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Fortress Biotech Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Highlights
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Miami, FL - May 15, 2025 - Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO) ("Fortress"), an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and advancing assets to enhance long-term value for shareholders through product revenue, equity holdings and dividend and royalty revenue, today announced financial results and recent corporate highlights for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Fortress' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Fortress entered 2025 with strong momentum following a transformational fourth quarter marked by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approvals of Emrosi and UNLOXCYT , and the acceptance of the New Drug Application ("NDA") for CUTX-101. In the first quarter 2025, our Fortress-founded partner company, Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc., ("Checkpoint"), signed a merger agreement with Sun Pharma providing for Checkpoint's acquisition by Sun Pharma, which we believe will enable broader patient access for Checkpoint's UNLOXCYT (cosibelimab-ipdl) product and trigger a significant monetization event for Fortress - including an expected ~$28 million at closing, future potential royalties, and a potential CVR payment. These outcomes continue to validate Fortress' business model - identifying, developing, and advancing innovative therapies with strategic optionality for value creation."
Dr. Rosenwald continued, "Looking ahead, we are focused on key value drivers, including the September 30, 2025 Prescription Drug User Fee Act ("PDUFA") action date for CUTX-101, which may also result in a Priority Review Voucher for our subsidiary, Cyprium Therapeutics, upon approval. Commercial launch of Emrosi is also underway with initial prescriptions filled at the end of March. Fortress' robust pipeline - including multiple late-stage programs and newly approved products - positions us for continued revenue growth, value-driving milestones, and additional monetization opportunities. We remain committed to delivering innovative therapies to patients while building long-term shareholder value."
Recent Corporate Highlights1:
Monetization Updates
1 The development programs depicted in this press release include product candidates in development at Fortress, at Fortress' private or public subsidiaries (referred to herein as "subsidiaries" or "partner companies") and at entities with whom one of the foregoing parties has a significant business relationship, such as an exclusive license or an ongoing product-related payment obligation (such entities referred to herein as "partners"). The words "we", "us" and "our" may refer to Fortress individually, to one or more of our subsidiaries and/or partner companies, or to all such entities as a group, as dictated by context.
Commercial Product Updates
About Fortress Biotech
Fortress Biotech, Inc. ("Fortress") is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and advancing assets to enhance long-term value for shareholders through product revenue, equity holdings and dividend and royalty revenue. The company has eight marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 20 programs in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and majority-controlled partners and subsidiaries and at partners and subsidiaries it founded and in which it holds significant minority ownership positions. Fortress' portfolio is being commercialized and developed for various therapeutic areas including oncology, dermatology, and rare diseases. Fortress' model is focused on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise and network to further expand and advance the company's portfolio of product opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of the world's leading academic research institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its full potential, including AstraZeneca, City of Hope, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Sentynl. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.
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FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 91,339 | $ | 57,263 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 18,025 | 10,231 | ||||
| Inventory | 12,496 | 14,431 | ||||
| Other receivables - related party | 309 | 171 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,734 | 7,110 | ||||
| Assets held for sale | - | 1,165 | ||||
| Total current assets | 126,903 | 90,371 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,796 | 3,260 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 13,303 | 13,861 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 1,220 | 1,552 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 30,798 | 31,863 | ||||
| Other assets | 3,051 | 3,316 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 178,071 | $ | 144,223 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 66,286 | $ | 65,501 | ||
| Income taxes payable | 952 | 932 | ||||
| Common stock warrant liabilities | 261 | 214 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, short-term | 2,159 | 2,623 | ||||
| Partner company notes payable, short-term | 1,875 | - | ||||
| Partner company installment payments - licenses, short-term | - | 625 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 2,141 | 1,504 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 73,674 | 71,399 | ||||
| Notes payable, long-term, net | 56,382 | 57,962 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term | 13,820 | 14,750 | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,709 | 1,756 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 145,585 | 145,867 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity (deficit) | ||||||
| Cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 15,000,000 authorized, 5,000,000 designated Series A shares, 3,427,138 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, liquidation value of $25.00 per share | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 29,554,966 and 27,908,839 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 30 | 28 | ||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 773,668 | 763,573 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (751,451) | (740,867) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity attributed to the Company | 22,250 | 22,737 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 10,236 | (24,381) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | 32,486 | (1,644) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | $ | 178,071 | $ | 144,223 |
FORTRESS BIOTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Product revenue, net | $ | 13,139 | $ | 13,030 | |||
| Operating expenses | |||||||
| Cost of goods - (excluding amortization of acquired intangible assets) | 4,790 | 6,002 | |||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1,065 | 814 | |||||
| Research and development | 3,938 | 24,839 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 25,663 | 17,941 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 35,456 | 49,596 | |||||
| Loss from operations | (22,317) | (36,566) | |||||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||
| Interest income | 490 | 833 | |||||
| Interest expense and financing fee | (2,805) | (2,602) | |||||
| Loss on common stock warrant liabilities | (47) | (667) | |||||
| Other income (expense) | (12) | (21) | |||||
| Total other income (expense) | (2,374) | (2,457) | |||||
| Net loss | (24,691) | (39,023) | |||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests | 14,107 | 23,606 | |||||
| Net loss attributable to Fortress | $ | (10,584) | $ | (15,417) | |||
| Preferred A dividends declared and paid and/or cumulated, and Fortress' share of subsidiary deemed dividends | (2,131) | (2,442) | |||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (12,715) | $ | (17,860) | |||
| Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted | $ | (0.48) | $ | (1.04) | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 26,450,218 | 17,151,945 |