Anika Reports Strong Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (“HA”) technology, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, along with business progress in the period.

“Anika delivered strong double-digit revenue and earnings growth in the second quarter of 2017, driven primarily by very robust demand for MONOVISC worldwide,” said Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. “MONOVISC U.S. end-user revenue increased 56% year-over-year in the second quarter, and exceeded our expectations for the quarter. We also made significant progress executing our global expansion strategy, as evidenced by international Orthobiologics revenue growth of 50% year-over-year for the quarter. Additionally, CINGAL continued to gain momentum in Canada and Europe, and we made considerable progress enrolling patients in our supplemental Phase III trial of CINGAL during the quarter.”

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Second Quarter Financial Results

• Total revenue for the second quarter of 2017 increased 26% year-over-year to $33.5 million, compared to $26.6 million for the second quarter of 2016. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2017 included $5.0 million in milestone revenue earned as a result of MONOVISC achieving $100 million in U.S. end-user sales within a consecutive 12-month period ending in June 2017.
• Product revenue for the second quarter of 2017 increased 7% year-over-year to $28.3 million, compared to $26.6 million for the second quarter of 2016. Worldwide Orthobiologics revenue grew 5% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2017. The main driver of this product revenue growth was an increase in global MONOVISC revenue of 22% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2017, which was partially offset by a decline in ORTHOVISC revenue in the same period.
• International Orthobiologics revenue increased 50% year-over-year for the second quarter of 2017, due primarily to the global expansion of MONOVISC, as well as growth of CINGAL in Canada and Europe. Domestically, ORTHOVISC and MONOVISC continue to maintain a combined market leading position.
• Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2017 were $15.7 million, compared to $13.1 million for the second quarter of 2016. The increase in total operating expenses was due primarily to higher research and development spending required to advance the Company’s product pipeline, expanded operational efforts, and increased professional service fees.
• Net income for the second quarter of 2017 increased 32% to $11.4 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, compared to $8.6 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016. The increase in net income was due primarily to an increase in total revenue.

Recent Business Highlights

The Company made key commercial, operational, pipeline, and financial advancements, including:

• Completing all site qualification activities and enrolling approximately 30 patients for the Company’s supplemental Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of CINGAL, its novel HA-corticosteroid combination viscosupplement for the treatment of symptoms associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The Company expects to complete patient enrollment by the end of 2017.
• Publishing results from the Company’s original Phase III trial of CINGAL in the peer-reviewed journal Cartilage. The data demonstrated that CINGAL provided improved immediate and short term pain relief after injection as compared to HA alone, and enhanced relief from OA-related pain, stiffness and function through 26 weeks as compared to saline.
• Receiving regulatory approval for MONOVISC in India for the treatment of pain associated with osteoarthritis of all human synovial joints. The Company plans to expand into India, Australia, and New Zealand over the next six to nine months.
• Advancing its product pipeline with continued progress on enrolling patients in the FastTRACK Phase III HYALOFAST Study for cartilage repair, as well as the Phase III MONOVISC study for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain in the hip.
• Progressing the consolidation of the Company’s global manufacturing operations at Anika’s Bedford, Massachusetts corporate headquarters. The Company also opened its new European headquarters and surgical training center in Padova, Italy.

Conference Call Information

Anika’s management will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and business highlights tomorrow, Thursday, July 27^th at 9:00 am ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-855-468-0611 (toll-free domestic) or 1-484-756-4332 (international). A live audio webcast will be available in the “Investor Relations” section of Anika’s website, www.anikatherapeutics.com. An accompanying slide presentation may also be accessed via the Anika website. A replay of the webcast will be available on Anika’s website approximately two hours after the completion of the event.

About Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) is a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. Anika is committed to improving the lives of patients with degenerative orthopedic diseases and traumatic conditions with clinically meaningful therapies along the continuum of care, from palliative pain management to regenerative cartilage repair. The Company has over two decades of global expertise developing, manufacturing, and commercializing more than 20 products based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (HA) technology. Anika’s orthopedic medicine portfolio includes ORTHOVISC^®, MONOVISC^®, and CINGAL^®, which alleviate pain and restore joint function by replenishing depleted HA, and HYALOFAST^®, a solid HA-based scaffold to aid cartilage repair and regeneration. For more information about Anika, please visit www.anikatherapeutics.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made in the last sentence of the first bullet point and the last sentence of third bullet point in the section captioned “Recent Business Highlights” of this press release, which are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, those relating to patient enrollment expectations with regard to the Company’s supplemental Cingal Phase III clinical trial and the Company’s international expansion expectations in the near future. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from any anticipated future results, performance, or achievements described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to, (i) the Company’s ability to successfully commence and/or complete clinical trials of its products on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain pre-clinical or clinical data to support domestic and international pre-market approval applications, 510(k) applications, or new drug applications, or to timely file and receive FDA or other regulatory approvals or clearances of its products; (iii) that such approvals will not be obtained in a timely manner or without the need for additional clinical trials, other testing or regulatory submissions, as applicable; (iv) the Company’s research and product development efforts and their relative success, including whether we have any meaningful sales of any new products resulting from such efforts; (v) the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Company’s clinical studies, manufacturing operations, and production planning; (vi) the strength of the economies in which the Company operates or will be operating, as well as the political stability of any of those geographic areas; (vii) future determinations by the Company to allocate resources to products and in directions not presently contemplated; (viii) the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize its products, in the U.S. and abroad; (ix) the Company’s ability to provide an adequate and timely supply of its products to its customers; and (x) the Company’s ability to achieve its growth targets. Additional factors and risks are described in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made based on information available to the Company on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.