Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 01, 2011
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (MRX, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Medicis Pharmaceutical has a market cap of $1.95 billion; its shares were traded at around $32.09 with a P/E ratio of 13.6 and P/S ratio of 3.4. The dividend yield of Medicis Pharmaceutical stocks is 0.7%.Hedge Fund Gurus that owns MRX: Joel Greenblatt of Gotham Capital, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Louis Moore Bacon of Moore Capital Management, LP, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns MRX: Pioneer Investments, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates.

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We incurred total research and development costs for all of our sponsored and unreimbursed co-sponsored pharmaceutical projects for 2010, 2009 and 2008, of $58.3 million, $72.5 million and $100.4 million, respectively. Research and development costs for 2010 include $15.0 million, in aggregate, of up-front and milestone payments made to a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company and $3.9 million, in aggregate, of milestone payments to a Medicis partner. Research and development costs for 2009 include $12.0 million, in aggregate, of milestone payments made to Impax Laboratories, Inc. (Impax) related to our joint development agreement with Impax, $10.0 million paid to Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (Revance) related to a license agreement with Revance, $5.3 million paid to Glenmark Generics Ltd. and Glenmark Generics Inc., USA (collectively, Glenmark) related to a license and settlement agreement with Glenmark and $5.0 million paid to Perrigo Israel Pharmaceutical Ltd. and Perrigo Company (collectively, Perrigo) related to a joint development agreement with Perrigo. Research and development costs for 2008 include a $40.0 million payment to Impax related to our joint development agreement with Impax and a $25.0 million payment to Ipsen upon the FDAs May 2008 acceptance of the filing of Ipsens Biologics License Application (BLA) for DYSPORT®.

On September 10, 2010, we entered into a sublicense and development agreement with a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company to develop an agent for specific dermatological conditions in the Americas and Europe and a purchase option to acquire the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company. Under the terms of the agreements, we paid the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company $5.0 million in connection with the execution of the agreement, and will pay additional potential milestone payments totaling approximately $100.5 million upon successful completion of certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, a development milestone was achieved, and we made a $10.0 million payment to the privately-held U.S. biotechnology company pursuant to the development agreement. The initial $5.0 million payment and the $10.0 million milestone payment were recognized as research and development expense during the year ended December 31, 2010.

On November 26, 2008, we entered into a joint development agreement with Impax, which was amended on January 21, 2011, whereby we and Impax will collaborate on the development of five strategic dermatology product opportunities, including an advanced-form SOLODYN® product. Under the 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, September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009, we paid Impax $5.0 million, $5.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, upon the achievement of three separate clinical milestones, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In addition, we are required to pay up to $11.0 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 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

On April 8, 2009, we entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Perrigo whereby we will collaborate with Perrigo to develop a novel proprietary product for which we will have the sole right to commercialize. If and when a New Drug Application (NDA) for a novel proprietary product is submitted to the FDA, we and Perrigo shall enter into a commercial supply agreement pursuant to which, among other terms, for a period of three years following approval of the NDA, Perrigo would exclusively supply to us all of our novel proprietary product requirements in the U.S. We made an up-front $3.0 million payment to Perrigo upon execution of the agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, a development milestone was achieved, and we made a $2.0 million payment to Perrigo pursuant to the agreement. We will make additional payments to Perrigo of up to $3.0 million upon the achievement of other certain development and regulatory milestones. We will pay to Perrigo royalty payments on sales of the novel proprietary product. The $3.0 million up-front payment and the $2.0 million development milestone payment were recognized as research and development expense during the year ended December 31, 2009.

On March 17, 2006, we entered into a development and distribution agreement with Ipsen, whereby Ipsen granted us the rights to develop, distribute and commercialize Ipsens botulinum toxin type A product in the U.S., Canada and Japan for aesthetic use by healthcare professionals. During the development of the product, the proposed name of the product for aesthetic use was RELOXIN®. In May 2008, the FDA accepted the filing of Ipsens BLA for RELOXIN®, and in accordance with the agreement, we paid Ipsen $25.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2008. In December 2008, we paid Ipsen $1.5 million upon the achievement of an additional regulatory milestone. The $25.0 million payment was recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended June 30, 2008, and the $1.5 million payment was recognized as research and development expense during the three months ended December 31, 2008. On April 29, 2009, the FDA approved the BLA for Ipsens botulinum toxin type A product, DYSPORT®. The approval includes two separate indications, the treatment of cervical dystonia in adults to reduce the severity of abnormal head position and neck pain, and the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines in adults younger than 65 years of age. RELOXIN®, which was the proposed U.S. name for Ipsens botulinum toxin product for aesthetic use, is now marketed under the name of DYSPORT®. Ipsen markets DYSPORT® in the U.S. for the therapeutic indication (cervical dystonia), while we began marketing DYSPORT® in the U.S. in June 2009 for the aesthetic indication (glabellar lines). In accordance with the agreement, we paid Ipsen $75.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2009, as a result of the approval by the FDA. The $75.0 million payment was capitalized into intangible assets in our consolidated balance sheet. Ipsen will manufacture and provide the product to us for the term of the agreement, which extends to December 2036. Ipsen will receive a royalty based on sales and a supply price, as defined under the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, we are responsible for all remaining research and development costs associated with obtaining the products approval in Canada and Japan. We will be required to pay Ipsen an additional $2.0 million upon regulatory approval of the product in Japan.

On December 11, 2007, we entered into a strategic collaboration with Revance whereby we made an equity investment in Revance and purchased an option to acquire Revance or to license exclusively in North America Revances 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. Our option is exercisable after Revance completes an End of Phase 2 meeting as determined by the FDA. 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 was expected to be used by Revance primarily for the development of the new 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 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 year ended December 31, 2007.

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