Financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2024 (Unaudited)2
Net Revenues for the first half of 2024 were $2.6 million, compared to $5.4 million for the first half of 2023. Talicia net revenues were $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, mainly due to a 26% decrease in gross revenues and a 9% increase in Gross-to-Net deductions, mainly from increased Medicaid rebates. In the first half of 2024, $0.5 million of net revenues came from sales in the UAE. Talicia scripts in the U.S. in the first half of 2024 were down by approximately 12%, compared to the same period in 2023, mainly due to reduced promotion and marketing following employee terminations and other cost-cutting measures in the United States. These measures had a significant positive impact on reducing expenses, as detailed below.
Movantik had negative net revenues of $0.9 million in the first half of 2024, compared to negative net revenues of $0.1 million in the first half of 2023, mainly due to returns related to sales in the second and third quarters of 2020.
Gross Profit for the first half of 2024 was $1.2 million, compared to $3 million for the first half of 2023, in line with the decrease in Net Revenues as explained above and primarily attributable to the reduction in Talicia prescriptions following employee terminations and other cost-cutting measures.
Research and Development Expenses for the first half of 2024 were $0.7 million, as compared to $2.3 million for the first half of 2023. The decrease is mainly attributable to the costs from closing the RHB-204 clinical trial, which were recognized in the first half of 2023, and to ongoing cost-reduction measures.
Selling, Marketing, and General and Administrative Expenses for the first half of 2024 were $9 million, compared to $19 million for the first half of 2023. This decrease was primarily due to downsizing the U.S. workforce following the Movantik divestiture, leading to lower payroll and related expenses, and reduced sales force expenses.
Other Income – There was no other income for the first half of 2024, as compared to $43 million of other income for the first half of 2023. The other income recognized in the first half of 2023 was comprised of (i) $35.5 million from the divestiture of Movantik and (ii) $7.5 million from transitional services fees provided to the buyer of Movantik.
Operating Loss for the first half of 2024 was $8.4 million, compared to operating income of $24.7 million for the first half of 2023. The difference is primarily attributable to the changes resulting from the divestiture of Movantik the previous year, as detailed above. Excluding the other income from the Movantik transaction in 2023, the operating loss decreased by approximately $9.9 million, from an operating loss of $18.3 million for the first half of 2023, reflecting the positive operating impact of the cost-cutting measures.
Financial Income, net for the first half of 2024 was $5.4 million, compared to $26.3 million for the first half of 2023. In the first half of 2024, the income recognized was mainly attributable to warrants’ revaluation, offset by offerings’ expenses. In the first half of 2023, the income recognized was primarily attributable to a $20.6 million gain resulting from the extinguishment of the HCR Collateral Management LLC debt in exchange for the transfer of rights to Movantik.
Net Loss was $3.1 million for the first half of 2024, compared to net income of $51 million for the first half of 2023. This change was primarily attributable to the effects resulting from the sale of Movantik and ongoing cost-reduction measures, as detailed above. Excluding the other income and financial income from the Movantik transaction in 2023, the net loss decreased by approximately $9.5 million, from a net loss of $12.6 million for the first half of 2023, reflecting the positive net impact of the cost-cutting measures.