BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2019--Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedic and regenerative medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (“HA”) technology, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, and provided an update on its business progress in the period.

“Anika delivered strong earnings and cash flow in the second quarter, while we continued our transformation into a global commercial company,” said Joseph Darling, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anika Therapeutics. “With an ongoing commitment to our people, products and performance, during the quarter we further strengthened our executive leadership team, continued to realize the benefits of our international expansion efforts and prepared for the launch of our first surgically-delivered therapy for bone repair procedures in the U.S. under our hybrid commercial model in the third quarter of 2019. Additionally, based on extensive analysis and discussions, and building on the strength of our international viscosupplement results, we have decided to move forward with our efforts to obtain regulatory approval for CINGAL in the U.S. Anika remains well positioned to deliver a continuum of orthopedic and regenerative medicine therapies and create sustained value for patients and shareholders.”

Second Quarter Financial Results

• Total revenue for the second quarter of 2019 was $30.4 million, compared to $30.5 million for the second quarter of 2018.
• Global Viscosupplement revenue decreased slightly year-over-year for the second quarter of 2019. U.S. Viscosupplement revenue decreased 6% year-over-year for the quarter, due primarily to lower ORTHOVISC revenue. International Viscosupplement revenue increased 28% year-over-year for the quarter, primarily due to international CINGAL revenue growth of 125%.
• Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2019 decreased to $18.5 million, compared to $19.3 million for the second quarter of 2018. The decrease in total operating expenses was due to lower cost of product revenue and research and development expenses, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses.
• Net income for the second quarter of 2019 was $9.4 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, compared to net income of $10.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2018. The decrease in net income was due primarily to tax benefits from employee stock option exercises in the second quarter of 2018.
• Adjusted EBITDA (see description below) for the second quarter of 2019 increased to $14.8 million, compared to $14.0 million for the second quarter of 2018. The increase in adjusted EBITDA is primarily due to improvements in product gross profit and operating income as a result of more favorable revenue mix and a reduction in inventory related charges.
• Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $141.5 million as of June 30, 2019, compared to $159.0 million as of December 31, 2018. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and investments was due to the Company’s $30.0 million accelerated share repurchase program announced in May 2019, partially offset by strong operating cash flow for the first half of 2019. Cash provided by operating activities was $13.9 million for the first half of 2019.