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

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Aug 08, 2012
Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (ACOR, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Acorda Therapeutics Inc has a market cap of $899 million; its shares were traded at around $21.7 with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and P/S ratio of 3.1.

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We recorded cost of sales of $359,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $2.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011. Cost of sales for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 consisted of $270,000 in inventory costs primarily related to recognized revenues, $66,000 in royalty fees based on net product shipments, and $22,000 in period costs related to packaging, freight and stability testing. Cost of sales also includes $288,000, which represents the cost of Zanaflex Capsules authorized generic product sold for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012.

We recorded cost of sales of $23.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $19.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Cost of sales for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 consisted primarily of $19.7 million in inventory costs related to recognized revenues. The cost of Ampyra inventory is based on a percentage of net product sales of the product in the quarter shipped to Acorda by Alkermes or our alternative manufacturer. Cost of sales for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 also consisted of $3.1 million in royalty fees based on net sales, $294,000 in amortization of intangible assets, and $85,000 in period costs related to freight and stability testing.

General and administrative expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 were $30.3 million compared to $32.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of approximately $2.3 million, or 7%. This decrease was primarily related to a decrease in expenses related to the Zanaflex Capsule patent infringement litigation of $3.1 million, a gain on our put/call liability related to the PRF revenue interest agreement of $502,000 and a decrease in post-approval Ampyra technical work of $558,000. The overall decrease in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by an increase in staff, compensation and related expenses to support the overall growth of the organization of $2.7 million.

Net cash provided by (used in) operations was $15.4 million and $(9.4) million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cash provided by operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to net income of $12.4 million principally resulting from license and royalty revenues, a non-cash share-based compensation expense of $9.8 million, amortization of net premiums and discounts on investments of $2.7 million and depreciation and amortization of $2.0 million. Cash provided by operations was partially offset by a net decrease of $4.7 million due to changes in working capital items primarily due to the payment of prepaid items during the six-month period

Cash used in operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to a net decrease of $13.5 million due to changes in working capital items primarily due to the payment of 2010 accruals during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. It was also attributable to a decrease in the deferred license revenue of $4.5 million due to the amortization of the upfront collaboration payment received during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, an increase in inventory held by the Company of $3.8 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $1.1 million resulting from an increase in Ampyra gross sales and the 7.5% price increase for Ampyra effective in March 2011 and a net loss of $957,000. Cash used in operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was offset by a non-cash share-based compensation expense of $8.8 million, amortization of net premiums and discounts on short-term investments of $3.5 million and depreciation and amortization of $2.2 million.

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