ViroPharma Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Feb 28, 2012
ViroPharma Inc. (VPHM, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Viropharma has a market cap of $2.24 billion; its shares were traded at around $32.24 with a P/E ratio of 21.2 and P/S ratio of 5.1.

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The $222.1 million in operating income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 increased $10.4 million compared to the same period in 2010. The primary drivers of this increase are increased net sales of $105.4 million. Partly offsetting the increased sales are: (1) an increase of $18.7 million in cost of sales due to increased Cinryze volume; (2) an increase in research and development expense of $ 26.9 million due to: a $9.0 million upfront fee and an additional $3.0 million payment related to the achievement of a development milestone under our license arrangement with Halozyme; a $6.5 million upfront fee related to our license agreement with Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. (INS); and, (3) an increase of $32.1 million in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily related to our European expansion efforts and our Cinryze marketing programs. Additionally, we recorded the following in other operating expenses: (1) an impairment charge of approximately $8.5 million related to certain assets acquired from Auralis; (2) a charge of approximately $4.6 million related to the changes in the fair value of the Auralis contingent consideration liability; and, (3) a charge

During the year ended December 31, 2011, net sales of Vancocin increased 11.3% compared to 2010. The increase is primarily due to net realized price growth period over period. The net increase in Vancocin sales includes the negative impact on sales during 2011 of approximately $5.4 million in sales deductions related to the Medicare Part D coverage gap discount enacted under PPACA which did not impact net sales in 2010. Based upon data reported by IMS Health Incorporated, prescriptions during the year ended December 31, 2011 decreased from the same period in 2010 by 5.6%, which we believe is due to a decrease in the incidence of severe disease, improved aseptic technique and an increase in compounding, both in the hospital and long-term care marketplace. Our net sales of Cinryze during the year ended December 31, 2011 increased $74.4 million

The $211.7 million in operating income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 increased $179.6 million as compared to the same period in 2009. The primary drivers of this increase are increased net sales of $128.6 million, the $65.1 million goodwill impairment charge in the first quarter of 2009 for which no impairment occurred in 2010, and, a decrease in our research and development expense of $12.5 million primarily due to the wind-down of our CMV program. These were partly offset from increased cost of sales $21.1 million due to the increase in Cinryze sales volume and a $6.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, net sales of Vancocin increased 21.8% compared to 2009. The increase is primarily due to price increases during 2010, offset by lower sales volumes. Based upon data reported by IMS Health Incorporated, prescriptions during the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased from the same period in 2009 by 5.8%, which we believe is due to a decrease in the severity of the disease state, improved aseptic techniques and a suspected increase in compounding seen both in the hospital and long-term care marketplace. The units sold for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased by 1.4% compared to the same period in 2009. Our net sales of Cinryze during the year ended December 31, 2010 increased $79.5 million compared to the same period in 2009 due to an increase in the number of patients receiving Cinryze.

Cost of sales increased for the year ended December 31, 2010 by $21.1 million as compared to the same period in 2009 due to increased Cinryze volume, partially offset by the impact of the step-up on 2009 cost of sales related to the acquisition of Lev ($6.9 million). We utilized the entire inventory that was recorded at fair value as part of the Lev purchase during 2009. Additionally, included in the cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 are expenses of $1.5 million related to non-refundable start up costs paid to a new plasma supplier and a $2.8 million write-off of inventory, produced as part of our effort to receive FDA approval for a larger scale manufacturing line.

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