- Portfolio Receipts growth of 15% to $735 million; Royalty Receipts growth of 15%
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $704 million
- Capital Deployment of approximately $1.2 billion
- Raising full year 2024 guidance: Portfolio Receipts expected to be $2,750 to $2,800 million
"We delivered strong growth of approximately 15% in Portfolio Receipts in the third quarter of 2024 and are delighted to raise our full year guidance” said Pablo Legorreta, Royalty Pharma's founder and Chief Executive Officer. "We also strengthened our portfolio by adding royalties on three innovative therapies over the last three months, increasing our Capital Deployment to approximately $1.2 billion in the third quarter and $2.6 billion year-to-date. Notably, two of these transactions were for synthetic royalties for $500 million in total, continuing the strong demand we are seeing for this attractive, flexible type of capital. Lastly, we are pleased with the progress of our portfolio as Voranigo and Cobenfy were recently approved by the FDA. Based on our robust deal pipeline, our leading position as the partner of choice in the royalty market and our efficient business model, I am confident that Royalty Pharma is well positioned to deliver attractive, compounding growth over the long term.”
Growth of approximately 15% for Portfolio Receipts and Royalty Receipts in the third quarter of 2024
- Royalty Receipts grew 15% to $732 million, driven by strong performance particularly from Trelegy, Evrysdi, the cystic fibrosis franchise and Tremfya.
- Portfolio Receipts increased 15% to $735 million.
- Acquired synthetic royalties on two approved products, Syndax and Incyte's Niktimvo (chronic graft-versus-host disease) and Ascendis' Yorvipath (hypoparathyroidism).
- Purchased royalties on Pharvaris' deucrictibant in Phase 3 development for hereditary angioedema.
- FDA granted approvals for Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy (formerly KarXT) for schizophrenia, Johnson and Johnson's Tremfya for ulcerative colitis and Servier's Voranigo for IDH-mutant glioma, a type of brain cancer.
- Royalty Pharma now expects 2024 Portfolio Receipts to be between $2,750 million and $2,800 million (previously between $2,700 million and $2,775 million).
- 2024 Portfolio Receipts guidance includes expected year/year growth in Royalty Receipts of 11% to 13% (previous guidance of 9% to 12% year/year growth).
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | |||
| ($ and shares in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
| Portfolio Receipts | 735 | 637 | 15% |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 704 | 574 | 23% |
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)* | 679 | 582 | 17% |
| Portfolio Cash Flow (non-GAAP)* | 617 | 528 | 17% |
| Weighted average Class A ordinary shares outstanding - diluted | 593 | 601 | (1)% |
the credit agreement.
Portfolio Receipts Highlights
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||
| (unaudited) | |||||
| ($ in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | ||
| Products: | Marketers: | Therapeutic Area: | |||
| Cystic fibrosis franchise | Vertex | Rare disease | 207 | 196 | 6% |
| Trelegy | GSK | Respiratory | 91 | 58 | 55% |
| Tysabri | Biogen | Neuroscience | 68 | 71 | (4)% |
| Evrysdi | Roche | Rare disease | 48 | 16 | 204% |
| Imbruvica | AbbVie, J&J | Cancer | 46 | 51 | (10)% |
| Xtandi | Pfizer, Astellas | Cancer | 43 | 39 | 12% |
| Promacta | Novartis | Hematology | 42 | 45 | (6)% |
| Tremfya | Johnson & Johnson | Immunology | 34 | 27 | 26% |
| Cabometyx/Cometriq | Exelixis, Ipsen, Takeda | Cancer | 19 | 17 | 7% |
| Spinraza | Biogen | Rare disease | 14 | 15 | (7)% |
| Trodelvy | Gilead | Cancer | 11 | 9 | 26% |
| Orladeyo | BioCryst | Rare disease | 10 | 8 | 33% |
| Erleada | Johnson & Johnson | Cancer | 10 | 8 | 30% |
| Nurtec ODT/Zavzpret | Pfizer | Neuroscience | 8 | 5 | 48% |
| Other products(5) | 80 | 71 | 12% | ||
| Royalty Receipts | 732 | 637 | 15% | ||
| Milestones and other contractual receipts | 3 | - | n/a | ||
| Portfolio Receipts | 735 | 637 | 15% | ||
Royalty Receipts was $732 million in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 15% compared to $637 million in the third quarter of 2023, primarily driven by strong growth from Trelegy, Evrysdi, the cystic fibrosis franchise and Tremfya. Royalty receipts from Evrysdi included the benefit of the additional royalties acquired in October 2023 and June 2024.
Portfolio Receipts was $735 million in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 15% compared to $637 million in the third quarter of 2023, primarily driven by the same Royalty Receipts increases noted above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Royalty Pharma's liquidity and capital resources are summarized below:
As of September 30, 2024, Royalty Pharma had cash and cash equivalents of $950 million and total debt with principal value of $7.8 billion.
During the third quarter of 2024, Royalty Pharma repurchased approximately three million Class A ordinary shares for $95 million. Through the first nine months of 2024, Royalty Pharma has repurchased approximately seven million Class A ordinary shares for $180 million. The weighted-average number of diluted Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the third quarter of 2024 was 593 million as compared to 601 million for the third quarter of 2023.
Liquidity Summary
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||
| (unaudited) | ||
| ($ in millions) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Portfolio Receipts | 735 | 637 |
| Payments for operating and professional costs | (55) | (55) |
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | 679 | 582 |
| Interest paid, net | (62) | (54) |
| Portfolio Cash Flow (non-GAAP) | 617 | 528 |
- Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $679 million in the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as Portfolio Receipts minus payments for operating and professional costs.
- Portfolio Cash Flow (non-GAAP) was $617 million in the third quarter of 2024. Portfolio Cash Flow is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA minus interest paid or received, net. This measure reflects the cash generated by Royalty Pharma's business that can be redeployed into value-enhancing royalty acquisitions, used to repay debt, returned to shareholders through dividends or share purchases, or utilized for other discretionary investments.
Capital Deployment was $1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2024, consisting primarily of the acquisitions of royalties on Voranigo, Yorvipath, deucrictibant and transaction costs related to the second quarter acquisition of royalties on frexalimab. Capital Deployment reflects cash payments during the period for new and previously announced transactions. In the first nine months of 2024, Capital Deployment was $2.2 billion.
The table below details Capital Deployment by category:
Capital Deployment
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended
September 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | ||||
| ($ in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Acquisitions of financial royalty assets | (1,195) | (451) | (2,009) | (1,113) |
| Development-stage funding payments - upfront and milestone | - | (50) | - | (50) |
| Development-stage funding payments - ongoing | (1) | (1) | (2) | (2) |
| Purchases of available for sale debt securities | - | - | (150) | - |
| Milestone payments | - | - | (50) | (12) |
| Investments in equity method investees | - | (4) | (11) | (11) |
| Acquisitions of other financial assets | - | - | (18) | - |
| Contributions from legacy non-controlling interests - R&D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Capital Deployment | (1,195) | (506) | (2,239) | (1,187) |
Recent Transactions
During 2024, Royalty Pharma has announced new transactions of up to approximately $2.7 billion, including approximately $294 million in the third quarter and $350 million in November. The announced transactions amount reflects the entire amount of capital committed for new transactions during the year, including potential future milestones.
Recent transactions include:
- In November 2024, Royalty Pharma acquired a synthetic royalty on Niktimvo from Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for an upfront payment of $350 million. Niktimvo is approved for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease and will be co-commercialized by Incyte. Following the acquisition, Royalty Pharma is entitled to receive royalties on U.S. net sales on Niktimvo.
- In September 2024, Royalty Pharma acquired a royalty interest in deucrictibant from BRAIN Biotech AG for an upfront payment of approximately $21 million and up to EUR 110.5 million in milestone payments contingent on the achievements of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Deucrictibant is in Phase 3 development by Pharvaris N.V. for the treatment of hereditary angioedema attacks.
- In September 2024, Royalty Pharma acquired a synthetic royalty on Yorvipath from Ascendis Pharma A/S for an upfront payment of $150 million. Yorvipath is approved for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism in adults.
Key Developments Relating to the Portfolio
The key developments related to Royalty Pharma's royalty interests are discussed below based on disclosures from the marketers of the products.
| trontinemab | In October 2024, Roche presented its latest Phase 1b/2a interim results for trontinemab at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference, which demonstrated rapid and robust amyloid plaque depletion after 12 to 28 weeks of treatment and an overall favorable safety profile with very limited ARIA-E observed. |
| pelabresib | In October 2024, Novartis announced that based on its review of 48-week data from the Phase 3 MANIFEST-2 study, longer follow-up time is needed to determine the regulatory path for pelabresib in myelofibrosis. Novartis will continue to follow patients in MANIFEST-2 and evaluate the potential for additional studies to support registration. |
| aficamten | In October 2024, Cytokinetics announced that it submitted a New Drug Application ("NDA”) for aficamten to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA”) in the third quarter of 2024. Additionally, Cytokinetics plans to submit a Marketing Authorization Application for aficamten to the European Medicines Agency in the fourth quarter of 2024. |
| MK-8189 | In October 2024, Merck updated its public disclosures to remove MK-8189 from its pipeline chart and Royalty Pharma does not anticipate making a further investment in this program. |
| Skytrofa | In September 2024, Ascendis Pharma announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the FDA for TransCon hGH (marketed as Skytrofa) for the treatment of adults with growth hormone deficiency. |
| Cobenfy (KarXT) | In September 2024, Bristol Myers Squibb announced the FDA approval of Cobenfy, a first-in-class muscarinic agonist for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Following FDA approval of Cobenfy, Royalty Pharma will make a $25 million milestone payment to PureTech Health in the fourth quarter of 2024. |
| Cabometyx | In September 2024, Exelixis announced final results from the Phase 3 pivotal CABINET study, which demonstrated a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) for cabozantinib in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors. Exelixis submitted a supplemental NDA, which was assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of April 2025, and Ipsen has submitted an extension of indication Marketing Authorization to the European Medicines Agency. In September 2024, Exelixis announced final results from the Phase 3 pivotal CONTACT-02 study, which achieved one of two primary endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant benefit in progression-free survival, and a numerical but not statistically significant improvement in overall survival for cabozantinib in combination with atezolizumab in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Exelixis intends to submit a supplemental NDA with the FDA later this year. |
| Tremfya | In September 2024, Johnson and Johnson announced the FDA approval of Tremfya for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. |
| Spinraza | In September 2024, Biogen announced the pivotal cohort (Part B) of the Phase 2/3 DEVOTE study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a higher dose regimen of Spinraza in infants with spinal muscular atrophy met its primary endpoint, achieving a statistically significant improvement in motor function compared to a prespecified matched sham control group. |
| Voranigo (vorasidenib) | In August 2024, Servier announced the FDA approval of Voranigo, a first-in-class targeted therapy for patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2) mutant diffuse glioma. |
| BCX10013 | In August 2024, BioCryst announced that it plans to discontinue development of its oral Factor D inhibitor, BCX10013, as the level of clinical activity observed was less than other therapies on the market. |
Royalty Pharma has provided guidance for full year 2024, excluding new transactions and borrowings announced after the date of this release, as follows:
| Provided November 6, 2024 | Previous | |
| Portfolio Receipts | $2,750 million to $2,800 million | $2,700 million to $2,775 million |
| Payments for operating and professional costs | ~8.5% of Portfolio Receipts | 8% to 9% of Portfolio Receipts |
| Interest paid | $160 million | $160 million |
Total interest paid is based on the semi-annual interest payment schedule of Royalty Pharma's existing notes and is anticipated to be approximately $160 million in 2024. Interest paid is anticipated to be a de minimis amount in the fourth quarter of 2024. The projection assumes no additional debt financing in 2024, including no drawdown on the revolving credit facility. In the third quarter of 2024, Royalty Pharma collected interest of $17 million on its cash and cash equivalents. In 2025, Royalty Pharma anticipates interest paid to be approximately $260 million, including interest payments on the $1.5 billion notes issued in June 2024.
Royalty Pharma today provides this guidance based on its most up-to-date view of its prospects. This guidance assumes no major unforeseen adverse events or changes in foreign exchange rates and excludes the contributions from transactions announced subsequent to the date of this press release.
Financial Results Call
Royalty Pharma will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its third quarter 2024 results today at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. Please visit the "Investors” page of the company's website at https://www.royaltypharma.com/investors/events to obtain conference call information and to view the live webcast. A replay of the conference call and webcast will be archived on the company's website for at least 30 days.
About Royalty Pharma plc
Founded in 1996, Royalty Pharma is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a leading funder of innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry, collaborating with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and non-profits through small and mid-cap biotechnology companies to leading global pharmaceutical companies. Royalty Pharma has assembled a portfolio of royalties which entitles it to payments based directly on the top-line sales of many of the industry's leading therapies. Royalty Pharma funds innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry both directly and indirectly - directly when it partners with companies to co-fund late-stage clinical trials and new product launches in exchange for future royalties, and indirectly when it acquires existing royalties from the original innovators. Royalty Pharma's current portfolio includes royalties on more than 35 commercial products, including Vertex's Trikafta, GSK's Trelegy, Roche's Evrysdi, Johnson & Johnson's Tremfya, Biogen's Tysabri and Spinraza, AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson's Imbruvica, Astellas and Pfizer's Xtandi, Novartis' Promacta, Pfizer's Nurtec ODT and Gilead's Trodelvy, and 15 development-stage product candidates.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Portfolio Receipts
Portfolio Receipts is a key performance metric that represents our ability to generate cash from our portfolio investments, the primary source of capital that we can deploy to make new portfolio investments. Portfolio Receipts is defined as the sum of Royalty Receipts and Milestones and other contractual receipts. Royalty Receipts includes variable payments based on sales of products, net of contractual payments to the legacy non-controlling interests, that are attributed to Royalty Pharma.
Milestones and other contractual receipts include sales-based or regulatory milestone payments and other fixed contractual receipts, net of contractual payments to legacy non-controlling interests, that are attributed to Royalty Pharma. Portfolio Receipts does not include proceeds from equity securities or proceeds from purchases and sales of marketable securities, neither of which are central to our fundamental business strategy.
Portfolio Receipts is calculated as the sum of the following line items from our GAAP statements of cash flows: Cash collections from financial royalty assets, Cash collections from intangible royalty assets, Other royalty cash collections, Proceeds from available for sale debt securities and Distributions from equity method investees less Distributions to legacy non-controlling interests - Portfolio Receipts, which represent contractual distributions of Royalty Receipts, milestones and other contractual receipts to RPSFT and the Legacy Investors Partnerships.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow are non-GAAP liquidity measures that exclude the impact of certain items and therefore have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow are important non-GAAP measures used to analyze liquidity because they are key components of certain material covenants contained within Royalty Pharma's credit agreement. Royalty Pharma cautions readers that amounts presented in accordance with the definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow may not be the same as similar measures used by other companies or analysts. These non-GAAP liquidity measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Royalty Pharma's results as reported under GAAP.
The definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow used by Royalty Pharma are the same as the definitions in the credit agreement. Noncompliance with the interest coverage ratio, leverage ratio and Portfolio Cash Flow ratio covenants under the credit agreement could result in lenders requiring the company to immediately repay all amounts borrowed. If Royalty Pharma cannot satisfy these covenants, it would be prohibited under the credit agreement from engaging in certain activities, such as incurring additional indebtedness, paying dividends, making certain payments, and acquiring and disposing of assets. Consequently, Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow are critical to the assessment of Royalty Pharma's liquidity.
Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow are used by management as key liquidity measures in the evaluation of the company's ability to generate cash from operations. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Portfolio Cash Flow when considering available cash, including for decision-making purposes related to funding of acquisitions, debt repayments, dividends and other discretionary investments. Further, these non-GAAP liquidity measures help management, the audit committee and investors evaluate the company's ability to generate liquidity from operating activities.
The company has provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP liquidity measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, being net cash provided by operating activities in Table 4.
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