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SIGA Reports Financial Results for Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Generated Product Sales of $24 Million and Pre-tax Operating Income of $11 Million
Corporate Update Conference Call Today at 4:30 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) (NASDAQ: SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical
company, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
"SIGA delivered strong results in the first quarter, with product revenues of $24 million and pre-tax operating income of $11 million, both up over
the comparable quarter in 2023," said Diem Nguyen, Chief Executive Officer. "First quarter financial performance is a testament to our focus on financial and operational excellence, the value of our TPOXX franchise, and the resilience of our team.
We remain committed to advancing our strategy and enhancing shareholder value as we look forward to progressing our clinical programs, negotiating the next contract with the U.S. Government, and promoting public health."
Summary Financial Results
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | Three Months Ended March 31 | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Product sales (1) | $ | 23.9 | $ | 5.7 | ||||
| Total revenues | $ | 25.4 | $ | 8.3 | ||||
| Operating income (loss) (2) | $ | 11.3 | $ | (2.1 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) before income taxes (2) | $ | 13.2 | $ | (1.2 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 10.3 | $ | (0.9 | ) | |||
| Diluted income (loss) per share | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.01 | ) |
Recent Developments:
Capital Management Activity:
On March 12, 2024, SIGA's Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.60 per share, which was paid on April 11, 2024.
Conference Call and Webcast
SIGA will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update today, Tuesday, May 7, 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:
27772151. The archived webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the Company's website.
ABOUT SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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 U.S. 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 and plans including securing new contracts and partnerships. The words or phrases "can be," "expects," "may
affect," "may depend," "believes," "estimate," "will", "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 or U.S. Department of Defense contracts are modified or canceled at the request or requirement of, or SIGA is not able to enter into a new contract to supply TPOXX to, 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, are ineffective and may adversely affect SIGA's business, and (xvii) risks associated with responding to an 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.
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SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 143,868,648 | $ | 150,145,844 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 18,127,180 | 21,130,951 | ||||||
| Inventory | 63,721,788 | 64,218,337 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,174,993 | 3,496,028 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 227,892,609 | 238,991,160 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,193,237 | 1,331,708 | ||||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | 11,011,668 | 11,048,118 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 898,334 | 898,334 | ||||||
| Other assets | 2,149,482 | 2,083,535 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 243,145,330 | $ | 254,352,855 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,523,350 | $ | 1,456,316 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 6,122,929 | 10,181,810 | ||||||
| Dividend payable | 42,673,509 | - | ||||||
| Deferred IV TPOXX revenue | 20,788,720 | 20,788,720 | ||||||
| Income tax payable | 2,703,690 | 21,690,899 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 74,812,198 | 54,117,745 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 3,342,927 | 3,376,203 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 78,155,125 | 57,493,948 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Common stock ($.0001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 71,122,516 and 71,091,616, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) | 7,112 | 7,109 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 236,766,447 | 235,795,420 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (71,783,354 | ) | (38,943,622 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 164,990,205 | 196,858,907 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 243,145,330 | $ | 254,352,855 |
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME/(LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
| Product sales and supportive services | $ | 23,878,677 | $ | 5,702,515 | ||||
| Research and development | 1,551,178 | 2,620,510 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 25,429,855 | 8,323,025 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of sales and supportive services | 3,225,314 | 1,150,187 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 7,875,773 | 4,235,108 | ||||||
| Research and development | 3,053,369 | 5,046,036 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 14,154,456 | 10,431,331 | ||||||
| Operating income/(loss) | 11,275,399 | (2,108,306 | ) | |||||
| Other income, net | 1,942,437 | 890,629 | ||||||
| Income/(loss) before income taxes | 13,217,836 | (1,217,677 | ) | |||||
| (Provision)/benefit for income taxes | (2,940,496 | ) | 299,422 | |||||
| Net and comprehensive income/(loss) | $ | 10,277,340 | $ | (918,255 | ) | |||
| Basic income/(loss) per share | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||
| Diluted income/(loss) per share | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: basic | 71,093,653 | 72,197,038 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: diluted | 71,562,996 | 72,197,038 |