RedHill Biopharma — Cosmo deal – new asset, stronger balance sheet

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RedHill Biopharma — Cosmo deal – new asset, stronger balance sheet

On 18 October 2019, RedHill announced a strategic investment and in-licensing deal with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, a European specialty GI pharma and diagnostics company (sales of €66m in 2018). RedHill will receive an exclusive licence for the US rights to a branded antibiotic, Aemcolo (rifamycin), which was approved by the FDA for the treatment of traveller’s diarrhoea in November 2018. In return, RedHill will pay Cosmo the stock equivalent of $12m upfront, a royalty percentage on net sales in the high 20s and commercial milestone payments up to $100m. Cosmo has also agreed to make a $36.3m investment in RedHill at $7/ADS (a 13.5% premium to the prior close; 20% stake after investment). The deal expands RedHill’s specialty GI drug portfolio in the US and strengthens its balance sheet ahead of the expected launch of TALICIA (PDUFA date: 2 November 2019). Our valuation is $556m or $15.4/ADS.

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Cosmo deal – new asset, stronger balance sheet

Company news

Pharma & biotech

22 October 2019

Price

US$6.57

Market cap

US$186m

Net cash ($m) as of Cosmo deal announcement (dated 18 October 2019)

59.0

Shares in issue

283.7m

Free float

90%

Code

RDHL

Primary exchange

TASE

Secondary exchange (ADS 1:10)

NASDAQ

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(13.6)

(18.9)

(22.0)

Rel (local)

(14.0)

(19.7)

(28.2)

52-week high/low

US$9.35

US$5.18

Business description

RedHill Biopharma is a speciality company with an R&D pipeline focusing on gastrointestinal (GI) and inflammatory diseases; earlier-stage assets also target various cancers. The most advanced products are TALICIA for H. pylori infection, RHB-104 for Crohn’s disease (CD), RHB-204 for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections and BEKINDA for gastroenteritis and IBS-D.

Next events

Expected FDA response on TALICIA’s NDA

2 November

Initiation of pivotal Phase III activities with RHB-204 for NTM infections

Q419

FDA meetings to discuss Phase III trial with RHB-104 in CD

H219

Analyst

Jonas Peciulis

+44 (0)20 3077 5728

On 18 October 2019, RedHill announced a strategic investment and in-licensing deal with Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, a European specialty GI pharma and diagnostics company (sales of €66m in 2018). RedHill will receive an exclusive licence for the US rights to a branded antibiotic, Aemcolo (rifamycin), which was approved by the FDA for the treatment of traveller’s diarrhoea in November 2018. In return, RedHill will pay Cosmo the stock equivalent of $12m upfront, a royalty percentage on net sales in the high 20s and commercial milestone payments up to $100m. Cosmo has also agreed to make a $36.3m investment in RedHill at $7/ADS (a 13.5% premium to the prior close; 20% stake after investment). The deal expands RedHill’s specialty GI drug portfolio in the US and strengthens its balance sheet ahead of the expected launch of TALICIA (PDUFA date: 2 November 2019). Our valuation is $556m or $15.8/ADS.

Year end

Revenue ($m)

PBT*
($m)

EPS*
($)

DPS
($)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

4.0

(45.5)

(0.26)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/18

8.4

(38.8)

(0.17)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/19e

10.0

(39.5)

(0.10)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/20e

13.0

(36.8)

(0.09)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles and exceptional items.

Strategic fit, new largest shareholder

The specific structure of the deal seems to be a strategic fit both companies. Following the transaction RedHill will have cash of $59m (no debt), which provides a higher degree of comfort given it is preparing for a potential launch of TALICIA for H. pylori infection. The newly in-licensed drug, Aemcolo (rifamycin 194mg delayed-released tablets), is a minimally absorbed antibiotic that the FDA approved for traveller’s diarrhoea, so it is a good fit for RedHill’s GI-focused drug portfolio. The drug has not yet been launched in the US, but consensus expects sales of $152m in 2024 (EvaluatePharma). For Cosmo, which is now the largest shareholder, RedHill appears to be the right partner with the right commercial capacity in the US.

Now all eyes are on PDUFA date of 2 November 2019

RedHill is approaching a milestone event with the FDA due to release its assessment of the company’s most advanced, internally developed combination therapy, TALICIA. Based on the data released, we assign a 90% probability of FDA approval due to the clean dataset from the Phase III trials. From a commercial perspective, RedHill is ready with a US salesforce in operation since mid-2017. Please see our previous reports for more detail on the market opportunity.

Valuation: $556m or $15.8 per ADS

RedHill Biopharma is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Our RedHill valuation is $556m or $15.8 per ADS, versus $518m or $18.3 per ADS previously. Our absolute valuation is higher because we have included the new investment and rolled our model forward. The valuation per share is slightly lower due to a dilution effect, as our pre-issue valuation per share was higher than the market value. For the time being we make no other changes to our estimates.

RedHill Biopharma is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

$000s

 

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

4,007

8,360

10,000

13,000

Cost of Sales

(2,126)

(2,837)

(3,500)

(4,550)

Gross Profit

1,881

5,523

6,500

8,450

Research and development

(32,969)

(24,862)

(22,684)

(22,976)

EBITDA

 

 

(51,891)

(39,241)

(39,451)

(36,732)

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

 

 

(51,972)

(39,331)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Intangible Amortisation

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(51,972)

(39,331)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Net Interest

6,428

511

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(45,544)

(38,820)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(45,544)

(38,820)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Tax

0

0

0

0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(45,544)

(38,820)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Profit After Tax (reported)

(45,544)

(38,820)

(39,545)

(36,831)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

176.6

231.2

387.3

422.1

EPS - normalised ($)

 

 

(0.26)

(0.17)

(0.10)

(0.09)

EPS - normalised fully diluted ($)

 

 

(0.26)

(0.17)

(0.10)

(0.09)

EPS - (reported) ($)

 

 

(0.26)

(0.17)

(0.10)

(0.09)

Dividend per share ($)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

46.9

66.1

65.0

65.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

5,667

5,623

9,592

9,551

Intangible Assets

5,285

5,320

5,355

5,390

Tangible Assets

230

163

92

16

Investments

152

140

4,145

4,145

Current Assets

 

 

51,676

56,788

57,197

23,085

Stocks

653

769

1,300

1,300

Debtors

4,818

2,834

2,834

2,834

Cash

16,455

29,005

53,063

18,951

Other*

29,750

24,180

0

0

Current Liabilities

 

 

(11,830)

(10,381)

(12,302)

(12,302)

Creditors

(11,830)

(10,381)

(12,302)

(12,302)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(448)

(844)

(4,525)

(4,525)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

Other long term liabilities

(448)

(844)

(4,525)

(4,525)

Net Assets

 

 

45,065

51,186

49,962

15,810

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(44,769)

(34,462)

(35,864)

(34,054)

Net Interest

0

0

0

0

Tax

0

0

0

0

Capex

(146)

(23)

(23)

(23)

Acquisitions/disposals

0

0

0

0

Financing

25,653

42,263

36,300

0

Other**

(18,069)

4,772

23,645

(35)

Dividends

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(37,331)

12,550

24,058

(34,112)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(53,786)

(16,455)

(29,005)

(53,063)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(16,455)

(29,005)

(53,063)

(18,951)

Source: RedHill Biopharma accounts, Edison Investment Research. Note: *Bank deposits and financial assets at fair value. **Includes bank deposits converted to cash and cash equivalents.


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