Anika Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedic medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (“HA”) technology, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016, along with business progress in the periods.

“Anika delivered another year of very strong growth, with 17% product revenue growth for the full year of 2016,” said Charles H. Sherwood, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. “We also submitted an IND application to the FDA to initiate an additional Phase III clinical trial of CINGAL, and we received CE Mark approval for ORTHOVISC-T in the fourth quarter, paving the way for our next generation of growth drivers. We expect to commence the CINGAL Phase III trial and launch ORTHOVISC-T in Europe in the first half of 2017. Our strategic objectives in 2017 are focused on global commercial expansion, pipeline advancement, infrastructure enhancements and strategic M&A to drive sustained growth and create value for patients and shareholders.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

• Product revenue increased 11% for the fourth quarter of 2016, and 17% for the full year of 2016, as compared to the same periods in 2015.
• Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $28.7 million, compared to $30.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. The decline was due to the achievement of $5 million of contractual milestone revenue in the fourth quarter of 2015 for reaching a targeted MONOVISC U.S. end user sales threshold. Total revenue for the full year of 2016 grew 11% to $103.4 million, compared to $93.0 million for the full year of 2015.
• Worldwide Orthobiologics revenue increased 13% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2016. For the full year of 2016, worldwide Orthobiologics revenue increased 22% and MONOVISC revenue grew 54%, which was the main overall revenue growth driver.
• International Orthobiologics revenue increased 24% for the full year of 2016, due primarily to the global expansion of MONOVISC. Domestically, ORTHOVISC and MONOVISC continue to maintain a market leading position.
• Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $16.0 million, compared to $13.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, commensurate with the growth in product revenue, expanded commercial efforts and active pipeline development. Total operating expenses for the full year of 2016 were $52.8 million, compared to $44.9 million for the full year of 2015.
• Net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $8.1 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared to $11.0 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2015. Fourth quarter 2015 results reflected the favorable impact of the $5 million of licensing, milestone and contract revenue previously discussed. Net income for the full year of 2016 increased $1.8 million to $32.5 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, compared to $30.8 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, for the full year of 2015.

Recent Business Highlights
The Company made key commercial, operational, pipeline, and financial advancements, including:

• Submitting an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate an additional Phase III clinical trial of CINGAL.
• Receiving CE Mark approval for a treatment, which will be marketed internationally as ORTHOVISC-T, indicated to relieve pain and restore function in tendons affected by chronic lateral epicondylosis.
• Advancing its product pipeline with continued progress on enrolling patients in the FastTRACK Phase III HYALOFAST Study for cartilage repair, as well as the Phase III MONOVISC study for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain in the hip.
• Progressing with the consolidation of the Company’s global manufacturing operations at Anika’s Bedford, Massachusetts corporate headquarters.

Full Year 2017 Corporate Outlook
Looking forward to 2017, the Company expects total revenue growth to be in the mid-teen percentage range for the full year of 2017. Licensing, milestone and contract revenue is expected to be $5 million for the year. The Company also anticipates continued headway on several key initiatives including:

• Commencement of the Phase III clinical trial of CINGAL, to supplement the strong stable of existing pivotal data.
• Launch of ORTHOVISC-T in Europe, and the initiation of a Phase III clinical trial for U.S. approval of the treatment.
• International expansion of MONOVISC and CINGAL.
• Continued progress toward full patient enrollment in the FastTRACK Phase III HYALOFAST study, with over 50% of the total patient population enrolled by the end of 2017.
• Completion of the consolidation of the Company’s global manufacturing operations at Anika’s Bedford, Massachusetts corporate headquarters.
• Continued progress toward the development of a direct commercialization capability in the U.S.

Conference Call Information
Anika’s management will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and business highlights tomorrow, Thursday, February 16^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, Massachusetts. Anika is committed to improving the lives of patients with degenerative orthopedic diseases and traumatic conditions with clinically meaningful therapies along the continuum of care, from palliative pain management to regenerative cartilage repair. The Company has over two decades of global expertise developing, manufacturing, and commercializing more than 20 products based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid (HA) technology. Anika’s orthopedic medicine portfolio includes ORTHOVISC^®, MONOVISC^®, and CINGAL^®, which alleviate pain and restore joint function by replenishing depleted HA, and HYALOFAST^®, a solid HA-based scaffold to aid cartilage repair and regeneration. For more information about Anika, please visit www.anikatherapeutics.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made in the third and fourth sentences of the second paragraph, as well as all of the information in the section captioned “Full Year 2017 Corporate Outlook” 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 expectations regarding 2017 revenue growth, 2017 contractual milestone revenue, total 2017 operating expenses, product launches and territorial expansion for existing products, commencement of the CINGAL clinical trial, strategic objectives, including the Company’s focus on strategic M&A, progression of the HYALOFAST FastTRACK clinical trial enrollment, consolidation of manufacturing operations, and progress in the development of its direct commercialization capability. 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, but not limited to, (i) the Company’s ability to successfully commence and/or complete clinical trials of its products 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, 510(k) applications, or new drug 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 operates 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; and (x) the Company’s ability to achieve its growth targets. Additional factors and risks are described in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made based on information available to the Company on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.