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Myriad Genetics Reports Fiscal Second-Quarter 2019 Financial Results

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN, “Myriad” or the “Company”), a global leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced financial results for its fiscal second-quarter 2019, provided an update on recent business highlights, maintained its fiscal year 2019 financial guidance and provided fiscal third-quarter 2019 financial guidance.         

“This quarter we saw a return to revenue growth for our hereditary cancer business, an acceleration in our prenatal testing and continued profitability improvements driven by the Elevate 2020 program,” said Mark C. Capone, president and CEO, Myriad Genetics. “Importantly, in the last month, we announced two pivotal events with the publication of the GeneSight GUIDED study and the launch of our expanded Women’s Health sales team, which have the potential to drive transformational growth and long-term shareholder value.”

Financial Highlights
The following table summarizes the financial results for the fiscal second-quarter 2019:

                 
Revenue              
     Fiscal Second-Quarter
   
           
($ in millions)  2019     2018    % Change
Molecular diagnostic testing revenue              
                 
  Hereditary Cancer $ 126.7     $ 122.2     4%
                     
  GeneSight®   24.0       31.7     (24%)
                       
  Prenatal   31.2           NM
                     
  Vectra®   11.8       11.1     6%
                       
  Prolaris®   6.1       4.2     45%
                       
  EndoPredict®   2.2       2.0     10%
                       
  Other   1.0       1.9     (47%)
                       
Total molecular diagnostic testing revenue   203.0       173.1     17%
                       
Pharmaceutical and clinical service revenue   13.8       14.8     (7%)
                       
Total Revenue $ 216.8     $ 187.9     15%
                   
Income Statement              
     Fiscal Second-Quarter
   
           
($ in millions)  2019     2018    % Change
Total Revenue $ 216.8     $ 187.9     15%
                 
Gross Profit   164.7       143.5     15%
  Gross Margin   76.0 %     76.4 %    
                 
Operating Expenses   158.6       137.2     16%
                 
Operating Income   6.1       6.3     (3%)
  Operating Margin   2.8 %     3.4 %    
                 
Adjusted Operating Income   37.4       37.0     1%
  Adjusted Operating Margin   17.3 %     19.7 %    
                 
Net Income   2.6       30.9     (92%)
                 
Diluted EPS   0.03       0.43     (93%)
                 
Adjusted EPS $ 0.38     $ 0.36     6%
                 

Business Highlights

Fiscal Year 2019 and Fiscal Third-Quarter 2019 Financial Guidance
Below is a table summarizing Myriad’s fiscal year 2019 and fiscal third-quarter 2019 financial guidance:

  Revenue   GAAP Diluted
Earnings Per Share
  Adjusted Earnings
Per Share
Fiscal Year 2019 $855-$865  million   $0.40-$0.45   $1.70-$1.75
Fiscal Third-Quarter 2019 $216-$218  million   $0.12-$0.14   $0.42-$0.44
           

Myriad’s fiscal year 2019 and third-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share guidance excludes the impact of stock based compensation expense, non-cash amortization associated with acquisitions and certain non-recurring expenses. These projections are forward-looking statements and are subject to the risks summarized in the safe harbor statement at the end of this press release.  The Company will provide further details on its business outlook during the conference call today and discuss the fiscal second-quarter financial results and fiscal year 2019 financial guidance.

Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call will be held today, Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss Myriad’s financial results for the fiscal second-quarter, business developments and financial guidance.  The dial-in number for domestic callers is 1-888-222-6159.  International callers may dial 1-303-223-4369.  All callers will be asked to reference reservation number 21914704.  An archived replay of the call will be available for seven days by dialing (800) 633-8284 and entering the reservation number above.  The conference call along with a slide presentation will also will be available through a live webcast at www.myriad.com.

About Myriad Genetics
Myriad Genetics Inc., is a leading personalized medicine company dedicated to being a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics.  Myriad discovers and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests that: determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across six major medical specialties where molecular diagnostics can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs.  Myriad is focused on five strategic imperatives:  building upon a solid hereditary cancer foundation, growing new product volume, expanding reimbursement coverage for new products, increasing RNA kit revenue internationally and improving profitability with Elevate 2020.  For more information on how Myriad is making a difference, please visit the Company’s website: www.myriad.com

Myriad, the Myriad logo, BART, BRACAnalysis, Colaris, Colaris AP, myPath, myRisk, Myriad myRisk, myRisk Hereditary Cancer, myChoice, myPlan, BRACAnalysis CDx, Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx, myChoice HRD, EndoPredict, Vectra, GeneSight, riskScore Prolaris, ForeSight and Prequel are trademarks or registered trademarks of Myriad Genetics, Inc. or its wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries. MYGN-F, MYGN-G.

                 
                 
MYRIAD GENETICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (Unaudited)              
(in millions, except per share amounts)                
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
      2018       2017       2018       2017  
Molecular diagnostic testing   $ 203.0     $ 173.1     $ 392.0     $ 340.5  
Pharmaceutical and clinical services     13.8       14.8       27.1       26.2  
Total revenue     216.8       187.9       419.1       366.7  
Costs and expenses:                                
Cost of molecular diagnostic testing     44.0       37.7       86.3       73.9  
Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services     8.1       6.7       15.5       13.5  
Research and development expense     22.4       16.8       43.5       34.6  
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration     1.0       13.0       1.4       (60.2 )
Selling, general, and administrative expense     135.2       107.4       265.1       214.6  
Total costs and expenses     210.7       181.6       411.8       276.4  
Operating income     6.1       6.3       7.3       90.3  
Other income (expense):                                
Interest income     0.9       0.4       1.6       0.8  
Interest expense     (3.4 )     (0.7 )     (5.6 )     (1.6 )
Other           (0.4 )     1.1       (0.7 )
Total other expense:     (2.5 )     (0.7 )     (2.9 )     (1.5 )
Income before income tax     3.6       5.6       4.4       88.8  
Income tax provision     1.0       (25.3 )     2.6       (20.8 )
Net income   $ 2.6     $ 30.9     $ 1.8     $ 109.6  
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest                 (0.1 )     (0.1 )
Net income attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders   $ 2.6     $ 30.9     $ 1.9     $ 109.7  
Earnings per share:                
Basic   $ 0.04     $ 0.45     $ 0.03     $ 1.59  
Diluted   $ 0.03     $ 0.43     $ 0.02     $ 1.54  
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic     74.2       69.3       73.6       68.9  
Diluted     76.5       71.9       76.9       71.2  
                 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in millions)        
    December 31,   June 30,
ASSETS     2018       2018  
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 90.6     $ 110.9  
Marketable investment securities     74.8       69.7  
Prepaid expenses     12.5       9.4  
Inventory     33.3       34.3  
Trade accounts receivable     116.6       99.5  
Prepaid taxes     3.1        
Other receivables     5.9       3.8  
Total current assets       336.8         327.6  
Property, plant and equipment, net       59.1         43.2  
Long-term marketable investment securities       29.9         30.7  
Intangibles, net       717.6         455.2  
Goodwill       413.2         318.6  
Total assets   $   1,556.6     $   1,175.3  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $   31.9     $   26.0  
Accrued liabilities       73.7         68.3  
Short-term contingent consideration       5.3         5.3  
Deferred revenue       2.4         2.6  
Total current liabilities       113.3         102.2  
Unrecognized tax benefits       24.9         24.9  
Other long-term liabilities       6.6         6.3  
Contingent consideration       10.4         9.2  
Long-term debt       273.3         9.3  
Long-term deferred taxes       64.0         57.3  
Total liabilities       492.5         209.2  
Commitments and contingencies                
Stockholders’ equity:                
Common stock, 73.2 and 70.6 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018 and
  June 30, 2018 respectively
      0.7         0.7  
Additional paid-in capital       1,045.6         915.4  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss       (5.0 )       (4.1 )
Retained earnings       22.9         54.1  
Total Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders’ equity       1,064.2         966.1  
Non-Controlling Interest       (0.1 )       —  
Total stockholders’ equity       1,064.1         966.1  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $   1,556.6     $   1,175.3  
                 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in millions)        
     
    Six months ended
    December 31,
      2018       2017  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net Income attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. stockholders   $ 1.9       109.7  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     36.3       26.3  
Non-cash interest expense     (1.2 )     0.1  
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets     (0.9 )     0.1  
Share-based compensation expense     15.2       13.3  
Deferred income taxes     2.3       (25.9 )
Unrecognized tax benefits     (2.3 )     8.2  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     (1.4 )     (60.2 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Prepaid expenses     0.8       2.9  
Trade accounts receivable     (0.9 )     (13.0 )
Other receivables     (1.9 )     1.4  
Inventory     6.1       4.1  
Prepaid taxes     (3.1 )     (8.4 )
Accounts payable     (0.3 )     3.0  
Accrued liabilities     (4.7 )     (5.8 )
Deferred revenue     (0.3 )     0.7  
Net cash provided by operating activities     45.6       56.5  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                
Capital expenditures     (4.1 )     (3.7 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     (278.5 )      
Purchases of marketable investment securities     (36.6 )     (61.3 )
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable investment securities     32.1       45.2  
Net cash used in investing activities     (287.1 )     (19.8 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Net proceeds from common stock issued under share-based compensation plans     4.5       6.3  
Net proceeds from revolving credit facility     340.0        
Repayment of revolving credit facility     (75.0 )     (56.0 )
Repurchase and retirement of common stock     (50.0 )      
Proceeds from non-controlling interest           0.3  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     219.5       (49.4 )
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents     1.7       (1.0 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (20.3 )     (13.7 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period     110.9       102.4  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period   $ 90.6     $ 88.7  
         

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the Company’s ability to become a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering diagnostics; the Company’s expectation that the publication of the GeneSight GUIDED study and the launch of the expanded Women’s Health sales team have the potential to drive transformational growth and long-term shareholder value; the Company’s belief that the study presented at SABCS demonstrates that EndoPredict can identify women who will benefit from extended endocrine therapy; the Company’s expectation that the study presented at SABCS is positioned to corroborate the ability of EndoPredict to predict chemotherapy benefit; the Company’s fiscal year 2019 and fiscal third-quarter 2019 financial guidance for revenue, GAAP diluted earnings per share, and adjusted earnings per share under the caption “Fiscal Year 2019 and Fiscal Third-Quarter 2019 Financial Guidance”; and the Company’s strategic imperatives under the caption “About Myriad Genetics.” These “forward-looking statements” are management’s present expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: the risk that sales and profit margins of the Company’s existing molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services may decline or will not continue to increase at historical rates; risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully transition from its existing product portfolio to its new tests; risks related to changes in the governmental or private insurers’ reimbursement levels for the Company’s tests or the Company’s ability to obtain reimbursement for its new tests at comparable levels to its existing tests; risks related to increased competition and the development of new competing tests and services; the risk that the Company may be unable to develop or achieve commercial success for additional molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services in a timely manner, or at all; the risk that the Company may not successfully develop new markets for its molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services, including the Company’s ability to successfully generate revenue outside the United States; the risk that licenses to the technology underlying the Company’s molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services tests and any future tests are terminated or cannot be maintained on satisfactory terms; risks related to delays or other problems with operating the Company’s laboratory testing facilities; risks related to public concern over the Company’s genetic testing in general or the Company’s tests in particular; risks related to regulatory requirements or enforcement in the United States and foreign countries and changes in the structure of the healthcare system or healthcare payment systems; risks related to the Company’s ability to obtain new corporate collaborations or licenses and acquire new technologies or businesses on satisfactory terms, if at all; risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully integrate and derive benefits from any technologies or businesses that it licenses or acquires; risks related to the Company’s projections about the potential market opportunity for the Company’s products; the risk that the Company or its licensors may be unable to protect or that third parties will infringe the proprietary technologies underlying the Company’s tests; the risk of patent-infringement claims or challenges to the validity of the Company’s patents; risks related to changes in intellectual property laws covering the Company’s molecular diagnostic tests and pharmaceutical and clinical services and patents or enforcement in the United States and foreign countries, such as the Supreme Court decision in the lawsuit brought against us by the Association for Molecular Pathology et al; risks of new, changing and competitive technologies and regulations in the United States and internationally; the risk that the Company may be unable to comply with financial operating covenants under the Company’s credit or lending agreements; the risk that the Company will be unable to pay, when due, amounts due under the Company’s credit or lending agreements; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Statement regarding use of non-GAAP financial measures
In this press release, the Company’s financial results and financial guidance are provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and using certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that presentation of operating results using non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis of the Company’s core operating results and comparison of operating results across reporting periods. Management also uses non-GAAP financial measures to establish budgets and to manage the Company’s business. A reconciliation of the GAAP financial results to non-GAAP financial results is included in the attached schedules.

Following is a description of the adjustments made to GAAP financial measures:

The Company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. Non-GAAP financial results are reported in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. 

               
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures               
for the Three and Six months ended December 31, 2018                
(Unaudited data in millions, except per share amount)                
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    Dec 31, 2018   Dec 31, 2017   Dec 31, 2018   Dec 31, 2017
Revenue   $ 216.8     $ 187.9     $ 419.1     $ 366.7  
GAAP Cost of molecular diagnostic testing     44.0       37.7       86.3       73.9  
GAAP Cost of pharmaceutical and clinical services      8.1       6.7       15.5       13.5  
Acquisition – Integration related costs     (0.1 )           (0.1 )      
Equity Compensation           (0.2 )     (0.2 )     (0.5 )
Elevate 2020 costs     (0.6 )           (3.6 )      
Non-GAAP COGS   $ 51.4     $ 44.2     $ 97.9     $ 86.9  
Non-GAAP Gross Margin     76 %     76 %     77 %     76 %
GAAP Research and Development   $ 22.4     $ 16.8     $ 43.5     $ 34.6  
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.2 )
Acquisition – Integration related costs     (0.6 )           (0.7 )      
Equity compensation     (1.3 )     (1.2 )     (2.5 )     (2.0 )
Elevate 2020 costs     (1.5 )     (0.1 )     (2.2 )     (0.2 )
Non-GAAP R&D   $ 18.9     $ 15.4     $ 38.0     $ 32.2  
GAAP Contingent Consideration   $ 1.0     $ 13.0     $ 1.4     $ (60.2 )
Potential future consideration related to acquisitions     (1.0 )     (13.0 )     (1.4 )     60.2  
Non-GAAP Contingent Consideration   $     $     $     $  
GAAP Selling, General and Administrative   $ 135.2     $ 107.4     $ 265.1     $ 214.6  
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets     (15.2 )           (28.5 )      
Acquisition – Integration related costs     (3.3 )     (9.1 )     (12.8 )     (18.2 )
Equity compensation     (6.2 )     (5.5 )     (12.5 )     (10.8 )
Elevate 2020 costs     (1.4 )     (1.5 )     (2.5 )     (2.7 )
Non-GAAP SG&A   $ 109.1     $ 91.3     $ 208.8     $ 182.9  
GAAP Operating Income   $ 6.1     $ 6.3     $ 7.3     $ 90.3  
Acquisition – Integration related costs     4.0       9.1       13.6       18.2  
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets     15.3       0.1       28.6       0.2  
Equity compensation     7.5       6.9       15.2       13.3  
Elevate 2020 costs     3.5       1.6       8.3       2.9  
Potential future consideration related to acquisitions     1.0       13.0       1.4       (60.2 )
Non-GAAP Operating Income   $ 37.4     $ 37.0     $ 74.4     $ 64.7  
Non-GAAP Operating Margin     17 %     20 %     18 %     18 %
GAAP Net Income Attributable to Myriad Genetics, Inc. Stockholders   $ 2.6     $ 30.9     $ 1.9     $ 109.7  
Acquisition – Integration related costs     4.0       9.1       13.6       18.2  
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets     15.3       0.1       28.6       0.2  
Equity compensation     7.5       6.9       15.2       13.3  
Elevate 2020 costs     3.5       1.6       8.3       2.9  
Potential future consideration related to acquisitions     1.0       13.0       1.4       (60.2 )
Tax reform impact           (32.6 )           (32.6 )
Deferred tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments     (0.1 )     (0.6 )     2.6       (0.3 )
Tax effect associated with non-GAAP adjustments     (4.6 )     (2.5 )     (9.7 )     (4.8 )
Non-GAAP Net Income   $ 29.2     $ 25.9     $ 61.9     $ 46.4  
GAAP Diluted EPS   $ 0.03     $ 0.43     $ 0.02     $ 1.54  
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS   $ 0.38     $ 0.36     $ 0.80     $ 0.65  
Diluted shares outstanding     76.5       71.9       76.9       71.2  
                 
                 
                 
Free Cash Flow Reconciliation                
(Unaudited data in millions)                
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    Dec 31, 2018   Dec 31, 2017   Dec 31, 2018   Dec 31, 2017
                 
GAAP cash flow from operations   $ 37.8     $ 33.0     $ 45.6     $ 56.5  
Capital expenditures     (2.8 )     (5.3 )     (4.1 )     (3.7 )
Free cash flow    $ 35.0     $ 27.7     $ 41.5     $ 52.8  
Elevate 2020 costs     3.4       1.6       8.1       2.8  
Acquisition – Integration related costs     0.3             8.4        
Tax effect associated with non-GAAP adjustments     (1.1 )     (0.6 )     (4.0 )     (1.1 )
Non-GAAP Free cash flow    $ 37.6     $ 28.7     $ 54.0     $ 54.5  
                 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP for Fiscal Year 2019
The Company’s future performance and financial results are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from guidance set forth below. Some of the factors that could affect the Company’s financial results are stated in the safe harbor statement of this press release. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results are included under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K.

   
  Fiscal Year 2019
Diluted net income per share  
GAAP diluted net income per share $0.40- $0.45
Stock Based Compensation Expense 0.30
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets 0.80
Adjustments to GAAP financial measures 0.20
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share  $1.70 – $1.75 
   
   
   Fiscal Third-Quarter 2019 
Diluted net income per share  
GAAP diluted net income per share $0.12 – $0.14
Stock Based Compensation Expense 0.08
Acquisition – amortization of intangible assets 0.20
Adjustments to GAAP financial measures
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share  $0.40 – $0.42 
   

Media Contact:
Ron Rogers
(801) 584-3065
rrogers@myriad.com 

Investor Contact:
Scott Gleason
(801) 584-1143
sgleason@myriad.com