Glaukos Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

November 2, 2023 Off By BusinessWire

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology and pharmaceutical company focused on novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal diseases, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Key highlights include:

  • Net sales of $78.0 million in Q3 2023 increased 10% year-over-year on a reported basis and 9% year-over-year on a constant currency basis.
  • Glaucoma net sales of $58.3 million in Q3 2023 increased 9% year-over-year.
  • Corneal Health net sales of $19.7 million in Q3 2023 increased 12% year-over-year.
  • Gross margin of approximately 76% and non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 83% in Q3 2023.
  • Raised 2023 net sales guidance to $307 million to $310 million, compared to $304 million to $308 million previously.

“Our solid third quarter results reflect successful execution of our global commercial strategies,” said Thomas Burns, Glaukos chairman and chief executive officer. “We continue to successfully advance our robust pipeline of novel, dropless platform technologies designed to meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve outcomes for patients suffering from chronic eye diseases.”

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Net sales in the third quarter of 2023 of $78.0 million increased 10% on a reported basis, or 9% on a constant currency basis, compared to $71.3 million in the same period in 2022.

Gross margin for the third quarter of 2023 was approximately 76%, compared to approximately 76% in the same period in 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2023 was approximately 83%, compared to approximately 84% in the same period in 2022.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the third quarter of 2023 increased 15% to $54.2 million, compared to $47.1 million in the same period in 2022. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses for the third quarter of 2023 increased 15% to $53.5 million, compared to $46.4 million in the same period in 2022.

GAAP and non-GAAP research and development (R&D) expenses for the third quarter of 2023 increased 15% to $33.3 million, compared to $28.9 million in the same period in 2022.

Loss from operations in the third quarter of 2023 was $28.0 million, compared to operating loss of $21.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP loss from operations in the third quarter of 2023 was $21.8 million, compared to non-GAAP operating loss of $15.3 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Net loss in the third quarter of 2023 was $30.4 million, or ($0.63) per diluted share, compared to net loss of $27.6 million, or ($0.58) per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net loss in the third quarter of 2023 was $24.2 million, or ($0.50) per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $21.3 million, or ($0.45) per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022.

The company ended the third quarter of 2023 with approximately $307 million in cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash.

2023 Revenue Guidance

The company expects 2023 net sales to be in the range of $307 million to $310 million based on the latest foreign currency exchange rates.

Webcast & Conference Call

The company will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast today at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss the results and provide additional information about the company’s financial outlook. A link to the webcast is available on the company’s website at http://investors.glaukos.com. To participate in the conference call, please dial 888-210-2212 (U.S.) or 646-960-0390 (international) and enter Conference ID 7935742. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the company’s website following completion of the call.

Quarterly Summary Document

The company has posted a document on its Investor Relations website under the “Financials & Filings – Quarterly Results” section titled “Quarterly Summary.” This Quarterly Summary document is designed to provide the investment community with a summarized and easily accessible reference document that details the key facts associated with the quarter, the state of the company’s business objectives and strategies and any forward statements or guidance the company may make. This document is provided alongside the company’s earnings press release and is designed to be read by investors before the regularly scheduled quarterly conference call. As such, today’s conference call will be in a format primarily consisting of a questions and answers session, during which Glaukos will address any queries investors have regarding the company’s results. It is the company’s goal that this format will make its quarterly earnings process more efficient and impactful for the investment community going forward.

About Glaukos

Glaukos (www.glaukos.com) is an ophthalmic medical technology and pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal diseases. Glaukos first developed Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) as an alternative to the traditional glaucoma treatment paradigm, launching its first MIGS device commercially in 2012, and continues to develop a portfolio of technologically distinct and leverageable platforms to support ongoing pharmaceutical and medical device innovations. Products or product candidates for each of these platforms are designed to advance the standard of care through better treatment options across the areas of glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal diseases.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and beliefs. Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for forward-looking statements contained herein, we caution you that they are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to risks, uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this press release. These potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements include, without limitation, uncertainties regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or other future public health crises on our business; the impact of general macroeconomic conditions including foreign currency fluctuations; the reduced physician fee and ASC facility fee reimbursement rate finalized by CMS for 2022 and 2023 for procedures utilizing the Company’s iStent family of products and its impact on our U.S. combo-cataract glaucoma revenue; our ability to continue to generate sales of our commercialized products and develop and commercialize additional products; our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers, some of which are single-source, for components of our products; the occurrence of a crippling accident, natural disaster, or other disruption at our primary facility, which may materially affect our manufacturing capacity and operations; securing or maintaining adequate coverage or reimbursement by third-party payors for procedures using the iStent, the iStent inject, the iStent inject W, iAccess, iPRIME, iStent infinite, our corneal cross-linking products or other products in development; our ability to properly train, and gain acceptance and trust from ophthalmic surgeons in the use of our products; our ability to compete effectively in the medical device industry and against current and future technologies (including MIGS technologies); our compliance with federal, state and foreign laws and regulations for the approval and sale and marketing of our products and of our manufacturing processes; the lengthy and expensive clinical trial process and the uncertainty of timing and outcomes from any particular clinical trial or regulatory approval processes; the risk of recalls or serious safety issues with our products and the uncertainty of patient outcomes; our ability to protect, and the expense and time-consuming nature of protecting our intellectual property against third parties and competitors and the impact of any claims against us for infringement or misappropriation of third party intellectual property rights and any related litigation; and our ability to service our indebtedness. These and other known risks, uncertainties and factors are described in detail under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, which is expected to be filed with the SEC by November 9, 2023. Our filings with the SEC are available in the Investor Section of our website at www.glaukos.com or at www.sec.gov. In addition, information about the risks and benefits of our products is available on our website at www.glaukos.com. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which speak only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.

Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses certain non-GAAP historical financial measures. Management makes adjustments to the GAAP measures for items (both charges and gains) that (a) do not reflect the core operational activities of the Company, (b) are commonly adjusted within the Company’s industry to enhance comparability of the Company’s financial results with those of its peer group, or (c) are inconsistent in amount or frequency between periods (albeit such items are monitored and controlled with equal diligence relative to core operations). The Company uses the term “Non-GAAP” to exclude external acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination; amortization of intangible assets acquired in a business combination, asset purchase transaction or other contractual relationship; impairment of goodwill and intangible assets; certain in-process R&D charges; fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities and pre-acquisition contingencies arising from a business combination; integration and transition costs related to business combinations; fair market value adjustments to inventories acquired in a business combination or asset purchase transaction; restructuring charges, duplicative operating expenses, or asset write-offs (or reversals) associated with exiting or significantly downsizing a business; gain or loss from the sale of a business; gain or loss on the mark-to-market adjustment, impairment, or sale of long-term investments; mark-to-market adjustments on derivative instruments that hedge income or expense exposures in a future period; significant legal litigation costs and/or settlement expenses or proceeds legal and other associated expenses that are both unusual and significant related to governmental or internal inquiries; and significant discrete income and other tax adjustments related to transactions as well as changes in estimated acquisition-date tax effects associated with business combinations, and the impact from implementation of tax law changes and settlements. See “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure presented to the comparable GAAP financial measure.

In addition, in order to remove the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company also presents certain net sales information on a constant currency basis, which represents the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the current period been the same as the average exchange rates in effect in the comparable prior period. See “Reported Sales vs. Prior Periods” for a presentation of certain net sales information on a reported, GAAP and a constant currency basis.

GLAUKOS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
 

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net sales

$

78,048

 

$

71,269

 

$

232,346

 

$

211,635

 

Cost of sales

 

18,510

 

 

16,861

 

 

56,684

 

 

51,757

 

Gross profit

 

59,538

 

 

54,408

 

 

175,662

 

 

159,878

 

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative

 

54,247

 

 

47,149

 

 

161,034

 

 

140,998

 

Research and development

 

33,301

 

 

28,870

 

 

101,706

 

 

87,459

 

Acquired in-process research and development

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

10,000

 

Litigation-related settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,000

)

Total operating expenses

 

87,548

 

 

76,019

 

 

265,740

 

 

208,457

 

Loss from operations

 

(28,010

)

 

(21,611

)

 

(90,078

)

 

(48,579

)

Non-operating expense:
Interest income

 

2,710

 

 

744

 

 

6,252

 

 

1,415

 

Interest expense

 

(3,398

)

 

(3,481

)

 

(10,205

)

 

(10,311

)

Other expense, net

 

(1,709

)

 

(2,981

)

 

(2,978

)

 

(9,792

)

Total non-operating expense

 

(2,397

)

 

(5,718

)

 

(6,931

)

 

(18,688

)

Loss before taxes

 

(30,407

)

 

(27,329

)

 

(97,009

)

 

(67,267

)

Income tax provision

 

37

 

 

247

 

 

873

 

 

468

 

Net loss

$

(30,444

)

$

(27,576

)

$

(97,882

)

$

(67,735

)

 
Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.63

)

$

(0.58

)

$

(2.03

)

$

(1.43

)

 
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

 

48,675

 

 

47,614

 

 

48,284

 

 

47,346

 

GLAUKOS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par values)
 
September 30, December 31,

2023

2022

(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

108,929

 

$

119,525

 

Short-term investments

 

191,928

 

 

233,170

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

39,326

 

 

36,073

 

Inventory

 

39,781

 

 

37,841

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

19,565

 

 

17,250

 

Total current assets

 

399,529

 

 

443,859

 

Restricted cash

 

5,856

 

 

7,078

 

Property and equipment, net

 

103,075

 

 

94,403

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

27,273

 

 

25,826

 

Finance lease right-of-use asset

 

44,786

 

 

46,601

 

Intangible assets, net

 

289,184

 

 

307,869

 

Goodwill

 

66,134

 

 

66,134

 

Deposits and other assets

 

12,797

 

 

10,613

 

Total assets

$

948,634

 

$

1,002,383

 

 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

10,413

 

$

14,403

 

Accrued liabilities

 

56,734

 

 

57,956

 

Total current liabilities

 

67,147

 

 

72,359

 

Convertible senior notes

 

282,430

 

 

281,400

 

Operating lease liability

 

30,572

 

 

28,905

 

Finance lease liability

 

70,784

 

 

72,172

 

Deferred tax liability, net

 

7,249

 

 

7,264

 

Other liabilities

 

12,793

 

 

10,278

 

Total liabilities

 

470,975

 

 

472,378

 

 
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 150,000 shares authorized; 48,748 and 47,782 shares issued and 48,720 and 47,754 shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

49

 

 

48

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,039,266

 

 

997,470

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

764

 

 

(2,975

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(562,288

)

 

(464,406

)

Less treasury stock (28 shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022)

 

(132

)

 

(132

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

477,659

 

 

530,005

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

948,634

 

$

1,002,383

 

GLAUKOS CORPORATION
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentage data)
(unaudited)
 
Q3 2023 Q3 2022
GAAP Adjustments

Non-GAAP

GAAP Adjustments

Non-GAAP

Cost of sales

$

18,510

 

$

(5,523

)

(a)

$

12,987

 

$

16,861

 

$

(5,536

)

(a)

$

11,325

 

Gross Margin

 

76.3%

 

7.1%

 

83.4%

 

76.3%

 

7.8%

 

84.1%

 
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative

$

54,247

 

$

(705

)

(b)

$

53,542

 

$

47,149

 

$

(787

)

(b)

$

46,362

 

Loss from operations

$

(28,010

)

$

6,228

 

$

(21,782

)

$

(21,611

)

$

6,323

 

$

(15,288

)

Net loss

$

(30,444

)

$

6,228

 

(c)

$

(24,216

)

$

(27,576

)

$

6,323

 

(c)

$

(21,253

)

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.63

)

$

0.13

 

$

(0.50

)

$

(0.58

)

$

0.13

 

$

(0.45

)

(a) Cost of sales adjustments related to the acquisition of Avedro, Inc. (Avedro), including amortization of developed technology intangible assets of $5.5 million in Q3 2023 and amortization of developed technology intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense related to replacement awards, totaling $5.5 million in Q3 2022.
(b) Avedro acquisition-related expenses, including amortization expense of customer relationship intangible assets of $0.7 million in Q3 2023 and customer relationship intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense related to replacement awards of $0.8 million in Q3 2022.
(c) Includes total tax effect for non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments. For non-GAAP adjustments associated with the U.S., the tax effect is $0 given the Company’s U.S. taxable loss positions in both 2023 and 2022.
GLAUKOS CORPORATION
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentage data)
(unaudited)
 
Year-to-Date Q3 2023 Year-to-Date Q3 2022
GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP
Cost of sales

$

56,684

 

$

(16,569

)

(a)

$

40,115

 

$

51,757

 

$

(16,633

)

(a)

$

35,124

 

Gross Margin

 

75.6%

 

7.1%

 

82.7%

 

75.5%

 

7.9%

 

83.4%

 
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative

$

161,034

 

$

(2,115

)

(b)

$

158,919

 

$

140,998

 

$

(2,533

)

(b)

$

138,465

 

Research and development

$

101,706

 

$

 

$

101,706

 

$

87,459

 

$

(127

)

(c)

$

87,332

 

Litigation-related settlement

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

(30,000

)

$

30,000

 

(d)

$

 

Loss from operations

$

(90,078

)

$

18,684

 

$

(71,394

)

$

(48,579

)

$

(10,707

)

$

(59,286

)

Net loss

$

(97,882

)

$

18,684

 

(e)

$

(79,198

)

$

(67,735

)

$

(10,707

)

(e)

$

(78,442

)

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(2.03

)

$

0.39

 

$

(1.64

)

$

(1.43

)

$

(0.23

)

$

(1.66

)

(a) Cost of sales adjustments related to the acquisition of Avedro, Inc. (Avedro), including amortization of developed technology intangible assets of $16.6 million year-to-date Q3 2023 and amortization of developed technology intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense related to replacement awards, totaling $16.6 million year-to-date Q3 2022.
(b) Avedro acquisition-related expenses, including amortization expense of customer relationship intangible assets of $2.1 million year-to-date Q3 2023 and customer relationship intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense related to replacement awards of $2.5 million year-to-date Q3 2022.
(c) Stock-based compensation expense related to replacement awards from the acquisition of Avedro.
(d) Settlement proceeds received related to the Company’s patent infringement litigation.
(e) Includes total tax effect for non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments. For non-GAAP adjustments associated with the U.S., the tax effect is $0 given the Company’s U.S. taxable loss positions in both 2023 and 2022.
Reported Sales vs. Prior Periods (in thousands)

Year-over-Year Percent Change

Quarter-over-Quarter Percent Change

3Q 2023

3Q 2022

2Q 2023

Reported

Operations (1)

Currency (2)

Reported

Operations (1)

Currency (2)

 
International Glaucoma

$

20,280

$

16,532

$

22,305

22.7%

20.2%

2.5%

(9.1%)

(8.0%)

(1.1%)

 
Total Net Sales

$

78,048

$

71,269

$

80,399

9.5%

8.9%

0.6%

(2.9%)

(2.6%)

(0.3%)

(1) Operational growth excludes the effect of translational currency
(2) Calculated by converting the current period numbers using the prior period’s average foreign exchange rates

 

Contacts

Chris Lewis

Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs

(949) 481-0510

[email protected]