Full Press Release Details
SIGA Reports Financial Results for Three and Twelve
Months Ended December 31, 2023
Increased Product Sales to $131 Million in 2023
Grew Pre-tax Operating Income to $84 Million in 2023
Declared Today a Special Cash Dividend of $0.60 per Share
Corporate Update Conference Call Today at 4:30 PM ET
NEW YORK -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) (NASDAQ: SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company,
today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
"In 2023, SIGA had approximately $131 million in product revenues and approximately $84 million of pre-tax operating income," stated Diem Nguyen,
Chief Executive Officer. "These financial results represent a significant increase over the 2022 financial results; product revenues increased 51% over the corresponding 2022 amount, and pre-tax operating income year increased 96% over the
corresponding 2022 amount. The overall financial performance, and growth over prior-year financial results, highlight the strength, resilience and growth potential of SIGA's business model and are a testament to SIGA's long-standing leadership
within the public health sector. We look forward to continuing our strong performance and sector leadership in 2024."
Summary Financial Results
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | Three Months Ended December 31 | Year Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Product Sales (1) | $ | 115.7 | $ | 5.1 | $ | 130.7 | $ | 86.7 | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 116.5 | $ | 11.4 | $ | 139.9 | $ | 110.8 | ||||||||
| Operating income (loss) (2) | $ | 91.7 | $ | (1.8 | ) | $ | 83.6 | $ | 42.7 | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes (2) | $ | 92.9 | $ | (1.2 | ) | $ | 87.8 | $ | 44.1 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 72.3 | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | 68.1 | $ | 33.9 | |||||||
| Diluted income (loss) per share | $ | 1.01 | $ | (.01 | ) | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.46 |
Capital Management Activity:
On March 12, 2024, SIGA's Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.60 per share, an increase of $0.15 per share from last year's special cash dividend.
In 2023, the Company paid a special cash dividend of $0.45 per share, as well as repurchased approximately 1.7 million shares of its common stock.
Conference Call and Webcast
SIGA will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update today, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 4:30 P.M. ET.
Participants may access the call by dialing 1-888-886-7786 for domestic callers or 1-416-764-8658 for international callers. A live webcast of the call will also be
available on the Company's website at www.siga.com under the 'Events & Presentations' tab in the Investor Relations section, or by clicking
here. Please log in approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
A replay of the call will be available for two weeks by dialing 1-844-512-2921 for domestic callers or 1-412-317-6671 for international callers and using Conference ID:
34411756. The archived webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the Company's website.
ABOUT SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and TPOXX
SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the
health security market. Health security comprises countermeasures for biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear attacks (biodefense market), vaccines and therapies for emerging infectious diseases, and health preparedness. Our lead product
is TPOXX , also known as tecovirimat and ST-246 , an orally administered and IV formulation antiviral drug for the treatment of human smallpox disease caused by variola virus. TPOXX is a novel small-molecule drug and the US maintains a supply of
TPOXX under Project BioShield. The oral formulation of TPOXX was approved by the FDA for the treatment of smallpox in 2018, and the IV formulation was approved for the same indication in 2022. The full label is available by clicking here. Oral tecovirimat received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA) in the United Kingdom in 2022. The EMA and UK approvals include labeling for oral tecovirimat indicating its use for the treatment of smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia complications following vaccination against smallpox. The
full label is available by clicking here. In September 2018, SIGA signed a contract with the Biomedical Advanced
Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, for additional procurement and development related to both oral and intravenous formulations of TPOXX. For more information about SIGA, please visit www.siga.com.
About Orthopoxviruses
Orthopoxvirus, belonging to the family of poxvirus that infect humans, include smallpox, mpox, cowpox and vaccinia. Smallpox, a highly contagious and fatal disease, presents itself as a risk to global health security today given fears of its release accidentally or intentionally as a bioweapon. Mpox virus, similar to smallpox,
causes intermittent human infections, painful lesions, and possible case fatalities. Mpox outbreaks have been observed recently in the US, Europe, and Central & West Africa. Whether through natural occurrence or potential bioweapon warfare,
orthopox threatens global health. Anti-virals and vaccines serve as possible solutions to address these threats.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended,
including statements relating to SIGA's future business development including securing new contracts and partnerships. The words or phrases "can be," "expects," "may affect," "may depend," "believes," "estimate," "project" and similar words and
phrases are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and SIGA cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf
of SIGA is not a guarantee of future performance. SIGA's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond SIGA's control, including, but not
limited to, (i) the risk that BARDA elects, in its sole discretion as permitted under the 19C BARDA Contract (the "BARDA Contract"), not to exercise all, or any, of the remaining unexercised options under those contracts, (ii) the risk that SIGA
may not complete performance under the BARDA Contract on schedule or in accordance with contractual terms, (iii) the risk that the BARDA Contract, U.S. Department of Defense contracts are modified or canceled at the request or requirement of the
U.S. Government, (iv) the risk that the nascent international biodefense market does not develop to a degree that allows SIGA to continue to successfully market TPOXX internationally, (v) the risk that potential products, including potential
alternative uses or formulations of TPOXX that appear promising to SIGA or its collaborators, cannot be shown to be efficacious or safe in subsequent pre-clinical or clinical trials, (vi) the risk that target timing for deliveries of product to
customers, and the recognition of related revenues, are delayed or adversely impacted by the actions, or inaction, of contract manufacturing organizations, or other vendors, within the supply chain, or due to coordination activities between the
customer and supply chain vendors, (vii) the risk that SIGA or its collaborators will not obtain appropriate or necessary governmental approvals to market these or other potential products or uses, (viii) the risk that SIGA may not be able to
secure or enforce sufficient legal rights in its products, including intellectual property protection, (ix) the risk that any challenge to SIGA's patent and other property rights, if adversely determined, could affect SIGA's business and, even if
determined favorably, could be costly, (x) the risk that regulatory requirements applicable to SIGA's products may result in the need for further or additional testing or documentation that will delay or prevent SIGA from seeking or obtaining
needed approvals to market these products, (xi) the risk that the volatile and competitive nature of the biotechnology industry may hamper SIGA's efforts to develop or market its products, (xii) the risk that changes in domestic or foreign economic
and market conditions may affect SIGA's ability to advance its research or may affect its products adversely, (xiii) the effect of federal, state, and foreign regulation, including drug regulation and international trade regulation, on SIGA's
businesses, (xiv) the risk of disruptions to SIGA's supply chain for the manufacture of TPOXX , causing delays in SIGA's research and development activities, causing delays or the re-allocation of funding in connection with SIGA's government
contracts, or diverting the attention of government staff overseeing SIGA's government contracts, (xv) risks associated with actions or uncertainties surrounding the debt ceiling, (xvi) the risk that the U.S. or foreign governments' responses
(including inaction) to national or global economic conditions or infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, are ineffective and may adversely affect SIGA's business, and (xvii) risks associated with responding to the current mpox outbreak, as well as
the risks and uncertainties included in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and SIGA's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SIGA urges investors and security
holders to read those documents free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. SIGA does not undertake any obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The information contained in this press release does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the Government and no official
endorsement should be inferred.
| Investors | Media | ||
| Laine Yonker, Edison Group lyonker@edisongroup.com | Holly Stevens, Berry & Company hstevens@berrypr.com |
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 150,145,844 | $ | 98,790,622 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 21,130,951 | 45,406,960 | ||||||
| Inventory | 64,218,337 | 39,273,090 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,496,028 | 2,315,672 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 238,991,160 | 185,786,344 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,331,708 | 1,848,314 | ||||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | 11,048,118 | 6,250,385 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 898,334 | 898,334 | ||||||
| Other assets | 2,083,535 | 252,546 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 254,352,855 | $ | 195,035,923 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,456,316 | $ | 3,355,268 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 10,181,810 | 6,304,061 | ||||||
| Deferred IV TPOXX revenue | 20,788,720 | 10,548,720 | ||||||
| Income tax payable | 21,690,899 | 1,309,672 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 54,117,745 | 21,517,721 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 3,376,203 | 3,358,160 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 57,493,948 | 24,875,881 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Common stock ($.0001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 71,091,616 and 72,675,190 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) | 7,109 | 7,268 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 235,795,420 | 233,957,767 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (38,943,622 | ) | (63,804,993 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 196,858,907 | 170,160,042 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 254,352,855 | $ | 195,035,923 |
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||
| Product sales and supportive services | $ | 130,668,209 | $ | 86,661,583 | $ | 126,802,536 | ||||||
| Research and development | 9,249,011 | 24,114,027 | 6,867,918 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | 139,917,220 | 110,775,610 | 133,670,454 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and supportive services | 17,825,090 | 10,432,561 | 16,601,880 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 22,043,023 | 35,117,241 | 18,033,581 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 16,427,942 | 22,525,642 | 9,942,194 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 56,296,055 | 68,075,444 | 44,577,655 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 83,621,165 | 42,700,166 | 89,092,799 | |||||||||
| Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability | - | 400,663 | 117,770 | |||||||||
| Other income, net | 4,155,508 | 1,031,903 | 101,172 | |||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 87,776,673 | 44,132,732 | 89,311,741 | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (19,707,847 | ) | (10,227,926 | ) | (19,860,975 | ) | ||||||
| Net and comprehensive income | $ | 68,068,826 | $ | 33,904,806 | $ | 69,450,766 | ||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.92 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: basic | 71,362,209 | 72,929,550 | 75,322,194 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: diluted | 71,679,270 | 73,546,501 | 76,402,716 |