Anika Therapeutics (ANIK) 8-K Anika Therapeutics Reports Robust Financial Performance and Continued Progress on Key Fronts in Third Quarter of 2015

Exhibit 99.1

Anika Therapeutics Reports Robust Financial Performance and Continued Progress on Key Fronts in Third Quarter of 2015

Company Achieves 37.5% Year-over-Year Diluted EPS Growth in Quarter

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 28, 2015--Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedics medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (“HA”) technology, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, along with business progress in the period.

“Our third quarter sales and profits were driven by strength in end-user demand, which together with continuing pipeline progress, provides a robust foundation for future growth,” stated Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our viscosupplementation portfolio, anchored by ORTHOVISC® and MONOVISC®, continues to grow and is poised to take and hold greater leadership in the market. We believe this strong positioning, along with our steady pipeline progress during the quarter, sets our company up to deliver financial results and shareholder value for the long term.”

Third Quarter Financial Results

• Product revenue grew 8% in the third quarter of 2015.
• ORTHOVISC and MONOVISC continued to command a strong position in the market, with a combined share that grew modestly to 27% of the U.S. viscosupplementation market at the end of the third quarter. ORTHOVISC continues to maintain its market-leading position in the multi-injection segment. MONOVISC holds the number two position in the single-injection segment.
• Total revenue for the third quarter of 2015 was $23.7 million, compared with $22.1 million in the third quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily driven by the continued growth in MONOVISC adoption in the U.S.
• Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2015 were $10.5 million, compared with $11.8 million in the third quarter of 2014. The decrease was primarily driven by lower cost of goods sold as a result of favorable revenue mix, the full amortization of certain intangible assets at the end of 2014, and certain employee termination-related expenses in the third quarter of 2014.
• Net income for the third quarter was $8.4 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared with $6.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2014.

Recent Business Highlights

During the quarter, the Company continued making pipeline and operational progress, including, as follows:

• A formal meeting with the FDA’s Office of Combination Products to discuss a planned application to request a device designation for CINGAL, followed by a formal written request for designation. A decision from the FDA is expected by the end of the year.
• The buildout of additional manufacturing space in, and the movement of the Company’s Italian manufacturing facilities to, Anika’s Bedford, Mass. global headquarters. This initiative is intended to consolidate production for all the Company’s products, and to accelerate product development.
• The signing of a lease agreement by Anika’s wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, Anika Therapeutics S.r.l., to build office space in Padova, Italy to serve as Anika’s European headquarters. This site will serve as Anika’s European hub for sales, marketing, and distribution and will also house administrative and product development operations, and is intended to provide the Company with infrastructure to support future growth.

Conference Call Information

Anika management will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results, business highlights and financial outlook tomorrow, Thursday, October 29^th at 9:00 am ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-855-468-0611 (toll-free domestic) or 1-484-756-4332 (international). A live audio webcast will be available in the "Investor Relations" section of Anika’s website, www.anikatherapeutics.com. An accompanying slide presentation may also be accessed via the Anika website. A replay of the webcast will be available on Anika’s website approximately two hours after the completion of the event.

About Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) is a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company based in Bedford, Mass. Anika is committed to improving the lives of patients with degenerative orthopedic diseases and traumatic conditions by providing clinically meaningful therapeutic pain management solutions along the continuum of care, from palliative care to regenerative medicine. The Company has over two decades of expertise developing, manufacturing and commercializing more than 20 products, in markets across the globe, based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (HA) technology. Anika’s orthopedic medicine portfolio is comprised of marketed (ORTHOVISC® and MONOVISC®) and pipeline (CINGAL® and HYALOFAST® in the U.S.) products to alleviate pain and restore joint function by replenishing depleted HA and aiding cartilage repair and regeneration. For more information about Anika, please visit http://www.anikatherapeutics.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made in the second paragraph and the first bullet point in the section captioned “Recent Business Highlights,” of this press release, which are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, those relating to the company’s product pipeline and growth opportunities and its leadership position in the viscosupplementation market. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from any anticipated future results, performance, or achievements described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including (i) the Company’s ability to successfully commence and/or complete clinical trials of its products, including for HYALOFAST or for expanded indications of the Company’s MONOVISC product, on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain pre-clinical or clinical data to support domestic and international pre-market approval applications or 510(k) applications, or to timely file and receive FDA or other regulatory approvals or clearances of its products; (iii) that such approvals will not be obtained in a timely manner or without the need for additional clinical trials, other testing or regulatory submissions, as applicable; (iv) the Company’s research and product development efforts and their relative success, including whether we have any meaningful sales of any new products resulting from such efforts; (v) the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Company’s clinical studies, manufacturing operations, and production planning; (vi) the strength of the economies in which the Company operate or will be operating, as well as the political stability of any of those geographic areas; (vii) future determinations by the Company to allocate resources to products and in directions not presently contemplated; (viii) the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize its products, in the U.S. and abroad; (ix) the Company’s ability to provide an adequate and timely supply of its products to its customers; (x) the Company’s ability to continue to successfully manage Anika Therapeutics S.r.l.’s business; and (xi) the Company’s ability to achieve its growth targets.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Product revenue	$	23,675,696	$	21,975,312	$	62,088,410	$	57,593,873
Licensing, milestone and contract revenue		5,561		80,111		16,732		24,746,497
Total revenue		23,681,257		22,055,423		62,105,142		82,340,370
Operating expenses:
Cost of product revenue		5,175,723		5,724,800		14,763,222		15,418,732
Research & development		2,061,689		1,999,867		5,971,771		6,160,740
Selling, general & administrative		3,308,731		4,044,538		10,301,886		11,401,399
Total operating expenses		10,546,143		11,769,205		31,036,879		32,980,871
Income from operations		13,135,114		10,286,218		31,068,263		49,359,499
Interest income, net		33,667		9,937		81,297		16,339
Income before income taxes		13,168,781		10,296,155		31,149,560		49,375,838
Provision for income taxes		4,788,916		4,125,355		11,434,581		18,872,435
Net income	$	8,379,865	$	6,170,800	$	19,714,979	$	30,503,403
Basic net income per share:
Net income	$	0.56	$	0.42	$	1.32	$	2.09
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		14,967,322		14,758,781		14,944,921		14,626,933
Diluted net income per share:
Net income	$	0.55	$	0.40	$	1.29	$	1.97
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		15,315,808		15,434,875		15,310,758		15,469,237

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
	September 30,			December 31,
ASSETS		2015		2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	108,469,021		$	100,155,864
Investments		22,007,370			6,750,000
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $135,618 and $146,618 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		23,375,657			17,152,028
Inventories		12,075,157			12,406,776
Prepaid income taxes		-			412,301
Current portion deferred income taxes		1,409,328			1,188,768
Prepaid expenses and other		947,119			959,305
Total current assets		168,283,652			139,025,042
Property and equipment, at cost		57,667,111			53,619,589
Less: accumulated depreciation		(23,869,798	)		(21,950,706	)
		33,797,313			31,668,883
Long-term deposits and other		69,020			69,042
Intangible assets, net		12,987,683			14,894,710
Goodwill		7,713,039			8,338,699
Total Assets	$	222,850,707		$	193,996,376
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,220,734		$	1,201,226
Accrued expenses		6,547,775			4,747,526
Deferred revenue		33,948			24,510
Income taxes payable		4,442,342			-
Total current liabilities		13,244,799			5,973,262
Other long-term liabilities		803,571			893,935
Long-term deferred revenue		73,964			102,192
Deferred tax liability		8,974,122			8,929,890
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,250,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		-			-
Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 15,011,512 and 14,851,703 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		150,115			148,517
Additional paid-in-capital		81,052,103			77,539,699
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,066,627	)		(4,494,800	)
Retained earnings		124,618,660			104,903,681
Total stockholders’ equity		199,754,251			178,097,097
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	222,850,707		$	193,996,376

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Data
Revenue by Product Line and Product Gross Margin
(unaudited)
	Quarter Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2015		%			2014		%			2015		%			2014		%
Orthobiologics	$	20,461,181		86	%	$	18,899,873		86	%	$	51,716,600		83	%	$	48,750,277		85	%
Dermal		412,357		2	%		401,355		2	%		1,131,657		2	%		938,966		1	%
Surgical		1,413,039		6	%		1,452,946		6	%		4,449,639		7	%		4,581,496		8	%
Ophthalmic		344,119		1	%		366,138		2	%		1,263,582		2	%		938,134		2	%
Veterinary		1,045,000		5	%		855,000		4	%		3,526,932		6	%		2,385,000		4	%
Total Product Revenue	$	23,675,696		100	%	$	21,975,312		100	%	$	62,088,410		100	%	$	57,593,873		100	%
Product gross profit	$	18,499,973				$	16,250,512				$	47,325,188				$	42,175,141
Product gross margin		78	%				74	%				76	%				73	%
Total Product Revenue by Geographic Region
(unaudited)
	Quarter Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2015		%			2014		%			2015		%			2014		%
Geographic Location:
United States	$	19,239,247		81	%	$	18,455,167		84	%	$	51,048,132		82	%	$	48,282,945		84	%
Europe		1,976,751		8	%		1,784,414		8	%		6,293,965		10	%		5,267,317		9	%
Other		2,459,698		11	%		1,735,731		8	%		4,746,313		8	%		4,043,611		7	%
Total Revenue	$	23,675,696		100	%	$	21,975,312		100	%	$	62,088,410		100	%	$	57,593,873		100	%

CONTACT:
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
Christopher Ranjitkar, 781-457-9000
IR & Corporate Communications Manager