Evotec Announces First Half Year 2017 Results and Corporate Update

Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, TecDAX, ISIN: DE0005664809) today reported financial results and corporate updates for the first half of 2017.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTING A STRONG BUSINESS

- Group revenues: 37% increase to EUR 103.4 m (H1 2016: EUR 75.5 m);

EVT Execute revenues up 26% to EUR 100.4 m (H1 2016: EUR 79.8 m);

EVT Innovate revenues up 78% to EUR 21.1 m (H1 2016: EUR 11.8 m)

- Adjusted Group EBITDA increased by 64%to EUR 26.0 m (H1 2016: EUR 15.8 m);

Adjusted EBITDA for EVT Execute up 26% to EUR 28.4 m (H1 2016: EUR 22.5 m); Adjusted EBITDA for EVT Innovate of EUR (2.4) m (H1 2016: EUR (6.6) m)

- R&D expenses slightly decreased by 5% to EUR 8.5 m (H1 2016: EUR 9.0 m)

- Strong strategic liquidity position of EUR 187.0 m (prior to Aptuit acquisition)

EVT EXECUTE - CONTINUING HIGH-QUALITY STRATEGY & GROWTH

- Multiple new and extended integrated drug discovery agreements, e.g. with Dermira, Asahi Kasei Pharma, Blackthorn Therapeutics and STORM Therapeutics (after period-end)

- Significant progress within ongoing alliances (e.g. Bayer alliance in endometriosis)

- Cyprotex contributing positively and integration on track

EVT INNOVATE - MOMENTUM AND MILESTONES

- Important milestone achievements (e.g. kidney disease alliance with Bayer, iPSC diabetes alliance with Sanofi)

- Strong focus on iPSC platform through new strategic collaborations with Censo Biotechnologies and Fraunhofer IME-SP (after period-end)

- Unique biobank approach through NURTuRE consortium in kidney diseases

- BRIDGE model gaining momentum (e.g. two funding rounds in LAB282 projects)

- Grant from IFB Hamburg in immunotherapy/immuno-oncology

CORPORATE

- Novo Holdings A/S new strategic investor in Evotec holding >10%

- Change in Evotec's Supervisory Board: Michael Shalmi joined Supervisory Board

- Continued strategic investments and company formation activities (e.g. Eternygen, Forge Therapeutics, Facio Therapies)

- Acquisition of Aptuit (after period-end)

GUIDANCE 2017 CONFIRMED

- All elements of the financial guidance comfortably confirmed

1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTING A STRONG BUSINESS

In the first half of 2017, Evotec's Group revenues grew to EUR 103.4 m, an increase of 37% compared to the same period of the previous year (H1 2016: EUR 75.5 m). This increase resulted primarily from three factors: the strong performance in the base business, the Cyprotex DMPK business contribution (EUR 12.3 m) and increased milestone payments. Revenues from milestones, upfronts and licences increased significantly to EUR 13.3 m compared to the same period of the previous year (H1 2016: EUR 6.9 m) including predominantly milestones from the collaborations with Bayer in endometriosis and kidney diseases and Sanofi in diabetes. The higher milestone achievements also positively affected the gross margin, which increased to 35.8% in the first six months of 2017 (H1 2016: 34.5%).

The slight decrease of Evotec's R&D expenses to EUR 8.5 m (H1 2016: EUR 9.0 m) results from the reallocation of projects to the Celgene collaboration portfolio, which is recognised in costs of revenue. Evotec's selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by 34% in the first half of 2017 to EUR 15.8 m (H1 2016: EUR 11.8 m) and were mainly impacted by Cyprotex administration as well as an increased SG&A headcount (Business development and administrative functions) in response to company growth and transaction expenses, e.g. Aptuit. Adjusted Group EBITDA in the first half of 2017 increased by 64% to EUR 26.0 m (H1 2016: EUR 15.8 m). Evotec's operating income in the first half of 2017 amounted to EUR 18.2 m (H1 2016: EUR 8.4 m).

Liquidity, which includes cash and cash equivalents (EUR 87.9 m) and investments (EUR 99.1 m) amounted to EUR 187.0 m at the end of June 2017 (31 December 2016: EUR 126.3 m). This strong increase is mainly due to the capital increase with Novo Holdings A/S announced in February 2017, whereas floating loan facilities have been reduced significantly.

Revenues from the EVT Execute segment amounted to EUR 100.4 m in the first six months of 2017 and significantly increased compared to the prior-year period (H1 2016: EUR 79.8 m). Included in this amount are EUR 18.1 m of intersegment revenues (H1 2016: EUR 16.2 m). This increase is primarily attributable to a strong performance of the base business and the Cyprotex contribution. The EVT Innovate segment generated revenues of EUR 21.1 m (H1 2016: EUR 11.8 m), which consisted entirely of third-party revenues. This increase compared to the prior-year period mainly results from milestone payments from Bayer and Sanofi as well as revenues from the Celgene collaboration. Gross margin for EVT Execute amounted to 29.4% while EVT Innovate generated a gross margin of 46.1%. R&D expenses for the EVT Innovate segment amounted to EUR 10.4 m in the first half of 2017 (H1 2016: EUR 11.9 m). In the first half of 2017, the adjusted EBITDA of the EVT Execute segment was strong at EUR 28.4 m and significantly improved compared to the prior-year period (H1 2016: EUR 22.5 m). The EVT Innovate segment reported an adjusted EBITDA of EUR (2.4) m (H1 2016: EUR (6.6) m).

2. EVT EXECUTE & EVT INNOVATE

EVT EXECUTE - CONTINUING HIGH-QUALITY STRATEGY & GROWTH

The strong operational performance of the first quarter 2017 successfully continued into the second quarter 2017 in the EVT Execute segment. With EUR 12.3 m revenue contribution in the first half of 2017, Cyprotex had a very strong start and its integration into the Evotec Group is proceeding ahead of plan. Furthermore, Evotec has been consolidating its US footprint in the first half of 2017 to streamline processes and services.

In addition and amongst other highlights, Evotec entered multiple new integrated drug discovery alliances. In its new multi-year, integrated drug discovery collaboration with Blackthorn Therapeutics, the focus is on delivering best-in-class small molecules that modulate novel targets expressed in key brain regions for the regulation of behavioural disorders and on ultimately selecting a pre-clinical development candidate. Furthermore, Evotec extended its existing agreement with STORM Therapeutics shortly after period-end into an integrated alliance to focus on new small molecule epigenetic drugs for oncology and other diseases.

Furthermore, strong progress was achieved in Evotec's existing alliances. In the first six months of 2017, a significant pre-clinical milestone was reached in its alliance with Bayer in the field of endometriosis. Furthermore, a clinical milestone was reached in this collaboration shortly after period-end for the progression of the second programme from the alliance portfolio into Phase I clinical development. This alliance has been extended year until 2018.

EVT INNOVATE - MOMENTUM AND MILESTONES

The first half of 2017 in EVT Innovate was characterised by important achievements in strategic alliances (e.g. milestones in kidney alliance with Bayer and iPSC diabetes alliance with Sanofi) and an acceleration of innovation across various ventures. Strong progress was made within the strategic iPSC-based alliance with Celgene in neurodegeneration. Evotec continues to invest into the further development and expansion of its iPSC platform and entered into new strategic collaborations with Censo Biotechnologies and Fraunhofer IME-SP (shortly after period-end) to strengthen its comprehensive iPSC network. Furthermore, Evotec joined the NURTuRE (National Unified Renal Translational Research Enterprise) consortium in kidney diseases, which provides Evotec with access to patient samples including kidney biopsies, blood, serum and urine for an in-depth histological and molecular analysis to identify and validate targets and biomarkers. In addition, Evotec's BRIDGE model is also gaining momentum. This was demonstrated by the successful presentation of two rounds of awards in 2017 in its LAB282 BRIDGE alliance with Oxford University.

3. CORPORATE

CONTINUED STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND COMPANY FORMATION ACTIVITIES

Alongside its EVT Innovate strategy, Evotec continues to participate in strategic investments and company formations. By doing so, Evotec demonstrates its willingness to accelerate innovation also by taking equity stakes in companies to ideally balance risks and rewards. Along these lines, Evotec further expanded its relationship with Forge Therapeutics by participating in Forge's latest funding round (Series A) and participated in Facio Therapies' 2017 funding round.

ACQUISITION OF APTUIT (AFTER PERIOD-END)

After period-end on 30 July 2017, Evotec announced a definitive agreement under which Evotec will acquire Aptuit, a partner research organisation for integrated outsourced drug discovery and development solutions for $ 300 m (approx. EUR 256 m; EUR/$ fx rate of 1.17) in cash. This acquisition is financed through a mix of existing cash reserves and an additional new EUR 140 m senior debt facility. This transaction will strengthen Evotec's position as the leading global player in the external innovation marketplace. Furthermore, it grows Evotec's business substantially and extends the value chain offering through to Investigational New Drug ("IND") submission and beyond to integrated drug substance and drug product and commercial manufacture. The acquisition will be accretive to Evotec's revenues, make a significant contribution to Evotec's EBITDA and is expected to close in Q3 2017.

4. GUIDANCE 2017 CONFIRMED

All elements of the financial guidance are comfortably confirmed.

Guidance 2017

Actual 2016

Group revenues More than 15% growth EUR 164.5 m
Adjusted Group EBITDA1) Significantly improved compared to 2016 EUR 36.2 m
R&D expenses Approx. EUR 20 m EUR 18.1 m

1) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation of intangibles. EBITDA excludes contingent considerations, income from bargain purchase and impairments on goodwill, other intangible and tangible assets as well as the total non-operating result.

Webcast/Conference Call
The Company is going to hold a conference call to discuss the results as well as to provide an update on its performance. The conference call will be held in English.

Conference call details
Date: Thursday, 10 August 2017
Time: 02.00 pm CEST (01.00 pm BST/08.00 am EDT)

From Germany: +49 69 22 22 29 043
From UK: +44 20 3009 2452
From USA: +1 855 402 7766
From France: +33 170 750 705
Access Code: 37969784#

A simultaneous slide presentation for participants dialling in via phone is available at http://www.audio-webcast.com/, password: evotec0817.

Webcast details
To join the audio webcast and to access the presentation slides you will find a link on our home page www.evotec.com shortly before the event. A replay of the conference call will be available for 24 hours and can be accessed in Europe by dialling +49 69 22 22 33 985 (Germany) or +44 20 3426 2807 (UK) and in the USA by dialling +1 866 535 8030. The access code is 654573#. The on-demand version of the webcast will be available on our website: https://www.evotec.com/article/en/Investors/Finance/Financial-Reports-2015-2017/188/6/26.

NOTE
The 2016 and 2017 results are not fully comparable. The difference stems from the acquisition of Cyprotex PLC ("Cyprotex"), effective 14 December 2016. The results from Cyprotex are only included from 14 December 2016 onwards. The accounting policies used to prepare the half-year report are the same as those used to prepare the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.

ABOUT EVOTEC AG
Evotec is a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company focused on rapidly progressing innovative product approaches with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academics, patient advocacy groups and venture capitalists. We operate worldwide providing the highest quality stand-alone and integrated drug discovery solutions, covering all activities from target-to-clinic to meet the industry's need for innovation and efficiency in drug discovery (EVT Execute). The Company has established a unique position by assembling top-class scientific experts and integrating state-of-the-art technologies as well as substantial experience and expertise in key therapeutic areas including neuroscience, diabetes and complications of diabetes, pain and inflammation, oncology and infectious diseases. On this basis, Evotec has built a broad and deep pipeline of more than 80 partnered product opportunities at clinical, pre-clinical and discovery stages (EVT Innovate). Evotec has established multiple long-term discovery alliances with partners including Bayer, CHDI, Sanofi or UCB and development partnerships with Sanofi in the field of diabetes, with Pfizer in the field of tissue fibrosis and with Celgene in the field of neurodegenerative diseases. For additional information please go to www.evotec.com and follow us on Twitter @EvotecAG.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgement of Evotec as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

First half-year 2017 results

Key figures of consolidated interim income statement

Evotec AG and subsidiaries

In TEUR except share data and per share data


January to
June Change April to June Change
2017 2016 in % 2017 2016 in %
Revenues 103,396 75,454 37 53,212 37,975 40
Gross margin in % 35.8 34.5 34.3 35.6
Research and development expenses
(8,542)

(9,033)

(5)

(3,891)

(4,647)

(16)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(15,790)

(11,757)

34

(8,476)

(6,390)

33
Impairment of intangible assets
-

(1,417)

-

-
Other operating income (expenses), net
5,553

4,592

21

2,660

3,149

(16)
Operating result18,2348,389 117 8,5245,645 51
Adjusted Group EBITDA*26,01015,8336212,7778,59949
Net income10,1182,7213,2343,893
Weighted average shares outstanding
143,068,464

132,380,544

146,382,976

132,426,779
Net income (loss) per share (basic and diluted)
0.07

0.02

0.02

0.03

* Before contingent considerations, income from bargain purchase and excluding impairments on goodwill, other intangible and tangible assets as well as the total non-operating result

Segment information:

First six months 2017

In TEUR



EVT Execute

EVT Innovate

Intersegment eliminations

Evotec Group
External revenues 82,317 21,079 - 103,396
Intersegment revenues 18,042 - (18,042) -
Gross margin in % 29.4 46.1 12.0 35.8
R&D expenses (342) (10,368) 2,168 (8,542)
SG&A expenses (12,365) (3,425) - (15,790)
Impairment of intangible assets - - - -
Other operating income (expenses), net
4,420

1,133

-

(5,553)
Operating result21,173(2,939)-18,234
Adjusted EBITDA*28,413(2,403)-26,010

* Before contingent considerations, income from bargain purchase and excluding impairments on goodwill, other intangible and tangible assets as well as the total non-operating result]

First six months 2016

In TEUR


EVT Execute

EVT Innovate

Intersegment eliminations

Evotec Group
External revenues 63,623 11,831 - 75,454
Intersegment revenues 16,189 - (16,189) -
Gross margin in % 28.8 50.0 18.1 34.5
R&D expenses (46) (11,921) 2,934 (9,033)
SG&A expenses (9,345) (2,412) - (11,757)
Impairment of intangible assets - (1,417) - (1,417)
Other operating income (expenses), net
3,256

1,336

-

4,592
Operating result16,882(8,493)-8,389
Adjusted EBITDA*22,473(6,640)-15,833

* Before contingent considerations, income from bargain purchase and excluding impairments on goodwill, other intangible and tangible assets as well as the total non-operating result

Key figures of consolidated interim statement of financial position

Evotec AG and subsidiaries

In TEUR

30 June 31 Dec Change
2017 2016 in %
Cash, cash equivalents and investments 187,049 126,270 48
Working capital 723 (8,822)
Current and non-current loan liabilities 7,815 28,607 (73)
Total stockholders' equity 314,212 213,936 47
Total assets421,482351,366 20
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Company: Evotec AG
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ISIN: DE0005664809
WKN: 566480
Indices: TecDAX
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Evotec AG
Gabriele Hansen, +49.(0)40.56081-255
VP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
gabriele.hansen@evotec.com

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