Cell Therapeutics Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Oct 28, 2010
Cell Therapeutics Inc. (CTIC, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Cell Therapeutics Inc. has a market cap of $298.3 million; its shares were traded at around $0.377 with and P/S ratio of 3728.9. CTIC is in the portfolios of Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased to approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from approximately $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease is primarily due to the exchanges of $42.3 million principal balance of our 5.75%, 6.75% and 7.5% convertible senior notes and $14.8 million of our 4% convertible senior subordinated notes, or 4% Notes, in 2009. In addition, we fully repaid the $38.5 million outstanding principal balance of our 4% Notes in July 2010.

Restructuring charges and related gain on sale of assets, net. Restructuring charges of $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 primarily relate to activities associated with the closure of our Bresso, Italy operations, including approximately $2.6 million in employee termination benefits and approximately $1.4 million in contract termination and clean-up charges related to the Bresso facilities. These amounts were offset by a gain of $0.3 million on the sale of assets related to the Bresso operations. In addition, we incurred $0.1 million in restructuring charges related to employee separation costs associated with the termination of Zevalin-related employees in connection with the sale of our 50% interest in RIT Oncology to Spectrum.

Gain on sale of investment in joint venture. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a $10.2 million one-time gain on the sale of our 50% interest in RIT Oncology in March 2009. This amount was based on the difference between $16.5 million in gross proceeds and the approximately $4.6 million book value of our investment in RIT Oncology at the time of sale, net of approximately $1.6 million in transaction costs.

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased to approximately $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from approximately $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease is primarily due to the exchanges of $42.3 million principal balance of our 5.75%, 6.75% and 7.5% convertible senior notes and $14.8 million of our 4% Notes in 2009. In addition, we fully repaid the $38.5 million outstanding principal balance of our 4% Notes in July 2010.

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs decreased to approximately $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from approximately $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, conversions of our 9% and 10% convertible senior notes resulted in accelerated amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $4.4 million. In addition, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs decreased by $0.5 million due to accelerated amortization of debt discount and amortization costs on our 5.75% and 7.5% convertible senior notes and 4% Notes as a result of exchanges and conversions in 2009 reducing the remaining cost basis and discount amount to be amortized over the remaining term of the respective convertible notes.

Make-whole interest expense. Make-whole interest expense of $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is related to $5.4 million in payments made upon the conversion of $18.0 million of our 10% convertible senior notes and $0.9 million in payments made upon the conversion of $5.3 million of our 9% convertible senior notes.

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