Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. said on Tuesday that its board raised the company's quarterly cash dividend to 8 cents per share from the previous 6 cents.
The dividend is payable on April 29 to shareholders of record as of April 1.
The last time the Scottsdale, Ariz., company increased its dividend was in March 2010, when it was raised to 6 cents per share from the previous 4 cents.
Shares of Medicis slipped 4 cents to $30.03 in midday trading.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. reported fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.60 after the close Friday, down from $0.68 in the prior year period. The company expects to report first quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.45 to $0.50 and between $2.40 and $2.60 for the full year 2011.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. gapped open dramatically higher Monday and posted gains in early trade, before settling into a narrow range. The stock closed up by 6.27 at $32.09 on the highest volume of the year and broke out to a new high for the year.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 39 percent as its payments to its partners grew and it recorded a charge reflecting the drop in value of its LipoSonix business.
Medicis reported net income of $23.9 million, or 37 cents per share, from $38.9 million, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time items like $13.9 million in payments to its research and development partners -- up from $7.8 million a year earlier -- and the $9.8 million LipoSonix write-down, Medicis said it earned 60 cents per share.
Revenue rose 2 percent, to $182.1 million from $179 million.
Analysts expected a adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share and $185 million in revenue, according to FactSet.
The company said it plans to explore strategic alternatives for the LipoSonix business and may sell it. The LipoSonix system uses ultrasound to break up fat deposits in the stomach. It's on the market in Canada and Europe. Medicis said it hired Deutsche Bank to help it explore its options for LipoSonix.
Sales of the company's acne products Solodyn and Ziana fell 10 percent to $118.9 million. Medicis said revenue decreased because of greater return reserves for newly approved strengths of its drug Solodyn. It also decided to stop promoting its Plexion cleanser and cleaning cloths, and plans to discontinue its Triaz cleansers, pads and foaming cloths.
Non-acne product revenue grew 34 percent to $50.2 million on greater sales of its wrinkle remover Dysport and its wrinkle filler Restylane. Revenue from other non-dermatology products rose to $13 million from $10.1 million.
Medicis, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., said its profit grew 62 percent in 2010. The company earned $123.3 million, or $1.89 per share, compared with $76 million, or $1.21 per share, in 2009. Revenue grew 22 percent, to $700 million from $571.9 million.
In 2011, the company expects to earn $2.40 to $2.60 per share and see $730 million to $770 million in revenue. Analysts are forecasting a profit of $2.55 per share and $796.1 million in revenue on average.
Medicis expects a profit of 45 cents to 50 cents per share and $160 million to $170 million in revenue in the first quarter, 61 to 66 cents per share in profit and $185 million to $195 million in revenue in the second quarter, net income of 63 to 68 cents per share and revenue of $190 million to $200 million in the third quarter, and a profit of 71 to 76 cents per share and $195 million to $205 million in revenue in the fourth quarter.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (MRX) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-03-31.
Medicis is an independent pharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on the treatment of dermatological conditions. Medicis offers prescription over-the-counter and physician-dispensed dermatology products emphasizing the clinical effectiveness quality affordability and cosmetic elegance of its products. Medicis has achieved a leading position in branded products for the treatment of acne acne-related conditions psoriatic conditions and pruritic conditions while also offering the leading over-the-counter topical analgesic and fade cream product in the U.S. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. has a market cap of $893.4 million; its shares were traded at around $15.75 with a P/E ratio of 13.4 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. stocks is 1%.
On March 17, 2009, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a Final Rule (the “Rule”) implementing Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008. The Rule establishes a program under which DoD will seek Federal Ceiling Price-based refunds, or rebates, from drug manufacturers on TRICARE retail pharmacy utilization. Under the Rule, effective May 26, 2009, DoD seeks refunds, or rebates, on TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Program prescriptions filled from January 28, 2008 forward. The Rule also provides that an agreement from the manufacturer to honor the new pricing standards is required to include the manufacturer’s product(s) on the DoD uniform formulary and make that drug available through retail network pharmacies without prior authorization. Among other things, the Rule further provides that manufacturers may apply for compromise or waivers of amounts due. As a result of this Final Rule, our rebate liability as of March 31, 2009 for 2008 utilization is approximately $1.6 million, and the estimated rebate liability for the first quarter of 2009 is approximately $0.8 million. It is possible that, pursuant to the compromise or waiver process set forth in the Rule, DoD will agree to accept a lesser sum for the 2008 and first quarter of 2009 periods. As of March 31, 2009 we accrued $2.4 million for the 2008 and first quarter of 2009 liability, which was recognized as a reduction of net revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
On November 26, 2008, we entered into a License and Settlement Agreement and a Joint Development Agreement with IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. (“IMPAX”). In connection with the License and Settlement Agreement, we and IMPAX agreed to terminate all legal disputes between us relating to SOLODYN®. Additionally, under terms of the License and Settlement Agreement, IMPAX confirmed that our patents relating to SOLODYN® are valid and enforceable, and cover IMPAX’s activities relating to its generic product under ANDA #90-024. Under the terms of the License and Settlement Agreement, IMPAX has a license to market its generic versions of SOLODYN® 45mg, 90mg and 135mg under the SOLODYN® intellectual property rights belonging to us upon the occurrence of specific events. Upon launch of its generic formulations of SOLODYN®, IMPAX may be required to pay us a royalty, based on sales of those generic formulations by IMPAX under terms described in the License and Settlement Agreement. Under the Joint Development Agreement, we and IMPAX will collaborate on the development of five strategic dermatology product opportunities, including an advanced-form SOLODYN® product. Under terms of the agreement, we made an initial payment of $40.0 million upon execution of the agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we paid IMPAX $5.0 million upon the achievement of a clinical milestone, in accordance with terms of the agreement. In addition, we are required to pay up to $18.0 million upon successful completion of certain other clinical and commercial milestones. We will also make royalty payments based on sales of the advanced-form SOLODYN® product if and when it is commercialized by us upon approval by the FDA. We will share equally in the gross profit of the other four development products if and when they are commercialized by IMPAX upon approval by the FDA. The $40.0 million initial payment was recognized as a charge to research and development expense during the three months ended December 31, 2008, and the $5.0 million clinical milestone achievement payment was recognized as a charge to research and development expense during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
On December 11, 2007, we announced a strategic collaboration with Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (“Revance”), a privately-held, venture-backed development-stage company, whereby we made an equity investment in Revance and purchased an option to acquire Revance or to license exclusively in North America Revance’s novel topical botulinum toxin type A product currently under clinical development. The consideration to be paid to Revance upon our exercise of the option will be at an amount that will approximate the then fair value of Revance or the license of the product under development, as determined by an independent appraisal. The option period will extend through the end of Phase 2 testing in the United States. In consideration for our $20.0 million payment, we received preferred stock representing an approximate 13.7 percent ownership in Revance, or approximately 11.7 percent on a fully diluted basis, and the option to acquire Revance or to license the product under development. The $20.0 million is expected to be used by Revance primarily for the development of the product. Approximately $12.0 million of the $20.0 million payment represents the fair value of the investment in Revance at the time of the investment and was included in other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2007. The remaining $8.0 million, which is non-refundable and is expected to be utilized in the development of the new product, represents the residual value of the option to acquire Revance or to license the product under development and was recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended December 31, 2007.
During 2008, we reduced the carrying value of our investment in Revance and recorded a related charge to earnings of approximately $9.1 million as a result of a reduction in the estimated net realizable value of the investment using the hypothetical liquidation at book value approach as of December 31, 2008. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2009, we reduced the carrying value of our investment in Revance by approximately $2.9 million as a result of a reduction in the estimated net realizable value of the investment using the hypothetical liquidation at book value approach as of March 31, 2009. We recognized the $2.9 million as other expense in our condensed consolidated statement of
Net revenues associated with our acne and acne-related dermatological products decreased by $13.7 million, or 17.1%, during the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 primarily as a result of the decreased sales of SOLODYN® due to the impact of the one-day launch of Teva’s generic SOLODYN® product, which caused wholesalers to reduce ordering levels of SOLODYN® and caused us to increase our reserves for sales returns and consumer rebates. We expect net revenues of SOLODYN® to continue to be negatively affected during the remainder of 2009 as units of Teva’s generic SOLODYN® product that were sold prior to the consummation of a Settlement Agreement with us on March 18, 2009 are sold and prescribed through the distribution channel. Net revenues associated with our non-acne dermatological products decreased as a percentage of net revenues, and decreased in net dollars by $15.6 million, or 40.0%, during the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008. Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, we will recognize revenue on our aesthetics products, including RESTYLANE®, PERLANE® and DYSPORTTM, upon the shipment from our exclusive distributor to physicians. As a result, aesthetic product net revenues were negatively impacted during the first quarter of 2009 in anticipation of this change in revenue recognition. Net revenues associated with our non-dermatological products increased by $0.2 million, or 2.2%, and increased by 2.4 percentage points as a percentage of net revenues during the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses during the first quarter of 2009 from the first quarter of 2008 was attributable to approximately $2.4 million of decreased professional and consulting expenses and a net reduction of $1.4 million of other selling, general and administrative costs incurred during the first quarter of 2009, partially offset by $2.1 million of increased personnel costs, primarily related to an increase in the number of employees from 496 as of March 31, 2008 to 613 as of March 31, 2009 and the effect of the annual salary increase that occurred during February 2009. Professional and consulting expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2008 included costs related to the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The increase of selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues during the
