Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Tuesday August 9, 7:00 am ET
SEATTLE, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq: CTIC; Nuovo Mercato: CTIC) reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Total revenues for the quarter were $7.5 million compared to $8.3 million in the second quarter of 2004. Net product sales for TRISENOX® (arsenic trioxide) were $7.4 million compared to $7.9 million for the same period in 2004. As announced in July, CTI divested TRISENOX and certain proteasome inhibitor assets to Cephalon for approximately $68.5 million in cash, subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment, and up to an additional $100 million for potential future regulatory and sales milestones. The gross up front proceeds from the transaction, prior to closing costs, are approximately $29 million after repayment of the amount owed to PharmaBio Development, Inc.
CTI reported a net loss for the quarter of $36.2 million ($0.57 per share) compared to a net loss of $37.5 million ($0.75 per share) for the same period in 2004. The Company ended the quarter with approximately $38.4 million in cash, cash equivalents, securities available-for-sale, and interest receivable. This amount does not include the $29 million of proceeds received from Cephalon in July, after repayment to PharmaBio.
"We have executed the necessary business decisions to allow the Company to have the resources to focus on the most commercially attractive and nearest term product opportunities in our pipeline," stated James A. Bianco, M.D., President and CEO. "The cost reductions we instituted in the second quarter, coupled with the sale of TRISENOX, provide us a stronger balance sheet to advance the development of XYOTAX(TM) and pixantrone. The Company is exploring other financing opportunities to further strengthen its balance sheet and assure we have adequate resources to advance our most promising drug candidates toward approval."
CTI's refocused development and cost reductions have resulted in a reduction in headcount from 400 to approximately 255 employees and are expected to reduce fixed operating expenses by more than 50 percent reduction in 2006.
About Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Headquartered in Seattle, CTI is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing an integrated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit
www.cticseattle.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, the outcome of which could materially and/or adversely affect actual future results. Specifically, the forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements about future financial and operating results and risks and uncertainties that could affect the development of CTI's products under development, including XYOTAX and pixantrone. These risks include, but are not limited to, preclinical, clinical, and sales and marketing developments in the biopharmaceutical industry in general and in particular including, without limitation, that milestone payments under the agreement with Cephalon will not be achieved, the potential failure of XYOTAX to prove safe and effective or to advance toward commercialization and be approved for use in non-small cell lung and ovarian cancers, the potential failure of pixantrone to prove safe and effective for relapsed aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, that the Company will not reduce its operational expenses as planned, and determinations by regulatory, patent and administrative governmental authorities, competitive factors, technological developments, costs of developing, producing and selling CTI's products under development, and the risk factors listed or described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the Company's most recent filings on Forms 10-K, 8-K, and 10-Q.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2005 2004 2005 2004
Revenues:
Product sales $7,372 $7,942 $13,409 $11,800
License and contract revenue 96 358 199 995
Total revenues 7,468 8,300 13,608 12,795
Operating expenses:
Cost of product sold 212 276 458 428
Research and development 20,179 23,773 42,242 52,680
Selling, general and
administrative 17,649 19,802 36,975 39,868
Acquired in-process research and
development -- (404) -- 88,120
Amortization of purchased
intangibles 242 569 495 1,147
Restructuring charges and related
asset impairments 1,972 -- 1,972 --
Total operating expenses 40,254 44,016 82,142 182,243
Loss from operations (32,786) (35,716) (68,534) (169,448)
Other income (expense):
Investment and other income 432 364 912 880
Interest expense (3,994) (2,704) (7,887) (5,428)
Foreign exchange gain 173 599 202 144
Other expense, net (3,389) (1,741) (6,773) (4,404)
Net loss $(36,175) $(37,457) $(75,307) $(173,852)
Basic and diluted net loss per
share $(0.57) $(0.75) $(1.19) $(3.50)
Shares used in calculation of
basic and diluted
net loss per share 63,336 49,651 63,320 49,604
Balance Sheet Data: (amounts in thousands)
June 30, December 31,
2005 2004
Cash and cash equivalents, securities
available-for-sale and interest
receivable $38,355 $116,020
Working capital (*) (3,134) 93,813
Total assets 99,813 184,996
Convertible debt 190,099 190,099
Accumulated deficit (798,091) (722,784)
Shareholders' deficit (147,541) (70,708)
(*) Amount includes $28.3 million related to our royalty obligation with
PharmaBio that was paid in July 2005 with proceeds obtained from the sale
of our TRISENOX product.
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Source: Cell Therapeutics, Inc.