Highlights for fourth quarter 2024 and post-period news
(Numbers in parentheses and comparisons are for the corresponding period in 2023.)
- Hexvix®/Cysview® revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased 13%, to an all-time high of NOK 128.6 million, compared to the same period last year (NOK 114.2 million). Year-over-year revenue growth was 20% in North America and 9% in Europe.
- North American unit sales increased 12%, while European unit sales increased by 11%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.
- Strong growth of Cysview kits used for TURBT procedures in the U.S. was partially offset by an expected decline in kits used for flexible cystoscopy. Photocure estimates that U.S. unit sales in the rigid segment grew 17% in the fourth quarter of 2024, while flexible BLC unit sales declined by 16% during the same period.
- Commercial EBITDA, which excludes milestones and includes a small allocation for BD expenses, increased 98% YoY from NOK 17.3 million in FY 2023 to NOK 34.3 million in FY 2024, reflecting increased sales and the operating leverage inherent in the Company’s business model.
- In the fourth quarter of 2024, commercial EBITDA continued to exhibit strong growth, increasing 22% from NOK 3.2 million in FY 2023 to NOK 3.9 million in FY 2024.
- At the end of Q4 2024, the installed base of rigid BLC systems in the U.S. was 390, up 11% since Q4 2023. This includes 18 ForTec Medical mobile towers. Photocure estimates that 25 flexible BLC towers remain in the U.S. market.
- On November 5, 2024, Photocure partner Asieris announced that market authorization for Hexvix was granted by China’s National Medicinal Products Administration (NMPA), resulting in a USD 1.1 million milestone payment in Q4 2024 to the Company. Commercialization is dependent upon the approval of Richard Wolf’s blue light equipment, which remains under regulatory review in China.
- In the fourth quarter of 2024, Olympus launched its high-definition blue light cystoscopy upgrade for its state- of-the-art Viscera Elite III endoscopic platform, which Photocure believes will increase use of Hexvix in certain Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe.
- In February 2025 (post-period), Photocure provided an update from its collaboration with Richard Wolf disclosing that a flexible BLC interim solution is now available in Europe.
- Photocure expects product revenue growth in the range of 7% to 11% and YoY EBITDA improvement in 2025. While the Company is not providing a specific EBITDA guidance range, Photocure expects continued operating leverage flow-through in its core commercial business and significant growth in milestones this year.
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