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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM              TO           

Commission File No. 001-31298

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

State of Delaware

    

23-0787699

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

 

9000 State Road

Philadelphia, PA 19136

(215) 333-9000

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

    

Trading Symbol(s)

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

LCI

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer 

    

Accelerated filer 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company 

Emerging growth company 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12B-12 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  No 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each class of the registrant’s common stock, as of the latest practical date.

 

 

 

Class

    

Outstanding as of January 31, 2020

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

40,343,569

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

36

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

50

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

50

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

51

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

51

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

52

 

 

2

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 2019

    

June 30, 2019

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

119,176

 

$

140,249

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

158,498

 

 

164,752

Inventories

 

 

152,090

 

 

143,971

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

6,949

 

 

 —

Assets held for sale

 

 

3,757

 

 

9,671

Other current assets

 

 

8,709

 

 

13,606

Total current assets

 

 

449,179

 

 

472,249

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

183,631

 

 

186,670

Intangible assets, net

 

 

422,849

 

 

411,229

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

6,015

 

 

 —

Deferred tax assets

 

 

111,514

 

 

109,305

Other assets

 

 

7,896

 

 

7,960

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

1,181,084

 

$

1,187,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

30,883

 

$

13,493

Accrued expenses

 

 

10,750

 

 

5,805

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

 

 

12,238

 

 

19,924

Rebates payable

 

 

48,447

 

 

46,175

Royalties payable

 

 

20,298

 

 

16,215

Restructuring liability

 

 

515

 

 

2,315

Income taxes payable

 

 

 —

 

 

2,198

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,848

 

 

 —

Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

 

101,939

 

 

66,845

Other current liabilities

 

 

2,851

 

 

3,652

Total current liabilities

 

 

229,769

 

 

176,622

Long-term debt, net

 

 

606,073

 

 

662,203

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

5,358

 

 

 —

Other liabilities

 

 

14,712

 

 

14,547

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

855,912

 

 

853,372

Commitments (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 39,851,828 and 38,969,518 shares issued; 38,698,403 and 38,010,714 shares outstanding at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively)

 

 

40

 

 

39

Additional paid-in capital 

 

 

317,012

 

 

317,023

Retained earnings 

 

 

25,002

 

 

32,075

Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

 

 

(578)

 

 

(615)

Treasury stock (1,153,425 and 958,804 shares at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively)

 

 

(16,304)

 

 

(14,481)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

325,172

 

 

334,041

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

1,181,084

 

$

1,187,413

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

3

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

 

Net sales

 

$

136,110

 

$

193,718

 

$

263,452

 

$

348,772

 

Cost of sales

 

 

86,663

 

 

115,751

 

 

164,319

 

 

203,441

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

8,153

 

 

8,157

 

 

15,181

 

 

16,380

 

Gross profit

 

 

41,294

 

 

69,810

 

 

83,952

 

 

128,951

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

6,906

 

 

9,723

 

 

15,846

 

 

19,533

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

17,421

 

 

23,197

 

 

38,729

 

 

43,785

 

Restructuring expenses

 

 

192

 

 

213

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,235

 

Asset impairment charges

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,618

 

 

369,499

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

24,519

 

 

33,133

 

 

57,773

 

 

434,052

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

16,775

 

 

36,677

 

 

26,179

 

 

(305,101)

 

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,145)

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

430

 

 

556

 

 

1,159

 

 

935

 

Interest expense

 

 

(16,694)

 

 

(21,512)

 

 

(35,986)

 

 

(42,945)

 

Other

 

 

(735)

 

 

(712)

 

 

199

 

 

(1,008)

 

Total other loss

 

 

(16,999)

 

 

(21,668)

 

 

(36,773)

 

 

(43,018)

 

Income (loss) before income tax

 

 

(224)

 

 

15,009

 

 

(10,594)

 

 

(348,119)

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(5,308)

 

 

2,647

 

 

(3,521)

 

 

(72,953)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

5,084

 

$

12,362

 

$

(7,073)

 

$

(275,166)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.33

 

$

(0.18)

 

$

(7.30)

 

Diluted (1)

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.32

 

$

(0.18)

 

$

(7.30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

38,605,052

 

 

37,761,176

 

 

38,457,159

 

 

37,674,200

 

Diluted (1)

 

 

40,557,503

 

 

39,112,547

 

 

38,457,159

 

 

37,674,200

 


(1)

See Note 14 “Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share” for details on calculation.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

4

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

 

2019

    

2018

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

5,084

 

$

12,362

 

$

(7,073)

 

$

(275,166)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

 

83

 

 

 7

 

 

37

 

 

13

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

 

 

83

 

 

 7

 

 

37

 

 

13

 

Income tax related to items of other comprehensive income

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

83

 

 

 7

 

 

37

 

 

13

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

5,167

 

$

12,369

 

$

(7,036)

 

$

(275,153)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

5

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Three months ended December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Issued

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss

    

Stock

    

Equity

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

39,630

 

$

40

 

$

314,645

 

$

19,918

 

$

(661)

 

$

(15,838)

 

$

318,104

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

222

 

 

 —

 

 

360

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

360

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,007

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,007

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(466)

 

 

(466)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

83

 

 

 —

 

 

83

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,084

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,084

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

39,852

 

$

40

 

$

317,012

 

$

25,002

 

$

(578)

 

$

(16,304)

 

$

325,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Three months ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Issued

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss

    

Stock

    

Equity

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

38,665

 

$

39

 

$

310,135

 

$

16,654

 

$

(509)

 

$

(14,295)

 

$

312,024

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

102

 

 

 —

 

 

237

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

237

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,950

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,950

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(69)

 

 

(69)

Other comprehensive income net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 7

 

 

 —

 

 

 7

Net income

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,362

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,362

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

38,767

 

$

39

 

$

312,322

 

$

29,016

 

$

(502)

 

$

(14,364)

 

$

326,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Six months ended December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Issued

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss

    

Stock

    

Equity

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

38,970

 

$

39

 

$

317,023

 

$

32,075

 

$

(615)

 

$

(14,481)

 

$

334,041

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

882

 

 

 1

 

 

595

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

596

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6,466

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

6,466

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,823)

 

 

(1,823)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

37

 

 

 —

 

 

37

Purchase of capped call

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,072)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,072)

Net loss

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,073)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,073)

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

39,852

 

$

40

 

$

317,012

 

$

25,002

 

$

(578)

 

$

(16,304)

 

$

325,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Six months ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Issued

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss

    

Stock

    

Equity

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

38,257

 

$

38

 

$

306,817

 

$

306,464

 

$

(515)

 

$

(13,889)

 

$

598,915

Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation plans

 

510

 

 

 1

 

 

520

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

521

Share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,985

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

4,985

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(475)

 

 

(475)

Other comprehensive income net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

13

 

 

 —

 

 

13

ASC 606 adjustment, net of tax

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,282)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,282)

Net loss

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(275,166)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(275,166)

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

38,767

 

$

39

 

$

312,322

 

$

29,016

 

$

(502)

 

$

(14,364)

 

$

326,511

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

6

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 

 

    

2019

    

2018

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(7,073)

 

$

(275,166)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

26,878

 

 

28,622

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(2,209)

 

 

(77,950)

Share-based compensation

 

 

6,466

 

 

4,985

Asset impairment charges

 

 

1,618

 

 

369,499

Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets

 

 

(1,195)

 

 

644

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

2,145

 

 

 —

Amortization of debt discount and other debt issuance costs

 

 

7,571

 

 

8,934

Other noncash expenses

 

 

829

 

 

(510)

Changes in assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

6,254

 

 

(25,887)

Inventories

 

 

(8,119)

 

 

2,156

Prepaid income taxes/income taxes payable

 

 

(8,982)

 

 

17,516

Other assets

 

 

5,801

 

 

(678)

Rebates payable

 

 

2,272

 

 

(5,016)

Royalties payable

 

 

4,083

 

 

3,660

Restructuring liability

 

 

(1,800)

 

 

(1,013)

Operating lease liability

 

 

(716)

 

 

 —

Accounts payable

 

 

17,390

 

 

3,701

Accrued expenses

 

 

4,988

 

 

(4)

Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses

 

 

(7,686)

 

 

8,501

Settlement liability

 

 

 —

 

 

8,000

Deferred revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

23,998

Other liabilities

 

 

(801)

 

 

 —

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

47,714

 

 

93,992

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(8,796)

 

 

(12,030)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

6,288

 

 

14,091

Proceeds from sale of outstanding loan to Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”)

 

 

 —

 

 

5,600

Advance to VIE

 

 

(250)

 

 

 —

Purchases of intangible assets

 

 

(27,250)

 

 

(2,000)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(30,008)

 

 

5,661

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

86,250

 

 

 —

Purchase of capped call

 

 

(7,072)

 

 

 —

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(113,278)

 

 

(33,422)

Proceeds from issuance of stock

 

 

596

 

 

521

Payment of deferred financing fees

 

 

(3,489)

 

 

(1,102)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(1,823)

 

 

(475)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(38,816)

 

 

(34,478)

Effect on cash and cash equivalents of changes in foreign exchange rates

 

 

37

 

 

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NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(21,073)

 

 

65,188

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

140,249

 

 

98,586

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

119,176

 

$

163,774

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

27,762

 

$

34,190

Income taxes paid (refunded)

 

$

7,670

 

$

(11,993)

Accrued purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

$

2,304

 

$

2,416

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1.  Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for the presentation of interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, the unaudited financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements include all the normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  Operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.  These unaudited financial statements should be read in combination with the other Notes in this section; “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing in Item 2; and the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.  The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 was derived from audited financial statements.

 

Note 2.  The Business And Nature of Operations

Lannett Company, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Lannett”) primarily develop, manufacture, package, market and distribute solid oral and extended release (tablets and capsules), topical, nasal and oral solution finished dosage forms of drugs that address a wide range of therapeutic areas.  Certain of these products are manufactured by others and distributed by the Company.

The Company operates pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Carmel, New York and Seymour, Indiana.  The Company’s customers include generic pharmaceutical distributors, drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, private label distributors, mail-order pharmacies, other pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, hospital buying groups, governmental entities and health maintenance organizations.

 

Note 3.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Principles of consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lannett Company, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Business Combinations

Acquired businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective estimated fair values.  The fair values and useful lives assigned to each class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on, among other factors, the expected future period of benefit of the asset, the various characteristics of the asset and projected future cash flows.  Significant judgment is employed in determining the assumptions utilized as of the acquisition date and for each subsequent measurement period.  Accordingly, changes in assumptions described above could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations.

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Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year financial statement presentation.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates and assumptions are required in the determination of revenue recognition and sales deductions for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments including a provision for the Company’s liability under the Medicare Part D program.  Additionally, significant estimates and assumptions are required when determining the fair value of long-lived assets, including intangible assets, income taxes, contingencies and share-based compensation.

Because of the inherent subjectivity and complexity involved in these estimates and assumptions, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign currency translation

The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S. Dollars, the reporting currency of the Company.  The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiary are maintained in local currency and translated into U.S. dollars at the end of each reporting period.  Assets and liabilities are translated at period-end exchange rates, while revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the period.  The adjustments resulting from the use of differing exchange rates are recorded as part of stockholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under Other income (loss). Amounts recorded due to foreign currency fluctuations are immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities less than or equal to three months at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of bank deposits and certificates of deposit that are readily convertible into cash.  The Company maintains its cash deposits and cash equivalents at well-known, stable financial institutions.  Such amounts frequently exceed insured limits.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses.  The Company determines its allowance for doubtful accounts by considering a number of factors, including the length of time balances are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligations to the Company and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole.  The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value by the first-in, first-out method.  Inventories are regularly reviewed and write-downs for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based primarily on current inventory levels, expiration date and estimated sales forecasts.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives. Repairs and maintenance costs that do not extend the useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred.

Intangible Assets

Definite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization.  Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is computed on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives which commences upon shipment of the product, generally for periods ranging from 10 to 15 years.  The Company continually evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but instead are tested at least annually for impairment. Costs to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset are expensed as incurred.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, including Intangible Assets

The Company’s long-lived assets primarily consist of property, plant and equipment and definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (“triggering events”) indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  If a triggering event is determined to have occurred, the asset’s carrying value is compared to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows of the asset, then impairment exists.  Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if events or triggering events indicate that the asset might be impaired.

An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value, which in most cases is calculated using a discounted cash flow model.  Discounted cash flow models are highly reliant on various assumptions which are considered Level 3 inputs, including estimates of future cash flows (including long-term growth rates), discount rates and the probability of achieving the estimated cash flows.

In-Process Research and Development

Amounts allocated to in-process research and development in connection with a business combination are recorded at fair value and are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets subject to impairment testing in accordance with the Company’s impairment testing policy for indefinite-lived intangible assets.  As products in development are approved for sale, amounts will be allocated to product rights and will be amortized over their estimated useful lives.  Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the expected lives of the related assets. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value of in-process research and development, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operations.  The Company’s fair value assessments are highly reliant on various assumptions which are considered Level 3 inputs, including estimates of future cash flows (including long-term growth rates), discount rates and the probability of achieving the estimated cash flows.

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Segment Information

The Company operates in one reportable segment, generic pharmaceuticals.  As such, the Company aggregates its financial information for all products.  The table below identifies the Company’s net sales by medical indication for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.  The medical indication categories for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 were reclassified to better align with industry standards and the Company’s peers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

Medical Indication

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

 

Analgesic

 

$

2,111

 

$

2,547

 

$

3,995

 

$

4,376

 

Anti-Psychosis

 

 

22,697

 

 

14,036

 

 

50,730

 

 

24,925

 

Cardiovascular

 

 

23,972

 

 

25,680

 

 

45,579

 

 

47,450

 

Central Nervous System

 

 

19,331

 

 

7,373

 

 

38,588

 

 

21,659

 

Endocrinology

 

 

 —

 

 

88,477

 

 

 —

 

 

142,355

 

Gastrointestinal

 

 

18,313

 

 

12,943

 

 

35,275

 

 

30,537

 

Infectious Disease

 

 

18,078

 

 

4,616

 

 

29,973

 

 

9,096

 

Migraine

 

 

10,878

 

 

12,551

 

 

20,021

 

 

22,288

 

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,388

 

 

5,781

 

 

6,972

 

Urinary

 

 

1,233

 

 

1,596

 

 

1,668

 

 

3,137

 

Other

 

 

9,934

 

 

12,606

 

 

19,796

 

 

23,411

 

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

 

6,488

 

 

7,905

 

 

12,046

 

 

12,566

 

Total net sales

 

$

136,110

 

$

193,718

 

$

263,452

 

$

348,772

 

 

Customer, Supplier and Product Concentration

The following table presents the percentage of total net sales, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, for one of the Company’s products, defined as products containing the same active ingredient or combination of ingredients, which accounted for at least 10% of net sales in any of those periods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

    

2019

    

2018

    

 

Product 1

 

15

%

 7

%

 

18

%

 7

%

 

Product 2

 

10

%

 —

%

 

 9

%

 —

%

 

Product 3

 

 —

%

46

%

 

 —

%

41

%

 

 

The following table presents the percentage of total net sales, for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, for certain of the Company’s customers which accounted for at least 10% of net sales in any of those periods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

    

December 31, 

    

    

December 31, 

    

    

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

    

2019

    

2018

    

 

Customer A

 

26

%

14

%

 

26

%

16

%

 

Customer B

 

21

%

18

%

 

23

%

23

%

 

Customer C

 

 8

%

13

%

 

10

%

11

%

 

Customer D

 

 —

%

14

%

 

 —

%

 8

%

 

 

The Company’s primary finished goods inventory supplier through March 23, 2019 was Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“JSP”), in Bohemia, New York.  Purchases of finished goods inventory from JSP accounted for approximately 34% and 33% of the Company’s inventory purchases during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, respectively. There were no purchases of finished goods inventory from JSP in the first six months of Fiscal 2020.

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Revenue Recognition

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which superseded ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.  Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligations by transferring a promised good or service to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration the Company is expected to be entitled.  Our revenue consists almost entirely of sales of our pharmaceutical products to customers, whereby we ship product to a customer pursuant to a purchase order.  Revenue contracts such as these do not generally give rise to contract assets or contract liabilities because: (i) the underlying contracts generally have only a single performance obligation and (ii) we do not generally receive consideration until the performance obligation is fully satisfied.  The new revenue standard impacts the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition by requiring recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements to change from “upon shipment or delivery” to “over time”.  However, the recognition of these arrangements over time does not currently have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position. The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method.

When revenue is recognized, a simultaneous adjustment to gross sales is made for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns, promotional adjustments and other potential adjustments.  These provisions are primarily estimated based on historical experience, future expectations, contractual arrangements with wholesalers and indirect customers and other factors known to management at the time of accrual.  Accruals for provisions are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a reduction to gross sales with the corresponding reserve presented as a reduction of accounts receivable or included as rebates payable, depending on the nature of the reserve.

Provisions for chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments require varying degrees of subjectivity.  While rebates generally are based on contractual terms and require minimal estimation, chargebacks and returns require management to make more subjective assumptions.  Each major category is discussed in detail below:

Chargebacks

The provision for chargebacks is the most significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors, generic distributors, retail pharmacy chains and mail-order pharmacies. The Company also sells its products indirectly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals, nursing homes and group purchasing organizations, collectively referred to as “indirect customers.” The Company enters into agreements with its indirect customers to establish pricing for certain products. The indirect customers then independently select a wholesaler from which to purchase the products. If the price paid by the indirect customers is lower than the price paid by the wholesaler, the Company will provide a credit, called a chargeback, to the wholesaler for the difference between the contractual price with the indirect customers and the wholesaler purchase price. The provision for chargebacks is based on expected sell-through levels by the Company’s wholesale customers to the indirect customers and estimated wholesaler inventory levels. As sales to the large wholesale customers, such as Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson increase (decrease), the reserve for chargebacks will also generally increase (decrease). However, the size of the increase (decrease) depends on product mix and the amount of sales made to indirect customers with which the Company has specific chargeback agreements. The Company continually monitors the reserve for chargebacks and makes adjustments when management believes that expected chargebacks may differ from the actual chargeback reserve.

Rebates

Rebates are offered to the Company’s key chain drug store, distributor and wholesaler customers to promote customer loyalty and increase product sales. These rebate programs provide customers with credits upon attainment of pre-established volumes or attainment of net sales milestones for a specified period. Other promotional programs are incentive programs offered to the customers. Additionally, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) enacted in the U.S. in March 2010, the Company participates in a new cost-sharing program for certain Medicare Part D beneficiaries designed primarily for the sale of brand drugs and certain generic drugs if their FDA approval was granted under a New Drug Application (“NDA”) or 505(b) NDA versus an abbreviated new drug application ("ANDA’). Drugs purchased within the Medicare Part D coverage gap (commonly referred to

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as the “donut hole”) result in additional rebates. The Company estimates the reserve for rebates and other promotional credit programs based on the specific terms in each agreement when revenue is recognized. The reserve for rebates increases (decreases) as sales to certain wholesale and retail customers increase (decrease). However, since these rebate programs are not identical for all customers, the size of the reserve will depend on the mix of sales to customers that are eligible to receive rebates.

Returns

Consistent with industry practice, the Company has a product returns policy that allows customers to return product within a specified time period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date in exchange for a credit to be applied to future purchases. The Company’s policy requires that the customer obtain pre-approval from the Company for any qualifying return. The Company estimates its provision for returns based on historical experience, changes to business practices, credit terms and any extenuating circumstances known to management. While historical experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, future returns may or may not follow historical trends. The Company continually monitors the reserve for returns and makes adjustments when management believes that actual product returns may differ from the established reserve. Generally, the reserve for returns increases as net sales increase.

Other Adjustments

Other adjustments consist primarily of “price adjustments”, also known as “shelf-stock adjustments” and “price protections,” which are both credits issued to reflect increases or decreases in the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products.  In the case of a price decrease, a credit is given for product remaining in customer’s inventories at the time of the price reduction.  Contractual price protection results in a similar credit when the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products increase, effectively allowing customers to purchase products at previous prices for a specified period of time.  Amounts recorded for estimated shelf-stock adjustments and price protections are based upon specified terms with direct customers, estimated changes in market prices and estimates of inventory held by customers.  The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and evaluates the reserve as additional information becomes available.  Other adjustments also include prompt payment discounts and “failure-to-supply” adjustments.  If the Company is unable to fulfill certain customer orders, the customer can purchase products from our competitors at their prices and charge the Company for any difference in our contractually agreed upon prices.

Leases

On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842, Leases, which superseded ASC Topic 840, Leases.  Refer to the “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” section of this footnote for further discussion on the impact of the adoption.  Under ASC 842, when the Company enters into a new arrangement, it must determine, at the inception date, whether the arrangement is or contains a lease.  This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys to the Company the right to control the use of an explicitly or implicitly identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.  Control of an underlying asset is conveyed to the Company if the Company obtains the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from using the underlying asset.  Once a lease has been identified, the Company must determine the lease term, the present value of lease payments and the classification of the lease as either operating or financing.

The lease term is determined to be the non-cancelable period including any lessee renewal options which are considered to be reasonably certain of exercise.  Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants

The present value of lease payments includes fixed and certain variable payments, less lease incentives, together with amounts probable of being owed by the Company under residual value guarantees and, if reasonably certain of being paid, the cost of certain renewal options and early termination penalties set forth in the lease arrangement.  To calculate the present value of lease payments, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date, as the rate implicit in the lease is generally not readily available.

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In making the determination of whether a lease is an operating lease or a finance lease, the Company considers the lease term in relation to the economic life of the leased asset, the present value of lease payments in relation to the fair value of the leased asset and certain other factors.

Upon the commencement of the lease, the Company will record a lease liability and right-of-use (“ROU”) asset based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date.  The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred.

For operating leases, a single lease cost is generally recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term unless an impairment has been recorded with respect to a leased asset.  For finance leases, amortization expense and interest expense are recognized separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, with amortization expense generally recorded on a straight-line basis and interest expense recorded using the effective interest method.  Variable lease costs not initially included in the lease liability and ROU asset impairment charges are expensed as incurred.

Cost of Sales, including Amortization of Intangibles

Cost of sales includes all costs related to bringing products to their final selling destination, which includes direct and indirect costs, such as direct material, labor and overhead expenses.  Additionally, cost of sales includes product royalties, depreciation, amortization and costs to renew or extend recognized intangible assets, freight charges and other shipping and handling expenses.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred, including all production costs until a drug candidate is approved by the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). Research and development expenses include costs associated with internal projects as well as costs associated with third-party research and development contracts.

Contingencies

Loss contingencies, including litigation-related contingencies, are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations when the Company concludes that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable.  Legal fees for litigation-related matters are expensed as incurred and included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations under the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item.

Restructuring Costs

The Company records charges associated with approved restructuring plans to remove duplicative headcount and infrastructure associated with business acquisitions or to simplify business processes.  Restructuring charges can include severance costs to eliminate a specified number of employees, infrastructure charges to vacate facilities and consolidate operations and contract cancellation costs. The Company records restructuring charges based on estimated employee terminations, site closure and consolidation plans. The Company accrues severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that a liability exists and the amount is reasonably estimable.

Share-based Compensation

Share-based compensation costs are recognized over the vesting period, using a straight-line method, based on the fair value of the instrument on the date of grant less an estimate for expected forfeitures.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the fair value of stock options, the stock price on the grant date to value restricted stock and the Monte-Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of performance-based shares.  The Black-Scholes valuation and Monte-Carlo simulation models include various assumptions, including the expected volatility, the expected life of the award, dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate as well as performance assumptions of peer companies.  These assumptions involve inherent uncertainties based on market conditions which are generally outside

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the Company’s control.  Changes in these assumptions could have a material impact on share-based compensation costs recognized in the consolidated financial statements.

Self-Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain employee medical and prescription benefits. The Company also maintains stop loss coverage with third party insurers to limit its total liability exposure. The liability for self-insured risks is primarily calculated using independent third-party actuarial valuations which take into account actual claims, claims growth and claims incurred but not yet reported. Actual experience, including claim frequency and severity as well as health-care inflation, could result in different liabilities than the amounts currently recorded. The liability for self-insured risks under this plan as of December 31, 2019 and June 30,2019 was not material to the consolidated financial position of the Company.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes as prescribed by ASC 740, Income Taxes.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted to recognize the effects of changes in tax laws or enacted tax rates in the period during which they are signed into law.  The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are the Company’s forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets.  Under ASC 740, Income Taxes, a valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized through generating sufficient future taxable income.  Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in applicable tax jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in the Company’s effective tax rate on future earnings.

The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  The authoritative accounting standards also provide guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act legislation (“2017 Tax Reform”) into law, which included a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses, including corporate tax rates, business deductions and international tax provisions.  Many of these provisions significantly differ from the then-current U.S. tax law, resulting in pervasive financial reporting implications.  As a result of the new law, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of 2017 Tax Reform.  SAB 118 requires registrants to report the tax effects of 2017 Tax Reform, inclusive of provisional amounts for which the accounting is incomplete but a reasonable estimate can be determined. In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company finalized the provisional amounts without any further adjustments.

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

A dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is required on the face of the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations as well as a reconciliation of the computation of basic earnings (loss) per common share to diluted earnings (loss) per common share. Basic earnings (loss) per common share excludes the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Beginning in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company's diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed using the "if-converted" method by dividing the adjusted "if-converted" net income by the adjusted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  The adjusted "if-

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converted" net income is adjusted for interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs, both net of tax, associated with the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.  The weighted average number of diluted shares is adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of the exercise of stock options, treats unvested restricted stock and performance-based shares as if it were vested, and assumes the conversion of the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes.  Anti-dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation.  Dilutive shares are also excluded in the calculation in periods of net loss because the effect of including such securities would be anti-dilutive.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Company’s stockholders.  Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to gains and losses that are included in comprehensive income (loss), but excluded from income (loss) for all amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is meant to reduce complexity in the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions within ASC 740, and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted for periods for which financial statements have not been issued as of December 15, 2019. The Company has elected to early adopt this guidance in the second quarter of Fiscal 2020. As a result of the adoption, the Company is no longer subject to the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. Thus, the income tax benefit recorded in the six months ended December 31, 2019 was not limited to the expected tax benefit associated with the anticipated full year results, which would have otherwise been the case.  The income tax benefit recorded in each of the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 would have been reduced by $1.8 million had the Company elected not to early adopt this pronouncement.  There is no impact on the Company’s first quarter of Fiscal 2020 income taxes recorded. The Company does not believe that the remaining amendments in ASU 2019-12 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases.  ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize ROU assets and liabilities on its balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.  Lessees and lessors are required to disclose quantitative and qualitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a modified retrospective application, with early adoption permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 as of July 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis applying the guidance to leases existing as of this effective date. The Company has determined that there was no cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company will continue to report periods prior to July 1, 2019 in our financial statements under prior guidance as outlined in Topic 840. Refer to Note 12 "Commitments" for additional information.

 

The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in an increase in the Company’s assets and liabilities of $7.9 million at July 1, 2019. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 did not have any impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, or its consolidated statements of cash flows. Further, there was no impact on the Company’s covenant compliance under its current debt agreements as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02. The Company elected the package of practical expedients included in this guidance, which allowed it to not reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and, (iii) the initial direct costs for existing leases. The Company does not recognize short-term leases of 12 months or less on its consolidated balance sheets and will recognize those lease payments in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Not Yet Adopted 

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model used to measure credit losses for most financial assets.  We will be required to use a new forward-looking expected credit loss model that will replace the existing incurred credit loss model for our accounts receivables and loans.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,  including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 4.  Restructuring Charges

Cody Restructuring Program

On June 29, 2018, the Company announced a restructuring plan with respect to Cody Labs (the “Cody Restructuring Plan”).  The plan focused on a more select set of opportunities which resulted in streamlined operations, improved efficiencies and a reduced cost structure.  The Company incurred approximately $2.5 million of severance and employee-related costs under this plan. The restructuring activities under the Cody Restructuring Program were completed as of June  30, 2019.

The credits associated with the Cody Restructuring Plan included in restructuring credits during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

    

December 31, 2018

    

December 31, 2018

 

Employee separation costs (credits)

 

$

(640)

 

$

(496)

 

Facility closure costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

(640)

 

$

(496)

 

 

A reconciliation of the changes in restructuring liabilities associated with the Cody Restructuring Plan from June 30, 2019 through December 31, 2019 is set forth in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Employee

    

Facility Closure

    

 

(In thousands)

    

Separation Costs

    

Costs

    

Total

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

108

 

$

 —

 

$

108

Restructuring Charges

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Payments

 

 

(108)

 

 

 —

 

 

(108)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

Cody API Restructuring Plan

In September 2018, the Company approved a plan to sell the active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing distribution business of Cody Labs (the “Cody API business”).  The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intends to sell the equipment and real estate utilized by the Cody API business and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  In June 2019, the Company approved the Cody API Restructuring Plan.  In connection with the Cody API Restructuring Plan, there has been a reduction of almost 70 positions at Cody Labs.  The restructuring activities under the Cody API Restructuring Plan are substantially complete as of December 31, 2019.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million. In the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company signed a two-year agreement to lease a portion of the real estate.

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The costs to implement the Cody API Restructuring Plan total approximately $6.0 million, including approximately $3.5 million of severance and employee-related costs and approximately $2.0 million of contract termination costs, as well as approximately $0.5 million of costs to be incurred in connection with moving equipment and other property to other Company-owned facilities that were originally anticipated to be incurred in connection with the Cody Restructuring Plan announced in June 2018.

The expenses associated with the Cody API Restructuring Plan included in restructuring expenses during the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

(In thousands)

 

2019

 

2019

 

Employee separation costs

 

$

192

 

$

1,084

 

Facility closure costs

 

 

 —

 

 

496

 

Total

 

$

192

 

$

1,580

 

 

A reconciliation of the changes in restructuring liabilities associated with the Cody API Restructuring Plan from June 30, 2019 through December 31, 2019 is set forth in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee

 

Contract

 

Facility

 

 

 

 

 

Separation

 

Termination

 

Closure

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Costs

    

Costs

    

Costs

    

Total

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

2,207

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,207

Restructuring Charges

 

 

1,084

 

 

 —

 

 

496

 

 

1,580

Payments

 

 

(2,776)

 

 

 —

 

 

(496)

 

 

(3,272)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

515

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

515

 

2016 Restructuring Program

On February 1, 2016, in connection with the acquisition of Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc.("KUPI "), the Company announced a plan related to the future integration of KUPI and the Company’s operations (the “2016 Restructuring Program”). The plan focused on the closure of KUPI’s corporate functions and the consolidation of manufacturing, sales, research and development and distribution functions. The restructuring activities under the 2016 Restructuring Program were completed as of March 31, 2019. The Company incurred an aggregate of approximately $21.0 million in restructuring charges for actions that have been announced or communicated since the 2016 Restructuring Program began.  Of this amount, approximately $11.0 million related to employee separation costs, approximately $1.0 million relates to contract termination costs and approximately $9.0 million related to facility closure costs and other actions.

The expenses associated with the restructuring program included in restructuring expenses during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2018

Employee separation costs

 

$

293

 

$

707

Facility closure costs

 

 

560

 

 

1,024

Total

 

$

853

 

$

1,731

 

 

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Note 5.  Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following components at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

    

June 30, 

(In thousands)

    

2019

    

2019

Gross accounts receivable

 

$

337,076

 

$

361,323

Less: Chargebacks reserve

 

 

(69,797)

 

 

(89,567)

Less: Rebates reserve

 

 

(26,929)

 

 

(32,099)

Less: Returns reserve

 

 

(54,651)

 

 

(55,554)

Less: Other deductions

 

 

(26,102)

 

 

(18,128)

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(1,099)

 

 

(1,223)

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

158,498

 

$

164,752

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns and other deductions of $199.6 million, $58.3 million, $6.5 million and $28.7 million, respectively.  For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns and other deductions of $334.6 million, $78.8 million, $11.3 million and $20.7 million, respectively.

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns, and other deductions of $407.5 million, $116.8 million, $10.2 million, and $41.4 million, respectively.  For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a provision for chargebacks, rebates (including rebates presented as rebates payable), returns, and other deductions of $612.6 million, $143.6 million, $18.7 million, and $34.6 million, respectively.

The following table identifies the activity and ending balances of each major category of revenue-related reserve for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Chargebacks

    

Rebates

    

Returns

    

Other

    

Total

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

$

89,567

 

$

78,274

 

$

55,554

 

$

18,128

 

$

241,523

Current period provision

 

 

407,523

 

 

116,803

 

 

10,217

 

 

41,424

 

 

575,967

Credits issued during the period

 

 

(427,293)

 

 

(119,701)

 

 

(11,120)

 

 

(33,450)

 

 

(591,564)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

69,797

 

$

75,376

 

$

54,651

 

$

26,102

 

$

225,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Chargebacks

    

Rebates

    

Returns

    

Other

    

Total

Balance at June 30, 2018

 

$

153,034

 

$

82,502

 

$

43,059

 

$

20,021

 

$

298,616

Adjustment related to adoption of ASC 606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,536

 

 

3,536

Current period provision

 

 

612,560

 

 

143,578

 

 

18,662

 

 

34,574

 

 

809,374

Credits issued during the period

 

 

(637,492)

 

 

(147,023)

 

 

(12,213)

 

 

(31,868)

 

 

(828,596)

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

128,102

 

$

79,057

 

$

49,508

 

$

26,263

 

$

282,930

 

For the three months ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, as a percentage of gross sales the provision for chargebacks was 47.2% and 53.0%, the provision for rebates was 13.8% and 12.5%, the provision for returns was 1.5% and 1.8% and the provision for other adjustments was 6.8% and 3.3%, respectively.

For the six months ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, as a percentage of gross sales the provision for chargebacks was 49.3% and 53.5%, the provision for rebates was 14.1% and 12.5%, the provision for returns was 1.2% and 1.6%, and the provision for other adjustments was 5.0% and 3.0%, respectively.

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On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 which resulted in a $3.2 million pre-tax adjustment to opening retained earnings and accounts receivable, of which $3.5 million related to “failure-to-supply” reserves offset by $0.3 million related to the timing of recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements.

The decrease in total reserves from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to the timing of sales in the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019 as well as a $9.4 million rebate payment to the Department of Veteran's Affairs related to pricing overcharges, of which $8.1 million was indemnified by UCB , the former parent company of KUPI. The decrease was partially offset by additional shelf-stock adjustments related to contractual price adjustments during the second quarter of Fiscal 2020. Historically, we have not recorded any material amounts in the current period related to reversals or additions of prior period reserves.  If the Company were to record a material reversal or addition of any prior period reserve amount, it would be separately disclosed.

 

Note 6.  Inventories

Inventories at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

June 30, 

(In thousands)

    

2019

    

2019

Raw Materials

 

$

64,226

 

$

56,740

Work-in-process

 

 

16,373

 

 

18,988

Finished Goods

 

 

71,491

 

 

68,243

Total

 

$

152,090

 

$

143,971

 

Inventory balances were written-down by $16.5 million and $20.7 million at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively for excess and obsolete inventory amounts. During the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded write-downs to net realizable value for excess and obsolete inventory of $2.5 million and $8.9 million, respectively. During the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded write-downs to net realizable value for excess and obsolete inventory of $6.1 million and $12.8 million, respectively.

 

Note 7.  Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

    

June 30, 

(In thousands)

   

Useful Lives

   

2019

   

2019

Land

 

 

$

1,783

 

$

1,783

Building and improvements

 

10 - 39 years

 

 

95,032

 

 

87,609

Machinery and equipment

 

5 - 10 years

 

 

164,300

 

 

156,166

Furniture and fixtures

 

5 - 7 years

 

 

3,110

 

 

3,105

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(93,999)

 

 

(83,424)

 

 

 

 

 

170,226

 

 

165,239

Construction in progress

 

 

 

 

13,405

 

 

21,431

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

183,631

 

$

186,670

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $5.9 million and $5.7 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $11.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively.

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business and performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody API property, plant and equipment assets .  The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intended to sell the equipment and real estate utilized by the Cody API business and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  As such, Cody Labs' property, plant and equipment totaling $6.7 million, were recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance

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Sheet as of June 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has a remaining balance of $3.8 million recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 19 “Assets Held for Sale” for more information.

Property, plant and equipment, net included amounts held in foreign countries in the amount of $0.7 million and $1.0 million at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Note 8.  Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s financial instruments recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt obligations.  Included in cash and cash equivalents are certificates of deposit with maturities less than or equal to three months at the date of purchase and money market funds.  The carrying value of certain financial instruments, primarily cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their estimated fair values based upon the short-term nature of their maturity dates.

The Company follows the authoritative guidance of ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”  Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  The authoritative guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are entirely within Level 1 of the hierarchy as defined below:

Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Directly or indirectly observable inputs, other than quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are material to the fair value of the asset or liability.  Financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation are examples of Level 3 assets and liabilities.

If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Reported, at Fair Value

We estimate the fair value of our debt utilizing market quotations for debt that have quoted prices in active markets. Since our debt does not trade on a daily basis in an active market, the fair value estimates are based on market observable inputs based on borrowing rates currently available for debt with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2). The estimated fair value of our term loan debt was approximately $643 million and $724 million as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The estimated fair value of our 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes was approximately $72 million as of December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

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Note 9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

On August 17, 2018, JSP notified the Company that it would not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement when the current term expired on March 23, 2019.  The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill. On October 4, 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded a full impairment of goodwill, totaling $339.6 million, was required.

Intangible assets, net as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Intangible Assets, Net

 

    

Avg. Life

    

December 31, 

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

    

June 30, 

(In thousands)

    

(Yrs.)

    

2019

    

2019

    

2019

    

2019

    

2019

    

2019

Definite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cody Labs import license

 

15

 

581

 

581

 

(444)

 

(424)

 

137

 

157

KUPI product rights

 

15

 

 

416,154

 

 

416,154

 

 

(111,455)

 

 

(97,583)

 

 

304,699

 

 

318,571

KUPI trade name

 

2

 

 

2,920

 

 

2,920

 

 

(2,920)

 

 

(2,920)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

KUPI other intangible assets

 

15

 

 

19,000

 

 

19,000

 

 

(5,195)

 

 

(4,562)

 

 

13,805

 

 

14,438

Silarx product rights

 

15

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,000

 

 

(3,056)

 

 

(2,722)

 

 

6,944

 

 

7,278

Other product rights

 

12

 

 

33,942

 

 

26,579

 

 

(4,678)

 

 

(4,243)

 

 

29,264

 

 

22,336

Total definite-lived

 

 

 

482,597

 

475,234

 

(127,748)

 

(112,454)

 

354,849

 

362,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indefinite-lived:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KUPI in-process research and development

 

 —

 

18,000

 

18,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

18,000

 

18,000

Silarx in-process research and development

 

 —

 

 

18,000

 

 

18,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

18,000

 

 

18,000

Other product rights

 

 —

 

 

32,000

 

 

12,449

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

32,000

 

 

12,449

Total indefinite-lived

 

 

 

 

68,000

 

 

48,449

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

68,000

 

 

48,449

Total intangible assets, net

 

 

 

$

550,597

 

$

523,683

 

$

(127,748)

 

$

(112,454)

 

$

422,849

 

$

411,229

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $8.2 million in each of the three months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.  For the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded amortization expense of $15.2 million and $16.4 million, respectively. 

The Company previously entered into a distribution and supply agreement with Dexcel Pharma Technologies to distribute Venlafaxine XR upon FDA approval. In the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, Dexcel Pharma Technologies received FDA approval and the Company initiated commercial launch of the product.  The Company paid total consideration of $3.0 million upon reaching certain milestones, which is included within the “Other product rights” category of definite-lived intangible assets.

Future annual amortization expense consisted of the following as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Amortization

Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 

    

Expense

2020

 

$

16,607

2021

 

 

33,214

2022

 

 

33,111

2023

 

 

32,904

2024

 

 

32,567

Thereafter

 

 

206,446

 

 

$

354,849

 

 

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Note 10.  Long-Term Debt 

Long-term debt, net consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

June 30, 

(In thousands)

    

2019

    

2019

Term Loan A due 2020; 6.80% as of December 31, 2019

 

$

62,594

 

$

153,933

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,236)

 

 

(4,722)

Term Loan A, net

 

 

61,358

 

 

149,211

Term Loan B due 2022; 7.17% as of December 31, 2019

 

 

592,529

 

 

614,468

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

 

(28,766)

 

 

(34,631)

Term Loan B, net

 

 

563,763

 

 

579,837

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

 

 

86,250

 

 

 —

Unamortized discount and other debt issuance costs

 

 

(3,359)

 

 

 —

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes, net

 

 

82,891

 

 

 —

Revolving Credit Facility due 2020

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total debt, net

 

 

708,012

 

 

729,048

Less short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

 

(101,939)

 

 

(66,845)

Total long-term debt, net

 

$

606,073

 

$

662,203

 

Long-term debt amounts due, for the twelve-month periods ending December 31 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Payable

(In thousands)

    

to Institutions

2020

 

$

101,939

2021

 

 

39,345

2022

 

 

513,839

2023

 

 

 —

Thereafter

 

 

86,250

Total

 

$

741,373

 

On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2020.  The Notes will mature on October 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.  The Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 65.4022 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.29 per share), subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events (but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest). The Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes on or after October 6, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date, subject to certain conditions relating to the Company's stock price having been met. Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption. The indenture covering the Notes contains certain other customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company also entered into privately negotiated “capped call” transactions with several counterparties. The capped call transaction will initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the Notes.  The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilutive effect on the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes with such reduction subject to a cap which is initially $19.46 per share. The capped call

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transactions are recorded in stockholders' equity and are not accounted for as derivatives.  The fees associated with the capped call transactions totaled $7.1 million, which was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The form of capped call confirmations was filed as Exhibit 10.57 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 27, 2019.

A portion of the net proceeds received from the offering of the Notes was used to pay the cost of the capped call transactions.  The remaining net proceeds, totaling $77.0 million, was used to repay a portion of the outstanding Term Loan A balance on September 27, 2019. As a result of the repayment, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.

The outstanding Term Loan A, Term Loan B and Revolving Credit Facility amounts above are guaranteed by all of Lannett’s significant wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and are collateralized by substantially all present and future assets of the Company.

 

Note 11.  Legal, Regulatory Matters and Contingencies

State Attorneys General Inquiry into the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry

In July 2014, the Company received interrogatories and a subpoena from the State of Connecticut Office of the Attorney General concerning its investigation into the pricing of digoxin.  According to the subpoena, the Connecticut Attorney General is investigating whether anyone engaged in any activities that resulted in (a) fixing, maintaining or controlling prices of digoxin or (b) allocating and dividing customers or territories relating to the sale of digoxin in violation of Connecticut antitrust law.  In June 2016, the Connecticut Attorney General issued interrogatories and a subpoena to an employee of the Company in order to gain access to documents and responses previously supplied to the Department of Justice pursuant to the federal investigation described below.  In December 2016, the Connecticut Attorney General, joined by numerous other State Attorneys General, filed a civil complaint alleging that six pharmaceutical companies engaged in anti-competitive behavior.  The Company was not named in the action and does not compete on the products that formed the basis of the complaint.  The complaint was later transferred for pretrial purposes to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as part of a multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation.  On October 31, 2017, the State Attorneys General filed a motion in the District Court for leave to amend their complaint to add numerous additional defendants, including the Company, and claims relating to 13 additional drugs. The Court granted that motion on June 5, 2018. The State Attorneys General filed their amended complaint on June 18, 2018. The claim relating to Lannett involves alleged price-fixing for one drug, doxycycline monohydrate, but does not involve the pricing for digoxin.  The State Attorneys General also allege that all defendants were part of an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices generally. On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants' joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overreaching conspiracy claims as to it.

On May 10, 2019, the State Attorneys General filed a new lawsuit naming the Company and one of its employees as defendants, along with 33 other corporations and individuals. The new complaint again alleges an overarching conspiracy and contains claims for price fixing and market allocation under the Sherman Act and related state laws. The complaint focuses on the conduct of another generic pharmaceutical company, and the relationships that company had with other generic companies and their employees. The specific allegations in the new complaint against Lannett relate to the Company’s sales of baclofen and levothyroxine. The  new complaint also names another current employee as a defendant, however the allegations pertain to conduct that occurred prior to their employment by Lannett. The Company has not responded to the new complaint as of the date of this report.

Based on internal investigations performed to date, the Company currently believes that it has acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

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Federal Investigation into the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry

In November and December 2014, the Company and certain affiliated individuals and customers were served with grand jury subpoenas relating to a federal investigation of the generic pharmaceutical industry into possible violations of the Sherman Act.  The subpoenas request corporate documents of the Company relating to corporate, financial and employee information, communications or correspondence with competitors regarding the sale of generic prescription medications and the marketing, sale, or pricing of certain products, generally, for the period of 2005 through the dates of the subpoenas.

The Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) from the Department of Justice on May 14, 2018.  The CID requested information regarding allegations that the generic pharmaceutical industry engaged in market allocation, price fixing, payment of illegal remuneration and submission of false claims.  The CID requested information from 2009-present. The Company has provided a response to the CID.

Based on internal investigations performed to date, the Company believes that it has acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Government Pricing

During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Company completed a contract compliance review, for the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016, for one of KUPI’s government-entity customers.  As a result of the review, the Company identified certain commercial customer prices and other terms that were not properly disclosed to the government-entity resulting in potential overcharges. For the period January 1, 2012 through November 24, 2015 (“the pre-acquisition period”), the Company is fully indemnified per the Stock Purchase Agreement.

On May 22, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") issued a Contracting Officer's Final Decision and Demand for Payment, assessing the sum of $9.4 million for overpayments by the Veteran's Administration for the period of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016. In August 2019, the Company remitted payment to the VA and received reimbursement from UCB for the indemnified portion of the payment in the amount of $8.1 million.

Private Antitrust and Consumer Protection Litigation

In 2016 and 2017, the Company and certain competitors were named as defendants in a number of lawsuits alleging that the Company and certain generic pharmaceutical manufacturers conspired to fix prices of generic digoxin, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.  These cases are part of a larger group of more than 100 lawsuits generally alleging that over 30 generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors conspired to fix prices for at least 18 different generic drugs in violation of the federal Sherman Act, various state antitrust laws, and various state consumer protection statutes.  The United States was granted leave to intervene in the cases.  On April 6, 2017, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the “JPML”) ordered that all of the cases alleging price-fixing for generic drugs be consolidated for pretrial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the caption In re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation (the “MDL”). The various private plaintiffs are grouped into three categories — Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, End Payer Plaintiffs, and Indirect Reseller Purchasers — and filed Consolidated Amended Complaints (“CACs”) against the Company and the other defendants on August 15, 2017. 

The CACs naming the Company as a defendant involve generic digoxin, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.  Pursuant to a court-ordered schedule grouping the 18 different drug cases into three separate tranches, the Company and other generic pharmaceutical manufacturer defendants on October 6, 2017 filed joint and individual motions to dismiss the CACs involving the six drugs in the first tranche, including digoxin.  On October 16, 2018, the Court (with one exception) denied defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claims with respect to the drugs in the first tranche. On March 15, 2019, the Company and other defendants filed answers to the Sherman Act claims. In addition, on February 15, 2019, the Court dismissed certain of the plaintiffs’ state law claims brought under the laws of Illinois, Rhode Island, Georgia, South Carolina, Montana, West Virginia, Alabama, New Jersey, Michigan and Nevada, but denied the remainder of defendants’ motions to dismiss. The Court set a deadline of April 1, 2019 for certain plaintiffs to amend their existing complaints to reflect the rulings set forth in the Court’s February 15, 2019 ruling on the state law

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motions to dismiss. Those plaintiffs amended their complaints, but further motions to dismiss the state-law claims have been deferred until the Court decides pending motions to dismiss with respect to the plaintiffs’ various overarching-conspiracy claims.

In addition to lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs, the Attorneys General of 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam have filed their own lawsuits alleging overarching, industry-wide price-fixing conspiracies by the Company and various other generic pharmaceutical manufacturers.  Those suits have been consolidated in the MDL.  The first suit alleges that the Company was involved in price-fixing for one drug, doxycycline monohydrate.  Defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims in that suit was denied on August 15, 2019, but the Company’s individual motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it remains outstanding.  The Attorneys General also filed a second overarching conspiracy complaint on May 10, 2019 involving dozens of different drugs, including alleged price-fixing by the company for baclofen and levothyroxine.

Following the lead of the state Attorneys General, the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs, End Payer Plaintiffs and Indirect Reseller Plaintiffs filed their own complaints in June 2018 also alleging an overarching conspiracy, making similar allegations to those contained in the state Attorneys General complaint, relating to 14 generic drugs in the End Payer complaint and 15 generic drugs in the Indirect Reseller complaint.    Although the complaints allege an overarching conspiracy with respect to all of the drugs identified, the specific allegations related to drugs Lannett manufactures involve acetazolamide and doxycycline monohydrate.

The Company and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims. On August 15, 2019, the Court denied the defendants' joint motion to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims, but has yet to decide an individual motion filed by the Company to dismiss the overarching conspiracy claims as to it.    In December 2019, the End Payer Plaintiffs and Indirect Reseller Plaintiffs filed new overarching conspiracy complaints modeled on the second one filed by the States Attorneys General, and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs have indicated that they also will be filing a new overarching conspiracy complaint.

Between January 2018 and December 2019, a number of opt-out parties have filed individual complaints against the Company and dozens of other companies alleging an overarching conspiracy and individual conspiracies to fix the prices and allocate markets on dozens of different drug products, including digoxin, doxycycline, levothyroxine, ursodiol and baclofen.    All of these complaints have been added to the MDL.  No responses have been filed to any of the opt-out complaints. On July 29, 2019, a group of insurance companies filed a writ of summons in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia against the Company and dozens of other companies. The state court case has been stayed indefinitely pending further developments in the MDL.

On November 13, 2019, 14 New York counties filed a complaint in the Nassau County Supreme Court alleging an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy involving the Company and other generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to allocate markets and fix prices generally for a variety of generic drugs. The defendants have removed the case to federal court in New York and it is now in the process of being transferred for pretrial purposes to the multidistrict litigation pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. None of the defendants, including the Company, has responded yet to this particular complaint.

On December 11, 2019, another opt-out direct purchaser filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging an overarching, industry-wide conspiracy involving the Company and other generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to allocate markets and fix prices generally for a variety of generic drugs. On December 27, 2019, another opt-out direct purchaser filed a similar complaint in the Northern District of California. The defendants expect that these complaints will be added to the pending multidistrict litigation. None of the defendants, including the Company, has responded yet to these particular complaints.

The Company believes that it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  Accordingly, the Company disputes the allegations set forth in these class actions and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims.

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Shareholder Litigation

In November 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and two of its former officers in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Company, its former Chief Executive Officer, and its former Chief Financial Officer damaged the purported class by including in the Company's securities filings false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s drug pricing methodologies and internal controls.  An amended complaint was filed in May 2017, and the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint in September 2017.  In December 2017, counsel for the putative class filed a second amended complaint, and the Court denied as moot the Company’s motion to dismiss the first amended complaint.  The Company filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in February 2018.  In July 2018, the court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint.  In September 2018, counsel for the putative class filed a third amended complaint. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the third amended complaint in November 2018. In May 2019, the court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss the third amended complaint. In July 2019, the Company filed an answer to the third amended complaint. The Company believes it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims. The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

In October 2018, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and two of its officers in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Company, its Chief Executive Officer and its former Chief Financial Officer damaged the purported class by making false and misleading statements in connection with the possible renewal of the JSP Distribution Agreement.    In December 2018, counsel for the putative class filed an amended complaint. The Company moved to dismiss the amended complaint in January 2019.  In March 2019, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss.  In May 2019, the Company filed an answer to the amended complaint.  During May and June 2019, the parties negotiated a proposed settlement and agreed to settle the litigation, by which the Company agreed to pay the sum of $300,000  without an admission of liability and subject to the negotiation of the terms of a stipulation of settlement and approval by the Court.  In July 2019, counsel for the putative class filed a motion for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and on July 31, 2019, the Court issued an Order granting the motion and scheduling a hearing for final approval of the settlement for February 7, 2020.

In May 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and certain of the current and former members of the Company’s Board of Directors in the federal court for the District of Delaware. The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit. The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company, that certain of the defendants caused the Company to issue false and misleading proxy statements in violation of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that the defendants were unjustly enriched at the expense of the Company, and that the defendants wasted corporate assets belonging to the Company. On December 4, 2019 the court entered a stipulation consolidating the suit with a separate shareholder derivative suit filed in July 2019. On December 6, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated cases. On January 14, 2020, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the consolidated cases, subject to the execution of a mutually acceptable settlement document and Court approval.    The settlement, if approved by the Court, will require the Company to implement certain new corporate policies and pay the plaintiff’s counsel in the consolidated cases, collectively, the sum of $600,000 in exchange for a release of all liability. 

In July 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit. The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company and that certain of the defendants caused the Company to violate Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 29(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In October 2019, this suit was transferred to the federal court for the District of Delaware and is pending before the same judge presiding over the shareholder derivative suit that was filed in May 2019. On December 4, 2019, the Court entered a stipulation consolidating the suit with a separate shareholder derivative suit filed in May 2019. On December 6, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated cases.  On January 14, 2020, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the consolidated cases, subject to the execution of a mutually agreeable settlement document and Court approval.    The settlement, if approved by the Court, will require the Company to implement certain new corporate policies and pay the plaintiffs’ counsel in the consolidated cases, collectively, the sum of $600,000 in exchange for a release of all liability.   

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In September 2019, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s current and former officers, directors and employees in the federal court for the District of Delaware. The Company was also named as a nominal defendant in the suit. The suit alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of the Company, alleges waste of corporate assets and gross mismanagement, and alleges that certain of the defendants caused the Company to violate Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. On November 22, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. On January 9, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation to stay the case pending the resolution of the defendants’ motion to dismiss the two earlier filed consolidated shareholder derivative cases referenced above.  On January 16, 2020, the Court entered the parties’ stipulation. The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the suit at this time.

Genus Life Sciences

In December 2018, Genus Lifesciences, Inc. (“Genus”) sued the Company, Cody Labs, and others in California federal court, alleging violations of the Lanham Act, Sherman Act, and California false advertising law.  Genus received FDA approval for a cocaine hydrochloride product in December 2018, and its claims are premised in part on allegations that the Company falsely advertises its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product.  The Company denies that it is falsely advertising its cocaine hydrochloride solution product and continues to market its unapproved product relying on the Guidance for FDA Staff and Industry, Marketed Unapproved Drugs — Compliance Policy Guide, pending approval of its Section 505(b)(2) application. In January 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.  On May 3, 2019, the Court issued a written decision granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss.  On June 6, 2019, Genus filed an Amended Complaint.  On June 27, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. By Order dated September 3, 2019, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company's motion to dismiss. On November 20, 2019, Genus filed a second amended complaint. On December 17, 2019, the Company filed an answer to the second amended complaint. The Company believes it acted in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and plans to vigorously defend itself from these claims.  Discovery is ongoing and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of this suit at this time.

Other Litigation Matters

The Company is also subject to various legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of its business including, but not limited to, product liability, intellectual property, patent infringement claims and antitrust matters.  It is not possible to predict the outcome of these various proceedings.  An adverse determination in any of these proceedings in the future could have a significant impact on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

Note 12.  Commitments

Leases

The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 resulted in an increase in the Company’s assets and liabilities of $7.9 million at July 1, 2019.    In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a ROU lease asset totaling $1.2 million related to an existing lease at Cody Labs upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company subsequently recorded a full impairment of the asset as a result of the decision to cease operations at Cody Labs. At December 31, 2019, the Company has a ROU lease asset of $6.0 million and a ROU liability of $7.2 million, of which $1.8 million and $5.4 million represent the current and non-current balance, respectively.

The Company recently signed an eight year lease for its new headquarters in Trevose, Pennsylvania. The Company will provide lease improvements prior to the lease commencement date, which is anticipated to be during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020. As of December 31, 2019, per ASC Topic 842, Leases, the Company has not recorded a ROU lease asset and liability related to the lease of its new headquarters since the lease has not commenced.

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Components of lease cost are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

(In thousands)

    

December 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2019

Operating lease cost

 

$

590

 

$

1,071

Variable lease cost

 

 

32

 

 

61

Short-term lease cost (a)

 

 

124

 

 

279

Total

 

$

746

 

$

1,411


(a)

Not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to our operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

(In thousands)

    

December 31, 2019

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

966

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

December 31, 2019

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

 9

years

Weighted-average discount rate

 

7.50

%

 

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for our operating leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Amounts Due

2020

 

$

975

2021

 

 

1,487

2022

 

 

1,169

2023

 

 

1,169

2024

 

 

1,169

Thereafter

 

 

3,929

Total lease payments

 

 

9,898

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

2,692

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

7,206

 

As of June 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) for the twelve-month periods ending June 30 thereafter are as follows:

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Amounts Due

2020

 

$

1,898

2021

 

 

1,450

2022

 

 

1,123

2023

 

 

1,123

2024

 

 

1,123

Thereafter

 

 

3,839

Total

 

$

10,556

 

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Other Commitment

During the third quarter of Fiscal 2017, the Company signed an agreement with a company operating in the pharmaceutical business, under which the Company agreed to provide up to $15.0 million in revolving loans, which expires in seven years and bears interest at 2.0%, for the purpose of expansion and other business needs.  The decision to provide any portion of the revolving loan is at the Company’s sole discretion.  Prior to the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company had the option to convert the first $7.5 million into a 50% ownership interest in the entity.  The board of the entity is comprised of five members, one of which is an employee of the Company. 

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company sold 50% of the outstanding loan to a third party for $5.6 million and, in addition to assigning 50% of all right, title and interest in the loan and loan documents, the Company relinquished its right to convert a portion of the outstanding loan balance to an equity interest in the entity.  As of December 31, 2019, $6.4 million was outstanding under the revolving loan and is included in other assets.  Based on the guidance set forth in ASC 810-10 Consolidation, the Company has concluded that it has a variable interest in the entity.  However, the Company is not the primary beneficiary to the entity and as such, is not required to consolidate the entity’s results of operations.

In the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company executed a License and Collaboration Agreement with North South Brother Pharmacy Investment Co., Ltd. and HEC Group PTY, Ltd. (collectively, “HEC”) to develop an insulin glargine product that would be biosimilar to Lantus Solostar.  Under the terms of the deal, among other things, the Company shall fund up to the initial $32 million of the development costs and split 50/50 any development costs in excess thereof.  Lannett shall receive an exclusive license to distribute and market the product in the United States upon FDA approval under the 50/50 profit split for the first ten years following commercialization, followed by a 60/40 split in favor of HEC for the following five years.

Note 13.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The Company’s Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss was comprised of the following components as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Foreign Currency Translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance, June 30

 

$

(615)

 

$

(515)

Net gain on foreign currency translation (net of tax of $0 and $0)

 

 

37

 

 

13

Reclassifications to net income (net of tax of $0 and $0)  

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

37

 

 

13

Ending Balance, December 31

 

 

(578)

 

 

(502)

Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(578)

 

$

(502)

 

 

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Note 14. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

A reconciliation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

    

2019

    

2018

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

5,084

 

$

12,362

Interest expense applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

 

Adjusted “if-converted” net income

 

$

5,084

 

$

12,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

38,605,052

 

 

37,761,176

Effect of potentially dilutive options and restricted stock awards

 

 

1,952,451

 

 

1,351,371

Effect of conversion of the Notes

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

40,557,503

 

 

39,112,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.33

Diluted

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

    

2019

    

2018

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(7,073)

 

$

(275,166)

Interest expense applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs applicable to the Notes, net of tax

 

 

 

 

Adjusted “if-converted” net loss

 

$

(7,073)

 

$

(275,166)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

38,457,159

 

 

37,674,200

Effect of potentially dilutive options and restricted stock awards

 

 

 

 

Effect of conversion of the Notes

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

38,457,159

 

 

37,674,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.18)

 

$

(7.30)

Diluted

 

$

(0.18)

 

$

(7.30)

 

The number of anti-dilutive shares that have been excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 6.0 million and 540 thousand, respectively. The number of anti-dilutive shares that have been excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 6.7 million and 2.2 million, respectively. The effect of potentially dilutive shares was excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share in the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 because the effect of including such securities would be anti-dilutive.

 

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Note 15.  Share-based Compensation

At December 31, 2019, the Company had two share-based employee compensation plans (the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan “LTIP” and the 2014 “LTIP”).  Together these plans authorized an aggregate total of 6.5 million shares to be issued. As of December 31, 2019, the plans have a total of 1.2 million shares available for future issuances.

Historically, the Company issued share-based compensation awards with a vesting period ranging up to 3 years and a maximum contractual term of 10 years. Beginning in Fiscal 2020, the Company extended the vesting period of new share-based compensation awards to 4 years. The Company issues new shares of stock when stock options are exercised.  As of December 31, 2019, there was $13.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation awards.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

Stock Options

The Company measures share-based compensation cost for options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The following table presents the weighted average assumptions used to estimate fair values of the stock options granted during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the estimated annual forfeiture rates used to recognize the associated compensation expense and the weighted average fair value of the options granted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

    

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.9

%

 

2.9

%

Expected volatility

 

 

73.7

%

 

58.4

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Forfeiture rate

 

 

6.5

%

 

6.5

%

Expected term

 

 

5.1

years

 

5.3

years

Weighted average fair value

 

$

4.04

 

$

6.52

 

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares during the historical period equal to the expected term of the option.  The Company uses historical information to estimate the expected term, which represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  The risk-free rate for the period equal to the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.  The forfeiture rate assumption is the estimated annual rate at which unvested awards are expected to be forfeited during the vesting period.  This assumption is based on our actual forfeiture rate on historical awards.  Periodically, management will assess whether it is necessary to adjust the estimated rate to reflect changes in actual forfeitures or changes in expectations.  Additionally, the expected dividend yield is equal to zero, as the Company has not historically issued and has no immediate plans to issue, a dividend.

A stock option summary as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the six months then ended, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

Intrinsic

 

Contractual

(In thousands, except for weighted average price and life data)

    

Awards

    

Price

    

Value

    

Life (yrs.)

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

572

 

17.56

 

$

273

 

5.0

Granted

 

522

 

6.57

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(50)

 

5.60

 

$

210

 

 

Forfeited, expired or repurchased

 

(32)

 

24.86

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

1,012

 

12.24

 

$

1,685

 

7.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2019

 

1,009

 

12.23

 

$

1,685

 

7.3

Exercisable at December 31, 2019

 

504

 

16.74

 

$

682

 

5.1

 

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Restricted Stock

The Company measures restricted stock compensation costs based on the stock price at the grant date less an estimate for expected forfeitures.  The annual forfeiture rate used to calculate compensation expense was 6.5% for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

A summary of restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the six months then ended, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Grant -

 

Aggregate

(In thousands, except for weighted average price data)

    

Awards

    

date Fair Value

    

Intrinsic Value

Non-vested at June 30, 2019

 

1,288

 

$

11.63

 

 

 

Granted

 

936

 

 

6.44

 

 

 

Vested

 

(735)

 

 

10.28

 

$

6,096

Forfeited

 

(46)

 

 

13.49

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2019

 

1,443

 

$

8.90

 

 

 

 

Performance-Based Shares

In September 2017, the Company began granting performance-based awards to certain key executives.  The stock-settled awards will cliff vest based on relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) over a three-year period.  The Company measures share-based compensation cost for TSR awards using a Monte-Carlo simulation model.

A summary of performance-based share awards as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the current fiscal year, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Grant -

 

Aggregate

(In thousands, except for weighted average price and life data)

    

Awards

    

date Fair Value

    

Intrinsic Value

Non-vested at June 30, 2019

 

72

 

$

19.92

 

 

  

Granted

 

178

 

$

10.71

 

 

  

Vested

 

(46)

 

$

15.08

 

$

477

Forfeited

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

  

Non-vested at December 31, 2019

 

204

 

$

12.99

 

 

  

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In February 2003, the Company’s stockholders approved an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).  Employees eligible to participate in the ESPP may purchase shares of the Company’s stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock on the first day of the calendar quarter, or the last day of the calendar quarter.  Under the ESPP, employees can authorize the Company to withhold up to 10% of their compensation during any quarterly offering period, subject to certain limitations.  The ESPP was implemented on April 1, 2003 and is qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Board of Directors authorized an aggregate total of 1.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance under the ESPP.  During the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 52 thousand shares and 95 thousand shares were issued under the ESPP, respectively.  As of December 31, 2019, 844 thousand total cumulative shares have been issued under the ESPP.

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The following table presents the allocation of share-based compensation costs recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations by financial statement line item:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

(In thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

1,205

 

$

1,095

 

$

4,840

 

$

3,309

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

214

 

 

199

 

 

438

 

 

400

 

Cost of sales

 

 

588

 

 

655

 

 

1,188

 

 

1,276

 

Total

 

$

2,007

 

$

1,949

 

$

6,466

 

$

4,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit at statutory rate

 

$

452

 

$

439

 

$

1,455

 

$

1,122

 

 

 

Note 16.  Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a 401k defined contribution plan (the “Plan”) covering substantially all employees.  Pursuant to the Plan provisions, the Company is required to make matching contributions equal to 50% of each employee’s contribution, not to exceed 4% of the employee’s compensation for the Plan year.  Contributions to the Plan during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Contributions to the Plan for both the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $1.1 million, respectively.

 

Note 17.  Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense (benefit) is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The federal, state and local income tax benefit for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $5.3 million compared to an income tax expense of $2.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018.  The effective tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 2369.6% and 17.6%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was higher compared to the three months ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to tax credits and deductions relative to a lower pre-tax loss in the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The federal, state and local income tax benefit for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was $3.5 million compared to $73.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018.  The effective tax rates for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 33.2% and 21.0%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was higher compared to the six months ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to research and development credits relative to expected pre-tax loss, partially offset by the impact of excess tax shortfalls related to stock compensation.

The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position claimed on a tax return only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

As of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company has total unrecognized tax benefits of $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of which $2.1 million would impact the Company’s effective tax rate for each period, if recognized.  As a result of the positions taken during the period, the Company has not recorded any material interest and penalties for the period ended December 31, 2019 in the statement of operations and no cumulative interest and penalties have been recorded either in the Company’s statement of financial position as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019.  The Company will recognize interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and any related penalties in operating expenses. 

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The Company files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various states.  The Company’s tax returns for Fiscal Year 2014 and prior generally are no longer subject to review as such years generally are closed.  The Company’s Fiscal Year 2014 - 2016 federal returns are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).  In October 2018, the Company was notified that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will conduct a routine field audit of the Company’s Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2017 corporate tax returns.  The Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the examinations at this time.  In December 2019, the Company was notified that the Florida Department of Revenue will conduct a routine field audit of the Company’s Fiscal 2016, 2017 and 2018 corporate tax returns.

 

Note 18.  Related Party Transactions

The Company had sales of $0.6 million and $1.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to a generic distributor, Auburn Pharmaceutical Company (“Auburn”), which is a member of the Premier Buying Group. Sales to Auburn for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Jeffrey Farber, a current board member, is the owner of Auburn.  Accounts receivable includes amounts due from Auburn of $0.4 million and $1.2 million at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

The Company also had sales of $0.5 million and $0.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to a generic distributor, KeySource, which is a member of the OptiSource Buying Group. Sales to KeySource for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $1.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Albert Paonessa a board member until January 22, 2020, was appointed the CEO of KeySource in May 2017.  Accounts receivable includes amounts due from KeySource of $0.5 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

 

Note 19.  Assets Held for Sale

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business, which includes the manufacturing and distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredients for use in finished goods production.  As a result of the plan, the Company recorded the assets of the Cody API business at fair value less costs to sell.  The Company performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody Labs’ long-lived assets in the first quarter of Fiscal 2019. 

The Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation and intended to sell the equipment utilized by the Cody API business as well as the real estate upon receiving approval of the Company’s cocaine hydrochloride solution Section 505(b)(2) NDA application and to have Cody Labs cease all operations. In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million. In the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company signed a two-year agreement to lease a portion of the real estate. As of December 31, 2019, the real estate and remaining equipment associated with the Cody API business, totaling $3.8 million, was recorded in the assets held for sale caption in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The following table summarizes the financial results of the Cody API business for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

(In thousands)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Net sales

 

$

669

 

$

654

 

$

1,736

 

$

2,142

 

Pretax loss attributable to Cody API business

 

 

(644)

 

 

(4,314)

 

 

(5,061)

 

 

(39,335)

 

 

The pretax loss attributable to the Cody API business during the six months ended December  31, 2019 includes a full impairment of the ROU lease asset, totaling $1.2 million, that was recorded upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 on July 1, 2019.

The pretax loss attributable to the Cody API business during the six months ended December  31, 2018 includes impairment charges totaling $29.9 million to adjust the long-lived assets to its fair value less costs to sell.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements

This Report on Form 10-Q and certain information incorporated herein by reference contains forward-looking statements which are not historical facts made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, acquisition-related challenges, the regulatory environment, interest rate fluctuations, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.  We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date made.  Lannett is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.  All references to “Fiscal 2020” or “Fiscal Year 2020” shall mean the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and all references to “Fiscal 2019” or “Fiscal Year 2019” shall mean the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

Company Overview

Lannett Company, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “Lannett”, “we” or “us”) primarily develop, manufacture, package, market and distribute solid oral and extended release (tablets and capsules), topical, liquids, nasal and oral solution finished dosage forms of drugs, generic forms of both small molecule and biologic medications, that address a wide range of therapeutic areas. Certain of these products are manufactured by others and distributed by the Company. Additionally, the Company is pursuing partnerships, research contracts and internal expansion for the development and production of other dosage forms including: ophthalmic, nasal, patch, foam, buccal, sublingual, suspensions, soft gel, injectable and oral dosages.

The Company operates pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Carmel, New York and Seymour, Indiana.  The Company’s customers include generic pharmaceutical distributors, drug wholesalers, chain drug stores, private label distributors, mail-order pharmacies, other pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, hospital buying groups, governmental entities and health maintenance organizations.

JSP Distribution Agreement

On March 23, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with JSP (the “JSP Distribution Agreement”) for the exclusive distribution rights in the United States to four different JSP products, in exchange for 4.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock. On August 19, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with JSP to extend the JSP Distribution Agreement to continue as the exclusive distributor in the United States of three JSP products: Butalbital, Aspirin, Caffeine with Codeine Phosphate Capsules USP; Digoxin Tablets USP; and Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP. The amendment to the JSP Distribution Agreement extended the term of the initial contract, which was due to expire on March 22, 2014, for five years through March 23, 2019.

In August 2018, JSP notified the Company that it would not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement. The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill.  In October 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded that it would record a full impairment of goodwill totaling $339.6 million in Fiscal 2019.  On March 23, 2019, the JSP Distribution Agreement expired and was not renewed or extended.

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Net sales of JSP products totaled $202.5 million in Fiscal Year 2019.  Of that amount, Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets USP net sales totaled $197.5 million in Fiscal Year 2019, with gross margins of approximately 60%.

Because products covered by the JSP Distribution Agreement generated a significant portion of our revenues and gross profits, JSP’s decision not to renew or extend its distribution agreement with us have and will materially adversely affect our future operating results and cash flows. When announced on August 20, 2018, this resulted in a significant decline in the Company’s market capitalization.

As noted above, JSP’s decision not to renew or extend its distribution agreement with us has and will materially adversely affect our future operating results, liquidity and cash flows, which could impact our ability to comply with the financial and other covenants in our Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.  On December 10, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Credit and Guaranty Agreement.  Pursuant to the amendment, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio applicable to the financial leverage ratio covenant was increased from 3.25:1.00 to 4.25:1.00 as of December 31, 2019 and prior to September 30, 2020, and then to 4.00:1.00 as of September 30, 2020.  The Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility is also subject to a minimum liquidity covenant, which provides that the Company shall not permit its liquidity as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than $75.0 million.  On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) and used the net proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding Term Loan A balance.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and therefore are not included within the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio under the existing Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.  As of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.  As of December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents totaled $119.2 million in addition to availability under our undrawn Revolver totaling $125.0 million.

Based on its projections over the next twelve months, the Company expects to have sufficient liquidity and cashflows to meet its operating and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of the December 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements. The Company also expects to be in compliance with its financial covenants during the same period.

Although management cannot predict with certainty the precise impact its plans will have on offsetting the loss of the JSP Distribution Agreement, management is continuing to execute on plans to offset the impact of the loss on a short- and long-term basis.  These plans currently include, among other things, an emphasis on reducing cost of sales, research and development (“R&D”) and selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses; continuing to accelerate new product launches; increasing the level of strategic partnerships; and reducing capital expenditures.  To that end, the Company has already launched 33 new products since January 2018, which are expected to generate annualized net sales of over $120 million and plans to maintain this pace of new product launches going forward.  The Company has also recently signed several distribution and in-licensing agreements that will provide both immediate and longer-term contribution margins.  Additionally, the Company has supplemented existing in-process cost reduction plans with additional cost savings initiatives, which is expected to generate annualized cost savings of approximately $66.0 million by the end of Fiscal 2020 when compared to the Fiscal 2018 expenses, of which approximately half will be reinvested into other business growth opportunities.  Management also plans to attempt, at the appropriate time, to continue to refinance a significant portion of its outstanding long-term debt to reduce principal repayment requirements and eliminate existing financial covenants, which we expect will increase related interest expense, but will positively impact short-term cash flows.

Cody API Restructuring Plan

On June 11, 2019, the Company approved a restructuring plan (the “Cody API Restructuring Plan”) with respect to Cody Labs.  In September 2018, the Company approved a plan to sell the active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing distribution business of Cody Labs (the “Cody API business”) but the Company was unable to sell the Cody API business as an ongoing operation.  Therefore, the Company intends to sell the real estate utilized by the Cody API business and to have Cody Labs cease all operations.  In connection with the Cody API Restructuring Plan, there has been a reduction of almost 70 positions at Cody Labs.  The restructuring activities under the Cody API Restructuring Plan are substantially complete as of December 31, 2019.  In the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company completed the

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sale of a portion of the equipment associated with the Cody API business for $2.0 million.  In the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company signed a two-year agreement to lease a portion of the Cody Labs real estate.

The costs to implement the Cody API Restructuring Plan totaled approximately $6.0 million, including approximately $3.5 million of severance and employee-related costs and approximately $2.0 million of contract termination costs, as well as approximately $0.5 million of costs in connection with moving equipment and other property to other Company-owned facilities that were originally anticipated to be incurred in connection with the Cody Restructuring Plan announced in June 2018.

Financial Summary

For the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020, net sales decreased to $136.1 million as compared to $193.7 million in the same prior-year period.  Gross profit decreased to $41.3 million compared to $69.8 million in the prior-year period and gross profit percentage decreased to 30% compared to 36% in the prior-year period.  R&D expenses decreased 29% to $6.9 million compared to $9.7 million in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 while SG&A expenses decreased 25% to $17.4 million from $23.2 million. Operating income for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 was $16.8 million compared to $36.7 million in the same prior-year period.  Net income for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 was $5.1 million, or $0.13 per diluted share compared to net income of $12.4 million or $0.32 per diluted share in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.

For the first six months of Fiscal 2020, net sales decreased to $263.5 million compared to $348.8 million in the same prior-year period.  Gross profit decreased to $84.0 million compared to $129.0 million in the prior-year period.  Gross profit percentage decreased to 32% compared to 37% in the prior-year period.  R&D expenses decreased 19% to $15.8 million compared to $19.5 million in the first six months of Fiscal 2019 while SG&A expenses decreased 12% to $38.7 million from $43.8 million in the prior-year period.  Restructuring expenses increased to $1.6 million from $1.2 million in the prior-year period.  Operating income for the first six months of Fiscal 2020, which included asset impairment charges totaling $1.6 million, was $26.2 million compared to an operating loss of $305.1 million in the prior-year period, which included asset impairment charges totaling $369.5 million.  Net loss for the first six months of Fiscal 2020 was $7.1 million, or $(0.18) per diluted share compared to net loss of $275.2 million, or $(7.30) per diluted share in the prior-year period.

A more detailed discussion of the Company’s financial results can be found below.

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Results of Operations - Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared with the three months ended December 31, 2018

Net sales decreased to $136.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.  The table below identifies the Company’s net product sales by medical indication for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.  The medical indication categories for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was reclassified to better align with industry standards and the Company’s peers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 

Medical Indication

    

2019

    

2018

Analgesic

 

$

2,111

 

$

2,547

Anti-Psychosis

 

 

22,697

 

 

14,036

Cardiovascular

 

 

23,972

 

 

25,680

Central Nervous System

 

 

19,331

 

 

7,373

Endocrinology

 

 

 —

 

 

88,477

Gastrointestinal

 

 

18,313

 

 

12,943

Infectious Disease

 

 

18,078

 

 

4,616

Migraine

 

 

10,878

 

 

12,551

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,388

Urinary

 

 

1,233

 

 

1,596

Other

 

 

9,934

 

 

12,606

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

 

6,488

 

 

7,905

Total net sales

 

$

136,110

 

$

193,718

 

The decrease in net sales was driven by decreased volumes of $57.7 million slightly offset by an increase in the average selling price of products.  Overall volumes decreased primarily due to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products.

In January 2017, a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required drug manufacturers to pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs if the prices of their generic drugs rise at a rate faster than inflation.  The provision negatively impacted the Company’s net sales by $10.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and $7.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2018.

The following chart details price and volume changes by medical indication:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales volume

 

Sales price

 

Medical indication

    

change %

  

change %

 

Analgesic

 

16

%  

(33)

%

Anti-Psychosis

 

54

%  

 8

%

Cardiovascular

 

(13)

%  

 6

%

Central Nervous System

 

133

%  

29

%  

Endocrinology

 

(100)

%  

 —

%  

Gastrointestinal

 

38

%  

 3

%  

Infectious Disease

 

303

%  

(11)

%  

Migraine

 

 5

%  

(18)

%  

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

(14)

%  

 5

%  

Urinary

 

(30)

%  

 7

%  

 

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The Company sells its products to customers in various distribution channels.  The table below presents the Company’s net sales to each distribution channel for the three months ended December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

Customer Distribution Channel

    

2019

    

2018

Wholesaler/Distributor

 

$

103,728

 

$

153,641

Retail Chain

 

 

23,092

 

 

24,627

Mail-Order Pharmacy

 

 

2,802

 

 

7,545

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

 

6,488

 

 

7,905

Total net sales

 

$

136,110

 

$

193,718

 

Overall net sales decreased primarily due to the loss of the Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products.  The allocation of the Company’s sales among the various distribution channels remained relatively consistent with the same prior-year period.

Cocaine Hydrochloride Solution

In December 2017, a competitor received approval from the FDA to market and sell a Cocaine Hydrochloride topical product.  This approval affects the Company’s right to market and sell its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product.  According to FDA guidance, the FDA typically allows the marketing of unapproved products for up to one year following the approval of an NDA for the product.  Upon the recent request of the FDA to cease manufacturing and distributing our unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product as a result of an approved product on the market, the Company committed to not manufacture or distribute cocaine hydrochloride 10% solution, which has not been sold during Fiscal 2019, as of April 15, 2019.  The Company also ceased manufacturing its unapproved cocaine hydrochloride 4% solution on June 15, 2019 and ceased distributing the product on August 15, 2019.  The Company does not believe the discontinuation will have a material impact on our future expected results of operations, as we had anticipated the withdrawal of this product.  During the six months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s net sales of the unapproved cocaine hydrochloride solution product were $2.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively.

The competitor filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA in February 2019, claiming that the grant of the NCE exclusivity blocks the approval of the Company’s application for five years and requesting that the FDA refuse to accept any further submissions in furtherance of the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) NDA application, treat as withdrawn any submissions made by the Company after December 2017 and withdraw the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) application.  On April 24, 2019, the Company filed an opposition to the Citizen Petition requesting that it be denied. On July 3, 2019, the FDA denied the competitor’s Citizen Petition. Thereafter, the competitor filed a second Citizen Petition claiming that the FDA should rescind the acceptance of the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) application and only permit the Company to re-submit the application as an ANDA after the expiration of the competitor’s five-year exclusivity.  The Company filed an opposition to the second Citizen Petition asserting, among other things, that the FDA should summarily deny the second Citizen Petition as an improper attempt to delay competition. On January 10, 2020, the FDA denied the second Citizen Petition and the FDA approved the Company’s Section 505(b)(2) NDA application.

Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets (“Methylphenidate ER”)

The Company markets one form of the product which is designated “BX.” Per a teleconference in November 2014, the FDA informed KUPI that it was changing the therapeutic equivalence rating of its Methylphenidate ER product from “AB” (therapeutically equivalent) to “BX.”  A BX-rated drug is a product for which data is insufficient to determine therapeutic equivalence; it is still approved and can be prescribed, but the FDA does not recommend it as automatically substitutable for the brand-name drug at the pharmacy.

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The Company has been working with the FDA to regain the “AB” rating, and in the meantime, maintains the drug on the U.S. market with a BX rating.  However, there can be no assurance as to when or if the Company will regain the “AB” rating or be permitted to remain on the market.  The Company agreed to potential acquisition-related contingent payments to UCB related to Methylphenidate ER if the FDA reinstates the AB-rating and certain sales thresholds are met. Such potential contingent payments are set to expire after December 31, 2020.

In August 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive perpetual licensing agreement with Andor Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Andor”) for Methylphenidate ER tablets USP (CII) in 18 mg, 27 mg, 36 mg and 54 mg strengths.  Andor’s ANDA of Methylphenidate included all bioequivalence metrics recommended by the FDA and is an AB-rated generic equivalent to the brand Concerta®.  In April 2019, Andor received approval from the FDA of its Methylphenidate ER tablets USP (CII) ANDA.  The Company commenced the launch of the product in 18mg, 27mg, 36mg and 54mg strengths in May 2019.

Under the licensing agreement with Andor, Lannett will primarily provide sales, marketing and distribution support of Andor’s Methylphenidate ER product, for which it will receive a percentage of the net profits.

Thalomid®

The Company filed with the FDA an ANDA No. 206601, along with a paragraph IV certification, alleging that the fifteen patents associated with the Thalomid drug product are invalid, unenforceable and/or not infringed.  On January 30, 2015, Celgene Corporation and Children’s Medical Center Corporation filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that the Company’s filing of ANDA No. 206601 constitutes an act of patent infringement and seeking a declaration that the patents at issue are valid and infringed.  A settlement agreement was reached, and the Court dismissed the lawsuit in October 2017.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company entered into a license agreement that permits Lannett to manufacture and market in the U.S. its generic thalidomide product as of August 1, 2019 or earlier under certain circumstances.  In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company received a Major Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) related to issues at its API supplier. The Company filed a response to the CRL.  The Company received a second Major CRL in the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 related to continued issues at the API supplier, as well as issues with the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) program hosted by Celgene.  The Company is working on addressing the FDA comments and expects its product launch to be delayed until Fiscal Year 2021.

Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP

As part of an industry-wide action, the Company is voluntarily recalling all lots within expiry of Ranitidine Syrup (Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP), 15mg/mL to the consumer level due to levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (“NDMA”), a probable human carcinogen, above the levels recently established by the FDA.  On September 17, 2019, the FDA notified the Company about the possible presence of NDMA in its Ranitidine Oral Solution product and the Company immediately commenced testing and analysis of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) and drug product and confirmed the presence of NDMA.  The Company is in the process of switching its API supplier for its Ranitidine Oral Solution, USP product.  The Company’s net sales of Ranitidine Oral Solution in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 totaled $1.9 million.  The Company does not believe the recall will have a significant impact on our future expected financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Cost of Sales, including amortization of intangibles. Cost of sales, including amortization of intangibles for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 decreased 23% to $95.0 million from $123.9 million in the same prior-year period.  The decrease was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes of products sold as well as increased product royalties expense related to various distribution agreements.  Product royalties expense included in cost of sales totaled $20.0 million for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 and $10.8 million for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.  Amortization expense included in cost of sales totaled $8.2 million for both the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 and the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2019.

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the second quarter of Fiscal 2020 decreased 41% to $41.3 million or 30% of net sales.  In comparison, gross profit for the second quarter of Fiscal 2019 was $69.8 million or 36% of net sales.  The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for the second quarter decreased 29% to $6.9 million in Fiscal Year 2020 from $9.7 million in Fiscal Year 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower R&D expenses as a result of the Company's decision to cease operations at Cody Labs as well as timing of certain milestones related to product development projects.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 25% to $17.4 million in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 compared with $23.2 million in Fiscal Year 2019. The decrease was primarily driven by lower expenses at the Company's Cody Labs subsidiary, other cost reduction initiatives as well as a decrease in legal and financial advisory costs.

The Company is focused on controlling operating expenses and has executed on its 2016 Restructuring Plan, Cody Restructuring Plan and Cody API Restructuring Plan as noted above; however, increases in personnel and other costs to facilitate enhancements in the Company's infrastructure and expansion may impact operating expenses in future periods.

Other Income (Loss). Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 totaled $16.7 million compared to $21.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was due to a lower weighted-average debt balance in the second quarter of Fiscal 2020 as compared to the prior-year period as well as a lower weighted-average interest rate due to the partial repayment of the outstanding Term Loan A balance with proceeds from the issuance of the Notes. The weighted average interest rate for the second quarter of Fiscal 2020 and 2019 was 8.6% and 9.6%, respectively. Investment income totaled $0.4 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2020 compared to $0.6 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2019.

Income Tax. The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $5.3 million in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 as compared to an income tax expense of $2.6 million in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2019. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was 2369.6%, compared to 17.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was higher compared to the three months ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to tax credits and deductions relative to a lower pre-tax loss in the three months ended December 31, 2019.

Net Income. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company reported net income of $5.1 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. Comparatively, net income in the corresponding prior-year period was $12.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share.

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Results of Operations - Six months ended December 31, 2019 compared with the six months ended December 31, 2018

Net sales decreased to $263.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019. The table below identifies the Company's net product sales by medical indication for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The medical indication categories for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was reclassified to better align with industry standards and the Company's peers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 

Medical Indication

    

2019

    

2018

Analgesic

 

$

3,995

 

$

4,376

Anti-Psychosis

 

 

50,730

 

 

24,925

Cardiovascular

 

 

45,579

 

 

47,450

Central Nervous System

 

 

38,588

 

 

21,659

Endocrinology

 

 

 —

 

 

142,355

Gastrointestinal

 

 

35,275

 

 

30,537

Infectious Disease

 

 

29,973

 

 

9,096

Migraine

 

 

20,021

 

 

22,288

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

 

5,781

 

 

6,972

Urinary

 

 

1,668

 

 

3,137

Other

 

 

19,796

 

 

23,411

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

 

12,046

 

 

12,566

Total net sales

 

$

263,452

 

$

348,772

 

The decrease in net sales was driven by decreased volumes of $76.9 million and, to a lesser extent, decreased average selling price of products of $8.4 million. Overall volumes decreased primarily due to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products. Average selling prices were impacted by product mix and price decreases in certain key products and, to a lesser extent, competitive pricing pressures. Although the Company has benefited in the past from favorable pricing trends, these trends have reversed.

In January 2017, a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required drug manufacturers to pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs if the prices of their generic drugs rise at a rate faster than inflation. The provision negatively impacted the Company's net sales by $22.6 million during the six months ended December 31, 2019 and $15.0 million during the six months ended December 31, 2018, which contributed to the overall decreased average selling price.

The following chart details price and volume changes by medical indication:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales volume

    

Sales price

 

Medical indication

    

change %

  

change %

 

Analgesic

 

52

%  

(61)

%  

Anti-Psychosis

 

87

%  

17

%

Cardiovascular

 

(15)

%  

11

%

Central Nervous System

 

78

%  

 —

%

Endocrinology

 

(100)

%  

 —

%  

Gastrointestinal

 

12

%  

 4

%

Infectious Disease

 

255

%  

(25)

%  

Migraine

 

10

%  

(20)

%

Respiratory/Allergy/Cough/Cold

 

(15)

%  

(2)

%

Urinary

 

(35)

%  

(12)

%

 

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The Company sells its products to customers in various distribution channels. The table below presents the Company's net sales to each distribution channel for the six months ended December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

Customer Distribution Channel

    

2019

    

2018

Wholesaler/Distributor

 

$

205,928

 

$

269,994

Retail Chain

 

 

40,181

 

 

49,668

Mail-Order Pharmacy

 

 

5,297

 

 

16,544

Contract manufacturing revenue

 

 

12,046

 

 

12,566

Total net sales

 

$

263,452

 

$

348,772

 

Overall net sales decreased primarily due to the loss of the Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes from product launches and increased market share in certain key products. The allocation of the Company's sales among the various distribution channels remained consistent with the same prior-year period.

Cost of Sales, including amortization of intangibles. Cost of sales, including amortization of intangibles for the first six months of Fiscal 2020 decreased 18% to $179.5 million from $219.8 million in the same prior-year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement, partially offset by additional volumes of products sold as well as increased product royalties expense related to various distribution agreements. Product royalties expense included in cost of sales totaled $36.4 million for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2020 and $16.8 million for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2019. Amortization expense included in cost of sales totaled $15.2 million for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2020 and $16.4 million for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2019.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the first six months of Fiscal 2020 decreased 35% to $84.0 million or 32% of net sales. In comparison, gross profit for the first six months of Fiscal 2019 was $129.0 million or 37% of net sales. The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to the loss of Levothyroxine sales associated with the expiration of the JSP Distribution Agreement as well as increased product royalties related to distribution agreements, partially offset by manufacturing efficiencies as a result of cost reduction initiatives.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for the first six months decreased 19% to $15.8 million in Fiscal 2019 from $19.5 million in Fiscal 2018.  The decrease was primarily due to lower R&D expenses as a result of the Company’s decision to cease operations at Cody Labs as well as timing of certain milestones related to product development projects.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 12% to $38.7 million in the first six months of Fiscal 2020 compared with $43.8 million in Fiscal 2019.  The decrease was primarily driven by lower expenses at the Company’s Cody Labs subsidiary, other cost reduction initiatives as well as a decrease in legal and financial advisory costs.

The Company is focused on controlling operating expenses and has executed on its 2016 Restructuring Plan, Cody Restructuring Plan and Cody API Restructuring Plan as noted above; however, increases in personnel and other costs to facilitate enhancements in the Company’s infrastructure and expansion may impact operating expenses in future periods.

Asset Impairment Charges. In the first six months of Fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a ROU lease asset totaling $1.2 million related to an existing lease at Cody Labs upon adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.  The Company subsequently recorded a full impairment of the asset as a result of the decision to cease operations at Cody Labs.

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company approved a plan to sell the Cody API business.  As such, all assets and liabilities associated with the Cody API business were recorded in the assets and liabilities held for sale captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018.  As part of the held for sale classification, the Company recorded the assets of the Cody API business at fair value less costs to sell.  The Company performed a fair value analysis which resulted in a $29.9 million impairment of the Cody long-lived assets.

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On August 17, 2018, JSP notified the Company that it will not extend or renew the JSP Distribution Agreement when the current term expires on March 23, 2019. The Company determined that JSP’s decision represented a triggering event under U.S. GAAP to perform an analysis to determine the potential for impairment of goodwill. On October 4, 2018, the Company completed the analysis based on market data and concluded that it would record a full impairment of goodwill totaling $339.6 million. See Note 9 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for more information.

Other Income (Loss). Interest expense in the first six months of Fiscal 2020 totaled $36.0 million compared to $42.9 million in Fiscal 2019.  The weighted average interest rate for the first six months of Fiscal 2020 and 2019 was 9.2% and 9.5%, respectively.  Investment income in the first six months of Fiscal 2020 totaled $1.2 million compared to $0.9 million in the same prior-year period.

Income Tax. The Company recorded an income tax expense in the first six months of Fiscal 2020 of $3.5 million compared to an income tax benefit of $73.0 million in the first six months of Fiscal 2019.  The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was 33.2% compared to 21.0% for the six months ended December 31, 2018.  The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was higher compared to the six months ended December 31, 2018 primarily due to research and development credits relative to expected pre-tax loss, partially offset by the impact of excess tax shortfalls related to stock compensation.

Net Loss. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Company reported net loss of $7.1 million, or $(0.18) per diluted share.  Comparatively, net loss in the corresponding prior-year period was $275.2 million, or $(7.30) per diluted share.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow

The Company had historically financed its operations with cash flow generated from operations supplemented with borrowings from financial institutions.  At December 31, 2019, working capital was $219.4 million as compared to $295.6 million at June 30, 2019, a decrease of $76.2 million.  Current product portfolio sales as well as sales related to future product approvals are anticipated to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations.

Net cash provided by operating activities of $47.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 reflected net loss of $7.1 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $42.1 million, as well as cash provided through changes in operating assets and liabilities of $12.7 million.  In comparison, net cash provided by operating activities of $94.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 reflected net loss of $275.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $334.3 million, as well as cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $34.9 million.

Significant changes in operating assets and liabilities from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were comprised of:

·

A decrease in accounts receivable of $6.3 million mainly due to the timing of receipts.  The Company’s days sales outstanding (“DSO”) at December 31, 2019, based on gross sales for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2019, was 73 days.  The level of DSO at December 31, 2019 was comparable to the Company’s expectation that DSO will be in the 70 to 85-day range based on customer payment terms.

·

An increase in accounts payable totaling $17.4 million primarily due to the timing of payments. 

·

A decrease in accrued payroll and payroll-related costs of $7.7 million primarily related to payments made in August 2019 in connection with incentive compensation accrued in Fiscal Year 2019, partially offset by the timing of payroll payments.

·

An increase in inventories totaling $8.1 million primarily due to the timing of customer order fulfillment.

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·

An increase in prepaid income taxes totaling $9.0 million primarily due to estimated tax payments made in the first six months of Fiscal 2020.

Significant changes in operating assets and liabilities from June 30, 2018 to December 31, 2018 were comprised of:

·

An increase in accounts receivable of $25.9 million primarily as a result of the timing of receipts as well as increased sales of Levothyroxine as customer demand increased in anticipation of the transition of this product.  The Company’s days sales outstanding (“DSO”) at December 31, 2018, based on gross sales for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and gross accounts receivable at December 31, 2018 was 81 days.  The level of DSO at December 31, 2018 was comparable to the Company’s expectations that DSO will be in the 70 to 85-day range based on customer payment terms.

·

An increase in deferred revenues totaling $24.0 million due to upfront payment received as part of the Amneal Agreement, partially offset by product sold under the agreement in the second quarter of Fiscal 2019.

·

 A decrease in prepaid income taxes totaling $17.5 million primarily due to receipt of approximately $15.2 million in tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).

·

An increase in accrued payroll and payroll-related costs of $8.5 million primarily due to higher accrued incentive “compensation-related costs” and, to a lesser extent, the “timing of payroll payments”

·

An increase in settlement liability totaling $8.0 million due to the settlement of the Texas Medicaid Investigation.

Net cash used in investing activities of $30.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was mainly the result of purchases of intangible assets of $27.3 million and purchases of property, plant and equipment of $8.8 million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $6.3 million.  Net cash provided by investing activities of $5.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was mainly the result of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment of $14.1 million and proceeds from the sale of an outstanding VIE loan to a third party of $5.6 million, partially offset by purchases of property, plant and equipment of $12.0 million and purchase of an intangible asset of $2.0 million.

Net cash used in financing activities of $38.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to debt repayments of $113.3 million, purchase of a capped call in connection with the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes offering totaling $7.1 million, payments of debt issuance costs totaling $3.5 million, and purchases of treasury stock totaling $1.8 million, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes of $86.3 million and proceeds from issuance of stock pursuant to stock compensation plans of $0.6 million.  Net cash used in financing activities of $34.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was primarily due to debt repayments of $33.4 million, payments of debt issuance costs totaling $1.1 million and purchases of treasury stock totaling $0.5 million, partially offset by proceeds from issuance of stock pursuant to stock compensation plans of $0.5 million.

Credit Facility and Other Indebtedness

The Company has previously entered into and may enter future agreements with financial institutions to provide additional cash to help finance the Company’s acquisitions, various capital investments and potential strategic opportunities.  These borrowing arrangements as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:

Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility

On November 25, 2015, in connection with its acquisition of KUPI, Lannett entered into a credit and guaranty agreement (the “Credit and Guaranty Agreement”) among certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent and other lenders providing for a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Senior Secured Credit Facility consisted of Term Loan

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A in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million, Term Loan B in an aggregate principal amount of $635.0 million and a revolving credit facility providing for revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125.0 million.

On June 17, 2016, Lannett amended the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Credit and Guaranty Agreement to raise an incremental term loan in the principal amount of $150.0 million (the “Incremental Term Loan”) and amended certain sections of the agreement (the “Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The terms of this Incremental Term Loan are substantially the same as those applicable to the Term Loan B. The Company used the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan and cash on hand to repurchase the outstanding $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of Lannett’s 12.0% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) issued in connection with the KUPI acquisition.

Refer to the Company’s Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 for further details on the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility.

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

On September 27, 2019, the Company issued $86,250,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.50% payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2020.  The Notes will mature on October 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms.  The Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 65.4022 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $15.29 per share), subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events (but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest).  The Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes on or after October 6, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date, subject to certain conditions relating to the Company’s stock price having been met.  Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such corporate event or notice of redemption.  The indenture covering the Notes contains certain other customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company also entered into privately negotiated “capped call” transactions with several counterparties.  The capped call transaction will initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the Notes.  The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilutive effect on the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes with such reduction subject to a cap which is initially $19.46 per share.

Other Liquidity Matters

Refer to the “JSP Distribution Agreement” section above for the impact of the nonrenewal of the JSP agreement on our future liquidity.

Future Acquisitions

We are continuously evaluating the potential for product and company acquisitions as a part of our future growth strategy. In conjunction with a potential acquisition, the Company may utilize current resources or seek additional sources of capital to finance any such acquisition, which could have an impact on future liquidity.

We may also from time to time depending on market conditions and prices, contractual restrictions, our financial liquidity and other factors, seek to prepay outstanding debt or repurchase our outstanding debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, or otherwise. The amounts involved in any such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material and may be funded from available cash or from additional borrowings.

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Research and Development Arrangements

In the normal course of business, the Company has entered into certain research and development and other arrangements. As part of these arrangements, the Company has agreed to certain contingent payments which generally become due and payable only upon the achievement of certain developmental, regulatory, commercial and/or other milestones. In addition, under certain arrangements, we may be required to make royalty payments based on a percentage of future sales, or other metric, for products currently in development in the event that the Company begins to market and sell the product. Due to the inherent uncertainty related to these developmental, regulatory, commercial and/or other milestones, it is unclear if the Company will ever be required to make such payments.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission requires the use of estimates and assumptions.  A listing of the Company’s significant accounting policies is detailed in Note 3 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”  A subsection of these accounting policies has been identified by management as “Critical Accounting Policies.”  Critical accounting policies are those which require management to make estimates using assumptions that were uncertain at the time the estimates were made and for which the use of different assumptions, which reasonably could have been used, could have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations.

Management has identified the following as “Critical Accounting Policies”: Revenue Recognition, Inventories, Income Taxes, Business Combinations, Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, including Goodwill and Intangible Assets, In-Process Research and Development and Share-based Compensation.

Revenue Recognition

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which superseded ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.  Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when title and risk of loss of promised goods or services have transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration the Company is expected to be entitled.  Our revenue consists almost entirely of sales of our pharmaceutical products to customers, whereby we ship product to a customer pursuant to a purchase order.  Revenue contracts such as these do not generally give rise to contract assets or contract liabilities because: (i) the underlying contracts generally have only a single performance obligation and (ii) we do not generally receive consideration until the performance obligation is fully satisfied.  The new revenue standard also impacts the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition by requiring recognition of certain contract manufacturing arrangements to change from “upon shipment or delivery” to “over time”.  However, the recognition of these arrangements over time does not currently have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.  The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method.

When revenue is recognized, a simultaneous adjustment to gross sales is made for estimated chargebacks, rebates, returns, promotional adjustments and other potential adjustments. These provisions are primarily estimated based on historical experience, future expectations, contractual arrangements with wholesalers and indirect customers and other factors known to management at the time of accrual. Accruals for provisions are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a reduction to gross sales with the corresponding reserve presented as a reduction of accounts receivable or included as rebates payable, depending on the nature of the reserve.

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Provisions for chargebacks, rebates, returns and other adjustments require varying degrees of subjectivity. While rebates generally are based on contractual terms and require minimal estimation, chargebacks and returns require management to make more subjective assumptions. Each major category is discussed in detail below:

Chargebacks

The provision for chargebacks is the most significant and complex estimate used in the recognition of revenue. The Company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors, generic distributors, retail pharmacy chains and mail-order pharmacies. The Company also sells its products indirectly to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals, nursing homes and group purchasing organizations, collectively referred to as “indirect customers.” The Company enters into agreements with its indirect customers to establish pricing for certain products. The indirect customers then independently select a wholesaler from which to purchase the products. If the price paid by the indirect customers is lower than the price paid by the wholesaler, the Company will provide a credit, called a chargeback, to the wholesaler for the difference between the contractual price with the indirect customers and the wholesaler purchase price. The provision for chargebacks is based on expected sell-through levels by the Company’s wholesale customers to the indirect customers and estimated wholesaler inventory levels. As sales to the large wholesale customers, such as Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson increase (decrease), the reserve for chargebacks will also generally increase (decrease). However, the size of the increase (decrease) depends on product mix and the amount of sales made to indirect customers with which the Company has specific chargeback agreements. The Company continually monitors the reserve for chargebacks and makes adjustments when management believes that expected chargebacks may differ from the actual chargeback reserve.

Rebates

Rebates are offered to the Company’s key chain drug store, distributor and wholesaler customers to promote customer loyalty and increase product sales. These rebate programs provide customers with credits upon attainment of pre-established volumes or attainment of net sales milestones for a specified period. Other promotional programs are incentive programs offered to the customers. Additionally, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) enacted in the U.S. in March 2010, the Company participates in a new cost-sharing program for certain Medicare Part D beneficiaries designed primarily for the sale of brand drugs and certain generic drugs if their FDA approval was granted under a NDA or 505(b) NDA versus an ANDA. Drugs purchased within the Medicare Part D coverage gap (commonly referred to as the “donut hole”) result in additional rebates. The Company estimates the reserve for rebates and other promotional credit programs based on the specific terms in each agreement when revenue is recognized. The reserve for rebates increases (decreases) as sales to certain wholesale and retail customers increase (decrease). However, since these rebate programs are not identical for all customers, the size of the reserve will depend on the mix of sales to customers that are eligible to receive rebates.

Returns

Consistent with industry practice, the Company has a product returns policy that allows customers to return product within a specified time period prior to and subsequent to the product’s expiration date in exchange for a credit to be applied to future purchases. The Company’s policy requires that the customer obtain pre-approval from the Company for any qualifying return. The Company estimates its provision for returns based on historical experience, changes to business practices, credit terms and any extenuating circumstances known to management. While historical experience has allowed for reasonable estimations in the past, future returns may or may not follow historical trends. The Company continually monitors the reserve for returns and makes adjustments when management believes that actual product returns may differ from the established reserve. Generally, the reserve for returns increases as net sales increase.

Other Adjustments

Other adjustments consist primarily of “price adjustments, also known as “shelf-stock adjustments” and “price protections,” which are both credits issued to reflect increases or decreases in the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products. In the case of a price decrease, a credit is given for product remaining in customer’s

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inventories at the time of the price reduction. Contractual price protection results in a similar credit when the invoice or contract prices of the Company’s products increase, effectively allowing customers to purchase products at previous prices for a specified period of time. Amounts recorded for estimated shelf-stock adjustments and price protections are based upon specified terms with direct customers, estimated changes in market prices and estimates of inventory held by customers. The Company regularly monitors these and other factors and evaluates the reserve as additional information becomes available. Other adjustments also include prompt payment discounts and “failure-to-supply” adjustments. If the Company is unable to fulfill certain customer orders, the customer can purchase products from our competitors at their prices and charge the Company for any difference in our contractually agreed upon prices.

Refer to the Company’s Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 for a description of our remaining Critical Accounting Policies.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

On November 25, 2015, in connection with the acquisition of KUPI, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Credit Facility, which was subsequently amended in June 2016.  Based on the variable-rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2019, each 1/8% increase in interest rates would yield $0.8 million of incremental annual interest expense.

The Company has historically invested in equity securities, U.S. government agency securities and corporate bonds, which are exposed to market and interest rate fluctuations. The market value, interest and dividends earned on these investments may vary based on fluctuations in interest rate and market conditions.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10‑Q, management performed, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d‑15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Based upon the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Lannett’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in Lannett’s internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended December 31, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in Note 11 “Legal, Regulatory Matters and Contingencies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Lannett Company, Inc’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 includes a detailed description of its risk factors.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

(a)

A list of the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K to be filed as a part of this Form 10‑Q is shown on the Exhibit Index filed herewith.

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

    

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

32**

 

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.61+*

 

Collaboration and License Agreement by and among Lannett Company, Inc.,  North & South Brother Pharmacy Investment Co., Ltd and HEC GROUP PTY LTD, dated as of November 21, 2019

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

10.62+*

 

Supply Agreement by and among North & South Brother Pharmacy Investment Co., Ltd, HEC GROUP PTY LTD and Lannett Company, Inc., dated as of November 21, 2019

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Extension Schema Document

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Label Linkbase Document

 

Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

Filed Herewith


*   Certain portions of this Exhibit have been redacted to preserve confidentiality.  The registrant hereby undertakes to provide further information regarding such redacted information to the Commission upon request.

+   Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.  The registrant undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the Commission upon request.

**   Furnished Herewith

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

LANNETT COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: February 6, 2020

By:

/s/ Timothy Crew

 

 

Timothy Crew

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: February 6, 2020

By:

/s/ John Kozlowski

 

 

John Kozlowski

 

 

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: February 6, 2020

By:

/s/ G. Michael Landis

 

 

G. Michael Landis

 

 

Senior Director of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

 

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