Endo Pharmaceuticals Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results

CHADDS FORD, Pa., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2009.

Total revenues during the fourth quarter of 2009 increased 13 percent to $391 million, compared with $347 million in the same quarter of 2008.  Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $148 million, compared with $73 million in the comparable 2008 period.  As detailed in the supplemental financial information below, adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009, was $95 million, compared with $86 million in the same period in 2008.  Reported diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, were $1.25 compared with $0.62 in the fourth quarter of 2008.  Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the same period were $0.81, compared with $0.74 reported in 2008.

Total revenues for the year were $1.46 billion, compared with $1.26 billion in the comparable 2008 period.  Reported diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2009, were $2.27, compared with $2.06 in the comparable period of 2008.  Full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.84, compared with $2.47 reported in 2008.  

                   ($ in thousands,      except per      share amounts)                      4th Quarter                    Total Year                    2009      2008     Change      2009        2008      Change     Total      Revenues    $391,406  $347,336       13% $1,460,841  $1,260,536       16%     Reported Net      Income       147,848    72,686      103%    266,336     255,336        4%     Reported      Diluted EPS     1.25      0.62      102%       2.27        2.06       10%     Adjusted Net      Income        95,147    86,103       11%    334,288     305,741        9%     Adjusted      Diluted EPS    $0.81     $0.74        9%      $2.84       $2.47       15%      

"We had an excellent year with record revenues and earnings," said Dave Holveck, president and CEO of Endo. "Not only did we continue to build a strong base business, we also expanded our therapeutic focus beyond pain into urology and oncology.  We have committed ourselves to an aggressive growth strategy and in 2010 we will continue to pursue our strategy of diversifying the company through a combination of new product or company acquisitions, new promotional investments and strategies to drive additional growth from our commercial portfolio, and further investment in our R&D pipeline."

2010 Financial Guidance

Endo estimates 2010 revenues to be between $1.55 billion and $1.60 billion, Reported (GAAP) diluted earnings per share to be between $2.40 and $2.45 and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be between $3.15 and $3.20.  A full detail of the projected 2010 adjusted earnings per share is provided below, and is subject to certain assumptions as set forth below.  The company's guidance for reported (GAAP) earnings per share does not include any estimates for potential future changes in the fair value of contingent consideration or for potential new business development transactions.  These items could have a significant impact on the actual reported diluted earnings per share in the future.  A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is attached to this press release.

Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results

The fourth quarter benefitted from solid contributions across both the branded and generic components of our business.  Branded drug sales rose 11% year-over-year, reflecting strong growth by key products in pain, urology and oncology.  Revenues from our generics business grew 21%, reflecting an increase in market share for Endocet, in particular, versus the fourth quarter of 2008.  The quarter also benefited from a reduction in the company's adjusted effective tax rate, reflecting a state tax rate reduction in a key jurisdiction as well as incremental tax benefits from the company's acquisition and integration of Indevus Pharmaceuticals.  This lower adjusted effective tax rate is expected to continue into 2010 and beyond.  The company's core operations generated nearly $300 million in cash flow from operations this year, most of which was redeployed in acquiring our new platform in urology and oncology.  Our new products are performing better than anticipated, with attractive growth in SUPPRELIN® LA and a strong start to our recently launched bladder cancer drug, VALSTAR®.    

Reported or GAAP earnings reflect a net pre-tax gain of $60 million related to purchase accounting considerations associated with AVEED™, our injectable testosterone product, currently in registration with the FDA.  As previously announced, in December, we received a complete response letter from the FDA with respect to our NDA for this product.  This letter, in turn, triggered a review for asset impairment.  Significant regulatory uncertainty currently exists with respect to the timing, label and regulatory path forward for this compound.  While we believe that AVEED could ultimately be approved and commercialized in the US, we recorded a $65 million, non-cash impairment charge reflecting these heightened uncertainties.  Offsetting this charge is a gain of $125 million, reflecting a reduction in the liability on our balance sheet associated with contingent consideration payable to former Indevus shareholders, under certain circumstances.  The gain reflects our assessment of the decreased probability that we will be obligated to pay this contingent consideration within the specified, two-year contractual timeframe.  

Selected Product Review

PAIN PRODUCTS

LIDODERM®:  For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, net sales of LIDODERM were $204 million, compared with $205 million reported in the same period a year ago.  For the year end, net sales of LIDODERM were relatively flat at $764 million, compared with $765 million in the same period a year ago.  The company expects low single-digit growth for LIDODERM in 2010.  

On Feb. 19, 2010, Endo and the holders of the LIDODERM new drug application and relevant patent, Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc., filed a lawsuit against Watson Laboratories, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in connection with Watson's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of LIDODERM.  The lawsuit is in response to a Paragraph IV Certification Notice that advised that Watson had submitted to the FDA an ANDA seeking approval to market a generic version of LIDODERM.  The lawsuit against Watson alleges infringement of Orange Book-listed U.S. Patent No. 5,827,529 that covers the LIDODERM formulation and expires in October 2015.  Endo intends to vigorously defend LIDODERM's intellectual property rights and pursue all available legal and regulatory pathways in defense of LIDODERM.  

OPANA® ER and OPANA®:  Combined net sales for the OPANA franchise increased 22 percent to $64 million for the fourth quarter 2009, compared with $52 million in the same period a year ago.  Full year combined net sales for the OPANA franchise increased 28 percent to $231 million, compared with $180 million in the same period a year ago.  

FROVA®: Net sales of FROVA were $15 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2009, compared with $17 million for the same period in 2008.  Net sales of FROVA were $58 million for the years ended Dec. 31, 2009 and 2008.

Voltaren® Gel: Fourth-quarter 2009 net sales of Voltaren Gel were $21 million, compared with $12 million for the same period in 2008.  Full year net sales of Voltaren Gel were $79 million, compared with $24 million for the same period in 2008.  

ONCOLOGY/ENDOCRINOLOGY PRODUCTS

SUPPRELIN® LA: Net Sales of SUPPRELIN LA for the fourth quarter were $10 million.  For the period from the acquisition date of Indevus until Dec. 31, 2009, net sales of SUPPRELIN LA were $28 million.

VANTAS®: Net Sales of VANTAS for the fourth quarter were $6 million.  For the period from the acquisition date of Indevus until Dec. 31, 2009, net sales of VANTAS were $20 million.

VALSTAR™: Net Sales of VALSTAR for the fourth quarter and the year ended Dec. 31, 2009 were $3 million.  We re-launched VALSTAR in September 2009.  VALSTAR is the only FDA-approved intravesical therapy for patients with Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-refractory carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder for whom immediate removal of the bladder would be associated with unacceptable medical risks.  VALSTAR has provided a new treatment option for these patients who may otherwise have exhausted all other FDA-approved treatment alternatives, including BCG.

OTHER BRANDED PRODUCTS

For the fourth quarter of 2009, net sales of other branded products were $5 million, compared with $3 million in the same period in 2008.  For the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, net sales of other branded products were $17 million, compared with $11 million in the same period in 2008.

GENERIC AND NON-PROMOTED PRODUCTS

For the fourth quarter of 2009, net sales from the company's generic products were $29 million, compared with $24 million in the same period in 2008.  For the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, net sales from the company's generic products were $125 million, compared with $92 million in the same period in 2008.  Market conditions have now essentially normalized for these products.  Net sales of Percocet® were $31 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2009, compared with net sales of Percocet® in the same period in 2008 of $33 million.  Net sales of Percocet® were $127 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, comparable to $130 million in the same period in 2008.    

Conference Call Information

Endo will conduct a conference call with financial analysts to discuss this news release today at 10:30 a.m. ET.  Investors and other interested parties may call 866-383-7998 (domestic) or 617-597-5329 (international) and enter passcode 29775823.  Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the call will be available from February 22 at 12:30 p.m. ET until 12:00 a.m. ET on March 1 by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering passcode 81492482.

A simultaneous webcast of the call may be accessed by visiting www.endo.com.  In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available until 12:00 a.m. ET on March 1.  The replay can be accessed by clicking on "Events" in the Investor Relations section of the website.

Supplemental Financial Information

The following tables provide a reconciliation of our reported (GAAP) statements of operations to our adjusted statements of operations for each of the three months ended Dec. 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008 (Certain prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the retrospective adoption of accounting guidance pursuant to ASC 470-20: Debt With Conversion and Other Options (formerly referred to as FSP APB 14-1) and to conform to the current period presentation) (in thousands, except per share data):

                   Three Months Ended         Actual      Dec. 31, 2009            Reported      (unaudited)               (GAAP)    Adjustments         Adjusted                               --------   -----------         ---------     Total Revenues            $391,406             -         $391,406     Costs and expenses:       Cost of revenues          99,673       (19,339)   (1)    80,334       Selling, general and        administrative          145,003             -          145,003       Research and        development              48,705       (15,979)   (2)    32,726       Impairment of        intangibles              69,000       (69,000)   (3)         -       Acquisition-related        items                  (134,303)      134,303    (4)         -          Operating income           163,328       (29,985)         133,343            Interest (income)        expense, net              9,505        (4,020)   (5)     5,485       Other (income)        expense, net             (1,725)        1,555    (6)      (170)          Income before income      taxes                     155,548       (27,520)         128,028       Income taxes               7,700        25,181    (7)    32,881          Net income                $147,848      $(52,701)         $95,147          Diluted earnings per      share                       $1.25                          $0.81     Diluted weighted      average shares            117,859                        117,859               Notes to reconciliation of our GAAP statements of operations to our      adjusted statements of operations:          (1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to         marketed products of $19,217 and the impact of an Indevus inventory          step-up recorded as part of acquisition accounting of $122.     (2) To exclude upfront and milestone payments to partners.     (3) To exclude the impairment of AVEED and PRO2000 for $65,000 and $4,000,         respectively.     (4) To exclude Indevus transaction and separation cost reversals of          ($2,973) as well as the impact, under purchase accounting, of a gain          recorded to reflect the change in the company's current estimate of          fair value, in accordance with GAAP, of the contingent consideration          associated with the Indevus acquisition of ($131,330).      (5) To exclude additional interest expense as a result of adopting ASC          470-20 of $4,114 and to exclude amortization of the premium on debt          acquired from Indevus of ($94).     (6) To exclude changes in fair value of financial instruments, net.     (7) To reflect the cash tax savings resulting from the Indevus acquisition         and the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at applicable tax          rates.                      Three Months Ended      Dec. 31, 2008             Actual      (unaudited)              Reported                                  (GAAP)    Adjustments         Adjusted                               --------   -----------         --------     Total Revenues            $347,336             -         $347,336     Costs and expenses:       Cost of revenues          76,681        (8,877)   (1)    67,804       Selling, general and        administrative          130,288             -          130,288       Research and        development              27,967        (6,910)   (2)    21,057       Purchased in-process        research &        development               (530 )          530    (3)         -          Operating income           112,930        15,257          128,187            Interest (income)        expense, net              2,185        (3,752)   (4)    (1,567)       Other (income)        expense, net              2,588        (3,320)   (5)      (732)          Income before income      taxes                     108,157        22,329          130,486       Income taxes              35,471         8,912    (6)    44,383          Net income                 $72,686       $13,417          $86,103          Diluted earnings per      share                       $0.62                          $0.74     Diluted weighted      average shares            116,894                        116,894               Notes to reconciliation of our GAAP statements of operations to our      adjusted statements of operations:          (1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to          marketed products.      (2) To exclude upfront and milestone payments to partners.     (3) To exclude purchased in-process research and development.      (4) To exclude additional interest expense as a result of adopting ASC          470-20.     (5) To exclude changes in fair value of financial instruments, net.      (6) To reflect the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at the          applicable tax rates.      

The following tables provide a reconciliation of our reported (GAAP) statements of operations to our adjusted statements of operations for each of the year ended Dec. 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008 (Certain prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the retrospective adoption of accounting guidance pursuant to ASC 470-20: Debt With Conversion and Other Options (formerly referred to as FSP APB 14-1) and to conform to the current period presentation) (in thousands, except per share data):

                                              Actual     Year Ended Dec. 31,       Reported      2009 (unaudited)          (GAAP)    Adjustments          Adjusted                               --------   -----------          --------     Total Revenues          $1,460,841             -        $1,460,841     Costs and expenses:       Cost of revenues         375,058       (74,199)   (1)    300,859       Selling, general and        administrative          534,523        (2,549)   (2)    531,974       Research and        development             185,317       (77,099)   (3)    108,218       Impairment of        intangibles              69,000       (69,000)   (4)          -       Acquisition-related        items                   (93,081)       93,081    (5)          -          Operating income           390,024       129,766           519,790            Interest (income)        expense, net             37,718       (14,719)   (6)     22,999       Other (income)        expense, net             (3,329)        3,560    (7)        231       Gain on        extinguishment of        debt                     (4,025)        4,025    (8)          -          Income before income      taxes                     359,660       136,900           496,560       Income taxes              93,324        68,948    (9)    162,272          Net income                $266,336       $67,952          $334,288          Diluted earnings per      share                       $2.27                           $2.84     Diluted weighted      average shares            117,515                         117,515               Notes to reconciliation of our GAAP statements of operations to our      adjusted statements of operations:          (1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to          marketed products of $62,931 and the impact of an Indevus inventory         step-up recorded as part of acquisition accounting of $11,268.        (2) To exclude certain separation payments.     (3) To exclude upfront and milestone payments to partners.     (4) To exclude the impairment of AVEED and PRO2000 for $65,000 and $4,000,         respectively.     (5) To exclude Indevus transaction and separation costs of $35,009 as well         as the impact, under purchase accounting, of a gain recorded to          reflect the change in the company's current estimate of fair value, in         accordance with GAAP, of the contingent consideration associated with          the Indevus acquisition of ($128,090).     (6) To exclude additional interest expense as a result of adopting ASC          470-20 of $15,781 and to exclude the amortization of the premium on          debt acquired from Indevus of ($1,062).     (7) To exclude changes in fair value of financial instruments, net.      (8) To exclude a gain on the extinguishment of a portion of the debt          acquired from Indevus of $4,025.     (9) To reflect the cash tax savings resulting from the Indevus acquisition         and the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at applicable tax          rates.                                                 Actual     Year Ended Dec. 31,       Reported      2008 (unaudited)          (GAAP)    Adjustments         Adjusted                               --------   -----------         --------     Total Revenues          $1,260,536             -        $1,260,536     Costs and expenses:       Cost of revenues         267,235       (30,821)   (1)    236,414       Selling, general and        administrative          488,063       (12,481)   (2)    475,582       Research and        development             110,211       (17,401)   (3)     92,810       Impairment of other        intangibles               8,083        (8,083)   (4)          -       Purchased in-        process research &        development                (530)          530    (5)          -          Operating income           387,474        68,256           455,730            Interest (income)        expense, net             (6,107)      (10,372)   (6)    (16,479)       Other (income)        expense, net              1,753        (3,320)   (7)     (1,567)          Income before income      taxes                     391,828        81,948           473,776       Income taxes             136,492        31,543    (8)    168,035          Net income                $255,336       $50,405          $305,741          Diluted earnings per      share                       $2.06                           $2.47     Diluted weighted      average shares            123,720                         123,720               Notes to reconciliation of our GAAP statements of operations to our      adjusted statements of operations:          (1) To exclude amortization of commercial intangible assets related to          marketed products.     (2) To exclude separation costs of $10,459, impairment of long-lived          assets of $1,482 and contract termination costs of $540.     (3) To exclude upfront and milestone payments to partners of $8,910,          separation costs of $825, impairment of long lived assets of $3,115         and contract termination costs of $4,551.     (4) To exclude impairment of other intangibles.     (5) To exclude purchased in-process research and development.      (6) To exclude additional interest expense as a result of adopting ASC          470-20.     (7) To exclude changes in fair value of financial instruments, net.      (8) To reflect the tax effect of the pre-tax adjustments above at the          applicable tax rates.          For an explanation of Endo's reasons for using non-GAAP measures, see      Endo's Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and      Exchange Commission.                     Reconciliation of Projected GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted                         Diluted Earnings Per Share Guidance                                                                   Year Ending                                                             Dec. 31, 2010          Projected GAAP diluted income per common share        $2.40   To    $2.45     Upfront and milestone payments to partners            $0.12         $0.12     Amortization of commercial intangible assets          $0.59         $0.59     Interest expense adjustment for ASC 470-20      and the amortization of the premium on      debt acquired from Indevus                           $0.15         $0.15     Tax effect of pre-tax adjustments at the      applicable tax rates and certain other      expected cash tax savings as a result of      the Indevus acquisition                             ($0.11)       ($0.11)     Diluted adjusted income per common share guidance     $3.15   To    $3.20          The company's guidance is being issued based on certain assumptions      including:        -- Adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 33% in 2010.        -- Certain of the above amounts are based on estimates and there           can be no assurance that Endo will achieve these results.        -- Includes all completed business development transactions as           of Dec. 31, 2009.      

About Endo

Endo Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, sale and marketing of branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals used to treat and manage pain, prostate cancer, bladder cancer and the early onset of puberty in children, or central precocious puberty (CPP). Its products include LIDODERM®, a topical patch to relieve the pain of postherpetic neuralgia; Percocet® and Percodan® tablets for the relief of moderate-to-moderately severe pain; FROVA® tablets for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults; OPANA® tablets for the relief of moderate-to-severe acute pain where the use of an opioid is appropriate; OPANA® ER tablets for the relief of moderate-to-severe pain in patients requiring continuous, around-the-clock opioid treatment for an extended period of time; Voltaren® Gel, which is owned and licensed by Novartis AG, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for the relief of the pain of osteoarthritis of joints amenable to topical treatment, such as those of the hands and the knees; VANTAS® for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer; SUPPRELIN® LA for the treatment of early onset puberty in children; and VALSTAR™ for the treatment of BCG-refractory carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the urinary bladder in patients for whom immediate cystectomy would be associated with unacceptable medical risks.  The company markets its branded pharmaceutical products to physicians in pain management, urology, endocrinology, oncology, neurology, surgery and primary care. More information, including this and past press releases of Endo Pharmaceuticals, is available at www.endo.com.

(Tables Attached)

                   The following tables present Endo's unaudited Total Revenues for the three     months ended Dec. 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008:                                  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.                                Total Revenues (unaudited)                                      (in thousands)                                               Three Months Ended                                            December 31,                                        2009             2008       Growth                                       ------           ------      ------      LIDODERM( R )                   $203,852         $205,385        (1)%      OPANA( R ) ER and OPANA( R )      63,753           52,258         22%      PERCOCET( R )                     30,696           33,413        (8)%      Voltaren( R ) Gel                 21,431           12,495         72%      FROVA( R )                        15,445           16,770        (8)%      SUPPRELIN( R ) LA                  9,731                -         NM      VANTAS( R )                        5,956                -         NM      VALSTAR( TM )                      3,356                -         NM      Other Brands                       5,259            2,873         83%           Total Brands                    $359,479         $323,194         11%           Total Generics                   $29,126          $24,142         21%           Total Royalty and Other Revenue   $2,801               $-         NM                 Total Revenues            $391,406         $347,336         13%                    The following tables present Endo's unaudited Total Revenues for the years     ended Dec. 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008:                                Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.                             Total Revenues (unaudited)                                  (in thousands)                                                             Year Ended                                              December 31,                                          2009             2008       Growth                                         ------           ------      ------     LIDODERM( R )                      $763,698         $765,097          0%     OPANA( R ) ER and OPANA( R )        230,631          180,429         28%     PERCOCET( R )                       127,090          129,966        (2)%     Voltaren( R ) Gel                    78,868           23,791        232%     FROVA( R )                           57,924           58,017          0%     SUPPRELIN( R ) LA                    27,822                -         NM     VANTAS( R )                          20,002                -         NM     VALSTAR( TM )                         3,356                -         NM     Other Brands                         17,455           10,904         60%          Total Brands                     $1,326,846       $1,168,204         14%          Total Generics                     $124,731          $92,332         35%          Total Royalty and Other Revenue      $9,264               $-         NM                 Total Revenues            $1,460,841       $1,260,536         16%                    The following table presents Endo's unaudited condensed consolidated cash     flow data for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008:                              Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.                   Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Data (unaudited)                                   (in thousands)                                                              Year Ended                                                          Dec. 31,                                                   2009             2008                                                  ------           ------     Net cash provided by operating activities  $295,406         $355,627     Net cash (used in) provided by investing      activities                                (245,509)         179,807     Net cash used in financing activities      (117,128)        (110,066)          Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash      equivalents                               $(67,231)        $425,368          Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of      period                                    $775,693         $350,325          Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $708,462         $775,693      

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