Agile Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Total Prescriptions (TRx) Grew 171% in Second Quarter

Prescribers, New Prescriptions and Refill Rates Continue to Grow in Second Quarter

Company Continues to Progress on Expanding Access to Twirla

Management to Host Conference Call Today, Monday, July 26, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. EDT

PRINCETON, N.J., July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGRX), a women's healthcare company, today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and provided a corporate update.

“The theme of Agile’s 2021 second quarter is growth. We believe we have the building blocks in place for continued growth and we remain on track to achieve our near-term goal of establishing Twirla in the $4.1B U.S. hormonal contraceptive market,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Al Altomari. “We have an approved product that is growing in all major prescription performance areas and we believe we are only scratching the surface as we unleash more direct-to-consumer advertising and further develop the channels that provide women access to Twirla.”

Recent Corporate Developments and Second Quarter 2021 Results:

Twirla Performance and Updates

• During the second quarter 2021, total prescriptions were 5,027, representing an increase of 171% from the end of the first quarter. New prescriptions were 2,857 and grew by 103% over the same period. The growth was driven by an increase in the number of prescribers, which as of June 30, 2021 was more than 2,087 healthcare providers (HCPs), and growing refill rates. As of June 30, 2021, 2,033 prescriptions dispensed at pharmacies were refills, which represented an increase of 355% during the second quarter. The Company also saw an increase in the number of total prescriptions by prescriber.
  
  
• Twirla is now available to Medicaid patients in approximately 75% of states either through traditional Medicaid and/or managed Medicaid. With these new additions, Twirla now has coverage in approximately 50% of the total Medicaid transdermal TRx market with no restrictions. Overall, Twirla has access in approximately 55% of the commercial and government CHC market based on claims.
  
  
• In addition to progress on Medicaid and Managed Care access, the Company also saw expanded access through state clinics, where there was significant non-retail prescription volume in the second quarter.
  

Marketing Campaign Updates

• The Company increased its incremental branded consumer marketing investment quarter over quarter in the second quarter, and Twirla’s advertising presence on dating apps such as Tinder and OK Cupid exceeded expectations in less than a month.
  
  
• The Company believes that as more women in the target audience gain exposure to Twirla through branded advertising efforts, Twirla prescriptions will continue to grow.
  

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results

• Net revenue: The Company delivered $1.2 million in net product sales revenue in the second quarter.
  
  
• Cost of product revenues: The cost of product revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 was $1.1 million which included direct and indirect expenses supporting our manufacturing and distribution efforts, including personnel costs and approximately $500,000 of non-cash depreciation expense. The Company expects these relatively fixed costs to become less significant as a percentage of sales with anticipated volume increases. Until May of 2021, the Company was selling units from validation batches that had no associated product cost as the cost had been previously expensed. Approximately 76% of the units sold in the second quarter had associated product cost. All future sales of product will have an associated product cost.
  
  
• Total operating expenses:  Total operating expenses were $16.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $10.0 million for the comparable period in 2020.  The increase in year-over-year expenses mostly reflected higher selling and marketing expenses, including our contract sales force expenses and brand-building expenses.
  
  
• Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were approximately $0.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $3.7 million for the comparable period in 2020. The decrease in period-over-period R&D expenses was primarily attributable to the absence of 2020 pre-validation manufacturing costs for commercial manufacturing of Twirla by Corium, the Company’s contract manufacturer.
  
  
• Selling and marketing expenses: Selling and marketing expenses were $11.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $3.2 million for the comparable period in 2020. The increase in period-over-period selling and marketing expenses was due to higher costs associated with activities for Twirla, including brand building and advocacy, and development of the Company’s contract sales force.
  
  
• General and administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were $4.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $3.2 million for the comparable period in 2020.  The increase in year-over-year G&A expenses reflected higher personnel costs and higher professional fees.
  
  
• Net loss: Net loss was $17.6 million, or $0.20 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to a net loss of $10.8 million, or $0.12 per share, for the comparable period in 2020.
  
  
• Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities: As of June 30, 2021, Agile had $31.1 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, compared to $54.5 million as of December 31, 2020.
  
  
• Shares Outstanding: As of June 30, 2021, Agile had 92,928,205 shares of common stock outstanding.

Financial Update

• Agile has $25 million of capital potentially available through its loan facility with Perceptive Advisors, including a tranche of $15 million in 2021, and a tranche of $10 million, which will be available through June 2022, both contingent on achieving a pre-determined revenue target.
  
  
• Additionally, the Company has the potential to access additional capital through its existing at-the-market arrangement, under which Agile may sell up to an aggregate of $50 million in gross proceeds through the sale of shares of common stock.
  

Conference Call and Webcast

Investors interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing (833) 979-2857 for domestic callers or (236) 714-2948 for international callers. A live webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the Investor Relations page at https://ir.agiletherapeutics.com/events-and-presentations/, or by clicking here. 

Please log in approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The archived webcast will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the company's website.

About Twirla®
Twirla (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system is a once-weekly combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) patch that contains the active ingredients levonorgestrel (LNG), a type of progestin, and ethinyl estradiol (EE), a type of estrogen. Twirla is indicated for use as a method of contraception by women of reproductive potential with a body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m² for whom a combined hormonal contraceptive is appropriate. Healthcare providers (HCPs) are encouraged to consider Twirla’s reduced efficacy in women with a BMI ≥ 25 to <30 kg/m² before prescribing. Twirla is contraindicated in women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m². Twirla is contraindicated in women over 35 years old who smoke. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events from CHC use. Twirla is designed to be applied once weekly for three weeks, followed by a week without a patch.

About Agile Therapeutics, Inc.
Agile Therapeutics is a women's healthcare company dedicated to fulfilling the unmet health needs of today’s women. Our product and product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without committing to a longer-acting method. Our initial product, Twirla®, (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system, is a non-daily prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on our proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion®, which is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin. For more information, please visit the company website at www.agiletherapeutics.com. The Company may occasionally disseminate material, nonpublic information on the Company’s website.

Forward-Looking Statement
Certain information contained in this press release includes “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. We may in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including statements regarding our ongoing and planned manufacturing and commercialization of Twirla®, the potential market acceptance and uptake of Twirla, including the increasing demand for Twirla, our results of operations, revenues, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies, the expected benefits of our marketing and sales distribution strategies, including the use of samples to grow prescriptions, current and future Medicare coverage for Twirla, the development of our other potential product candidates, the length of time that we will be able to continue to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditures and our expected financing needs and sources of financing, including our debt financing from Perceptive Advisors. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including risks related to our ability to maintain regulatory approval of Twirla, the ability of Corium to produce commercial supply in quantities and quality sufficient to satisfy market demand for Twirla, our ability to successfully commercialize Twirla, the accuracy of our estimates of the potential market and the market demand for Twirla, regulatory and legislative developments in the United States and foreign countries, our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for Twirla, our strategy, business plans and focus, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and the operations of third parties we rely upon as well as on our potential customer base, our ability to meet or exceed the revenue thresholds necessary to permit us to access the remaining amounts available under our existing debt financing from Perceptive Advisors and the other risks set forth in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For all these reasons, actual results and developments could be materially different from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Contact: 
Matt Riley
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
mriley@agiletherapeutics.com

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