
Property and equipment, net     144,636       144,379  
Internal-use software     208,913       213,967  
Operating lease – right of use assets     609,877       659,933  
Restricted cash     31,122       30,818  
Long-term deposits and other non-current assets     17,655       17,506  
Total non-current assets     2,000,591       3,008,091  
Total assets   $ 21,322,575     $ 24,099,387  
             
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity            
Current liabilities:              
Accounts payable   $ 2,213,489     $ 1,626,100  
Operating lease liability – current     232,507       229,080  
Other current liabilities     2,599,763       2,106,756  
Deferred income           55,180  
Loans – current     109,200       108,135  
Total current liabilities   $ 5,154,959     $ 4,125,251  
             
Non-current liabilities:            
Defined benefit pension plan   $ 164,568     $ 157,580  
Operating lease liability – non-current     385,922       441,784  
Loans – non-current     478,296       495,258  
Total non-current liabilities     1,028,786       1,094,622  
Total liabilities   $ 6,183,745     $ 5,219,873  
             
Stockholders’ equity              
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; nil shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.            
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,087,142 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023; 11,883,368 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022.     1,209       1,189  
Additional paid-in capital     58,694,827       57,358,895  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     96,310       35,627  
Accumulated deficit     (38,516,197 )     (20,925,459 )
Loss for the period     (5,137,319 )     (17,590,738 )
Total stockholders’ equity     15,138,830       18,879,514  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 21,322,575     $ 24,099,387  



About Gain Therapeutics, Inc.


Gain Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of allosteric small molecule therapies. With its proprietary computational discovery platform SEE-Tx®, Gain Therapeutics is transforming drug discovery by identifying novel allosteric targets on proteins involved in diseases across the full spectrum of therapeutic areas. By binding to allosteric binding sites, the small molecules discovered with SEE-Tx provide opportunities for a range of drug-protein interactions, including protein stabilization, protein destabilization, targeted protein degradation, allosteric inhibition, and allosteric activation. Gain’s pipeline spans neurodegenerative diseases, lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), metabolic disorders, as well as other diseases that can be targeted through protein degradation, such as oncology. Gain’s lead program in Parkinson’s disease has been awarded funding support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA, the Eurostars-2 joint program with co-funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and Innosuisse, and through a Swiss Accelerator Innovation Project supported by Innosuisse. For more information, please visit https://www.gaintherapeutics.com


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical facts are “forward-looking statements”. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “goal, ” “intend,” “seek, ” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and variations of these words or similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the Company’s growth and upcoming inflection points; the development of the Company’s current or future product candidates including GT-02287; expectations regarding timing for reporting data from ongoing preclinical studies or the initiation of future clinical trials, including the timing for submission of the application for the initiation of the Phase 1 clinical trial of GT-02287 in Australia and the timing for commencement of such clinical trial; and the Company’s anticipated cash runway guidance. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s preclinical and future clinical development programs, future results or performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent the Company’s belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside the Company’s control.
Many factors may cause differences between current expectations and actual results, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global and macroeconomic conditions on the Company’s business; clinical trials and financial position; unexpected safety or efficacy data observed during preclinical studies or clinical trials, clinical trial site activation or enrollment rates that are lower than expected; changes in expected or existing competition; changes in the regulatory environment; the uncertainties and timing of the regulatory approval process; and unexpected litigation or other disputes. Other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are identified in the section titled “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2023 and its other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.

Investor & Media Contact:

Argot Partners
(212) 600-1902
[email protected]



Trio Petroleum Corp. Signs Acquisition Agreement to Acquire up to 100% of Producing Asset


Union Avenue Field


is


Located in Bakersfield


, California

DANVILLE, CA, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trio Petroleum Corp. (NYSE American: TPET) (“Trio”), an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on strategic, high growth energy projects in California, today announced the signing of an Acquisition Agreement dated May 11, 2023 (the “Agreement”) to potentially acquire up to 100% of the working interest in the Union Avenue Field (“Union Avenue”) located in Bakersfield, California.

The Agreement is between Trio Petroleum Corp. and Trio Petroleum LLC, on behalf of itself as Operator and holding a 20% working interest in Union Avenue as well as to facilitate the remaining 80% working interest holders (“Sellers”). As Trio Petroleum LLC is partly owned and controlled by members of Trio’s management, this would be a related party transaction, and a special committee of Trio’s board of directors (the “Trio Special Committee”) has been formed to evaluate and negotiate the terms of this acquisition.

Trio has engaged KLS Petroleum Consulting LLC, an independent engineering firm, to conduct a comprehensive analysis and valuation of the asset, which analysis has been delivered to the Company and is being evaluated by the Trio Special Committee.

Union Avenue is a mature field that has produced an approximate cumulative 2.3 million barrels of oil and 1.2 billion cubic feet of gas, with significant remaining long-term, oil-production potential, including from a recent, partly-developed, new-pool discovery. Acquisition of Union Avenue could help Trio to become cash flow positive.

If final terms are agreed between Trio and the Sellers, the transaction is expected to close within 60 days. Consideration for the acquisition is expected to be paid by Trio through a combination of cash and Trio’s common stock.

Mr. Frank Ingriselli, Trio’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Trio is in an optimal position to capitalize on the acquisition of this producing oil asset, thereby capturing what we believe to be economically valuable for our shareholders. As we continue to develop our South Salinas Project and expand our portfolio, we are confident that our strategic growth initiatives will drive sustainable success and deliver economic returns. We remain committed to leveraging our expertise, resources, and market insights to maximize synergies and unlock the full potential of our acquisitions, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.”


South Salinas Project Update

Drilling operations at Trio’s HV-1 well on the South Salinas Project is continuing and the company expects to report preliminary results from the well early next week. 

About
Trio Petroleum
 
Corp
.

Trio Petroleum Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Bakersfield, California, with operations in Monterey County, California. Trio has a large, approximately 9,267-acre asset called the “South Salinas Project” where it owns an 85.75% working interest. Trio’s plans to complete drilling the HV-1 confirmation well and in the near term to drill a second well named HV-2 well. Previous operations on this asset have successfully drilled two (2) production/discovery wells that Trio now owns.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release of Trio Petroleum Corp. (“Trio”) and its representatives and partners that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words “estimates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “intends,” “on-track”, “plans,” “anticipates,” or “may,” and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Acts and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Acts. Any statements made in this news release other than those of historical fact, about an action, event or development, are forward-looking statements. While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of the Trio’s control, that could cause actual results to materially and adversely differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Trio’s S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies are of such documents are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Trio undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.


Trio


Contact:


Frank C. Ingriselli
CEO
Trio Petroleum Corp
www.trio-petroleum.com
Ingriselli@gvest.com



CORRECTING and REPLACING SelectQuote, Inc. Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Results

CORRECTING and REPLACING SelectQuote, Inc. Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 – Consolidated Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $299.4 million

  • Net income of $9.3 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $44.0 million

Updating Fiscal Year 2023 Guidance Ranges:

  • Revenue now expected in a range of $950 million to $970 million

  • Net loss now expected in a range of $73 million to $55 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* now expected in a range of $40 million to $50 million

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 – Segment Highlights

Senior

  • Revenue of $185.2 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $59.2 million

  • Approved Medicare Advantage policies of 165,530

Healthcare Services

  • Revenue of $70.7 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $(3.4) million

  • Approximately 45,000 SelectRx members

Life

  • Revenue of $37.0 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $5.3 million

Auto & Home

  • Revenue of $8.2 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.6 million

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
This release, dated May 10, 2023, has been updated to correct the Fiscal Year 2023 Net loss guidance range and related reconciliation table.

The updated release reads:

SELECTQUOTE, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2023 RESULTS

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 – Consolidated Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $299.4 million

  • Net income of $9.3 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $44.0 million

Updating Fiscal Year 2023 Guidance Ranges:

  • Revenue now expected in a range of $950 million to $970 million

  • Net loss now expected in a range of $73 million to $55 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* now expected in a range of $40 million to $50 million

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 – Segment Highlights

Senior

  • Revenue of $185.2 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $59.2 million

  • Approved Medicare Advantage policies of 165,530

Healthcare Services

  • Revenue of $70.7 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $(3.4) million

  • Approximately 45,000 SelectRx members

Life

  • Revenue of $37.0 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $5.3 million

Auto & Home

  • Revenue of $8.2 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.6 million

SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) reported consolidated revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 of $299.4 million compared to consolidated revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 of $274.3 million. Consolidated net income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $9.3 million compared to consolidated net loss for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 of $7.0 million. Finally, consolidated Adjusted EBITDA* for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $44.0 million compared to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA* for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 of $12.2 million.

SelectQuote Chief Executive Officer, Tim Danker, added, “Our strong results for the third quarter are an ongoing function of our strategic redesign and the continued scale of our Healthcare Services segment. None of this would be possible without the hard work of our operational teams and importantly, SelectQuote’s talented workforce. We are proud of our achievements over the past five quarters and firmly believe our results validate our strategy to drive more predictable profit and cash flow. Specifically, in Senior, our continued gains in agent productivity, costs per policy and policyholder persistency drove margin and cash flow that were inline with previous peak results, despite increased conservatism in booked lifetime values per policy. More importantly, we believe the demonstrated unit economics in Senior were achieved with substantially enhanced forecast visibility, which drove our out performance as we were able to scale volume in both AEP and OEP.”

“Our Healthcare Services business, headlined by SelectRx, also made meaningful progress toward scaled profitability, which we expect to accelerate as membership continues to onboard and season. SelectRx’s value continues to resonate with consumers, and SelectRx will increasingly benefit SelectQuote’s financial profile given its accelerated cash flow dynamics compared to Senior.”

Mr. Danker concluded, “Based on SelectQuote’s overall out performance year-to-date, we increased our guidance for fiscal year 2023 and have positioned the business very well as we plan for fiscal 2024.”

Segment Results

We currently report on four segments: 1) Senior, 2) Healthcare Services, 3) Life, and 4) Auto & Home. The performance measures of the segments include total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.* Costs of revenue, cost of goods sold-pharmacy revenue, marketing and advertising, selling, general, and administrative, and technical development operating expenses that are directly attributable to a segment are reported within the applicable segment. Indirect costs of revenue, marketing and advertising, selling, general, and administrative, and technical development operating expenses are allocated to each segment based on varying metrics such as headcount. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less direct and allocated costs of revenue, cost of goods sold, marketing and advertising, technical development, and selling, general, and administrative operating costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense; gain or loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software; share-based compensation expense; and non-recurring expenses such as severance payments and transaction costs. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

Senior

Financial Results

The following table provides the financial results for the Senior segment for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Revenue

$

185,200

 

 

$

210,973

 

 

(12

)%

 

$

486,541

 

 

$

459,272

 

 

6

%

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

59,166

 

 

 

39,950

 

 

48

%

 

 

138,933

 

 

 

(129,311

)

 

207

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

 

32

%

 

 

19

%

 

 

 

 

29

%

 

 

(28

)%

 

 

Operating Metrics

Submitted Policies

Submitted policies are counted when an individual completes an application with our licensed agent and provides authorization to the agent to submit the application to the insurance carrier partner. The applicant may have additional actions to take before the application will be reviewed by the insurance carrier.

The following table shows the number of submitted policies for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Medicare Advantage

196,372

 

242,721

 

(19

)%

 

538,247

 

678,827

 

(21

)%

Medicare Supplement

675

 

1,389

 

(51

)%

 

2,905

 

6,318

 

(54

)%

Dental, Vision and Hearing

21,175

 

40,178

 

(47

)%

 

59,513

 

122,214

 

(51

)%

Prescription Drug Plan

416

 

1,079

 

(61

)%

 

2,082

 

6,193

 

(66

)%

Other

1,864

 

4,907

 

(62

)%

 

5,402

 

11,436

 

(53

)%

Total

220,502

 

290,274

 

(24

)%

 

608,149

 

824,988

 

(26

)%

*See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Approved Policies

Approved policies represents the number of submitted policies that were approved by our insurance carrier partners for the identified product during the indicated period. Not all approved policies will go in force.

The following table shows the number of approved policies for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Medicare Advantage

165,530

 

196,377

 

(16

)%

 

467,540

 

546,031

 

(14

)%

Medicare Supplement

557

 

1,159

 

(52

)%

 

2,184

 

4,654

 

(53

)%

Dental, Vision and Hearing

16,968

 

34,486

 

(51

)%

 

47,940

 

101,251

 

(53

)%

Prescription Drug Plan

521

 

1,095

 

(52

)%

 

1,794

 

5,315

 

(66

)%

Other

1,029

 

3,836

 

(73

)%

 

3,932

 

9,199

 

(57

)%

Total

184,605

 

236,953

 

(22

)%

 

523,390

 

666,450

 

(21

)%

Lifetime Value of Commissions per Approved Policy

Lifetime value of commissions per approved policy represents commissions estimated to be collected over the estimated life of an approved policy based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, contracted commission rates, carrier mix and expected policy persistency with applied constraints. The lifetime value of commissions per approved policy is equal to the sum of the commission revenue due upon the initial sale of a policy, and when applicable, an estimate of future renewal commissions.

The following table shows the lifetime value of commissions per approved policy for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(dollars per policy):

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Medicare Advantage

$

965

 

$

933

 

3

%

 

$

888

 

$

935

 

(5

)%

Medicare Supplement

 

871

 

 

949

 

(8

)%

 

 

994

 

 

1,275

 

(22

)%

Dental, Vision and Hearing

 

91

 

 

120

 

(24

)%

 

 

95

 

 

123

 

(23

)%

Prescription Drug Plan

 

194

 

 

229

 

(15

)%

 

 

211

 

 

235

 

(10

)%

Other

 

123

 

 

95

 

29

%

 

 

100

 

 

77

 

30

%

Healthcare Services

Financial Results

The following table provides the financial results for the Healthcare Services segment for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Revenue

$

70,725

 

 

$

23,123

 

 

206

%

 

$

169,270

 

 

$

40,183

 

 

321

%

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

(3,366

)

 

 

(7,768

)

 

57

%

 

 

(24,456

)

 

 

(20,113

)

 

(22

)%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

 

(5

)%

 

 

(34

)%

 

 

 

 

(14

)%

 

 

(50

)%

 

 

*See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Operating Metrics

Members

The total number of SelectRx members represents the amount of active customers to which an order has been shipped, as this is the primary key driver of revenue for Healthcare Services.

The following table shows the total number of SelectRx members as of the periods presented:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

March 31, 2022

Total SelectRx Members

 

44,993

 

16,991

Combined Senior and Healthcare Services – Consumer Per Unit Economics

The opportunity to leverage our existing database and distribution model to improve access to healthcare services for our consumers has created a need for us to review our key metrics related to our per unit economics. As we think about the revenue and expenses for Healthcare Services, we note that they are derived from the marketing acquisition costs associated with the sale of an MA or MS policy, some of which costs are allocated directly to Healthcare Services, and therefore determined that our per unit economics measure should include components from both Senior and Healthcare Services. See details of revenue and expense items included in the calculation below.

Combined Senior and Healthcare Services consumer per unit economics represents total MA and MS commissions; other product commissions; other revenues, including revenues from Healthcare Services; and operating expenses associated with Senior and Healthcare Services, each shown per number of approved MA and MS policies over a given time period. Management assesses the business on a per-unit basis to help ensure that the revenue opportunity associated with a successful policy sale is attractive relative to the marketing acquisition cost. Because not all acquired leads result in a successful policy sale, all per-policy metrics are based on approved policies, which is the measure that triggers revenue recognition.

The MA and MS commission per MA/MS policy represents the LTV for policies sold in the period. Other commission per MA/MS policy represents the LTV for other products sold in the period, including DVH prescription drug plan, and other products, which management views as additional commission revenue on our agents’ core function of MA/MS policy sales. Pharmacy revenue per MA/MS policy represents revenue from SelectRx and other revenue per MA/MS policy represents revenue from Population Health, production bonuses, marketing development funds, lead generation revenue, and adjustments from the Company’s reassessment of its cohorts’ transaction prices. Total operating expenses per MA/MS policy represents all of the operating expenses within Senior and Healthcare Services. The revenue to customer acquisition cost (“CAC”) multiple represents total revenue per MA/MS policy as a multiple of total marketing acquisition cost, which represents the direct costs of acquiring leads. These costs are included in marketing and advertising expense within the total operating expenses per MA/MS policy.

The following table shows combined Senior and Healthcare Services consumer per unit economics for the periods presented. Based on the seasonality of Senior and the fluctuations between quarters, we believe that the most relevant view of per unit economics is on a rolling 12-month basis. All per MA/MS policy metrics below are based on the sum of approved MA/MS policies, as both products have similar commission profiles.

 

Twelve Months Ended March 31,

(dollars per approved policy):

2023

 

2022

Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement approved policies

 

586,238

 

 

 

636,195

 

Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement commission per MA/MS policy

$

886

 

 

$

963

 

Other commission per MA/MS policy

 

15

 

 

 

29

 

Pharmacy revenue per MA/MS policy

 

320

 

 

 

52

 

Other revenue per MA/MS policy

 

66

 

 

 

(64

)

Total revenue per MA/MS policy

 

1,287

 

 

 

980

 

Total operating expenses per MA/MS policy

 

(1,167

)

 

 

(1,176

)

Adjusted EBITDA per MA/MS policy *

$

120

 

 

$

(196

)

Adjusted EBITDA Margin per MA/MS policy *

 

9

%

 

 

(20

)%

Revenue/CAC multiple

3.5

X

 

1.8

X

Total revenue per MA/MS policy increased 31% for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the increase in pharmacy revenue. Total operating expenses per MA/MS policy were nearly flat for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022, driven by a decrease in our marketing and advertising costs, which was offset by an increase in cost of goods sold-pharmacy revenue for Healthcare Services due to the growth of the business.

Life

Financial Results

The following table provides the financial results for the Life segment for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Revenue

$

36,950

 

 

$

38,625

 

 

(4

)%

 

$

107,780

 

 

$

116,645

 

 

(8

)%

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

5,303

 

 

 

(2,662

)

 

299

%

 

 

16,371

 

 

 

(701

)

 

2435

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

 

14

%

 

 

(7

)%

 

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

Operating Metrics

Life premium represents the total premium value for all policies that were approved by the relevant insurance carrier partner and for which the policy document was sent to the policyholder and payment information was received by the relevant insurance carrier partner during the indicated period. Because our commissions are earned based on a percentage of total premium, total premium volume for a given period is the key driver of revenue for our Life segment.

*See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

The following table shows term and final expense premiums for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Term Premiums

$

17,528

 

$

14,933

 

17

%

 

$

48,450

 

$

45,990

 

5

%

Final Expense Premiums

 

19,308

 

 

28,532

 

(32

)%

 

 

58,766

 

 

83,718

 

(30

)%

Total

$

36,836

 

$

43,465

 

(15

)%

 

 

107,216

 

 

129,708

 

(17

)%

Auto & Home

Financial Results

The following table provides the financial results for the Auto & Home segment for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Revenue

$

8,238

 

 

$

7,152

 

 

15

%

 

$

23,128

 

 

$

20,755

 

 

11

%

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

2,591

 

 

 

1,150

 

 

125

%

 

 

7,315

 

 

 

3,957

 

 

85

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

 

31

%

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

32

%

 

 

19

%

 

 

Operating Metrics

Auto & Home premium represents the total premium value of all new policies that were approved by our insurance carrier partners during the indicated period. Because our commissions are earned based on a percentage of total premium, total premium volume for a given period is the key driver of revenue for our Auto & Home segment.

The following table shows premiums for the periods presented:

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

(in thousands):

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

 

2023

 

2022

 

% Change

Premiums

$

12,828

 

$

12,516

 

2

%

 

$

36,456

 

$

36,358

 

%

*See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Earnings Conference Call

SelectQuote, Inc. will host a conference call with the investment community tomorrow, Thursday, May 11, 2023, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. To register for this conference call, please use this link: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=830b3ad4&confId=49510A. After registering, a confirmation will be sent via email, including dial-in details and unique conference call codes for entry. Registration is open through the live call, but to ensure you are connected for the full call we suggest registering at least 10 minutes before the start of the call. The event will also be webcasted live via our investor relations website https://ir.selectquote.com/investor-home/default.aspx.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures intended to supplement, not substitute for, comparable GAAP measures. To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide investors with additional information regarding our GAAP financial results, we have presented in this release Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, and certain add-backs for non-cash or non-recurring expenses, including restructuring and share-based compensation expenses. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss). We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income margin. We monitor and have presented in this release Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because they are key measures used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance, to establish budgets, and to develop operational goals for managing our business. In particular, we believe that excluding the impact of these expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core operating performance.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in the calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, we believe that these financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects.

Reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA are presented below beginning on page 12.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

There are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the ultimate duration and impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any other public health events, our reliance on a limited number of insurance carrier partners and any potential termination of those relationships or failure to develop new relationships; existing and future laws and regulations affecting the health insurance market; changes in health insurance products offered by our insurance carrier partners and the health insurance market generally; insurance carriers offering products and services directly to consumers; changes to commissions paid by insurance carriers and underwriting practices; competition with brokers, including exclusively online brokers and carriers who opt to sell policies directly to consumers; competition from government-run health insurance exchanges; developments in the U.S. health insurance system; our dependence on revenue from carriers in our senior segment and downturns in the senior health as well as life, automotive and home insurance industries; our ability to develop new offerings and penetrate new vertical markets; risks from third-party products; failure to enroll individuals during the Medicare annual enrollment period; our ability to attract, integrate and retain qualified personnel; our dependence on lead providers and ability to compete for leads; failure to obtain and/or convert sales leads to actual sales of insurance policies; access to data from consumers and insurance carriers; accuracy of information provided from and to consumers during the insurance shopping process; cost-effective advertisement through internet search engines; ability to contact consumers and market products by telephone; global economic conditions, including inflation; disruption to operations as a result of future acquisitions; significant estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our financial statements; impairment of goodwill; potential litigation and other legal proceedings or inquiries; our existing and future indebtedness; our ability to maintain compliance with our debt covenants; access to additional capital; failure to protect our intellectual property and our brand; fluctuations in our financial results caused by seasonality; accuracy and timeliness of commissions reports from insurance carriers; timing of insurance carriers’ approval and payment practices; factors that impact our estimate of the constrained lifetime value of commissions per policyholder; changes in accounting rules, tax legislation and other legislation; disruptions or failures of our technological infrastructure and platform; failure to maintain relationships with third-party service providers; cybersecurity breaches or other attacks involving our systems or those of our insurance carrier partners or third-party service providers; our ability to protect consumer information and other data; and failure to market and sell Medicare plans effectively or in compliance with laws. For a further discussion of these and other risk factors that could impact our future results and performance, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) and subsequent periodic reports filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

About SelectQuote:

Founded in 1985, SelectQuote (NYSE: SLQT) provides solutions that help consumers protect their most valuable assets: their families, health, and property. The company pioneered the model of providing unbiased comparisons from multiple, highly-rated insurance companies allowing consumers to choose the policy and terms that best meet their unique needs. Two foundational pillars underpin SelectQuote’s success: a strong force of highly-trained and skilled agents who provide a consultative needs analysis for every consumer, and proprietary technology that sources and routes high-quality leads.

With an ecosystem offering high touchpoints for consumers across Insurance, Medicare, Pharmacy, and Value-Based Care, the company now has four core business lines: SelectQuote Senior, SelectQuote Healthcare Services, SelectQuote Life, and SelectQuote Auto and Home. SelectQuote Senior serves the needs of a demographic that sees around 10,000 people turn 65 each day with a range of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans. SelectQuote Healthcare Services is comprised of the SelectRx Pharmacy, a specialized medication management pharmacy, and Population Health which proactively connects its members with best-in-class healthcare services that fit each member’s unique healthcare needs. The platform improves health outcomes and lowers healthcare costs through proactive engagement and access to high-value healthcare solutions.

 

SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

June 30, 2022

ASSETS

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

92,048

 

 

$

140,997

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively

 

211,686

 

 

 

129,748

 

Commissions receivable-current

 

68,531

 

 

 

116,277

 

Other current assets

 

11,504

 

 

 

15,751

 

Total current assets

 

383,769

 

 

 

402,773

 

COMMISSIONS RECEIVABLE—Net

 

753,003

 

 

 

722,349

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—Net

 

31,601

 

 

 

41,804

 

SOFTWARE—Net

 

16,127

 

 

 

16,301

 

OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS

 

26,312

 

 

 

28,016

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS—Net

 

27,019

 

 

 

31,255

 

GOODWILL

 

29,136

 

 

 

29,136

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

20,989

 

 

 

18,418

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,287,956

 

 

$

1,290,052

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

31,608

 

 

$

24,766

 

Accrued expenses

 

23,162

 

 

 

26,002

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

49,087

 

 

 

42,150

 

Operating lease liabilities—current

 

5,958

 

 

 

5,261

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

25,412

 

 

 

7,169

 

Contract liabilities

 

9,717

 

 

 

3,404

 

Other current liabilities

 

1,580

 

 

 

4,761

 

Total current liabilities

 

146,524

 

 

 

113,513

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, NET—less current portion

 

667,306

 

 

 

698,423

 

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 

49,134

 

 

 

50,080

 

OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES

 

30,329

 

 

 

33,946

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

 

3,244

 

 

 

2,985

 

Total liabilities

 

896,537

 

 

 

898,947

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

Common stock, par value

 

1,667

 

 

 

1,644

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

564,484

 

 

 

554,845

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(187,806

)

 

 

(177,100

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

13,074

 

 

 

11,716

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

391,419

 

 

 

391,105

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

1,287,956

 

 

$

1,290,052

 

 

SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission

$

197,258

 

 

$

221,764

 

 

$

533,627

 

 

$

492,528

 

Pharmacy

 

66,948

 

 

 

18,478

 

 

 

159,641

 

 

 

31,715

 

Other

 

35,192

 

 

 

34,097

 

 

 

87,802

 

 

 

100,412

 

Total revenue

 

299,398

 

 

 

274,339

 

 

 

781,070

 

 

 

624,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

79,186

 

 

 

96,491

 

 

 

235,827

 

 

 

319,469

 

Cost of goods sold—pharmacy revenue

 

62,302

 

 

 

19,294

 

 

 

154,753

 

 

 

34,338

 

Marketing and advertising

 

90,205

 

 

 

125,082

 

 

 

237,724

 

 

 

409,005

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

27,544

 

 

 

24,705

 

 

 

86,662

 

 

 

70,495

 

Technical development

 

6,434

 

 

 

6,436

 

 

 

18,860

 

 

 

18,675

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

265,671

 

 

 

272,008

 

 

 

733,826

 

 

 

851,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

33,727

 

 

 

2,331

 

 

 

47,244

 

 

 

(227,327

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

 

(21,105

)

 

 

(12,179

)

 

 

(58,885

)

 

 

(31,300

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET

 

(206

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(118

)

 

 

(177

)

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

 

12,416

 

 

 

(9,871

)

 

 

(11,759

)

 

 

(258,804

)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

 

3,152

 

 

 

(2,846

)

 

 

(1,053

)

 

 

(65,984

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

9,264

 

 

$

(7,025

)

 

$

(10,706

)

 

$

(192,820

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(1.17

)

Diluted

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(1.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING USED IN PER SHARE AMOUNTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

166,543

 

 

 

164,083

 

 

 

165,951

 

 

 

163,914

 

Diluted

 

167,905

 

 

 

164,083

 

 

 

165,951

 

 

 

163,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) NET OF TAX:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on cash flow hedge

 

(2,661

)

 

 

7,589

 

 

 

1,358

 

 

 

9,358

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

(2,661

)

 

 

7,589

 

 

 

1,358

 

 

 

9,358

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

$

6,603

 

 

$

564

 

 

$

(9,348

)

 

$

(183,462

)

 

SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(10,706

)

 

$

(192,820

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

21,087

 

 

 

17,957

 

Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software

 

390

 

 

 

741

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

8,525

 

 

 

6,252

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,416

)

 

 

(66,378

)

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

 

6,250

 

 

 

4,217

 

Write-off of debt issuance costs

 

710

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable in kind

 

8,450

 

 

 

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

3,115

 

 

 

3,065

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(62,738

)

 

 

(59,837

)

Commissions receivable

 

17,092

 

 

 

7,601

 

Other assets

 

3,166

 

 

 

(8,275

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

6,440

 

 

 

8,096

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

(4,331

)

 

 

(3,868

)

Other liabilities

 

(8,869

)

 

 

(1,113

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(12,835

)

 

 

(284,362

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(1,056

)

 

 

(24,515

)

Purchases of software and capitalized software development costs

 

(5,804

)

 

 

(7,570

)

Acquisition of business

 

 

 

 

(6,927

)

Investment in equity securities

 

 

 

 

(1,000

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(6,860

)

 

 

(40,012

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

Payments on Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

(50,000

)

Proceeds from Term Loans

 

 

 

 

242,000

 

Payments on Term Loans

 

(17,833

)

 

 

(1,793

)

Payments on other debt

 

(123

)

 

 

(130

)

Proceeds from common stock options exercised and employee stock purchase plan

 

1,187

 

 

 

3,179

 

Payments of tax withholdings related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(40

)

 

 

(148

)

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

(10,110

)

 

 

(328

)

Payment of acquisition holdback

 

(2,335

)

 

 

(5,501

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(29,254

)

 

 

237,279

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(48,949

)

 

 

(87,095

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period

 

140,997

 

 

 

286,454

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period

$

92,048

 

 

$

199,359

 

 

SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

(in thousands)

Senior

 

Healthcare

Services

 

Life

 

Auto &

Home

 

Corp &

Elims

 

Consolidated

Revenue

$

185,200

 

 

$

70,725

 

 

$

36,950

 

 

$

8,238

 

 

$

(1,715

)

 

$

299,398

 

Operating expenses

 

(126,034

)

 

 

(74,091

)

 

 

(31,446

)

 

 

(5,648

)

 

 

(17,947

)

 

 

(255,166

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(201

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(206

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

59,166

 

 

 

(3,366

)

 

 

5,303

 

 

 

2,591

 

 

 

(19,668

)

 

 

44,026

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,959

)

Non-recurring expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(433

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,098

)

Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21,105

)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,152

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,264

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

(in thousands)

Senior

 

Healthcare

Services

 

Life

 

Auto &

Home

 

Corp &

Elims

 

Consolidated

Revenue

$

210,973

 

 

$

23,123

 

 

$

38,625

 

 

$

7,152

 

 

$

(5,534

)

 

$

274,339

 

Operating expenses

 

(171,023

)

 

 

(30,891

)

 

 

(41,287

)

 

 

(6,002

)

 

 

(12,896

)

 

 

(262,099

)

Other expenses, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(23

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

39,950

 

 

 

(7,768

)

 

 

(2,662

)

 

 

1,150

 

 

 

(18,453

)

 

 

12,217

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,143

)

Non-recurring expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(703

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,679

)

Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(384

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,179

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,846

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(7,025

)

 

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023

(in thousands)

Senior

 

Healthcare

Services

 

Life

 

Auto &

Home

 

Corp &

Elims

 

Consolidated

Revenue

$

486,541

 

 

$

169,270

 

 

$

107,780

 

 

$

23,128

 

 

$

(5,649

)

 

$

781,070

 

Operating expenses

 

(347,608

)

 

 

(193,726

)

 

 

(91,409

)

 

 

(15,812

)

 

 

(52,270

)

 

 

(700,825

)

Other expenses, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(117

)

 

 

(118

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

138,933

 

 

 

(24,456

)

 

 

16,371

 

 

 

7,315

 

 

 

(58,036

)

 

 

80,127

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,525

)

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,003

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21,087

)

Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(386

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58,885

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,053

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(10,706

)

 

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2022

(in thousands)

Senior

 

Healthcare

Services

 

Life

 

Auto &

Home

 

Corp &

Elims

 

Consolidated

Revenue

$

459,272

 

 

$

40,183

 

 

$

116,645

 

 

$

20,755

 

 

$

(12,200

)

 

$

624,655

 

Operating expenses

 

(588,583

)

 

 

(60,296

)

 

 

(117,346

)

 

 

(16,798

)

 

 

(41,154

)

 

 

(824,177

)

Other expenses, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(177

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

(129,311

)

 

 

(20,113

)

 

 

(701

)

 

 

3,957

 

 

 

(53,531

)

 

 

(199,699

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,252

)

Non-recurring expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,857

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,957

)

Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(739

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,300

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,984

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(192,820

)

 

SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

Guidance net loss to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation, year ending June 30, 2023:

 

(in thousands)

Range

Net loss

$

(73,000

)

 

$

(55,000

)

Income tax benefit

 

(25,000

)

 

 

(19,000

)

Interest expense, net

 

80,000

 

 

 

80,000

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,000

 

 

 

28,000

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

12,000

 

 

 

12,000

 

Transaction costs

 

18,000

 

 

 

4,000

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

40,000

 

 

$

50,000

 

 

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Orange County Business Journal Names Masimo’s Micah Young CFO of the Year

Orange County Business Journal Names Masimo’s Micah Young CFO of the Year

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Micah Young, Chief Financial Officer ofMasimo (NASDAQ: MASI), has been awarded CFO of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ). In presenting the award, Outstanding CFO of a Public Company, at last night’s ceremony in Irvine, OCBJ Publisher Richard Reisman commended Mr. Young for delivering strong shareholder returns, significantly increasing Masimo’s annual investor outreach, and playing a critical role in the execution of six acquisitions and one licensing deal – all since joining Masimo in 2017.

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Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo, said, “I’m thrilled for Micah to receive such well-deserved accolades from OCBJ. In his six years with Masimo, he has quickly proved himself to be an invaluable asset to our company and one of my most trusted advisors. He’s helped propel us to new heights, delivering impressively for our shareholders and helping steer Masimo’s finances through a period of rapid growth and exciting expansion into new markets. Congratulations, Micah, and thank you to OCBJ for this recognition of his excellence.”

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About Masimo

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is a global medical technology company that develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including innovative measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. In addition, Masimo Consumer Audio is home to eight legendary audio brands, including Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, and Polk Audio. Our mission is to improve life, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the cost of care. Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, introduced in 1995, has been shown in over 100 independent and objective studies to outperform other pulse oximetry technologies.1 Masimo SET® has also been shown to help clinicians reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in neonates,2 improve CCHD screening in newborns3 and, when used for continuous monitoring with Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ in post-surgical wards, reduce rapid response team activations, ICU transfers, and costs.4-7 Masimo SET® is estimated to be used on more than 200 million patients in leading hospitals and other healthcare settings around the world,8 and is the primary pulse oximetry at 9 of the top 10 hospitals as ranked in the 2022-23 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll.9 In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), Pleth Variability Index (PVi®), RPVi™ (rainbow® PVi), and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi™). In 2013, Masimo introduced the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform, built from the ground up to be as flexible and expandable as possible to facilitate the addition of other Masimo and third-party monitoring technologies; key Masimo additions include Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring, O3® Regional Oximetry, and ISA™ Capnography with NomoLine® sampling lines. Masimo’s family of continuous and spot-check monitoring Pulse CO-Oximeters® includes devices designed for use in a variety of clinical and non-clinical scenarios, including tetherless, wearable technology, such as Radius-7®, Radius PPG®, and Radius VSM™, portable devices like Rad-67®, fingertip pulse oximeters like MightySat® Rx, and devices available for use both in the hospital and at home, such as Rad-97®. Masimo hospital and home automation and connectivity solutions are centered around the Masimo Hospital Automation™ platform, and include Iris® Gateway, iSirona™, Patient SafetyNet, Replica®, Halo ION®, UniView®, UniView :60™, and Masimo SafetyNet®. Its growing portfolio of health and wellness solutions includes Radius Tº® and the Masimo W1™ watch. Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com. Published clinical studies on Masimo products can be found at www.masimo.com/evidence/featured-studies/feature/.

ORi, RPVi, and Radius VSM have not received FDA 510(k) clearance and are not available for sale in the United States. The use of the trademark Patient SafetyNet is under license from University HealthSystem Consortium.

References

  1. Published clinical studies on pulse oximetry and the benefits of Masimo SET® can be found on our website at http://www.masimo.com. Comparative studies include independent and objective studies which are comprised of abstracts presented at scientific meetings and peer-reviewed journal articles.

  2. Castillo A et al. Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants through Changes in Clinical Practice and SpO2 Technology. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Feb;100(2):188-92.

  3. de-Wahl Granelli A et al. Impact of pulse oximetry screening on the detection of duct dependent congenital heart disease: a Swedish prospective screening study in 39,821 newborns. BMJ. 2009;Jan 8;338.

  4. Taenzer A et al. Impact of pulse oximetry surveillance on rescue events and intensive care unit transfers: a before-and-after concurrence study. Anesthesiology. 2010:112(2):282-287.

  5. Taenzer A et al. Postoperative Monitoring – The Dartmouth Experience. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. Spring-Summer 2012.

  6. McGrath S et al. Surveillance Monitoring Management for General Care Units: Strategy, Design, and Implementation. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016 Jul;42(7):293-302.

  7. McGrath S et al. Inpatient Respiratory Arrest Associated With Sedative and Analgesic Medications: Impact of Continuous Monitoring on Patient Mortality and Severe Morbidity. J Patient Saf. 2020 14 Mar. DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000696.

  8. Estimate: Masimo data on file.

  9. http://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to risks and uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors, including, but not limited to: risks related to our assumptions regarding the repeatability of clinical results; risks related to our belief that Masimo’s unique noninvasive measurement technologies contribute to positive clinical outcomes and patient safety; risks related to our belief that Masimo noninvasive medical breakthroughs provide cost-effective solutions and unique advantages; risks related to COVID-19; as well as other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which may be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today’s date. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these statements or the “Risk Factors” contained in our most recent reports filed with the SEC, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under the applicable securities laws.

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